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Parties Involved:
City of Vallejo
Defendant
Brett Clark
Defendant
Frederick Marceles Cooley
Plaintiff
Dustin Joseph
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK MARCELES COOLEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF VALLEJO, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-0620-TLN-KJN PS

ORDER REGARDING

STATEMENT OF DEATH

Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, commenced this action on March 6, 2014. (ECF 

No. 1.) The operative first amended complaint asserts 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims for excessive 

force in violation of the Fourth Amendment against defendants and City of Vallejo police officers 

Brett Clark and Dustin Joseph, as well as a Monell claim against defendant City of Vallejo. (ECF 

No. 20.) 

On April 23, 2015, defendants filed and served a statement of death, indicating that 

plaintiff has died. (ECF No. 56.) Accordingly, and pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

25(a), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s successor or representative shall file a motion for substitution within ninety

(90) days from the date of this order. The motion shall be supported by briefing and adequate 

supporting documentation permitting the court to ascertain and verify that the movant is the 

proper successor or representative under applicable probate or intestate succession law. The 

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motion shall also be noticed for hearing in accordance with Local Rule 230. 

2. Failure to file such a motion by the required deadline will result in a recommendation 

that the action be dismissed.

3. Other than the deadline to move for substitution, all currently scheduled dates and 

deadlines in this action are VACATED, subject to rescheduling at a later juncture, if appropriate. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 24, 2015

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