Courthouse News Service v. Michael Planet

Filing 38

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)
[e-mail]
Erica L. Reilley (State Bar No. 211615)
[e-mail]
JONES DAY
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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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 (“
A
“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
c
e
nd
of
erior Court

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of California County of Ventura came on for hearin on Nove
f
a,
o
a,
ng
ember 28, 2
2011, at

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10
0:00 a.m., before the Honorable Manuel L Real. R
b
e
L.
Rachel Matt
teo-Boehm and
m

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David Green appeare on behal of Plaint Courtho
ne
ed
lf
tiff
ouse News Service. Robert A.
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Naeve and Erica L. Re
E
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,
e

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fil in this matter, and good caus having b
le
m
se
been shown the Cour hereby O
n,
rt
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
rt
s
’s
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
R
urt
b
y
enth Amen
ndment to

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th United States Cons
he
S
stitution;

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(3)

The Cour abstains and dismis
rt
sses the rem
mainder of Plaintiff’s
f
s

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Co
omplaint for Injuncti and De
f
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
488
),
rogeny;

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an
nd

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(4)

rt
bstains and dismisses the remai
d
s
inder of Pl
laintiff’s
The Cour further ab

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Co
omplaint under the abstention doctrine en
u
a
d
nunciated i Railroad Commiss
in
d
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
s
Case No CV 11-0808 R (MANx)
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