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Parties Involved:
John Zarefakis
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN ZAREFAKIS, No. MISC.S-04-0295 DFL DAD PS

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

RICK MATUSKA,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by

filing a document entitled “Commercial Notice within the Admiralty of

the Filing of Foreign Judgment.” Plaintiff’s “commercial notice”

appears to be an attempt to record a debt against certain San Joaquin

County code enforcement officers and members of that county’s Board

of Supervisors. The filing also makes reference to the Internal

Revenue Service and the San Joaquin County Development Department. 

However, the “commercial notice” indicates no basis for federal

jurisdiction and published authority indicates that there is no legal

basis for filing such notices. See United States v. MacElvain, 858

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F. Supp. 1096, 1100 (M.D. Ala. 1994)(collecting cases).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall show

cause in writing within twenty (20) days of the date this order is

filed why this case should not be dismissed for lack of subject

matter jurisdiction. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3)(“Whenever it

appears by suggestion of the parties or otherwise that the court

lacks jurisdiction of the subject matter, the court shall dismiss the

action.”). Failure to timely file the required writing will result

in a recommendation of dismissal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 20, 2005.

DAD:th

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