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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES HENRY WASHBURN,

Plaintiff

 v.

ALEX FAGAN, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 03-0869 MJJ

ORDER

At oral argument on May 10, 2005, the parties should be prepared to discuss whether Defendants

used excessive force by tackling Plaintiff without warning in light of the following two cases: 1) Meredith v.

Erath, 342 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2003); and 2) Santos v. Gates, 287 F.3d 846 (9th Cir. 2002).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2005 /s/ 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:03-cv-00869-MJJ Document 123 Filed 05/04/05 Page 1 of 1