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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

JERRY KULP, 

Plaintiff, 

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CITY OF PHOENIX, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-1744-PHX-RCB (MEA)

ORDER

On September 2, 2011, Defendants City of Phoenix, Kenneth McCarthy, and Robert

Neville, who are represented by Shannon M. Bell of the Office of the City Attorney for

Phoenix, Arizona, filed a Notice of Removal (Doc. 1) of Plaintiff Jerry Kulp’s three-count

Complaint, which Plaintiff filed in the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona, as

matter #CV 2011-093647. These Defendants removed the case to this Court pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1441(b) because the Complaint asserts a claim of violation of Plaintiff’s civil rights

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging excessive use of force.

Plaintiff Jerry Kulp is represented in this matter by Keith M. Knowlton.

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IT IS ORDERED that this matter is referred to Magistrate Judge Mark E. Aspey

pursuant to Rules 72.1 and 72.2 of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for all pretrial

proceedings as authorized under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

DATED this 28th day of September, 2011.

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