Cobb v. Adams et al

Filing 78

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS; CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES; AND DENYING MOTIONS TO SHORTEN TIME AND TO STAY AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 3/5/14. Motion Hearing set for 4/25/2014 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor, Oakland before Hon. Jeffrey S. White.. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/5/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JASON COBB,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,

No. C 13-04917 JSW

v.

ORDER SETTING HEARING ON
MOTIONS TO DISMISS,
CONTINUING CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
AND RELATED DEADLINES,
AND DENYING MOTIONS TO
SHORTEN TIME AND TO STAY
AS MOOT

DON ADAMS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Now before the Court for consideration is the motion to shorten time filed by

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Defendants, who ask the Court to hear their motion to stay on an expedited basis. (Docket No.

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70.) Defendants seek a stay of discovery in this action, pending resolution of the motions to

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dismiss. Plaintiff opposes the motion to shorten time, and he argues that discovery may

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commence pursuant to Federal Rule Civil Procedure 26(d)(1). “[T]he district court has inherent

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power ‘to control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for

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itself, for counsel, and for litigants.’” United States v. United States District Court for Northern

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Mariana Islands, 694 F.3d 1051, 1058 (9th Cir. 2012) (quoting Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S.

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248, 254 (1936)). Based on this inherent power, and in the interest of judicial economy and

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efficiency, the Court HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

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The pending motions to dismiss shall be heard on Friday, April 25, 2014, at 9:00
a.m., in Courtroom 5, Second Floor, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.

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If the Court finds the motions suitable for disposition without oral argument, it

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shall notify the parties in advance of the hearing.

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The Court expresses no opinion on the merits of the motions to dismiss.

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However, because the resolution of the motions to dismiss may or may not affect

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the manner in which the case will proceed, the Court HEREBY CONTINUES

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case management conference scheduled for March 28, 2014, to Friday, June 6,

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2014 at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom 5, Second Floor, 1301 Clay Street,

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Oakland, California. The parties’ joint case management conference statement

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shall be due by no later than Friday, May 30, 2014. All deadlines associated
with that case management conference, including commencement of discovery,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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are continued as well.

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In light of these Orders, Defendants’ motion to shorten time (Docket No. 70) and
motion to stay (Docket No. 76) are DENIED AS MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 5, 2014
JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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