(PC) Valencia v. San Juan

Filing 21

ORDER GRANTING IN PART Defendant's 20 Motion for Administrative Relief RE: Extension of Time to File Responsive Pleading and Opt Out of Settlement Conference signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 9/16/2022. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER G. VALENCIA,

Case No. 1:22-cv-00360-JLT-EPG (PC)

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v.
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DEBORAH SAN JUAN,

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Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF RE:
EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE
RESPONSIVE PLEADING AND OPT OUT
OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
Defendant.
(ECF No. 20)

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On September 15, 2022, defendant San Juan filed a motion for: “(1) for a ninety-day

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extension of time to file a responsive pleading through December 21, 2022; and (2) for a seventy-

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five[-]day extension of time to opt out of a settlement conference through December 20, 2022.”

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(ECF No. 20, p. 2). Defense counsel states that he needs the extension because the Correctional

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Law Section of the Office of the Attorney General is currently understaffed. (Id. at 3). While the

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Correctional Law Section has been working to address the issue, “multiple open positions for

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Deputy Attorneys General remain unfilled, and the Deputy Attorneys General currently handling

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Correctional Law Section cases will be unable to complete all appropriate casework if additional

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cases are assigned to them.” (Id.).
The Court finds good cause to grant the motion in part. The Court finds that an extension

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of sixty days of both deadlines, rather than ninety, is appropriate under the circumstances.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The assigned Deputy Attorney General has until December 5, 2022, to either: (1)

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file a notice stating that defendant San Juan opts out of the settlement conference; or

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(2) contact ADR Coordinator Sujean Park ([e-mail]) to schedule

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the settlement conference.1

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2. Defendant San Juan has until November 22, 2022, to file her responsive pleading.

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3. No further extension to these deadlines will be given.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 16, 2022

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court notes that the assigned Deputy Attorney General may opt out of the settlement conference by
filing a notice. A motion is not required.
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