George et al v. Sonoma County Sherrif's Department et al

Filing 99

ORDER re #93 Proposed Order filed by Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Sutter Health. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on December 12, 2008. (edllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/12/2008)

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BARRY VOGEL, STATE BAR NO. 108640 LARRY THORNTON, STATE BAR NO. 232265 LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DE HAAS, FESLER & AMES 655 University Avenue, Suite 119 Sacramento, California 95825 Phone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants, SUTTER HEALTH and SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VALERIE GEORGE, as Administrator and) Personal Representative of THE ESTATE) OF RYAN GEORGE; VALERIE GEORGE) and TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, as Legal) Representatives for Jaida George and Ryan) G e o r g e , Jr.; VALERIE GEORGE,) Individually; DONALD GEORGE; and) TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, Individually, ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) S O N O M A COUNTY SHERIFF'S) D E P A R T M E N T ; BILL COGBILL;) COUNTY OF SONOMA; CALIFORNIA) FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC;) JAMES LUDERS, M.D.; MICHAEL E.) DAGEY, R.N.; SUTTER HEALTH;) SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA) ROSA; EDWARD W. HARD, M.D.;) RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D.; JOSEPH N.) MATEL, M.D.; NORICK JANIAN, M.D.;) ) and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, ) ) Def e ndants. __________________________________ ) CASE NO.: 3:08-cv-02675-EDL ( P R O P O S E D ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' REQUEST FOR LEAD TRIAL COUNSEL TO BE EXCUSED FROM APPEARING AT INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE [Civil Local Rules, Rule 16-10(a)] Date: December 16, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Courtroom E, 15th Floor 450 Golden Gate Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Before: Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules, Rule 16-10(a), Defendants SUTTER HEALTH and SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA respectfully request their lead trial counsel, Barry Vogel, 1
PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR LEAD TRIAL COUNSEL TO BE EXCUSED FROM APPEARANCE AT INITIAL CMC 3:08-cv-02675-EDL

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to be excused from attending the Initial Case Management Conference due to a calendar conflict, and to have defense counsel, Larry Thornton, personally appear at the Initial Case Management Conference in the place and stead of Mr. Vogel. Mr. Thornton is extensively familiar with this case and has done almost all of the discovery and investigation in this case to date. Mr. Vogel has conflicting matters in other cases that he is more extensively involved in. (PROPOSED) ORDER THE REQUEST IS GRANTED.
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