Riley et al v. Bullhead City, City of et al

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 Motion to Continue. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 6/1/2009. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/23/2009 09:30 AM before Judge Paul G Rosenblatt and Jury Trial set for 8/4/2009 09:00 AM in U.S. Post Office Building, Second Floor, 101 W, Goodwin Street, Prescott, AZ 86303 before Judge Paul G Rosenblatt. Signed by Judge Paul G Rosenblatt on 3/18/09.(LSP)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jon Riley, Ashton Riley, and Grant Riley ) ) Plaintiffs, ) vs. ) ) Bullhead City, Bradley Holdway, Ryan) Abel, John Does I-X, and Black and White) Corps., I-X, ) ) Defendants. ) )

No. 07-CV-0692-PCT-PGR

ORDER

Currently before the Court is Defendants' Unopposed Motion1 Continue (Doc. 27) the pre-trial conference, the due date for the joint pre-trial statement, and the trial.2 Plaintiff Jon Riley is a co-defendant in the related criminal Bullhead Municipal Court Case #2007-CR-0485-9. In that matter Riley, Duane Reed, and Thomas Chavez are charged with offenses that arose out of the same confrontation that is the basis for Plaintiffs' claims herein. All three Defendants were set for trial on March 10, 2009 but Jon Riley's counsel filed a Motion to Continue and Sever because his wife is pregnant and had a due date of March 10, 2009. This motion was granted by the trial court. No new trial date has been set for Riley. The parties

The parties' Stipulation will be considered an unopposed motion by this Court, as they are requesting action by the Court.
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The Pre-Trial Conference is currently scheduled for April 13, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., the Joint Pre-Trial Statement due date was March 16, 2009, and the trial is set for May 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
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herein agree that the outcome of the Riley criminal trial could affect the issues in the above captioned case. These effects could include a loss of certain causes of action by the Plaintiffs herein, narrowing of the contested issues at trial and/or stipulations regarding sworn testimony in lieu of live witnesses. The parties believe that the ability to streamline the trial in this matter would assist both the court and the parties. Good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED GRANTING the Motion to Continue (Doc. 27). The Joint Pre-Trial Statement is now due Monday, June 1, 2009. The Pre-Trial Conference is now set for Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., and the trial is set to commence on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in the United States Post Office and Courthouse, Second Floor, 101 W. Goodwin, Prescott, Arizona. DATED this 18th day of March, 2009.

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