Ward et al v. The County of Mendocino et al

Filing 148

ORDER re 145 Proposed Order filed by Marvin Trotter. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 4/1/2019. (pjhlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARGARET WARD, et al.,

v.

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ORDER

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THE COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-00911-PJH

Plaintiffs,

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Re: Dkt. No. 145

Defendants.

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On March 29, 2019, defendant Marvin Trotter, M.D. filed a proposed order (without

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an accompanying motion) that would enter judgment in this action. Dkt. 145. The court

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declines to enter that order.
If a party wishes to have judgment entered in this action with respect to fewer than

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all claims or all parties, the party’s motion for such judgment must satisfy the stricter

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requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). Rule 54(b) requires the court to

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“expressly determine[] that there is no just reason for delay” prior to entering final

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judgment “as to one or more, but fewer than all, claims or parties[.]” Fed. R. Civ. P.

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54(b).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 1, 2019

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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON
United States District Judge