Washington et al v. Fresno County Sheriff et al

Filing 146

ORDER Granting Request to Shorten Time and Vacating All Dates in this Matter, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 4/20/2018. It is hereby ordered that: (1) Any opposition to the motion to withdraw shall be filed on or before May 4, 2018 ; (2) A hearing on the motion to withdraw is set for May 11, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9; (3) All pending dates are VACATED to allow for decision on the motion to withdraw; and (4) Plaintiff's counsel shall serve a copy of this order, and the motion to withdraw as counsel, including the declaration in support of the motion to be relieved, on Plaintiff and file a proof of service on or before April 25, 2018. (Valdez, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PERRY WASHINGTON, et al,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 1:14-cv-00129-SAB
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO
SHORTEN TIME AND VACATING ALL
DATES IN THIS MATTER

v.
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF, et al.,

Oppositions filed by May 4, 2018
Hearing: May 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in
Courtroom 9

Defendants.

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The Court conducted an evidentiary hearing regarding whether Plaintiff exhausted his

18 administrative remedies on April 10, 2018. The matter was taken under submission following
19 the hearing. On April 20, 2018, Plaintiff’s counsel filed a motion to withdraw as attorney and a
20 request to shorten time to hear the motion. The Court finds that good cause exists to grant the
21 request to hear the motion on shortened time. Further, to allow consideration of the motion, all
22 pending dates in this matter shall be vacated to be reset in short order following decision on this
23 motion and the determination of whether Plaintiff exhausted his administrative remedies prior to
24 filing suit in this action.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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2018;

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Any opposition to the motion to withdraw shall be filed on or before May 4,

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A hearing on the motion to withdraw is set for May 11, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in

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Courtroom 9;

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All pending dates are VACATED to allow for decision on the motion to
withdraw; and

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Plaintiff’s counsel shall serve a copy of this order, and the motion to withdraw as

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counsel, including the declaration in support of the motion to be relieved, on

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Plaintiff and file a proof of service on or before April 25, 2018.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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April 20, 2018
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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