Leggett v. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Opinion

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

9 Shalonda V Leggett, No. CV-25-01302-PHX-KML

10 Plaintiff, ORDER

11 v.

12 Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 When this case was filed the Clerk’s office categorized the “cause” as “42:1981 16 Civil Rights.” Plaintiff Shalonda V. Leggett requests the court update the cause listed on 17 the docket to reflect her case is “primarily brought under” 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 42 U.S.C. 18 § 1396, and 28 U.S.C. § 2201. (Doc. 13 at 2.) Leggett fears the current cause “may lead to 19 mischaracterization of the case.” (Doc. 13 at 2.) 20 Designation of the “cause” on the docket is an internal procedural mechanism the 21 Clerk’s Office uses solely for administrative purposes. The cause listed has no substantive 22 impact on the adjudication of any action. Here, as in general, it is the substance of 23 documents and motions—not labels on the docket—that matters. See United States v. State 24 of Or., 769 F.2d 1410, 1414 n.4 (9th Cir. 1985) (“the label attached to a motion does not 25 control its substance”). Accordingly, it is unnecessary to update the docket. 26 / 27 / 28 / 1 Accordingly, 2 IT IS ORDERED the Motion to Correct (Doc. 13) is DENIED. 3 Dated this 28th day of April, 2025. 4

‘ CW la WBA Honorable Krissa M. Lanham 7 United States District Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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