California Valley Land Company dba Woolf Enterprises v. Ross Systems, INC., et al

Filing 62

STIPULATION and ORDER AMENDING the Scheduling Order issued on 5/17/2013, document 54 , as follows: designation of expert witnesses due by 10/4/2013; supplemental designation of expert witnesses due by 11/4/2013; non-expert discovery du e by 9/13/2013; expert discovery due by 12/20/2013; non-dispositive motions to be filed by 9/27/2013; and dispositive motions to be filed by 9/27/2013, with all other dates and hearings to remain as previously set. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 6/26/2013. (Rooney, M)

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ROBERT D. EASSA, Ba No. 10797
R
ar
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ro
obert.eassa@
@sedgwickla
aw.com
TARA K. CL
T
LANCY, Bar No. 253321
r
ta
ara.clancy@sedgwicklaw
w.com
SEDGWICK LLP
K
333 Bush Stre 30th Floo
eet,
or
San Francisco California 94104
o,
a
Telephone: [phone]
T
900
Facsimile:
415.781.26
635
Attorneys for Defendants
A
r
s
ROSS SYSTE
R
EMS, INC.; CDC SOFT
TWARE
CORPORAT
C
TION; and CD SOFTW
DC
WARE INC.

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UNITED STATES D
D
DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALI
N
IFORNIA

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CALIFORNI VALLEY LAND
C
IA
Y
COMPANY dba WOOLF ENTERPR
C
d
F
RISES,
an HARRIS WOOLF A
nd
S
ALMONDS,

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Plainti
iff,
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v.

No.
N 1:11-CV
V-01362-AW
WI-SMS
STIPULAT
S
TION TO M
MODIFY
SCHEDULING CONF
S
FERENCE O
ORDER;
SUPPORTI
S
ING DECLARATIONS OF
TARA K. C
T
CLANCY A
AND GEORG W.
GE
DOWELL; ORDER THEREON
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ROSS SYSTE
R
EMS, INC; C
CDC
SOFTWARE INC.; CDC SOFTWARE
E,
C
CORPORAT
C
TION; and DOES 1 throu
ugh
100, inclusive
e,
Defend
dants.

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IT IS HEREBY S
STIPULATE by and between, plai
ED,
intiffs CALIFORNIA VA
ALLEY

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LAND COMPANY dba W
L
WOOLF EN
NTERPRISE and HARR WOOLF ALMOND and
ES
RIS
DS

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defendants RO SYSTE
OSS
EMS, INC; C
CDC SOFTW
WARE, INC and CDC SOFTWAR
C.;
RE

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CORPORAT
C
TION that the Scheduling Conference Order issued on May 1 2013 may be
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g
e
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y

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modified so th the dead
m
hat
dlines for non
n-expert and expert disco
d
overy, non-d
dispositive m
motions, and
d

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dispositive motions may b continued as set forth below. The current set
m
be
d
h
ttlement con
nference

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date, pre-trial date, and tr date shal remain as c
l
rial
ll
currently set
t.

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Original Date
Per 2/6
6/2012
Order:
:

Modified Date
Per 10/4/1
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Order:

Modified Da
M
ate
Per
P 5/17/13
Order:
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New Proposed
w
Date
e:

10/05/1
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02/05/13

07/22/13

10/4
4/13

10/19/1
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02/19/13

08/01/13

11/4
4/13

Discovery
D
Deadline
D
(N
Non-Expert
t):

10/19/1
12

02/19/13

08/01/13

9/13
3/13

Discovery
D
Deadline
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(E
Expert):

11/09/1
12

03/08/13

08/19/13

12/2
20/13

Settlement
Conference:
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11/14/1
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01/22/13

11/12/13

11/1
12/13

at 10:0 a.m
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0:00 a.m.

11/15/1
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03/15/13

09/03/13

9/27
7/13

Dispositive
D
Motion Filin
M
ng
Deadline:
D

12/07/1
12

04/05/13

9/30/13

9/27
7/13

Pre-Trial
P
Conference:
C

1/25/13
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05/24/13

12/11/13

12/1
11/13

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Expert
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Disclosure
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Deadline:
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Supplementa
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Expert
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Disclosure
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Deadline:
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Deadline:
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Trial Date:
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eeks)

(J ~ 3 week
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(JT ~ 3 weeks)

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This stipulation is made in acc
s
s
cordance with Federal R of Civil Procedure R
Rule
Rule

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16(b)(4), Uni States D
ited
District Court Eastern Dis
t
strict Local R 143, an the provis
Rule
nd
sions of this

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Court’s initia February 6 2012 Sche
C
al
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eduling Conf
ference Orde
er.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED THROUG COUNS
T
D
GH
SEL OF REC
CORD:

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Dated: June 25, 2013
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SEDGWICK LLP
S
K

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By:
B /s/ Tara Clancy /s/
ROBERT D. EASSA
T
A
TARA K CLANCY
K.
Attorneys for Defend
s
dants
ROSS SY
YSTEMS, IN
NC.;
CDC SOF
FTWARE C
CORPORAT
TION; and
CDC SOF
FTWARE, I
INC.

