Arnold v. County of Sacramento et al

Filing 13

REQUEST to continue Scheduling Conference and related dates by 45 days by Connie Arnold. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Lim, Mary) Modified on 9/24/2012 (Kaminski, H)

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JEFF A. HARRISON (SBN 151227)
MARY J. LIM (SBN 272170)
METZ & HARRISON, LLP
139 Richmond Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
CONNIE ARNOLD

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CONNIE ARNOLD

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO;
SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
AUTHORITY; SUNRISE
RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT;
and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,
Defendants.

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) Case No.: 12-CV-01998-LKK-EFB
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Civil Rights
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) REQUEST TO CONTINUE
) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND
) RELATED DATES BY 45 DAYS
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) Current Dates
) Last Day for Meeting
) of Counsel:
10/01/2012
) Status Reports Due:
10/09/2012
) Scheduling Conference: 10/22/2012
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) Requested Dates
) Last Day for Meeting
) of Counsel:
11/15/2012
) Status Reports Due:
11/23/2012
) Scheduling Conference: 12/06/2012
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TO ALL PARTIES, THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, AND THE UNITED

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STATES DISTRICT COURT:

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Plaintiff CONNIE ARNOLD (“Plaintiff”), by and through her respective

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REQUEST TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND RELATED DATES BY 45 DAYS
Case No. 12-CV-01998-LKK-EFB
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counsel, hereby requests that the Court continue the date for the scheduling

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conference and related dates. Good cause exists for continuing these dates.

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On July 31, 2012, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in this action.

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2.

The Court promptly issued an Order setting a pretrial scheduling

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conference for October 22, 2012, which requires the Parties to conduct their Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 26(f) meeting of counsel by October 1, 2012 and file their status reports by

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October 9, 2012.

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3.

On August 27, 2012, based on newly obtained information, Plaintiff

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filed a First Amended Complaint to add a necessary party to the action before any of

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the Defendants had filed a response.

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4.

To date, only Defendant SUNRISE RECREATION & PARK

DISTRICT has filed a responsive pleading.
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Counsel for Defendants SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY

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AUTHORITY and COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO is unknown to Plaintiff at this

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time as Defendants are not required to file a responsive pleading until October 4,

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2012 and October 5, 2012, respectively.

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6.

In order to give the Parties adequate time to conduct a meeting of

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counsel and to prepare meaningful status reports, Plaintiff requests that the Court

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continue the scheduling conference by forty-five (45) days.

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Prior to the filing of this request, Plaintiff contacted the Court and

confirmed that Plaintiff may make this request.

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Dated: September 21, 2012

METZ & HARRISON, LLP

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By:
JEFF A. HARRISON
MARY J. LIM
Attorneys for Plaintiff, CONNIE ARNOLD

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REQUEST TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE AND RELATED DATES BY 45 DAYS
Case No. 12-CV-01998-LKK-EFB
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