Spies et al v. El Dorado County et al

Filing 98

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/21/2018 GRANTING 87 Motion to Substitute parties in light of plaintiff Lawrence Spies' death. Linda Spies, Brian Spies, Stephanie Spies, and Theresa Spies, are hereby SUBSTITUTED for plain tiff Lawrence Spies as plaintiffs in this action. This order is without prejudice to the right of any defendant to file a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment on any grounds, including the ground that the substituted parties are not proper parties to the action. (York, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAWRENCE SPIES, SR., and LINDA
SPIES, Individually and as
Successors in Interest of
LAWRENCE SPIES, JR. (deceased),

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Civ. No. 2:16-2232

ORDER RE: MOTION TO
SUBSTITUTE PARTIES

Plaintiffs,
v.
EL DORADO COUNTY; CALIFORNIA
FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.;
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER; JOHN
D’AGOSTINI; RANDY PESHON; MATT
FOXWORTHY; JACKIE NOREN; ROBIN
HOPE; RAYMOND HERR, M.D.; LISA
ISSACSON; TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D.;
MARK HANGEBRAUCK; JOHN J.
SKRATT, M.D.; DOES 1-50,
Defendants.

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----oo0oo---Counsel for plaintiffs represents that plaintiff
Lawrence Spies has died intestate and his successors in interest
are his wife, Linda Spies, and his children, Brian Spies,
Stephanie Spies, and Theresa Spies.

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The court makes no finding

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as to the accuracy of these representations, but based thereon,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that plaintiff’s Motion to

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substitute parties in light of plaintiff Lawrence Spies’ death

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(Docket No. 87) be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED; and Linda

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Spies, Brian Spies, Stephanie Spies, and Theresa Spies, are

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hereby substituted for plaintiff Lawrence Spies as plaintiffs in

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this action.

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defendant to file a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment on

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any grounds, including the ground that the substituted parties

This order is without prejudice to the right of any

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are not proper parties to the action.

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Dated:

February 21, 2018

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