Piper v. Harveys Casino et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/22/17: Defendants' shall file a statement of death along with a copy of Officer Hounsell's death certificate, which may be redacted if appropriate, within fourteen (14) days of this order. (Kaminski, H)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DOUGLAS PIPER,
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Plaintiff,
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No. 2:16-cv-02374-GEB-CKD (PS)
v.
ORDER
HARVEYS CASINO, et al,
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Defendants.
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Defendants City of South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe Police Department, and Officer
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Hounsell filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second amended complaint on June 26, 2017 (ECF
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No. 25), which came on regularly for hearing on September 20, 2017. Pro se plaintiff Douglas
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Piper appeared on behalf of himself. Helen Burkart appeared telephonically on behalf of
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defendants.
At the hearing, Ms. Burkart asserted that Officer Hounsell is deceased. On May 23, 2017,
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City Attorney Thomas Watson acknowledged receipt of plaintiff’s second amended complaint
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and waived service on behalf of Officer Hounsell. (ECF No. 23 at 3.) On the service of process
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receipt, the U.S. Marshals Service noted “per City Attorney, Officer Hounsell died in Oct. 2015.”
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The court did not receive any formal notification regarding Officer Hounsell’s status.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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Defendants’ shall file a statement of death pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil procedure
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25(a)(1), along with a copy of Officer Hounsell’s death certificate, which may be redacted if
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appropriate, within fourteen (14) days of this order.
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Dated: September 22, 2017
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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