Plyley v. Grangaard

Filing 56

ORDER REQUESTING RESPONSE FROM COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Alsup on 4/11/2014. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/11/2014).

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1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 GENE PLYLEY, 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 Plaintiff, No. C 12-05825 WHA v. MARLENE L. GRANGAARD, individually and as trustee of the MARLENE L. GRANGAARD REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, dba CLAM BEACH INN, aka CLAM DIGGER BAR, ORDER REQUESTING RESPONSE FROM COUNSEL Defendants. / 18 19 As part of her motion for attorney’s fees and sanctions, which was permitted by the order 20 dated March 7, 2014 (Dkt. No. 48), defense attorney Laura S. Flynn stated (Flynn Decl. ¶ 8) 21 (emphasis added): 22 23 24 25 26 However, as to the attorney’s fees motion, due to the press of business and the limited time allowed to file the motion, I was not able to meet and confer with plaintiff’s counsel regarding the reasonable amount of attorney’s fees. I will contact plaintiff’s counsel today and attempt to reach a compromise as to the amount of attorney’s fees to be awarded. If an agreement is reached, we will file a stipulation and related proposed order with the court. A hearing on Attorney Flynn’s motion is set for May 1, 2014. Accordingly, counsel for 27 both sides are requested to please file a response, either (1) providing an update as to whether 28 they “have met and conferred for the purpose of attempting to resolve any disputes with respect to the motion,” or (2) if “no conference was held,” providing a statement “with certification that 1 the applying attorney made a good faith effort to arrange such a conference, setting forth the 2 reason the conference was not held.” Civ. L.R. 54-5(b)(1). Counsel will please file this 3 response by 5 PM ON APRIL 16, 2014. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 7 Dated: April 11, 2014. WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 8 9 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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