Schneider v. Bank of America N.A et al
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 6/5/12 ORDERING that Plaintiff's 6/4/12 ex parte motion for a continuance 75 of the previously scheduled 6/6/12 hearing is denied. The hearing will be held on 6/6/12 at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the undersigned. Counsel may appear telephonically if they have made the necessary arrangements to do so.(Becknal, R)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CHRISTOPHER D. SCHNEIDER,
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Plaintiff,
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Case No. 2:11-cv-2953 LKK DAD PS
vs.
BANK OF AMERICA N.A., et al.,
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ORDER
Defendants.
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Plaintiff, Christopher Schneider, is proceeding in this action pro se. The case was
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referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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At an Early Settlement Conference held before the undersigned on March 16,
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2012, the parties reached a tentative settlement agreement pending final approval by defendant
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Bank of America, N.A. Thereafter, defendant Bank of America approved the tentative settlement
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agreement that had been reached on March 16, 2012. On May 25, 2012, a Status Conference
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was held before the undersigned regarding the status of the final settlement documents. At that
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time, in light of objections raised by plaintiff with respect to the specific settlement document
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language proposed by defendant’s counsel, the court set a further hearing for June 6, 2012, in
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order to resolve any remaining objections to specific settlement agreement language.
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On June 4, 2012, plaintiff filed an ex parte motion to continue the June 6, 2012,
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hearing. Therein, plaintiff states that the hearing should be continued to allow him additional
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time to obtain and review the transcripts from the May 25, 2012 Status Conference, so that he
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may verify “that certain statements made by opposing counsel and this court, were properly heard
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by him.” (Doc. No. 75 at 1.)
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The court may grant an initial ex parte extension of time upon the affidavit of
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counsel that a stipulation extending time cannot reasonably be obtained, explaining the reasons
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why such a stipulation cannot be obtained and the reasons why the extension is necessary. E.D.
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Cal. Local Rule 144(c). Except for one such initial extension, ex parte applications are not
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ordinarily granted. (Id.) Here, the court finds that plaintiff’s request for an extension of time
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does not demonstrate that an extension of time is necessary and thus does not satisfy the
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requirements of Local Rule 144(c).
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s June 4, 2012 ex parte
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motion for a continuance (Doc. No. 75) of the previously scheduled June 6, 2012 hearing is
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denied. The hearing will be held on June 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the
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undersigned. Counsel may appear telephonically if they have made the necessary arrangements
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to do so.
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DATED: June 5, 2012.
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