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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EIDEX FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

Plaintiff,

v.

CARLVIN JUSTICE,

Defendant.

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No. C-08-1173 EMC

ORDER RE DEFENDANT’S FILINGS

OF MAY 12, 2008, AND AUGUST 15,

2008

(Docket Nos. 10-11)

The instant case was filed in federal court upon Defendant Carlvin Justice’s removal of a

state court case. See Docket No. 1 (notice of removal). Mr. Justice filed an application to proceed

in forma pauperis and consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. See Docket Nos. 2, 5

(application and consent). Thereafter, the Court granted Mr. Justice’s request to proceed in forma

pauperis but remanded the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Docket No. 4 (order,

filed on 4/2/08). When Mr. Justice sought to withdraw the consent he had made, the Court denied

that request. See Docket No. 9 (order, filed on 4/21/2008). The case was therefore closed.

Subsequently, Mr. Justice filed two additional documents with this Court. In the first

document, filed on May 12, 2008, Mr. Justice claims that the case has been transferred to the

Oakland division. See Docket No. 10. In the second document, filed on August 15, 2008, Mr.

Justice indicates that he has evidence to support the removal to federal court. He also suggests that

the City Council for Berkeley, as well as the Zoning Adjustments Board, violated state and federal

law by taking certain actions with respect to the property that was at issue between himself and

Plaintiff. Having reviewed the two documents, the Court hereby rules as follows.

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(1) To the extent Mr. Justice claims that the case has been transferred to the Oakland division,

that is incorrect. No judge has ordered such. Mr. Justice lacks the authority to transfer the

case.

(2) To the extent Mr. Justice claims that he has evidence to support the removal to federal court,

the Court interprets this as a request for relief from judgment. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b). Mr.

Justice, however, has failed to demonstrate that he meets any of the grounds for relief from

the judgment previously entered.

(3) To the extent Mr. Justice now claims that the City Council or Zoning Adjustments Board

have violated his rights as protected by federal law, that may be grounds for a new and

different lawsuit. Those claims appear to have little to do with this case. This case is closed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2008

_________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN

United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EIDEX FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,

Plaintiff(s),

v.

CARLVIN JUSTICE,

Defendant(s).

___________________________________/

No. C-08-1173 EMC

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the U.S. District Court, Northern

District of California. On the below date, I served a true and correct copy of the attached, by placing

said copy/copies in a postage-paid envelope addressed to the person(s) listed below, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail; or by placing said copy/copies into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Office of the Clerk.

CARLVIN JUSTICE

1414 62nd Street

Emeryville, CA 94608

ALL OTHER COUNSEL SERVED VIA

ELECTRONIC FILING (“E-FILING”)

Dated: August 22, 2008 RICHARD W. WIEKING, CLERK

By: /s/ 

Leni Doyle

Deputy Clerk

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