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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE DeJESUS RODRIQUEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAT MEREZ, SUPERVISOR, SAN

JOAQUIN COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES

AGENCY, and SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, and

DOES 3 through...,

Defendants.

CIV S-05-1825 DFL PAN PS

ORDER 

-o0oOn September 30, 2005, this court granted plaintiff’s

application to proceed in forma pauperis, directed the Clerk to

file plaintiff’s complaint and the Marshal to serve process upon

defendants. 

On October 17, 2005, defendants Patricia Meraz (sued as Pat

Merez) and San Joaquin County Human Services moved for dismissal

or summary judgment. Defendants filed supporting declarations

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and a statement of undisputed facts. Plaintiff filed a verified

opposition and request for appointment of counsel; on December 9,

plaintiff filed a motion for preliminary injunction. The court

vacated the November 23, 2005, hearing and submitted these

matters for decision on the papers.

Upon further review of the parties’ papers, the court finds

that a hearing would be helpful in clarifying the facts and legal

issues presented by this case. 

Accordingly, plaintiff and defendants are directed to appear

on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 25.

Also directed to appear are Luther Harrell, Fair Hearings

Unit State Hearings Representative, who shall address his “oral

agreement” with plaintiff resulting in the withdrawal of

plaintiff’s request for hearing following the denial of his

original application, and a representative from Oakland’s

Disability Evaluation Bureau who shall address the processing of

plaintiff’s pending “DED” application.

The parties shall be prepared to present all facts pertinent

to plaintiff’s initial Medi-Cal application and the rationale for

its denial, the withdrawal of plaintiff’s request for hearing

based on “oral agreement,” and the rationale and procedure

attendant to plaintiff’s currently pending “DED” application. 

Defendants shall address at the hearing the legal requirements

and procedures attendant to San Joaquin County’s processing of

Medi-Cal and “Medi-Cal disability” claims, and shall specifically

address plaintiff’s due process challenge, particularly the

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administrative exhaustion requirements applicable to both MediCal and “Medi-Cal disability” claims.

So ordered.

Dated: January 18, 2006. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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