Cunzhu et al v. Yahoo Inc. et al

Filing 31

ORDER GRANTING YAHOO! INC.'S MOTION TO CHANGE TIME AND TEMPORARILY TO STAY PENDING DEADLINES; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. The Case Management Conference is continued from September 26, 2008 to November 21, 2008. A Joint Case Manageme nt Statement, or, if appropriate, separate statements, shall be filed no later than November 14, 2008. The Court stays all other current deadlines; in particular, the deadline for any defendant to file a response to the complaint, the deadline for th e parties to make initial disclosures, and the deadline to complete mediation are stayed; new deadlines will be set at the Case Management Conference. The September 22, 2008 ADR conference call is vacated. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on September 15, 2008. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/15/2008)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 v. YAHOO! INC. et al., Defendants / CUNZHU ZHENG, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C-08-1068 MMC ORDER GRANTING YAHOO! INC.'S MOTION TO CHANGE TIME AND TEMPORARILY TO STAY PENDING DEADLINES; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE United States District Court IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Before the Court is defendant Yahoo! Inc.'s Motion to Change Time and Temporarily to Stay the Pending Deadlines, filed September 9, 2008. Defendant having advised the Court that plaintiffs' counsel of record has been, as of August 16, 2008, suspended from the practice of law in California, (see Petrocelli Decl. Ex. A), and, further, that plaintiffs' counsel of record is currently "inactive" as a result of an order issued during the course of a disciplinary action, (see id. Exs. A, J), the Court finds good cause exists to temporarily stay all current deadlines pending determination under Civil Local Rule 11-7 as to whether plaintiffs' counsel of record should be subject to reciprocal discipline. Accordingly, the motion is hereby GRANTED. For the same reasons, good cause exists to continue the Case Management Conference. Accordingly, the Case Management Conference is hereby CONTINUED from September 26, 2008 to November 21, 2008. A Joint Case Management Statement, or, if

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appropriate, separate statements, shall be filed no later than November 14, 2008. Additionally, the Court hereby STAYS all other current deadlines. In particular, the deadline for any defendant to file a response to the complaint, the deadline for the parties to make initial disclosures, and the deadline to complete mediation are stayed; new deadlines will be set at the Case Management Conference. Lastly, the September 22, 2008 ADR conference call is VACATED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2008

MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge

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