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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK JOHNSON, FRANCO S. CALZOLAI,

and MICHAEL R. BRYANT,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN

FRANCISCO, THE CIVIL SERVICE

COMMISSION OF SAN FRANCISCO, and

THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE

DEPARTMENT,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 09-05503 JSW

ORDER DISCLOSING LETTER

On July 7, 2015, the Court notified the parties that the undersigned’s son is a Deputy

City Attorney with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, which represents Defendant in

this case. The Court also advised the parties that, in connection with a previous case, the Court

sought a formal opinion from the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of

the United States, regarding a request for recusal. The Committee issued a thorough opinion

outlining the circumstances in which recusal might be warranted, and it found that recusal was

not required in that case. Having received a request for the letter from Plaintiffs’ counsel, the

Court attaches the opinion from the Committee on Codes of Conduct.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 8, 2015 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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