Daniels v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America et al

Filing 111

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Magistrrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman on 9/9/2008. (bzsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2008)

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No. C06-6348 MHP (BZ)

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Before the court is plaintiff's request for a continuance of the settlement conference scheduled for Thursday, September 11, 2008, for unspecified medical reasons. scheduled on June 25, 2008. This conference was

Plaintiff offers no explanation for

why she waited until Tuesday afternoon to request a continuance of a conference scheduled for Thursday and provides no medical certificate explaining the nature of the problem that she claims will prevent her from participating on Thursday or when the problem first arose. For these reasons, the request is DENIED 1

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without prejudice to being renewed if plaintiff provides a certificate from a doctor by 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2008 explaining the nature of plaintiff's current condition and when it first appeared. The parties are advised that if the

conference is continued, it will likely be continued to a date in early December. The court's calendar does not permit a

continuance "for several weeks." Dated: September 9, 2008 Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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