The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange

Filing 70

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 8/14/2015 DENYING 69 Defendant's Request to Appear by Telephone at the 8/17/2015 Final Pretrial Conference and Status Conference. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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11 THE NATIONAL GRANGE OF THE

Case No. 2:14-cv-00676-WBS-DAD

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S
REQUEST FOR TO APPEAR
TELEPHONICALLY

ORDER OF PATRONS OF
12 HUSBANDRY, a District of Columbia
nonprofit corporation,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a

16 California corporation,

Defendant.

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19 CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE, a
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California corporation,

Counter-Claimant,

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v.
THE GRANGE OF THE STATE OF

23 CALIFORNIA'S ORDER OF

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY,

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Counter-Defendant.

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The court has received defendant California State Grange's request to allow
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE

1 counsel Jenifer C. Wallis to appear telephonically at the August 17, 2015 Final Pretrial
2 Conference and Status Conference.

Because the Final Pretrial Conference is

3 tantamount to the first day of trial, it is not the practice of this court to permit
4 telephonic appearance at such conference. See Rule 16(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil
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6 attorney who will conduct the trial for each party . . .” There has been no showing that
7 a personal appearance in this case would cause such hardship as to justify an exception
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The request to appear telephonically at the Final Pretrial Conference is therefore
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DENIED.
Dated: August 14, 2015

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE