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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEONTRY THOMAS, 

Plaintiff,

v.

DANNI MELENDEZ and JAIME 

OROZCO,

Defendants

1:16-cv-1759 GSA PC

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK’S 

OFFICE TO ADMINISTRATIVELY REDESIGNATE THIS ACTION AS A PRO SE

440 CIVIL ACTION AND REASSIGN THIS 

CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

JENNIFER L. THURSTON AND A 

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

This civil rights action was filed on November 21, 2016, by Plaintiff Deontry Thomas, a 

state prisoner at the Kern County Jail. (Doc. 1). Although this case has been designated as a 550 

Prisoner Civil Rights Case, a review of the complaint reveals that Plaintiff is challenging the 

legality of his arrest that occurred on August 11, 2016, in Bakersfield, California rather than the 

conditions of his confinement while in prison. Additionally, Plaintiff has named two Bakersfield 

police officers as Defendants. Therefore, the Clerk of the Court is directed to:

1. Re-designate this case as a pro se 440 civil action; and

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2. Reassign this action to the Honorable Jennifer L. Thurston as the Magistrate 

Judge and assign a district court judge.

Plaintiff is advised that until a district court judge is assigned, the new case number is 

1:16-cv-1759 JLT. All future pleadings shall be so numbered. A failure to use the correct case 

number my result in a delay in your documents being received by the correct judicial officer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 1, 2016 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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