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Nature of Suit Code: 330
Nature of Suit: Federal Employers' Liability
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAWRENCE CHARLES BOWMAN, No. CIV S-07-0906-RRB-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

DRUG ENFORCEMENT

ADMINISTRATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §

1983. Pending before this court is defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. 37) currently set for

hearing on December 18, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. before the undersigned. Also on calendar, pursuant

to the scheduling order (Doc. 3), is a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference set for November

13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. 

As the motion to dismiss may be dispositive of this matter, the undersigned finds

it appropriate to vacate the scheduling conference pending resolution of the motion to dismiss. If

the motion to dismiss is not dispositive of this case, the scheduling order will be reset, and the

parties will be required to submit status reports. 

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In addition, defendants have filed a Notice of Substitution of United State of

America in Place of Defendants Special Agent Tyson Hodges and Task Force Officer Doug L.

Griffith. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2679, the United States of America is substituted by operation

of law in place of the individual defendants. The Clerk of the Court will be directed to update

the docket accordingly.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Scheduling Conference set for November 13, 2007 is hereby vacated,

to be reset if necessary; and

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket to reflect the

substitution of the United States of America in place of the individual defendants Hodges and

Griffith. 

DATED: November 2, 2007

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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