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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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN-PAUL EL WOODRUFF,

Plaintiff,

v.

MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE 

CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-04300-JCS 

Also Filed in Case No. 19-cv-01054-WHO

SUA SPONTE REFERRAL TO 

DETERMINE WHETHER CASES ARE 

RELATED

Plaintiff, who goes by various names including Kevin-Paul El Woodruff, filed this action 

in state court and has now filed a notice of removal to this Court, where it is assigned case number 

19-cv-04300. Plaintiff previously filed a different action in this Court concerning the same real 

property and naming several of the same defendants, which was assigned case number 

19-cv-01054 and was dismissed by the Honorable William Orrick after Plaintiff failed to respond 

to a report and recommendation by the Honorable Laurel Beeler. The undersigned therefore refers 

case number 19-cv-04300 to Judge Orrick pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(c) to determine 

whether it is related to case number 19-cv-01054. Any party may file a response to this referral no 

later than August 5, 2019. See Civ. L.R. 3-12(c), 3-12(e), 7-11(b). 

The undersigned has separately filed a report recommending that case number 

19-cv-04300 be remanded sua sponte to state court. If Judge Orrick determines that the cases are 

not related, this case will be reassigned to a randomly selected district judge for all further 

proceedings, including action on the recommendation of that report. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 30, 2019 ______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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