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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

DENNIS GARDNER, No. 2:12-CV-1981-GEB-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

JOSHUA COLEMAN,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this civil action. At the time the case

was filed, the Clerk of the Court designated the matter a prisoner civil rights action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Later, the action was re-designated as a civil pro se (non-prisoner) action

given that plaintiff is not incarcerated. At the time of re-designation, the matter was randomly

assigned to the undersigned. To avoid the necessity of plaintiff appearing in Redding, California,

and consistent with the court’s policy regarding direct assignment of pro se civil (non-prisoner)

actions, see E. Dist. Cal. Local Rules, Appendix A, the action shall be re-assigned randomly to a

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Magistrate Judge sitting in Sacramento. The scheduling conference set for January 9, 2013, in

Redding, California, is vacated and shall be re-set for a later date by separate order to be issued

following re-assignment of this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 7, 2013

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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