Diddo Ruth Clark

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STATES
BANKRUPTCY
COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
1300 Clay Street (2d fl.)
Oakland, CA. 94612
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1 Diddo requests, among other things, that she be excused from
compliance with various court deadlines, that all proceedings be stayed until
she retains counsel, that certain assets of certain of her creditors be
ordered sold by this court, and that certain fees be waived.
2 This Court is part of the judicial branch of the federal government of
the United States of America. 	The United States is excluded from those
entities covered by the Act. 	See, 42 U.S.C. §12111(5)(B)(i); §12131(1);
§12181(6),(7) (United States not employer, public entity, or private entity
operator of public accommodations subject to the ADA); Webster v. Henderson 32
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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
In re 	No. 11-41178 RJN
Chapter 13
DIDDO RUTH CLARK,
Debtor./
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Diddo Ruth Clark, the above debtor (“Diddo”), has requested
certain relief in connection with the above captioned chapter 13
bankruptcy case pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, 42 U.S.C. Chapter 126 (the “Act”). 1
The Act does not apply to the federal government, does not
excuse compliance with federal statutes, and does not concern the
conduct of court proceedings. 2 	Accordingly, the foregoing request
Signed: March 09, 2011

EDWARD D. JELLEN
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Entered on Docket
March 09, 2011
GLORIA L. FRANKLIN, CLERK
U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Case: 11-41178 Doc# 49 Filed: 03/09/11 Entered: 03/09/11 15:01:15 Page 1 of 3

UNITED
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BANKRUPTCY
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
1300 Clay Street (2d fl.)
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Fed. Appx. 36, 2002 WL 261527 (4 th Cir. 2002); Adger v. Potter, 2002 WL 1424558
(N.D. Ill. 2002) (United States not an employer subject to the Act); Cellular
Phone Taskforce v. F.C.C. 	217 F.3d 72 (2 nd Cir. 2000) (federal government not
a public entity subject to the Act); Disabled Rights Action Committee v. Las
Vegas Events, Inc., 375 F.3d 861 (9 th Cir. 2004) (the Act applies to private
entities operating places of public accommodations, not to public entities).
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is denied.
END OF ORDER
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COURT SERVICE LIST
Diddo Ruth Clark
3527 Mt. Diablo Blvd., #131
Lafayette, CA 94549
Martha G. Bronitsky
P.O. Box 5004
Hayward, CA 94540-5004
Office of the U.S. Trustee
1301 Clay St. #690N
Oakland, CA 94612
Case: 11-41178 Doc# 49 Filed: 03/09/11 Entered: 03/09/11 15:01:15 Page 3 of 3