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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES E. SMITH, CASE NO. CV F 07-0507 LJO WMW

Plaintiff, ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

vs. (Doc. 27.)

F.B.I., et al,

Defendants.

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This Court’s January 10, 2008 order dismissed with prejudice this action against defendant

Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and directed the clerk to enter judgment in favor of the FBI and

against plaintiff James E. Smith (“Mr. Smith”). The clerk entered a January 10, 2008 judgment against

Mr. Smith, who has pending claims against other defendants. Mr. Smith filed his January 25, 2008

motion for appeal from an interlocutory order (“January 25 motion”). 

F.R.Civ.P. 54(b) addresses judgment involving multiple parties and provides: “When an action

presents more than one claim for relief . . . or when multiple parties are involved, the court may direct

entry of a final judgment as to one or more, but fewer than all, claims or parties only if the court

expressly determines that there is no just reason for delay.”

This Court determined that there was no just reason to delay for entry of judgment in the FBI’s

favor. Based on its requested relief, this Court construes Mr. Smith’s January 25 motion as a notice of

appeal of the January 10, 2008 judgment. As such, this Court DIRECTS the clerk to treat the January

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25 motion as a notice of appeal and prepare an appeal of the January 10, 2008 judgment.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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