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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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 Plaintiff sought to strike defendant’s answer and the appearance of defendant’s

counsel.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIA CHEVALIER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SUTTER HOTEL, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C-07-0401 MMC

ORDER CERTIFYING APPEAL AS

FRIVOLOUS 

Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Edward M. Chen’s Order Conditionally

Granting Defendant’s Motion to Compel (“Order”), in which the Magistrate Judge, inter alia,

recommends that this Court issue a certification that plaintiff’s interlocutory appeal, filed

April 2, 2008, is frivolous, (see Order, filed April 16, 2008 at 2), and conditions his granting

of defendant’s motion to compel upon such certification.

The Court agrees that the order from which the April 2, 2008 appeal is taken,

specifically, the Court’s March 5, 2008 Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike,1

 is a nonappealable interlocutory order.

Accordingly, in light of the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation, and in the interest of

effectuating the Magistrate Judge’s discovery order, the Court hereby CERTIFIES that the

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Appeal taken by plaintiff from the March 5, 2008 interlocutory Order Denying Plaintiff’s

Motion to Strike, is frivolous.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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