Berndt et al v. California Department of Corrections et al

Filing 214

ORDER GRANTING request to participate by phone at the case management conference. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 10/21/08. (rbe, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/21/2008)

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PAMELA Y. PRICE, ESQ. (STATE BAR NO. 107713) PRICE AND ASSOCIATES A Professional law Corporation 1617 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: (510 452-5625 e-mail: [e-mail] JOHN L. BURRIS, ESQ. (STATE BAR NO. 69888) Law Offices of John L. Burris 7677 Oakport Street, suite 1120 Oakland, CA 94621 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] CHARLES STEPHEN RALSTON (STATE BAR NO. 34111) 3188 County Route 9 East Chatham, NY 12060 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs MARTHA BERNDT, et al. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

15 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Request to Participate in Case Management Conference by Telephone Berndt v. California Dept. Of Corrections, No. C03-3174 THE Pursuant to Local Rule 16-10, Charles Stephen Ralston, counsel for plaintiffs, requests v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. MARTHA BERNDT, MARTA HASTINGS, JUDY LONGO , et al., individually and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs,

NO. CO3-3174 THE REQUEST OF CHARLES STEPHEN RALSTON TO PARTICIPATE IN CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE Date: November 3, 2008 Time: 1:30 pm Courtroom: 12, 19th Floor Hon. Thelton E. Henderson

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leave to participate in the Case Management Conference scheduled on November 3, 2008, at 1:30 pm PST, by telephone. In support of this request he would show the following: 1. The Case Management Conference is scheduled to be held the day before the election on November 4, 2008. Mr. Ralston's co-counsel, Pamela Y. Price and John L. Burris, are scheduled to travel to Ohio and North Carolina, respectively, for the purpose of participating in election projects in those states. Therefore, they will be out of the State of California on November 3 and will be unavailable to participate in the scheduled Case Management Conference. 2. Mr. Ralston currently resides in New York state and has plans to be in that state on November 3. It would be a matter of great convenience to him if he were allowed to participate in the Case Management Conference by telephone, at 518-392-2142. He will be prepared to participate fully and to speak on behalf of co-counsel as to scheduling and other matters. Dated: October 21, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

Charles Stephen Ralston 3188 County Route 9 East Chatham, NY 12060 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs.

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