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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

KUANG-BAO P. OU-YOUNG,

Plaintiff,

v.

LAWRENCE E STONE, Santa Clara 

County Assessor, and as an individual; 

JEANETTE TONINI, Senior Assessment 

Clerk, Santa Clara County Assessor’s 

Office, and as an individual; EDWARD J. 

DAVILA, District Judge, U.S. District Court 

for the Northern District of California, and 

as an individual; and COUNTY OF SANTA 

CLARA,

Defendants.

Case No. 19-cv-07000-BLF 

ORDER GRANTING THE UNITED 

STATES’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 

TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE; 

AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY 

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS AGAINST 

JUDGE EDWARD J. DAVILA SHOULD 

NOT BE DISMISSED AND WHY THE 

PRE-FILING SCREENING ORDER

REGARDING PLAINTIFF SHOULD 

NOT BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 

CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL

JUDGES

[Re: ECF 6]

On October 17, 2019, Plaintiff filed the complaint in this action in the Santa Clara County 

Superior Court. See Notice of Removal Exh. 4 (Complaint), ECF 1. Plaintiff asserts a single 

claim for “Unreasonable Seizures” against Defendants Santa Clara County, Assessor Lawrence 

Stone, Senior Assessment Clerk Jeanette Tonini, and United States District Judge Edward J. 

Davila. See id. On October 25, 2019, the United States of America removed the action to federal 

district court on behalf of Defendant Judge Davila. See Notice of Removal, ECF 1. The removal 

was based on 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(3), providing for removal of state court actions asserted against 

“[a]ny officer of the courts of the United States, for or relating to any act under color of office or 

in the performance of his duties.” 

On October 28, 2019, the United States filed an administrative motion pursuant to Civil 

Local Rule 7-11, seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae in this action and to file a memorandum 

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of points and authorities supporting issuance of an Order to Show Cause why the action should not 

be dismissed as to Judge Davila on the basis of absolute judicial immunity and why the pre-filing 

screening order regarding Plaintiff should not be expanded to include claims against federal 

judges. See United States’ Administrative Motion, ECF 6. The United States’ administrative 

motion is GRANTED. 

Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE, in writing and on or before 

November 19, 2019: (1) why this action should not be dismissed as to Judge Davila on the basis 

of absolute judicial immunity, and (2) why the pre-filing screening order regarding Plaintiff 

should not be expanded to include claims against federal judges. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 5, 2019

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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