Franklin v. Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency et al

Filing 73

ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 4/1/2009 GRANTING 70 Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application for Order to Modify Pretrial Conference Statement Deadline. Plaintiff shall file her Pretrial Conference Statement on or before 4/2/2009. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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Lawrence D. Murray (SBN 77536) MURRAY & ASSOCIATES 1781 Union Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff MAGGIE FRANKLIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Eastern District of California Sacramento Division
MAGGIE FRANKLIN, Plaintiff, vs. SACRAMENTO AREA FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY, a public entity, CITY OF SACRAMENTO, a public agency, STEIN BUER, and JULIE LEINERT Defendants. No. 2:07-CV-01263-WBS-GGH EXPARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER, DECLARATION IN SUPPORT THEREOF, AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO MODIFY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT FILING DEADLINE FOR PLAINTIFF'S PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT TO APRIL 2, 2009 Plaintiff's PTC Statement Date: April 1, 2009 Complaint Filed: June 26, 2007 1st Amended Complaint Filed: June 16, 2008

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APPLICATION FOR ORDER Plaintiff MAGGIE FRANKLIN by and through her attorneys of record, hereby requests the Court further modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order by extending the date for filing Plaintiff's final Pre Trial Conference Statements by one day. It is requested that the plaintiff submit her final Pre Trial Conference Statements, which is currently set for April 1, 2009, be extended to April 2, 2009. Jury trial in this case is currently scheduled for May 27, 2009. The pretrial conference is currently set for Monday, April 6, 2009.

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Good cause exists to change the Final Pre-Trial Conference Statement due date because after a week of depositions in Fresno in a similar type case, plaintiff's counsel has just returned to San Francisco to prepare the Pretrial Conference Statement for plaintiff, and that Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment ("Defendants' Motion") against all of Plaintiff's nine claims for relief and ruling from the Court was pending before the Court until last week. The hearing for Defendants' Motion came before the Court on March 16, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., and the Final Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled to occur by the Court's order on April 6, 2009. On March 16, 2009, at the hearing on Defendants' Motion, the Court suggested that the parties should meet and confer regarding the Statements' due dates since the Court wanted to keep the Pre-Trial Conference on the same date (not continue the April 6, 2009, Pre-Trial Conference) and anticipated that a ruling may be issued some time during the week of March 23, 2009. At the time of the hearing the Court and the parties believed that obtaining the Court's ruling on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment before preparing their Separate Pre-Trial Statements would result in a more efficient and effective use of the Court's and Parties' time and resources. Since offering to consider a continuance of the filing of the pretrial order, the parties, have submitted one stipulation for and the Court has ordered a continuance of the filing to April 1, 2009. Plaintiff's counsel has asked defendant's counsel, Carl L. Fessenden, for a stipulation to extend plaintiff's filing of the Pretrial Statement by one day. Mr. Fessenden has indicated that he could not stipulate to it but would have no objection to plaintiff being granted an additional 24 hours for the filing of the Pretrial Statement. When asked if he would like the same extension, Mr. Fessenden indicated that he will be filing the statement for defendants on April 1, 2009, if not before. For this reason, the parties respectfully request the Court modify the Pre Trial Scheduling Order so that final Pre Trial Conference Statements for plaintiff be due April 2, 2009. DATED: Respectfully submitted, MURRAY & ASSOCIATES /s/ Lawrence D. Murray___________________ LAWRENCE D. MURRAY Attorneys for Plaintiff Maggie Franklin
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DECLARATION OF LAWRENCE D. MURRAY IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR ORDER OF THE COURT TO EXTEND THE FILING OF THE PLAINTIFF'S PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT BY ONE DAY I, Lawrence D. Murray, declare: 1. I am the attorney for plaintiff who is charged with the responsibility to represent her at trial of this matter. 2. I request the order of this court that the Plaintiff's Pre Trial Conference Statements, which is currently set to be filed on April 1, 2009, be extended to on or before April 2, 2009. 3. Jury trial in this case is currently scheduled for May 27, 2009. The pretrial conference is currently set for Monday, April 6, 2009. 4. Good cause exists to change the Final Pre-Trial Conference Statement due date because I have just returned to San Francisco to prepare the Pretrial Conference Statement for plaintiff after spending the last week in depositions all day in Fresno in a matter set for trial in Fresno on April 27, 2009. 5. Though I have been diligently working on the plaintiff's Pretrial Statement, as of yet I do not believe it will be finished and ready for filing by 11:59 p.m. on April 1, 2009.

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6. The hearing on the Pretrial Statement has been delayed to permit the hearing and order on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the Alternative, Partial Summary Judgment ("Defendants' Motion") against all of Plaintiff's nine claims for relief and ruling from the Court. This ruling was pending before the Court until last week. 7. The hearing for Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment or Partial Summary Judgment came before the Court on March 16, 2009 2:00 p.m., and the Final Pre-Trial Conference is scheduled to occur by the Court's order on April 6, 2009. 8. On March 16, 2009, at the hearing on Defendants' Motion, I am informed by the attorney present for plaintiff and the attorney present for defendants that the Court suggested that the parties should meet and confer regarding the Statements' due dates since the Court wanted to keep the Pre-Trial Conference on the same date (not continue the April 6, 2009, Pre-Trial Conference) and anticipated that a ruling may be issued some time during the week of March 23, 2009. At the time of the hearing the Court and the parties believed that obtaining the Court's ruling on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment before preparing their Separate Pre-Trial Statements would result in the more efficient and effective use of the Court's and Parties' time and resources.
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9. Since offering to consider a continuance of the filing of the pretrial order, the parties, have submitted one stipulation for and the Court has ordered a continuance of the filing of both Pretrial Statements to April 1, 2009. 10. In my capacity as Plaintiff's counsel, after sending requests to the court via email, I called and asked defendant's counsel, Carl L. Fessenden, for a stipulation to extend plaintiff's filing of the Pretrial Statement by one day. Mr. Fessenden indicated that he could not stipulate to it but would have no objection to plaintiff being granted an additional 24 hours for the filing of the Pretrial Statement. When I asked him if he would like the same extension, Mr. Fessenden indicated that he will be filing the Pretrial Statement for defendants on April 1, 2009, if not before. 11. For these reasons, the plaintiff respectfully requests the Court modify the Pre Trial Scheduling Order so that the final Pre Trial Conference Statements for plaintiff be due one day after it is currently scheduled for filing, specifically on April 2, 2009. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed in San Francisco, California on March 31, 2009.

/s/ Lawrence D. Murray___________________ Lawrence D. Murray /// /// ///

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[PROPOSED] ORDER TO MODIFY PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT FILING DEADLINE FOR PLAINTIFF'S PRETRIAL CONFERENCE STATEMENT TO APRIL 2, 2009 The Court having reviewed the foregoing declaration and application for order, GOOD CAUSE APPEARING: 1. The application is granted. 2. Plaintiff shall file her Pretrial Conference Statement on or before April 2, 2009.

Date: April 1, 2009

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