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Parties Involved:
Carlos M. Gutierrez
Defendant
Homer T. McCrary
Plaintiff
National Marine Fisheries Service
Defendant
Russ M. Strach
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HOMER T. MCCRARY, No. 2:06-cv-0086-MCE-KJM

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, in his

official capacity as Secretary

of Commerce, the NATIONAL

MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, and

RUSS M. STRACH, in his

official capacity as Assistant

Regional Administrator of the

Protected Resource Division of

the Southwest Region of the

National Marine Fisheries

Service,

Defendants.

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This Court may sua sponte raise the issue of proper venue at

any time before a responsive pleading has been filed. Costlow v.

Weeks, 790 F.2d 1486, 1488 (9th Cir. 1986). 

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No answer has yet been filed on behalf of Defendants herein, and

the subject matter of this lawsuit, along with the allegations of

the Complaint with respect to Defendant Strach’s “location”, lead

the Court to question the propriety of venue pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1391(e), as alleged in Paragraph 3 of the Complaint. A

Status Conference is accordingly scheduled for March 20, 2006 at

9:00 a.m. to address that issue. The parties are directed to

file simultaneous briefing on the venue question not later than

March 16, 2006. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, and

Defendants’ Counter-Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), both presently set for March 20, 2006,

are continued pending resolution of venue and will be reset as

necessary after March 20, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 8, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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