Johnson et al v. City of Atwater et al

Filing 20

ORDER Referring Pending 19 Motion to Dismiss to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone; April 17, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. VACATED, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 03/21/2017. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RICHARD DEAN JOHNSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 1:16-cv-01636-AWI-SAB
ORDER REFERRING PENDING MOTION
TO DISMISS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE
STANLEY A. BOONE

v.
CITY OF ATWATER, et al.,

(Doc No. 19)

Defendants.

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On February 28, 2017, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. (Doc. No. 12.) On
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March 17, 2017, Defendants City of Atwater, Frank Pietro, Tyna Lamison, Samuel Joseph, John
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Smothers, David Walker, Dom Wisdom, Robert Vargas, Dayton Snyder, Ken Lee, Fabian
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Velasquez, and Adolfo Morales filed a motion to dismiss. (Doc No. 19.) The Court finds that
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the motion should be referred to Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone for entry of Findings and
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Recommendations pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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The pending motion to dismiss is REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Stanley A.

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Boone;
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The hearing set for April 17, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2 (AWI) before

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District Judge Anthony W. Ishii is VACATED; and
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The parties are informed that Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone’s Chambers will
set a new hearing date at the Court’s convenience.

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Dated: March 21, 2017
SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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