Lopez v. Schwarzenneger

Filing 183

ORDER on Defendants' Ex Parte Request that Staff Counsel for CDCR be Permitted to Appear Telephonically at Settlement Conference re 182 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 7/9/13. (Gonzalez, R)

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WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES
1250 Sutterville Road, Ste. 290
Sacramento, CA 95822
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
Kathleen J. Williams, CSB #127021
Matthew Ross Wilson, CSB #236309

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Attorneys for defendants
BEARD, WILLIAMS, PARK, GARCIA,
BERNA, CRONJAGER, GOMEZ,
FLOREZ, McCLURE, BUECHNER, BURT,
FISCHER, RUFF, and KISSEL

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANDREW LOPEZ,

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Plaintiff,
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., )
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Defendants.
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CASE NO: 2:09-cv-01760 MCE-AC
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE
REQUEST THAT STAFF COUNSEL FOR
CDCR BE PERMITTED TO APPEAR
TELEPHONICALLY AT SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE
(Doc. 182)

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A second settlement conference in this matter is set for July 26, 2013, at 1:00

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p.m. at the California State Prison, Corcoran. The defendants filed a request that staff

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counsel for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) be

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permitted to attend the settlement conference by telephone. Defendants explain that

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defense counsel will be physically present at the settlement conference, but ask that

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CDCR staff counsel appear telephonically due to CDCR’s severe financial constraints

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and limited travel expenditures.

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Lopez v. Schwarzenegger, et al. [2:09-cv-01760 MCE AC P] Order re Defs’ Ex Parte Request for Telephonic
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Good cause appearing, defendants’ request that CDCR staff counsel be

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permitted to appear telephonically at the July 26, 2013, settlement conference is

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GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 9, 2013
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/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Lopez v. Schwarzenegger, et al. [2:09-cv-01760 MCE AC P] Order re Defs’ Ex Parte Request for Telephonic
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