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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES D. HASS,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO 

DEPARTMENT OF SUPPORT 

SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-1746-JAM-KJN

ORDER

On August 22, 2013, this action was removed to this court from the Sacramento County 

Superior Court. (ECF No. 1.) Because it appeared from the papers attached to the notice of 

removal that plaintiff James D. Hass was proceeding without counsel, the action was referred to 

the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21). 

Thereafter, on August 29, 2013, defendants County of Sacramento Department of Support 

Services and Scott Jones filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

12(b)(6), which was noticed for hearing before the undersigned on October 3, 2013. (ECF No. 4.) 

On September 19, 2013, plaintiff’s attorney, Loretta Hazel Hellen, filed an opposition to the 

motion on plaintiff’s behalf, indicating that she was acting as the attorney for plaintiff. (ECF 

Nos. 5, 6.) Ms. Helen was accordingly added to the docket as counsel of record.

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Local Rule 302(c)(21) provides that magistrate judges shall conduct all appropriate pretrial proceedings in “actions in which all the plaintiffs or defendants are proceeding in propria 

persona, including dispositive and non-dispositive motions and matters. Actions initially 

assigned to a Magistrate Judge under this paragraph shall be referred back to the assigned Judge if 

a party appearing in propria persona is later represented by an attorney in accordance with L.R. 

180.” E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21).

In light of the appearance of counsel on plaintiff’s behalf, neither all the plaintiffs nor all 

the defendants in this action are proceeding in propria persona. Therefore, further proceedings in 

this action, other than discovery motions and other matters appropriately referred to the 

undersigned under the court’s Local Rules, should now be noticed before the United States 

District Judge assigned to this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. This matter, including the pending motion to dismiss (ECF No. 4) is referred to the 

United States District Judge assigned to this action. See E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21).

2. All dates pending before the undersigned are VACATED. The moving defendants 

shall promptly re-notice the pending motion to dismiss for hearing before the assigned 

district judge.

3. Henceforth the caption on documents filed in this action shall be No. 2:13-cv-1746 

JAM KJN.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 23, 2013

 

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