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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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SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY AND ORDER GRANTING SUBSTITUTION 

Case No. C 12-5795 MMC

Robert K. Lawrence (SBN 83600) 

Elizabeth K. Ryan (SBN 117369) 

Robyn D. Roberts (SBN 136208) 

BJORK LAWRENCE 

1850 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 120 

Walnut Creek, California 94596 

Telephone: (925) 279-1150 

Facsimile: (925) 279-1160 

Attorneys for Defendant 

VALLEYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM (erroneously sued 

as “VALLEYCARE MEDICAL CENTER”) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DOREEN MACLELLAN, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF ALAMEDA; DEPUTY DINIS, in his 

individual and official capacity; DEPUTY 

ALVAREZ, in his individual and official 

capacity; DEPUTY DOE 1, in her individual and 

official capacity; VALLEYCARE MEDICAL 

CENTER; ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER;

and DOE DEFENDANTS 2 through 10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY AND ORDER 

GRANTING SUBSTITUTION 

 

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SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY AND ORDER GRANTING SUBSTITUTION 

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Notice is hereby given that, VALLEYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM substitutes Robert K. 

Lawrence, SBN 83600; Elizabeth K. Ryan, SBN 117369; and Robyn D. Roberts, SBN 136208, of 

Bjork Lawrence, as counsel of record in the above captioned matter in place of Kevin M. Smith, 

SBN 97920 of Bradley, Curley, Asiano, Barrabee, Abel & Kowalski, P.C. 

Contact information for new counsel is as follows: 

Firm Name: Bjork Lawrence 

Address: 1850 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 120 

 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 279-1150 

Facsimile: (925) 279-1160 

I consent to the above substitution. s/Doreen Maples 

Date: August 20, 2014 Doreen Maples/ValleyCare Health System 

I consent to being substituted. s/Kevin M. Smith 

Date: August 20, 2014 Kevin M. Smith 

I consent to the above substitution. s/Robert K. Lawrence 

Date: August 20, 2014 Robert K. Lawrence 

I consent to the above substitution. s/Elizabeth K. Ryan 

Date: August 19, 2014 Elizabeth K. Ryan 

I consent to the above substitution. s/Robyn D. Roberts 

Date: August 20, 2014 Robyn D. Roberts 

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ATTESTATION

I, Robyn Roberts, attest that the contents of the Substitution of Attorney are acceptable to 

each person required to sign it. I further attest that Bjork Lawrence has received the signatures of 

each such person and the scanned image of the signature page is an attachment hereto. 

 /s/ Robyn D. Roberts 

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ORDER

This substitution of attorneys is hereby approved and so ORDERED. 

Date: September 11, 2014 

 HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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