Doe et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al

Filing 200

ORDER FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTATION. Signed by Judge Thelton Henderson on 5/4/12. (tehlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JANE DOE and ANNE RASKIN,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, et al.,

NO. C10-04700 TEH
ORDER FOR FURTHER
DOCUMENTATION

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Defendants.
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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On April 4, 2012, on the second day of the jury trial held in this case, Lawrence
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Hecimovich, counsel for Defendants, was ordered to show cause why sanctions should not be
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imposed for his inappropriate questioning of Plaintiff Anne Raskin during cross-examination.
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Mr. Hecimovich was required to file any written response to this order by noon on
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Friday, April 6, 2012. Mr. Hecimovich responded in the form of a letter, which he filed on
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April 6, 2012. In his letter, he made reference to a case in which he engaged in a nearly
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identical line of questioning of a plaintiff, and in which the line of questioning had been
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allowed over opposing counsel’s objection.
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Mr. Hecimovich provided the name of this case in his letter, albeit with some measure
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of uncertainty: he cites the case, noting it was his only prior jury trial, as Hsu (?) v. Bank of
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America. He provides no case number or specific date for the case, only the year, 2001.
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Because of this lack of specificity, the Court has no means of accessing the records
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from this case, nor of referring to, or relying on, this ruling in evaluating the presently
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pending order to show cause.
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The Court wishes to further examine the state court proceedings cited by Mr.
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Hecimovich. Therefore, the Court hereby ORDERS Mr. Hecimovich to file a transcript of
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1 the relevant portion of the state court proceedings in the Hsu (?) case with this Court on or
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4 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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6 Dated: 5/4/12
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THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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