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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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ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL—No. C-04-00496 RMW

JAH

E-FILED on 4/10/06

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JACQUELYN S. STAFFORD-PELT,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; COUNTY OF

SAN BENITO; CITY OF HOLLISTER; JOHN

SARSFIELD; CURTIS HILL; LARRY TODD;

and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

No. C-04-00496 RMW

ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL

[Re Docket No. 69, 70]

The parties report that this case has settled and request dismissal pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.

41(a)(2). One of the three remaining defendants, John Sarsfield, makes the admittedly "unusual"

request that he be dismissed in a separate document and on a separate day as defendants San Benito

County and Curtis Hill because Sarsfield believes "he did nothing wrong in the case and should

never have been made a party to it." Sarsfield presents no legal authority in support of his request,

nor does he address the general preference in federal court against "piecemeal disposal of litigation." 

See, e.g., Fed.R.Civ.P. 54 Advis. Comm. Note of 1946. 

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ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL—No. C-04-00496 RMW

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The court expresses no opinion on the merits of the currently-pending claims. Pursuant to

the parties' request, the case is dismissed with prejudice.

DATED: 4/7/06 /s/ Ronald M. Whyte

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Patrick Earl Marshall patrickemarshall@earthlink.net 

Counsel for Defendants:

Michael C. Serverian mserverian@rllss.com 

John V. Picone, III picone@fr.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 4/10/06 /s/ JH

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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