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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANJAY BHATNAGAR,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE PRESIDIO TRUST,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-00327-MEJ 

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO 

SUBSTITUTE IN PROPER

DEFENDANT

Re: Dkt. No. 38

As part of its pending Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 38), Defendant The Presidio Trust has 

filed a request to substitute in The United States of America as the proper defendant in this case. 

With respect to tort claims brought against the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims 

Act, the United States is the only proper defendant. See 28 U.S.C. § 2679; Kennedy v. U.S. Postal 

Service, 145 F.3d 1077, 1078 (9th Cir. 1998). Thus, the Court hereby DISMISSES the Presidio 

Trust and substitutes the United States as the proper defendant in this case. The caption shall be 

changed accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:14-cv-00327-MEJ Document 43 Filed 05/11/15 Page 1 of 1