Gregory v. Fresno County, et al

Filing 70

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE re: Res Judicata Effect of State Court Jury Verdict,signed by Chief Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 11/9/18. Show Cause Response due by 11/30/2018. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW G. GREGORY, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 1:18-cv-00524-LJO-SAB
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE RES
JUDICATA EFFECT OF STATE COURT
JURY VERDICT

v.

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FRESNO COUNTY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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The Court takes judicial notice of the fact that a jury verdict has been entered in People of

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the State of California v. Wounded Warriors Support Group, et al., Case No. RG17856929, in

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the Superior Court for the County of Alameda. The Court believes that the jury verdict may have

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res judicata effect on many of the central claims in the above-captioned case. Accordingly, on or

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before November 30, 2018, the Parties are directed to submit briefs, no longer than ten pages in

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length, articulating their respective positions as to which claims in the above-caption action are

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barred by res judicata.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill _____

November 9, 2018

UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

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