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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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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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17 The parties have filed a stipulation and proposed order to clarify the third amended 

18 complaint and dismiss certain claims. ECF No. 139. In portions of that filing, the parties agree to 

19 the dismissal of some claims by some plaintiffs against some defendants. See, e.g., id. at 4 (“The 

20 Tenth Claim is hereby dismissed by Ms. Porter with prejudice only as against individual 

21 Defendants Stockton, Carter, and Hamilton.”). The Ninth Circuit has held that “withdrawals of 

22 individual claims against a given defendant are governed by [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15], 

23 which addresses amendments to pleadings.” Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. U.S. Forest 

24 Service, 403 F.3d 683, 687 (9th Cir. 2005). That rule “is the appropriate mechanism where a 

25 plaintiff desires to eliminate an issue, or one or more but less than all of several claims, but 

26 without dismissing as to any of the defendants.” Id. at 688 (citations, alterations and quotation 

27 marks omitted). The court therefore construes the filing at ECF No. 139 as a stipulated request 

28 for leave to amend the complaint and grants that request for good cause and in the interest of 

Nakia V. Porter, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

County of Solano, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:21-cv-01473-KJM-JDP 

ORDER 

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1 justice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), 15(a). Within fourteen days, plaintiffs shall file a further 

2 amended complaint reflecting the clarifications and proposals in the filing at ECF No. 139. 

3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

4 DATED: August 12, 2024. 

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