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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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UNITED 

STATES 

DISTRICT 

COURT

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MINNIE L. ESPINO,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,

Defendant.

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No. C-07-4642 MHP

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION TO DISMISS 

This action having come regularly on for hearing before the Court on the motion of

defendants to dismiss pursuant to F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6), and the respective parties having been afforded

an opportunity to be heard, the Court having considered the respective pleadings and the arguments

thereon, and the entire matter having been duly submitted after the Court was fully advised thereon,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the defendant's motion to dismiss is GRANTED based on

the following reason:

The only proper defendant in a Federal Tort Claim Act action is the United States. Because

defendant, the United States Postal Service, is an agency, it is not a proper defendant. See, Kennedy

v. U.S. Postal Service, 145 F.3d 1077, 1078 (9th Cir. 1998) (holding a claim against the U.S. Postal

Service under the FTCA is against the United States which is the proper defendant).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant is given leave to amend to name the proper

defendant, the United States, and file the amended complaint within thirty (30) days of the date of 

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this order and properly serve the defendant within sixty (60) days of the date of this order. Failure

to file the amended complaint in accordance with this order will result in dismissal of the action.

Dated: December 10, 2007 _________________________

MARILYN HALL PATEL

United States District Court Judge

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