The Board of Trustees et al v. Accelerated Concrete Cutting et al

Filing 54

ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 10/08/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Legal Help Center Information, # 2 Certificate/Proof of Service)(rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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San Francisco Division

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, in their
capacities as Trustees of the LABORERS
HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA;
LABORERS VACATION-HOLIDAY
TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA; LABORERS PENSION
TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA; and LABORERS TRAINING
AND RETRAINING TRUST FUND FOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,

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ORDER

Plaintiffs,

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v.
ACCELERATED CONCRETE CUTTING, et
al.

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Defendants.
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The court held a hearing on the motion for default judgment on October 8, 2015. The defendant

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Joyce Cotrone appeared and consented to the undersigned’s jurisdiction. She provided the clerk with

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her current mailing address and email address, and the court will update the docket sheet to reflect

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that.

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The court arranged the following process. Joyce Cotrone’s daughter Rachel Cotrone provided

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more information to the plans this week. The plaintiffs will take two weeks to review it and

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thereafter will confer with Rachel Cotrone about the liability landscape on either Thursday, October

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22, 2015 or Friday, October 23, 2015. Thereafter, the plaintiffs will file an update with the court by

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015, by noon and email courtesy copies to Joyce Cotrone and Rachel

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Controne. The court sets a further case-management conference call for Thursday, October 29, 2015,

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at 1 p.m. The plaintiffs’ counsel will email the number to everyone (including to the court at

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[e-mail]).

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The court also provided Ms. Cotrone with a copy of the district court's Handbook for Litigants

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Without a Lawyer. It provides instructions on how to proceed at every stage of a case, including

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discovery, motions, and trial. The court also advised Ms. Cotrone that she could seek assistance

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from the Legal Help Center, a free service of the Volunteer Legal Services Program. She may do so

Courthouse in San Francisco, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California. At the Legal

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For the Northern District of California

by calling 415-782-8982 or by signing up for an appointment on the 15th Floor of the Federal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Help Center, a party is able to speak with an attorney who may be able to provide basic legal help

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but not representation. A copy of the Legal Help Center's flyer is attached.

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The court will mail and email a copy of this order to Joyce Cotrone and Rachel Cotrone at the
addresses that they provided to the court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 8, 2015

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_______________________________
LAUREL BEELER
United States Magistrate Judge

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