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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FREDERICK MARCELES COOLEY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CITY OF VALLEJO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-0240-EFB PS (TEMP) 

ORDER 

 On April 23, 2015, defendants filed a statement of death of plaintiff Frederick Marceles 

Cooley.1 ECF No. 68. Thereafter, the previously assigned magistrate judge heard arguments on 

June 26, 2015, on a motion for substitution filed by Frederick Marc Cooley, the father of plaintiff 

Frederick Marceles Cooley.2

 ECF No. 78. On November 24, 2015, the court issued an order 

denying the motion for substitution and granting a 60-day extension of time to allow a proper 

party to move for substitution. ECF No. 82. That 60-day period has expired and no party has 

moved for substitution. 

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 Pending at the time of plaintiff’s death was plaintiff’s April 8, 2015 motion for leave to 

amend. ECF No. 64. In light of plaintiff’s death, and the failure of any party to properly 

substitute into this action, that motion will be denied. 

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 The parties have consented to proceed before a magistrate judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 636(c)(1). ECF Nos. 10, 17, 22. 

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 As stated in the court’s November 24, 2015 order, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a) 

provides that upon the death of a party to the action, a motion for substitution may be made by the 

decedent’s successor or representative within 90 days as long as the party’s claim is not 

extinguished. Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(a). Here, the 90-day period has long since passed and no party 

has properly moved for substitution. “If no motion to substitute is made within 90 days after the 

statement of death is filed, the action must be dismissed as to the deceased party.” Maxey v. Van 

Dalen, No. CV-F-05-1385 LJO TAG, 2007 WL 1215593, at *2 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2007) (citing 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(a)). 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Plaintiff’s April 8, 2015 motion for leave to amend (ECF No. 64) is denied; 

 2. This action is dismissed without prejudice; and 

 3. The Clerk is directed to close the case. 

DATED: March 30, 2016. 

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