Knopp v. Life Insurance Company of North America et al
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ORDER allowing plaintiff counsel to appear by telephone on 12/23/09 at 10:30 a.m. re 49 Letter filed by Tamara Knopp. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 12/17/09. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/17/2009)
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Steven P. Krafchick Washington State Bar No. 13542 Pro Hac Vice KRAFCHICK LAW FIRM 100 W. Harrison South Tower, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98119 (206) 374-7370 (Telephone) (206) 374-7377 (Facsimile) klf@krafchick.com Mr. Abraham N. Goldman California State Bar No. 102080 ABRAHAM N. GOLDMAN & ASSOCIATES, LTD P.O. Box 120 12896 Rices Crossing Rd. Oregon House, CA 95962 (530) 692-2267 (Telephone) (530) 692-2543 (Fax) agoldman@succeed.net Attorneys for Plaintiff TAMARA KNOPP UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION TAMARA KNOPP, Plaintiff, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, and NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTIC, INC. INSURANCE PLAN, Defendants. Plaintiff respectfully requests this Court for leave to appear telephonically at the following motions currently set for oral argument and consideration on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant Life Insurance Company of America to Answer Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories with Objections Waived Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant Life Insurance Company of America to
PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY
Case No. CV-09-0452 CRB (EMC) PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY ; ORDER Date: December 23, 2009 Time: 10:30 a.m. Dept: Courtroom C, 15th Floor Judge: The Honorable Edward M. Chen
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Fully Respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production Plaintiff's lead counsel, Steven P. Krafchick, is associated with local counsel, Abraham Goldman. Mr. Goldman is unavailable to argue the December 23 motions. Mr. Krafchick is a sole practitioner in Seattle, WA with a very busy calendar. Additionally, his wife recently underwent foot surgery. For the next two (2) to three (3) weeks following her surgery, Mr. Krafchick will be the main caretaker for his wife and their 14 year old daughter. Given these facts, Plaintiff
respectfully requests that Mr. Krafchick be allowed to appear telephonically at the December 23, 2009 10:30 a.m. hearing. Sheena Jain, attorney for Life Insurance Company of America, and Nancy Ober, attorney for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostic, Inc. Insurance, have no objection to this request. If it is Your Honor wishes for counsel to appear personally at the motion, Plaintiff asks the Court to reschedule the December 23 hearing and move it to January 15, 2010 or a date anytime thereafter that works for the Court and the parties. Dated: December 16, 2009 /s/ Steven P. Krafchick STEVEN P. KRAFCHICK KRAFCHICK LAW FIRM Attorneys for Plaintiff TAMARA KNOPP
IT IS SO ORDERED that Plaintiff's counsel Steven Krafchick is allowed to appear by telephone on 12/23/09 at 10:30 a.m. Court will initiate conference call between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
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PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on December 16, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the parties herein. KRAFCHICK LAW FIRM
/s/ Kimberly A. Cutting Kimberly A. Cutting Paralegal to Steven P. Krafchick
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