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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

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

 EVEYLN PIERSON, et al.

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

 COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, 

et al. 

 Defendants.

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No. C 06-7361 WDB

ORDER TO PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL

TO SERVE CLIENTS WITH MOTION

TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL 

On April 26, 2007, Plaintiffs' counsel, Geri Lynn Green, filed, under seal and ex parte,

a Motion to be Relieved as Counsel. There is no evidence in the record that Ms. Green

served her clients with this Motion. Accordingly, Ms. Green must immediately serve

Plaintiffs with the Motion, all supporting papers, and all prior filings by Ms. Green and

Orders of this Court that have not yet been served on Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs then have until

Thursday, May 10, 2007, to file a response to the current Motion. 

Even if Plaintiffs fail to file a response to Ms. Green's pending motion, and even if the

Court ultimately decides not to relieve Ms. Green as counsel for Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs MUST

appear in person before this Court on Thursday, May 17, 2007, at 4:00 p.m., to show cause

why Defendants have not yet been served with the Complaint in this case and why the Court

should not recommend that the Complaint be dismissed for failure to pursue this litigation

responsibly. If Plaintiffs do not appear at the hearing as here ordered on May 17, 2007, the

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 Absent consent of all parties, a Magistrate Judge does not have authority to make casedispositive rulings. See, e.g., Tripati v. Rison, 847 F.2d 548 (9th Cir. 1988).

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Court will reassign this case to a District Court Judge1 and recommend that Plaintiffs'

Complaint be dismissed, which may mean that Plaintiffs will never be permitted to sue the

Defendants on the same claims in the future. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 1, 2007 

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

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