Newport et al v. Burger King Corporation

Filing 440

ORDER REGARDING UPCOMING PRETRIAL CONFERENCE re #404 Notice (Other) filed by Burger King Corporation. Signed by Judge Alsup on December 13, 2011. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/13/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ROY D. NEWPORT, et al.,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants,
v.

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ORDER REGARDING
UPCOMING PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE

BURGER KING CORPORATION,

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No. C 10-04511 WHA

Defendant/Counter-Claimant,
v.
ANTELOPE VALLEY RESTAURANTS, INC, et al.
Counter-Defendants.
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The Court is in receipt of Burger King Corporations’s request to continue the final pretrial

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conference due to a family emergency of one of BKC’s lead counsel (Dkt. No. 404). The Court

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will go ahead with the pretrial conference as scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on December 19, 2011.

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However, the Court is sympathetic to the family emergency, so the principal order of business

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will be a more general discussion about whether to postpone the trial until after resolution of the

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companion case, Vallabhapurapu, et al. v. Burger King Corporation. Thus, this will be a higher

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level strategic case management conference and will not get into the specific motions in limine.

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In light of the shift in focus of the hearing and given the need for the Court to proceed with the

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currently scheduled date, the Court would appreciate if one counsel for each side will be in

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attendance.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 13, 2011.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

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