Courthouse News Service v. Michael Planet
Filing
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS AND ABSTAIN by Judge Manuel L. Real: #21 ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (pj)
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Robert A. Naeve (State Bar No. 106095)
rnaeve@jonesday.com
Erica L. Reilley (State Bar No. 211615)
elreilley@jonesday.com
JONES DAY
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612
Telephone: (949) 851-3939
Facsimile: (949) 553-7539
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Attorneys for Defendant
MICHAEL PLANET, IN HIS OFFICIAL
CAPACITY AS COURT EXECUTIVE
OFFICER/CLERK OF THE VENTURA
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
MICHAEL PLANET, IN HIS
OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COURT
EXECUTIVE OFFICER/CLERK OF
THE VENTURA COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT,
Case No. CV11-08083 R (MANx)
Assigned for all purposes to
Hon. Manuel L. Real
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
DISMISS AND ABSTAIN
Defendant.
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Order Granting Def’s
Motion to Dismiss and Abstain
Case No. CV 11-08083 R (MANx)
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otion to Dis
smiss and Abstain (“
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“Motion”) f
filed by De
efendant M
Michael D.
A Mo
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Pl
lanet, in his official capacity as Executive Officer an Clerk o the Supe
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e
nd
of
erior Court
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of California County of Ventura came on for hearin on Nove
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a,
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ng
ember 28, 2
2011, at
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0:00 a.m., before the Honorable Manuel L Real. R
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L.
Rachel Matt
teo-Boehm and
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David Green appeare on behal of Plaint Courtho
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ed
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tiff
ouse News Service. Robert A.
s
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Naeve and Erica L. Re
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eilley appeared on be
ehalf of De
efendant M
Michael D. P
Planet.
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Havin consider all the papers sub
ng
red
bmitted, or argumen and the Court’s
ral
nt,
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fil in this matter, and good caus having b
le
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se
been shown the Cour hereby O
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ORDERS
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as follows:
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(1)
nt’s
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NTED.
Defendan Motion is GRAN
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(2)
The Cour dismisses Plaintiff’ Third Cl
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laim for Re
elief for violation of
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Ca
alifornia Rule of Cou 2.550 because it is barred by the Eleve
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urt
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y
enth Amen
ndment to
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th United States Cons
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stitution;
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(3)
The Cour abstains and dismis
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sses the rem
mainder of Plaintiff’s
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s
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Co
omplaint for Injuncti and De
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ive
eclaratory R
Relief unde the equi
er
itable abste
ention
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do
octrine enu
unciated in O'Shea v. Littleton, 414 U.S. 4 (1974) and its pr
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rogeny;
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an
nd
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(4)
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bstains and dismisses the remai
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inder of Pl
laintiff’s
The Cour further ab
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Co
omplaint under the abstention doctrine en
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nunciated i Railroad Commiss
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sion of
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Te
exas v. Pul
llman Co., 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
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IT IS SO ORDE
ERED.
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vember 30, 2011
Dated: Nov
Hon. Manuel L. R
Real
U.S. Dis
strict Cour Judge
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Order Gr
ranting Def’s
Mot
tion to Dismiss and Abstain
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Case No CV 11-0808 R (MANx)
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