Rodriguez v. Tilton, et al

Filing 240

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 5/3/16 DENYING 239 Motion to appear personally at the 5/4/16 hearing.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LUIS VALENZUELA RODRIGUEZ,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:08-cv-1028 GEB AC P

v.

ORDER

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding through counsel with this civil rights action

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pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In preparation for the telephonic status conference scheduled to

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take place on May 4, 2016, plaintiff’s counsel has filed a status update notifying the court that

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plaintiff has passed away. ECF No. 239. Counsel requests that he be allowed to appear

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personally at the May 4, 2016 hearing, rather than telephonically, so that plaintiff’s wife and

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daughter may be present at the hearing. Id. Although the court understands the desire of

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plaintiff’s survivors to attend the May 4, 2016 hearing, the court finds that the telephonic

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appearance of counsel at the hearing is more appropriate at this time.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that counsel’s request to appear personally at

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the May 4, 2016 hearing is denied.

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DATED: May 3, 2016

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