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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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On October 10, 2007, the Chief of the Civil Division of the United States 1

Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California certified that federal employee Mark

Montgomery, who is named as a defendant to this action, was acting within the scope of his

employment with respect to the allegations made by plaintiff. Accordingly, pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2679(d)(1), the United States of America is substituted for Montgomery as a defendant

to this action. The Clerk of the Court will be directed to terminate Montgomery as a defendant

and to add the United States of America. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETER T. HARRELL, No. CIV S-07-0847-GEB-CMK

Plaintiff, 

vs. ORDER

ADAM ORECK, et al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this action for damages, invoking the

court’s federal question subject matter jurisdiction. Pending before the court are: (1) the motion

to dismiss filed by defendants Oreck, Schack, Riggins, Bigler, Weston, and Siskiyou County

Sheriff’s Department (Doc. 11), filed on August 15, 2007; and (2) the motion to dismiss filed by

defendant United States of America (Doc. 26), filed on October 10, 2007. The hearing on the 1

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August 15, 2007, motion to dismiss was taken off calendar pursuant to Eastern District of

California Local Rule 78-230(h) by order issued on August 24, 2007, and the motion was

deemed submitted on the papers following completion of briefing. The motion to dismiss filed

on October 10, 2007, was set for hearing before the undersigned on December 18, 2007. The

court finds it appropriate to also vacate that hearing. Both motions will be submitted on the

papers.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The United States of America is substituted pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2679(d)(1) as a defendant in place of Mark Montgomery;

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate Mark Montgomery and add

the United States of America;

3. The hearing set for December 18, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. before the

undersigned in Redding, California, is hereby vacated; and

4. Defendants’ motions to dismiss (Docs. 11 and 26) are submitted on the

papers without oral argument.

DATED: November 2, 2007

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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