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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 Motion to Dismiss

James J. Arendt, Esq. Bar No. 142937

Michael R. Linden, Esq. Bar No. 192485

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF,

ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendant, COUNTY OF MADERA

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

MOISES I. FUENTES, JR., and ANA P.

FUENTES, by and through their Guardian ad

Litem, BLANCA MARTINEZ, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF MADERA, et al., 

Defendants.

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CASE NO. CIV-F-04-5919 OWW SMS

 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

COUNTY OF MADERA’S MOTION TO

DISMISS

Date: August 21, 2006

Time: 10:00a.m.

Ctrm.: 3

Trial: October 24, 2006

Defendant COUNTY OF MADERA’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, rule 41(b), or alternatively, Motion for Default Judgment, pursuant to the Federal Rules

of Civil Procedure, rule 37(b)(2)(C), came on for hearing before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger,

District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, on Monday,

August 21, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The moving defendant was represented at the hearing by Michael

R. Linden, Esq., of the Law Firm of Weakley, Ratliff, Arendt & McGuire, LLP. Plaintiffs MOISES

I. FUENTES, JR., and ANA P. FUENTES, by and through their Guardian ad Litem, BLANCA

MARTINEZ (hereinafter “Plaintiffs”), in pro per, did not file an opposition to the aforementioned

motions, and were not present at the hearing.

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Order Granting Motion to Dismiss 2

After full consideration of the moving papers, as well as representations made by counsel for

the moving defendant at the hearing, it is hereby ordered as follows:

The motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ action as to defendant COUNTY OF MADERA is granted

with prejudice.

The motion for default judgment is denied as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September __7___, 2006

/s/ Oliver W. Wanger

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Honorable Oliver W. Wanger

United States District Court Judge

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