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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2766

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Email: todd.pickles@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America,

Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Hon. James B. Peake, 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARJORIE McCLISS and MARK McCLISS,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

JIMMIE EARL WARD; R. JAMES

NICHOLSON, Secretary of Veterans Affairs;

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

 Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:07-cv-00154-MCE-KJM

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF

DEFENDANT AND ORDER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that R. James Nicholson resigned from his position as Secretary

of Veterans Affairs. On December 14, 2007, James B. Peake, M.D., was confirmed as Secretary of

Veterans Affairs.

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Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), James B. Peake will be substituted as

defendant in place of R. James Nicholson, and all further proceedings in this action “shall be in the

name of the substituted party.” Defendants James B. Peake and the Department of Veterans Affairs

further request that the caption used in this case be modified to reflect this substitution.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: January 31, 2008 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Todd Pickles

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants Department of Veterans Affairs,

and for. James B. Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 1, 2008

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that she is an employee in the office of the United States

Attorney for the Eastern District of California, and is of such age and discretion to be competent to

serve papers.

That on January 31, 2008, she served a copy of:

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF DEFENDANT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

via email to the internet address listed below.

Internet Addressee(s):

 amanda@mastagni.com

/s/ Karen James

Karen James

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