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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WENDELL COLEMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CINDY BAUMGARTNER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-05166-VC 

ORDER ADOPTING IN PART REPORT 

AND RECOMMENDATION

Re: Dkt. No. 10

The magistrate judge’s report and recommendation is adopted in part. Previously, the 

magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, and 

gave him 14 days to file an amended complaint. The plaintiff did not file an amended complaint, 

so the magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation that the case be dismissed with 

prejudice. Under these circumstances, it is appropriate to rule that the plaintiff has lost his 

opportunity to file an amended complaint in federal court. But because the prior dismissal was 

for lack of jurisdiction, it would not be appropriate to dismiss the case on the merits (that is, with 

prejudice). Accordingly, the case is dismissed, and dismissal is without leave to file an amended 

complaint in federal court that includes federal claims. However, this dismissal is without 

prejudice to filing state-law claims in state court arising from the same alleged facts.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 5, 2019

______________________________________

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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