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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN GIMBEL,

Plaintiff,

vs.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEL NORTE

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT,

JERRY HARWOOD, BILL STEVEN,

GENE McMANUS, MELANIE BARRY,

DANA RENO, ROBERT BARBER, ED

FLESHMAN, CRESCENT CITY POLICE

DEPARTMENT, DOUGLASS PLACK,

GREG JOHNSON, JAMES HOLT,

CALEB CHADWICK, THOMAS BURKE,

DEL NORTE DISTRICT ATTORNEY,

KEITH MORRIS, AC FIELD, MICHAEL

RIESE, DARREN McELFRESH, and

FRITZ LUDERMAN,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-0113 SBA

ORDER

[Docket No. 74]

Currently before the Court in this closed case is pro se plaintiff John Gimbel’s “Motion to

Disqualify Judge.” Docket No. 74. The gravamen of this motion appears to be that, since Gimbel made

overtly racist statements in his pleadings, this Court should have recused itself from this case rather than

dismiss it, as the Court ordered on September 19, 2007 [Docket No. 68].

However, Gimbel has filed a notice of appeal of the dismissal [Docket No. 70], and therefore

this Court no longer has jurisdiction over this matter. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc. v. Southwest

Marine Inc., 242 F.3d 1163, 1166 (9th Cir. 2001). Moreover, the case is closed, and there no matters

currently pending before the Court. Any motion for disqualification or recusal is therefore moot. Dixon

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v. Clem, 492 F.3d 665, 680 (6th Cir. 2007) (affirming district court’s denial as moot of motion to recuse

after notice of appeal had been filed). Accordingly, Gimbel’s “Motion to Disqualify Judge” [Docket

No. 74] is DENIED AS MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 Dated: 1/28/08 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GIMBEL et al,

Plaintiff,

 v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-00113 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on January 28, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle

located in the Clerk's office.

John Gimbel

225 Brevus Street

Crescent City, CA 95531

Dated: January 28, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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