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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH MILLHOLEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT BOSCH TOOL 

CORPORATION,

Defendant.

No. 2:15-cv-1001-MCE-KJN

ORDER

On June 26, 2015, the court directed plaintiff, no later than July 15, 2015, to: (1) pay the 

Clerk of Court $150.00 in monetary sanctions; (2) show cause in writing why the action should 

not be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) based on plaintiff’s failure to 

file an amended complaint and failure to prosecute the case; and (3) file a first amended 

complaint that complies with the court’s May 20, 2015 order. (ECF No. 9.)

Subsequently, on July 7, 2015, attorney Charles Miller filed a notice of appearance as 

counsel on behalf of plaintiff. (ECF No. 10.) Thereafter, plaintiff, through counsel, paid the 

monetary sanctions, responded to the order to show cause, and filed a first amended complaint. 

(See ECF Nos. 12, 13.) The parties also submitted a stipulation for the court’s approval, 

permitting plaintiff’s counsel to further investigate the facts and circumstances of the case and to 

potentially further amend the complaint. (ECF No. 11.)

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In light of the above filings, the court discharges the order to show cause and approves the 

parties’ stipulation, as outlined below. 

Additionally, given the appearance of counsel on behalf of plaintiff, the court refers this 

action to the assigned district judge. Local Rule 302(c)(21) provides that magistrate judges shall 

conduct all appropriate pre-trial proceedings in “actions in which all the plaintiffs or defendants 

are proceeding in propria persona, including dispositive and non-dispositive motions and 

matters. Actions initially assigned to a Magistrate Judge under this paragraph shall be referred 

back to the assigned Judge if a party appearing in propria persona is later represented by an 

attorney in accordance with L.R. 180.” E.D. Cal. L.R. 302(c)(21). Here, after the appearance of 

counsel on plaintiff’s behalf, and with defendant also represented by counsel, neither all the 

plaintiffs nor all the defendants in this action are proceeding in propria persona. Therefore, 

further proceedings in this action, other than discovery motions and matters otherwise

appropriately referred to the undersigned under the court’s Local Rules, should now be noticed 

before the district judge assigned to this action. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The order to show cause (ECF No. 9) is discharged.

2. The parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 11) is approved. Plaintiff shall file any second 

amended complaint no later than September 7, 2015. Defendant shall respond to any 

second amended complaint no later than September 28, 2015. If plaintiff elects not to 

file a second amended complaint by September 7, 2015, defendant shall respond to the 

first amended complaint no later than September 28, 2015.

3. This case is referred to the assigned district judge pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). 

All dates before the undersigned, including the September 24, 2015 status conference, 

are VACATED. 

4. Henceforth the caption on documents filed in this action shall be No. 2:15-cv-1001-

MCE-KJN. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 16, 2015

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