Vahora v. Valley Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. et al

Filing 105

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO AMEND THE PRETRIAL ORDER AND APPLICATION FOR ORDER SHORTENING TIME; Motion Hearing set for 2/28/2019 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/21/2019. (Kusamura, W)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GULAMNABI VAHORA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
VALLEY DIAGNOSTICS LABORATORY
INC. and NAEEM MUJTABA QARNI (a/k/a
QARNI NAEEM UL MUJTABA),

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO
AMEND THE PRETRIAL ORDER AND
APPLICATION FOR ORDER
SHORTENING TIME

(Docs. 101, 102)

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:16-cv-01624-SKO

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The Court in receipt of Plaintiff’s “Motion for Relief from the Second Amended Pretrial

20 Order” (the “Motion”) (Doc. 102) and “Application for Order Shortening Time to Hear Motion for
21 Relief from the Second Amended Pretrial Order” (Doc. 101). In view of the impending trial date,
22 currently set for March 19, 2019, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s application for an order shortening
23 time to hear the Motion (Doc. 101), and SETS a hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for February 28,
24 2019 at 2:00 PM (PST) in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto.
25 Defendants SHALL file any opposition or statement of non-opposition to the Motion by no later
26 than February 26, 2019. The parties shall call [phone]; access code 6208204# at the time
27 of the conference.
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At the telephonic conference on February 14, 2019, the Court informed Plaintiff’s former

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2 counsel, Mr. Rosenzweig, that he must comply with this Court’s Local Rule 180(b)(2) governing
3 attorneys appearing pro hac vice, including specifically the requirement that he “designate . . . a
4 member of the Bar of this Court with whom the Court and opposing counsel may readily
5 communicate regarding that attorney’s conduct of the action and upon whom service shall be
6 made.” L.R. 180(b)(2)(ii).
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Accordingly, at the hearing on February 28, 2019, Plaintiff is the ORDERED to inform the

8 Court regarding whether Plaintiff:
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intends to represent himself in this action; or

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has identified and/or retained local counsel to serve as Mr. Rosenzweig’s designee

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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February 21, 2019

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