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Parties Involved:
Ann Hallum
Defendant
Susan Lea
Defendant
Richard Strahan
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD STRAHAN,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SUSAN LEA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-01680 SI

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S

APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

Plaintiff Richard Strahan filed this action on March 3, 2006 and sought to proceed in forma

pauperis. On March 7, 2006, leave to proceed in forma pauperis was granted and the United States

Marshal’s Service was ordered to serve defendants Susan Lea, Professor of Physics at San Francisco

State University (“SFSU”), and Ann Hallum, Dean of Graduate Studies at SFSU. On April 26, 2006,

summons on defendant Hallum was returned, reflecting that service was accomplished on April 24,

2006. Summons on defendant Lea was returned unexecuted on that same date. Thus, at this point only

defendant Hallum has been properly served.

On May 19, 2006, plaintiff Strahan filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”)

against defendants Lea and Hallum. Plaintiff is a graduate student in the SFSU Physics Department,

and alleges that defendants wrongfully conspired to “declassify” him from the program, preventing him

from obtaining a Masters in Science degree in Physics. According to plaintiff, the last day of the

semester is May 26, 2006; if he is unable to enroll for his classes before that date he will be formally

expelled from SFSU. He therefore seeks a TRO ordering defendants to immediately withdraw their hold

on his ability to register for classes.

Defendant Hallum is hereby ORDERED to respond to Strahan’s application for a TRO by 12:00

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p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The Court will hear oral argument on Strahan’s application on Friday,

May 26, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. as part of its civil calendar.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2006

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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