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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 DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS—C-05-00878 RMW

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E-FILED on 5/11/05

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

KATRINA M. HARTWELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, and the SMALL

CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,

Defendants.

No. C-05-00878 RMW

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION TO DISMISS

[Re Docket No. 9]

On March 22, 2005, defendant Superior Court of California moved to dismiss plaintiff Katrina

Hartwell's complaint onthe grounds oflack of jurisdiction and the failure to state a claimuponwhichreliefcan

be granted. Specifically, defendant argues that plaintiff's claims are barred by (1) the Eleventh Amendment,

(2) the federal Anti-Injunction Act, (3) the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, and (4) the Younger doctrine. The

hearing on the matter was held onMay6, 2005. Plaintiff did not oppose the motion. Therefore, the court finds

the motion meritorious and hereby grants the motion and dismisses the complaint with prejudice.

DATED: 5/10/05 /s/ Ronald M. Whyte

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS—C-05-00878 RMW

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A copy of this order was mailed on 5/12/05 to:

Counsel for Plaintiff:

Katrina Hartwell 

Suite 200 

1199 Howard Avenue 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

PRO SE

Counsel for Defendants:

John P. Devine

Office of the Attorney General 

455 Golden Gate Avenue 

Suite 11000 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this order to co-counsel, as necessary.

Dated: 5/11/05 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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