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Parties Involved:
David McKew
Plaintiff
San Francisco Municipal Railway
Defendant
United States Postal Service
Defendant
Melvin Washington
Defendant

Document Text:

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS 

United States Attornev 

JOANN M. SWANSON 

Chief, Civil Division 

JONATHAN U. LEE 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Northern District of California 

9Ih Floor, Federal Building 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, CA 94102-3495 

Tel: 415-436-6909 

FAX: 415-436-6748 

Attorneys for Federal Defendant 

United States of America 

I I UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

I I NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

I I SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 1 I DAVID MCKEW, Case No. 07-3620 EDL 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL 

RAILWAY, UNITED STATES POSTAL 

SERVICE, MELVIN WASHINGTON, 

Defendants 

THE PARTIES TO THIS MATTER HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Pending before the Court is a motion to dismiss ("the Motion") without prejudice: 

filed by the defendant United States Postal Service for failure to exhaust 

administrative remedies before filing suit. 

2. The parties request that the Court grant the Motion without prejudice. See, ex., 

Jerves v. US., 966 F.2d 517, 521 (9Ih Cir. 1992) ("Section 2675(a) establishes 

explicit prerequisites to the filing of suit against the Government in district court. It 

admits of no exceptions."); Bums v. United States, 764 F.2d 722 , 723 (91h Cir. 1985) 

("The claim requirement of section 2675 is jurisdictional in nature and may not be 

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waived."); Spawr v. United States, 796 F.2d 279, 280 (9"' Cir. 1986) ("28 U.S.C. 5 

I I 2675(a) specifies that a suit may not be instituted against the United States unless it is 

11 first presented to the appropriate federal agency and either finally denied or permitted 

I I to languish for six months without resolution. This claim requirement is 

II jurisdictional in nature and may not be waived.") 

I I 3 The parties further request that the Court remand the remaining claims and parties to 

I I the San Francisco Superior Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1447(c) states, in 

I I pertinent part: "If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court 

lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded." Page v. City of 

Southfield, 45 F.3d 128, 133 (6lh Cir. 1995); In re Allstate Ins. Co., 8 F.3d 219, 233 

(51h Cir. 1993). 

SO STIPULATED. 

I I DATED: October 19,2007 KERN, NODA, DEVINE & SEGAL 

Phillip A. Segal, Esq. 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

I I DATED: October 17,2007 SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 

David Newdorf, Esq. 

Deputy City Attomey 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MUNICIPAL 

RAILWAY 

DATED: October 19,2007 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 

Jonathan U. Lee 

Assistant United States Attomey 

ATTORNEYS FOR UNITED STATES POSTAL 

SERVICE 

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PROPOSED ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

The United States Postal Service's motion to dismiss is granted without prejudice. The 

,emaining claims and parties are remanded to the Superior Court in and for San Francisco 

-. ,ounty. 

late: October -, 2007 

Elizabeth D. Laporte 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

November 27,

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