Farmers Automobile Insurance Association et al v. Long et al

Filing 27

ORDER GRANTING plaintiffs' application for an extension of time to serve defendant Scott Long, document 25 , and DENYING plaintiffs' ex parte application for appointment of a special process server, document 26 . The Court further ORDERS the Initial Scheduling Conference currently set for 1/21/2014 CONTINUED to 4/15/2014 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 11/14/2013. (Rooney, M)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRESNO DIVISION

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FARMERS AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION and PEKIN INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
SCOTT T. LONG, PAUL J. DHANENS
and DIANE M. DHANENS, Individually
and as Co-Administrators of the Estate of
PHILIP A. DHANENS, Deceased,

Case No. 1:13-cv-01236-AWI-BAM

ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE
APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF
TIME TO OBTAIN SERVICE (Doc. 25)
ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL
PROCESS SERVER (Doc. 26)

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Defendants.
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ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

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Currently before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for an Extension of Time to

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Obtain Service and Plaintiffs’ Application for Appointment of Special Process Server. (Doc. 25,

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26.) Plaintiffs are informed that court appointments of special process servers are unececessary in
the Eastern District of California. The Court will therefore DENY Plaintiffs’ Application for

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Appointment of Special Process Server.
Having considered Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for an extension of time to obtain
service, and for good cause shown, Plaintiffs’ Application is GRANTED.
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Based on the foregoing, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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Plaintiffs’ Application for Appointment of Special Process Server is DENIED;

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Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for an Extension of Time to Obtain Service of

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Defendant Scott L. Long is GRANTED. The time for obtaining service as to Defendant Scott T.
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Long in this matter is extended for 120 days from the date of this order.
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The Initial Scheduling Conference, currently set for January 21, 2014, is

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CONTINUED to April 15, 2014, at 8:30 AM, in Courtroom 8, before United States Magistrate

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Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

November 14, 2013

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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A. McAuliffe

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