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Dated: June 25, 2013
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WILLOUGH
W
HBY, STUA
ART & BEN
NING

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By: /s/ Georg W. Dowell /s /
ge
ALEXAN
NDER F. STU
UART
GEORGE W. DOWE
E
ELL
Attorneys for Plaintiff
s
ffs
CALIFOR
RNIA VALL
LEY LAND
COMPAN dba WOO ENTER
NY
OLF
RPRISES
and HARR WOOLF ALMOND
RIS
F
DS

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DECLARA
ATION OF TARA K. C
F
CLANCY

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I, TAR K. CLAN
RA
NCY, declar as follows
re
s:

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1.

I am an att
torney at law admitted to practice be
w
o
efore the cou of the St of
urts
tate

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California and the United States Distr Court fo the Eastern District of California. I am an
C
d
d
rict
or
n
f

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at
ttorney with the law firm of Sedgwic LLP, cou
h
m
ck
unsel of record for defend
dants Ross S
Systems,

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In CDC So
nc.;
oftware Corp
poration; and CDC Corporation (coll
d
lectively “Ro
oss”) in the a
above-

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re
eferenced ma
atter. The fa set forth in this decl
acts
h
laration are b
based on my personal kn
y
nowledge, on
n

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matters of wh I am inf
m
hich
formed as co
ounsel, and o my review of the firm papers an records.
on
w
ms’
nd

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If sworn as a witness, I co
f
ould and would testify competently t these fact
to
ts.

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2.

On Februa 6, 2012, this Court is
ary
ssued an initial Schedulin Conferen Order
ng
nce

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se
etting a trial date of Mar 11, 2013. Since then the parties have been d
rch
n,
s
diligently co
onducting

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non-expert di
iscovery proceedings inc
cluding writt discovery and docum exchang
ten
y
ment
ges. In light
t

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of the extensi nature of the informa
ive
f
ation request the parti granted m
ted,
ies
mutual exten
nsions of

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ti to respon to the dis
ime
nd
scovery requ
uests. The pa
arties have e
exchanged ad
dditional dis
scovery in

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Ju 2013. Based on this most recen exchange, the parties b
une
B
s
nt
believe that a
additional de
epositions

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an written discovery wil be necessa to prepar this case fo trial.
nd
ll
ary
re
for

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3.

Plaintiffs h
have taken th following depositions thus far: A
he
g
s
Andrew Buc
ckland, Bob

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Gettings, and Jay Jordan. Ross has completed the deposition of Stephen Nazaroff, J Perkins,
G
d
e
ns
n
Joel
,

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Lee
L Henrikse and Mike Schilling. T parties a
en,
e
The
anticipate th additional depositions will be
hat
s

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necessary inc
cluding depo
ositions pursu to Fede Rule of C
uant
eral
Civil Proced
dure, Rule 30
0(b)(6). The
e

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ntend to subm this case to a second mediation a
mit
e
d
attempt prior to trial.
r
parties also in

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4.

In light of the foregoin good cau exists for granting th parties add
f
ng,
use
r
he
ditional time
e

o
n
iscovery pro
oceedings an private me
nd
ediation.
to complete non-expert di
5.

I have met and conferr with Plai
t
red
intiffs’ coun
nsel, George Dowell, and all parties
d

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ar agreeable to the propo
re
osed schedul
ling order se forth abov The prop
et
ve.
posed schedu
uling order

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does not alter the settleme conferen date, pre-trial date, o trial date s by this Co
r
ent
nce
or
set
ourt’s May

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17, 2013 sche
eduling orde
er.

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I decla under pe
are
enalty of perj
jury, under t laws of the State of C
the
California, th the
hat
fo
oregoing is true and corr
t
rect.
h
Execu this 25th day of June 2013 at Sa Francisco California.
uted
e,
an
o,
.

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/s/ Tara C
Clancy /s/
TARA K. CLANCY

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DECLARAT
D
TION OF G
GEORGE W DOWELL
W.
L

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ORGE W. D
DOWELL, declare as fol
llows:
I, GEO

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1.

I am an att
torney at law admitted to practice be
w
o
efore the cou of the St of
urts
tate

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California and the United States Distr Court fo the Eastern District of California. I am an
C
d
d
rict
or
n
f

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at
ttorney with the law firm of Willoug
h
m
ghby, Stuart & Bening, c
counsel of re
ecord for Pla
aintiffs

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California Va
C
alley Land C
Company and Harris Woo Almonds (collectivel “Plaintiffs in the
d
olf
s
ly
fs”)

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ab
bove-referen
nced matter. The facts set forth in th declaratio are based on my perso
his
on
d
onal

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kn
nowledge, on matters of which I am informed as counsel, an on my rev
o
f
m
s
nd
view of the f
firms’

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papers and re
ecords. If sw
worn as a wit
tness, I could and would testify comp
d
d
petently to th
hese facts.

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2.

Following the commen
g
ncement of t action, t parties en
this
the
ngaged in ea
arly

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se
ettlement eff
forts which p
proved fruitl
less. Shortly thereafter, the partied e
y
exchanged w
written

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discovery and requests fo the produc of docume
d
or
ct
ents.

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3.

Due to sch
heduling con
nflicts the res
sponsive dat for the di
tes
iscovery resp
ponses were

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ontinued for both sides p
r
pursuant to s
stipulations f
filed with this Court. In addition to the
n
co

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ex
xtensions of time, there have been ongoing discu
f
ussions abou the need f a Protecti Order in
ut
for
ive

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th matter. After a lengthy meet and confer perio the parties have agre to submi stipulated
his
A
d
od,
eed
it

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Protective Or
rder for this C
Court’s cons
sideration. U
Upon entry o that order, or some va
of
ariant

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th
hereto, the pa
arties will ex
xchange doc
cuments.

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4.

There is go cause to continue th trial and re
ood
o
he
elated dates based on the parties
e

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ef
fforts to reso the disc
olve
covery disput to date an need to c
tes
nd
conduct depo
ositions of re
elevant

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witnesses foll
w
lowing revie of the doc
ew
cuments sou
ught in discovery. The p
parties believ that the
ve

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br extensio of time so
rief
on
ought in this Stipulation will provide ample oppo
e
ortunity to re
eview the
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pr
roduced doc
cuments and conduct the necessary d
e
depositions.
I decla under pe
are
enalty of perj
jury, under t laws of the State of C
the
California, th the
hat
fo
oregoing is true and corr
t
rect.
h
Execu this 25th day of June 2013 at Sa Jose, Cali
uted
e,
an
ifornia.

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/s George W Dowell /s/
s/
W.
/
GEORGE W DOWELL
G
W.
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LANCY AND GEORGE W. DOWELL; [PR
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ORD
DER

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Pursuant to the pa
arties’ Stipul
lation to Mod Schedu
dify
uling Confere
ence Order s
submitted

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herewith, the supporting d
declarations of George W Dowell a Tara K. C
W.
and
Clancy; and good cause

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sh
howing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the da set forth in the Sched
I
Y
D
ates
duling Confe
erence Order
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is
ssued on Ma 17, 2013 b modified as follows:
ay
be

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Original Date
Per 2/6
6/2012
Order:
:

Modified Date
Per 10/4/1
12
Order:

Modified Da
M
ate
Per
P 5/17/13
Order:
O

New Proposed
w
Date
e:

10/05/1
12

02/05/13

07/22/13

10/4
4/13

10/19/1
12

02/19/13

08/01/13

11/4
4/13

Discovery
D
Deadline
D
(N
Non-Expert
t):

10/19/1
12

02/19/13

08/01/13

9/13
3/13

Discovery
D
Deadline
D
(E
Expert):

11/09/1
12

03/08/13

08/19/13

12/2
20/13

Settlement
Conference:
C

11/14/1
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01/22/13

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03/15/13

09/03/13

9/27
7/13

Dispositive
D
Motion Filin
M
ng
Deadline:
D

12/07/1
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04/05/13

9/30/13

9/27
7/13

Pre-Trial
P
Conference:
C

1/25/13
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05/24/13

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Expert
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Deadline:
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Trial Date:
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All
A other mat
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ourt’s initial Scheduling Conference Order issued on

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February 6, 2012 shall rem in full effect as tho
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main
ough comple
etely restated herein.
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IT IS SO ORDER
RED.

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DATED: 6/2
D
26/2013

/s/ S
SANDRA M SNYDER
M.
THE HONORA
E
ABLE SAND
DRA M. SNY
YDER
UNI
ITED STAT MAGISTRATE JUD
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ORDER – NO. 1:11-CV-0136
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