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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TAJAI CALIP,

Plaintiff,

v.

OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-00877-SI 

ORDER CONSTRUING REQUEST FOR 

RECONSIDERATION AS MOTION 

FOR RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT 

PURSUANT TO FRCP 60(B); 

GRANTING MOTION FOR RELIEF 

FROM JUDGMENT; DISMISSING 

CASE FOR FAILURE TO STATE A 

CLAIM; RESETTING TIME TO FILE 

NOTICE OF APPEAL

On November 17, 2015, the Court dismissed this case without prejudice and entered 

judgment. The Court's November 17, 2015 order stated that plaintiff had failed to file a third 

amended complaint by the deadline of November 13, 2015, and thus that the case was dismissed 

for failure to prosecute. The Court also found that various documents filed by plaintiff on 

November 6 and 12, 2015 could not be construed, individually or collectively, as an amended 

complaint. 

The docket reflects that on December 1, 2015, the November 17, 2015 order and judgment 

mailed to plaintiff's address of record was returned to the Court as undeliverable. Dkt. 54.1 That 

same day, the November 17, 2015 order and judgment were re-mailed to a different address for 

plaintiff. Plaintiff did not file a notice of appeal. 

Instead, plaintiff filed a document on December 3, 2015 titled both "Amended Complaint" 

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 According to the docket, plaintiff called the Court's clerk on November 16, 2015 to 

update her address, and the November 17, 2015 order and judgment were mailed to the address 

provided on November 16, 2015. 

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and "Plaintiff Oakland Unified School District Opposing Defendant’s Request for Judicial Notice 

of Motion to Dismiss Initial Complaint." Dkt. 53.2 Plaintiff also filed letters dated April 27, 2016 

and May 18, 2016. The May 18, 2016 letter states that plaintiff is "asking for a reconsideration 

and court order judgment for my compensation in the case of Calip v. OUSD. It was sent late 

because I received the information late and had to mail it off to the courts." Dkt. 57. 

In light of plaintiff's pro se status, and the fact that the November 17, 2015 order and 

judgment was initially returned as undeliverable, the Court construes plaintiff's May 18, 2016 

letter requesting reconsideration as a motion for relief from judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 60(b). So construed, the Court GRANTS plaintiff relief from the judgment and 

sets aside the November 17, 2015 order and judgment. 

The Court will evaluate whether the documents filed on November 30, 2015 and December 

3, 2015, state a claim for relief. The Court concludes that they do not. Neither document alleges 

any causes of action, and instead plaintiff simply reiterates arguments she made previously in 

opposition to defendant's earlier motions to dismiss the complaint. See generally Dkt. Nos. 53 & 

55. The Court's November 2, 2015 order stated that plaintiff would be provided one final 

opportunity to file an amended complaint, and provided plaintiff with specific guidance regarding 

the filing of an amended complaint. See Dkt. 47 at 6:22-7:8. Plaintiff's November 30, 2015 and 

December 3, 2015 filings do not comply with the Court's November 2, 2015 order, and the Court 

concludes that plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 

Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES this case for failure to state a claim. The Court will 

enter a new judgment. Plaintiff is advised that pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate 

Procedure 4(a)(1), if plaintiff wishes to file a notice of appeal, the notice of appeal "must be 

filed with the district court within 30 days after entry of judgment or order appealed from." 

The Court also advises plaintiff that the Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 that 

any appeal in this action is not taken in good faith, and thus if plaintiff wishes to file a notice of 

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 That document is similar to a document filed on November 30, 2015, also titled 

"Amended Complaint" and "Plaintiff Oakland Unified School District Opposing Defendant’s 

Request for Judicial Notice of Motion to Dismiss Initial Complaint."

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appeal, plaintiff must also pay the filing fee for an appeal.

Finally, plaintiff is hereby instructed that, aside from the filing of an appeal, no 

further filings shall be accepted in this action. This case is closed. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May ____, 2016 ______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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