Opinion
No. CIV S-11-3001 JAM EFB PS
03-13-2012
AMANDA WIDENER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JUDY NEWMAN - PEACH TREE CLINIC & MARYSVILLE IMMEDIATE CARE; EDGAR GENATO, Defendants.
ORDER
This case, in which plaintiffs proceed pro se, was referred to the undersigned under Local Rule 302(c)(21), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). A motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is currently pending before the undersigned. Dckt. No. 3. Further, a status (pretrial scheduling) conference is scheduled for March 21, 2012. Dckt. No. 6.
In addition to the scheduling matters addressed in the parties' joint status report, the parties should come to the scheduling conference prepared to discuss: (1) whether Marysville Immediate Care is a federally supported health care center; and (2) whether this action can be dismissed with or without prejudice against the minor plaintiff, even though Ms. Widener does not have the authority to represent her minor son without retaining a lawyer. See Johns v. County of San Diego, 114 F.3d 874, 877 (9th Cir. 1997).
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EDMUND F. BRENNAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE