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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

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHELLEY ALLISON,

Plaintiff, No. C 14-04813 JSW

v.

JUDITH LAWRENCE, ET AL., ORDER RE ORDER OF MOTIONS

Defendants.

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Plaintiff has noticed a motion for appointment of Connie Valentine as guardian ad litem for

the two minor children in this matter and set the hearing on that motion for December 4, 2015. The

motion to dismiss the second amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) filed by Defendants Xavier Shabazz, Emily Amott, Donald Patchin, and

Contra Costa County (“County Defendants”) and the motion to dismiss filed by Judicial Council,

Contra Costa Superior Court, and the State of California (“State Defendants”) are both set for

hearing on November 13, 2015.

As the Court has previously held, absent a legal guardian, the two minor children lack

capacity to sue. If no guardian ad litem is appointed, the claims on their behalf must be dismissed. 

See Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 373(a). Because the Court finds that the threshold issue of proceeding as

minors must be addressed prior to resolving the pending motions to dismiss, the Court HEREBY

CONTINUES the hearing on the motion for appointment of guardian ad litem and the two pending

motions to dismiss to an open date on the Court’s calendar, on December 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. The 

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briefing schedule on the appointment of guardian motion does not change.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 9, 2015 _________________________

JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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