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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRACY ROSS, as Guardian ad )

Litem of MAGGIE CHRISTINE )

ROSS; INA PATE, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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vs. )

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ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA, )

INC.; WALGREEN COMPANY, )

et al., )

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Defendants. )

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OLD CASE NO.:

1:09-cv-01732-OWW-SMS

ORDER OF RECUSAL OF

MAGISTRATE JUDGE

NEW CASE NO.:

1:09-cv-01732-OWW-SKO

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Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order

Compelling Responses, ETC. [18]:

8/6/10, 9:30am, Ctrm. 8/SKO

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Settlement Conference [17]:

2/8/11, 10:30am, Ctrm. 8/SKO

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It appears to the undersigned, the magistrate judge to whom

this case is presently assigned, that disqualification pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 455 is appropriate in this matter based upon an

appearance of impropriety to continue as the case management

magistrate judge. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

1. The undersigned RECUSES herself as the magistrate judge

to whom this case is assigned;

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2. This case be REASSIGNED from the docket of Magistrate

Judge Sandra M. Snyder (SMS) to the docket of Magistrate Judge

Sheila K. Oberto (SKO), and that all future pleadings and/or

correspondence hereinafter be correctly numbered as:

1:09-cv-01732-OWW-SKO

Counsel are advised that use of an incorrect case number,

including the magistrate judge’s initials, may result in a delay of

documents being processed and copies thereof being correctly

distributed and received by the appropriate judicial officer;

3. The Settlement Conference is RESET from February 8, 2011

at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Snyder (SMS) to February 8, 2011 at

10:30 a.m. before Judge Oberto (SKO).

Counsel will be expected to fully comply with the

requirements set forth in XIV of the Scheduling Conference Order,

pages 8-9, in timely preparing and submitting Confidential

Settlement Conference Statements to Judge Oberto’s chambers by

February 1, 2011, via e-mail to SKOOrders@caed.uscourts.gov.

4. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Order Compelling Responses to

Interrogatories and Requests for Production (Doc. 18) is RESET from

August 6, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Snyder (SMS) to August 6,

2010 at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Oberto (SKO).

5. Pursuant to the Scheduling Conference Order (Doc. 17),

any non-dispositive motion hearings will be held before Judge

Oberto.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 19, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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