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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BRIAN FITZPATRICK, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:12-cv-2938 GEB AC (PS) 

ORDER 

 Attorneys Michael D. Welch and Michael Welch + Associates have filed a Notice of 

Appearance, stating that they are now representing plaintiff in this matter, and moving to vacate 

all pending dates. ECF No. 149. According to the court’s Local Rules, actions which were 

referred to the magistrate judge because all the plaintiffs or defendants were proceeding in propria 

persona, “shall be referred back to the assigned Judge if a party appearing in propria persona is 

later represented by an attorney . . .” E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21).

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Defendants’ pending motion for sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 (ECF No. 144), is 

VACATED from the magistrate judge’s calendar; 

 2. Plaintiff’s motion to vacate or continue dates (ECF No. 149), is DENIED as moot; and 

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 3. This action is REFERRED back to the district judge presiding over this case. 

DATED: April 26, 2016 

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