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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ABHIJIT PRASAD,

Plaintiff,

v.

SANTA CLARA DEPARTMENT OF 

SOCIAL SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00179-BLF 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE 

SHOULD NOT BE STAYED

It has come to the Court’s attention that on January 22, 2015, the California Court of 

Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District reversed and remanded proceedings to the state Superior 

Court in Plaintiff’s appeal concerning his listing in the Child Abuse Central Index (Case No. 

H039167). Plaintiff refers to these parallel state proceedings in his First Amended Complaint 

before this Court, see FAC ¶ 65-66, and it appears that the issues are related. Given the possibility 

that, on remand, the Superior Court’s decision on Plaintiff’s petition for writ of administrative 

mandamus could significantly alter the nature of Plaintiff’s federal claims, the parties are hereby 

ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why this action should not be stayed pending decision by the 

Superior Court on remand. On or before January 29, 2015, each party shall submit a brief of no 

more than five (5) pages in length explaining why this case should not be stayed. No opposition 

or reply is permitted, and no hearing will be held on the Order to Show Cause unless otherwise 

ordered by the court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2015

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:14-cv-00179-BLF Document 49 Filed 01/22/15 Page 1 of 1