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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. C-07-04756 JF

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

(JFLC3)

**E-filed 09/19/07**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JOHN DOE, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C-07-04756 JF

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 1

[re: docket no.1]

Plaintiff John Doe seeks to restrain Defendants from enforcing Cal. Penal Code

§3003.5(b) and (c), as amended by the Sexual Predator Punishment and Control Act (“SPPCA”),

also known as “Jessica’s Law.” These provisions prohibit any person required to register as a

sex offender, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §290, from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park

where children regularly gather. Plaintiff is a person subject to these provisions. Having

reviewed Plaintiff’s pleadings, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has not made a sufficient factual

showing to warrant entry of a temporary restraining order at this juncture. However, because the

Court must construe the pleadings of pro se litigants liberally, it appears that Plaintiff may be

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Case No. C-07-04756 JF

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

(JFLC3)

attempting to allege that the SSPCA is being given impermissible retroactive effect as to him. 

See Doe v. Schwarzenegger, 476 F.Supp.2d 1178, 1180-81 (E.D.Cal. 2007). 

Accordingly, within fourteen (14) court days, Defendants shall show cause as to why the

relief prayed for should not be granted. The matter will then be taken under submission without

further briefing or argument unless otherwise ordered. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 19, 2007 _____________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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