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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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irrespective of the outcome of the ERISA question currently before

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MOHAMED LASHEEN,

NO. CIV. S-01-227 LKK/PAN

Plaintiff,

v. O R D E R

THE LOOMIS COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants.

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At oral argument, the court indicated a need for further

briefing on the question of diversity jurisdiction in light of

the order entering default against the Embassy of the Arab

Republic of Egypt, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Cultural

Educational Bureau. 

Plaintiff and defendant shall SUBMIT briefs not later than

March 20, 2006 which address whether this court has diversity

jurisdiction to hear this matter if default has been entered

against the Egyptian government parties.1 The court will set

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the matter for further argument if necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 2, 2006.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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