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Parties Involved:
Marin County
Defendant
Marin County Department of Child Support Services
Defendant
Ian Stanford
Plaintiff
Marina Stanford
Plaintiff
Michael Stanford
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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

MICHAEL STANFORD; MARINA STANFORD;

and IAN STANFORD, by and through his

Guardian ad Litem MARINA STANFORD,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MARIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD

SUPPORT SERVICES; MARIN COUNTY; and

DOES 1-10, Inclusive,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 06-3097 CW

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANTS'

MOTION TO DISMISS 

Defendants Marin County and the Marin County Department of

Child Support Services move to dismiss Plaintiffs' complaint. 

Plaintiffs Michael Stanford, Marina Stanford, and Ian Stanford, by

and through his Guardian ad Litem Marina Stanford, have filed an

opposition to Defendants' motion. But, in their opposition,

Plaintiffs concede that, in order to state a cause of action, they

need to file an amended complaint; they also state that they have

found an attorney to represent them. The Court will dismiss

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Plaintiffs' complaint with leave to amend, allowing their counsel,

who recently substituted in as counsel, to file an amended

complaint. Plaintiff's counsel is advised to review Defendants'

motion to dismiss while drafting the amended complaint.

Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 3) is GRANTED. 

Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice (Docket No. 5) is DENIED AS

MOOT. Plaintiffs are granted leave to file a first amended

complaint, if they believe that they can state a cause of action

against Defendants. Plaintiffs must file their amended complaint

within two weeks of the date of this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 8/23/06 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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