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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MURRAY A. POWELL, ) 

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. )

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CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES and )

DOES 1 through 50, )

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Defendants. )

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No. CV-F-05-1238 REC DLB

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF

TO ADDRESS FUTURE FILINGS

TO THE UNITED STATES COURT

OF APPEALS AND DIRECTING

PLAINTIFF TO COMPLY WITH

THIS COURT’S ORDER AND WITH

ALL LOCAL RULES.

On November 17, 2005, the Court issued its Order Denying

Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, Denying Defendant’s Motion to

Dismiss, and Transferring Action to the United States District

Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division (the

“Motion”). On January 4, 2005, the Court received a letter by

facsimile from Plaintiff requesting permission to resubmit

certain documents to the Court by facsimile. Plaintiff has

indicated in previous ex parte communications with the Court that

the documents indicate that the Court erred when it decided the

Motion.

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The Court will not relieve Plaintiff of the requirement that

he follow to Local Rule 5-133(e): “Documents directly faxed to

the Clerk or to a chambers of the Court will not be filed,

lodged, received, returned, or acknowledged, absent an express

order of the court.” Plaintiff must mail, personally hand

deliver, or have another person hand deliver any filing to the

Clerk of the Court. L.R. 5-133(d)(1). Furthermore, Plaintiff is

required to serve on all parties to the action copies of all

filings. L.R. 5-135(b). Carnival Corporation is still a party

to this action. The Court reiterates that it will not consider

any filings that do not comply with the Local Rules. 

In any event, Plaintiff’s notice of appeal divested this

Court of jurisdiction over the matters being appealed. Natural

Res. Def. Council v. Southwest Marine, Inc., 242 F.3d 1163, 1166

(9th Cir. 2001) (citing Griggs v. Provident Consumer Disc. Co.,

459 U.S. 56, 58, 103 S. Ct. 400, 74 L. Ed. 2d 225 (1982) (per

curiam)). This Court no longer has jurisdiction to evaluate the

merits of Plaintiff’s arguments about which court should hear

this case. This means that the Court has no authority to grant

Plaintiff the relief he requests, even if his filings are

properly submitted.

Accordingly:

1. Plaintiff is directed to address future filings

regarding this Court’s Order of November 17, 2005, to

the United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit

Court, in compliance with its rules and instructions.

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2. Plaintiff is directed to comply with this Court’s Order

of December 9, 2005, and with the Local Rules of this

district in all future filings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2006 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

810ha4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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