Situ et al v. Wong et al

Filing 54

ORDER re 52 Notice (Other) filed by Biqi Zhao. Order Granting Plaintiffs' Application for Telephonic Standby Staus. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 7/15/2014. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2014)

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C H R I S T O P H E R J. R I L L O ( S B N 1 1 2 0 0 9 )
RILLO L A W GROUP
111 P i n e Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, C A 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
criilo'%illolaw.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
X I A N G H U A N S I T U , an individual, and
B I Q l Z H A O , an individual

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IN T H EUNITED S T A T E S DISTRICT C O U R T

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FOR T H ENORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIORNIA

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X I O N G M A N S I T U , an individual, and
B I Q I Z H A O , an individual,

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Case N o . 13-cv-05102-JD

(NJV)

ORDER GRANTING

Plaintiffs,

PLAINTIFFS'APPLICATION
FOR TELEPHONE STANDBY A T
SETTLEMEMT CONFERENCE

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E U G E N E W O N G , an individual,
C O N N I E C H A N , an individual,
D A V I D C H U N , an individual,
B I L L W O N G , an individual,
M A T T H E W T S A I , an individual,
L E L A N D W O N G , an individual, and U M C
F O O D C O R P O R A T I O N , a California
corporation, and D O E S 1 through 20,
Defendants.

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Plaintiffs X i o n g M a n S i t u and B i q i Z h a o hereby respectfiilly petition the Court for
p e r m i s s i o n f o r parties t o be o n t e l e p h o n e standby.
1. P l a i n t i f f s are residents o f C h i n a . T h e y require visas t o t r a v e l t o the U n i t e d States. I n
order to obtain a visa, they need several w e e k s notice.
2. P l a i n t i f f s ' a p p l i e d f o r visas and appeared at the C o u r t S e t t l e m e n t C o n f e r e n c e o n J u n e
18, 2 0 1 4 before the H o n o r a b l e E l i z a b e t h L a Porte, U n i t e d States M a g i s t r a t e Judge.

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PLAINTIFFS' APPLICATION FORTELEPHONE STANDBY A T SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

3. A t the c o n c l u s i o n o f the last settlement conference, i t w a s apparent that a further
conference w o u l d be needed. M a g i s t r a t e Judge L a P o r t e stated that p l a i n t i f f s need n o t be present
i n person.
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Plaintiffs lack a visa and cannot attend this w e e k ' s settlement conference.

Plaintiffs

w i l l be available o n telephone standby, h o w e v e r , t o c o m m u n i c a t e regarding settlement.
5. A l l defendants consent i n t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e C o u r t s h o u l d g r a n t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n e x c u s i n g p l a i n t i f f s from a t t e n d a n c e i n
person.

RILLO L A W GROUP

Dated: July 14, 2 0 1 4

/ s / Christopher J. Rillo
C h r i s t o p h e r J. R i l l o
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
X I O N G M A N S I T U , an individual,
and BIQI ZHAO, an individual

Plaintiffs' application for telephonic standby is HEREBY
GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
July 15, 2014
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NANDOR VADAS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I , M a b e l e n e V a l e r o s , declare:

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I a m a c i t i z e n o f the U n i t e d States and e m p l o y e d i n S a n Francisco C o u n t y , C a l i f o r n i a . I
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a m o v e r the age o f eighteen years a n d n o t a p a r t y t o the w i t h i n - e n t i t l e d a c t i o n . M y business
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address is 111 P i n e Street, 1 4 * F l o o r , S a n Francisco, C a l i f o r n i a 9 4 1 1 1 . O n J u l y 14, 2 0 1 4 , 1
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served the f o l l o w i n g document(s):
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P L A I N T I F F S ' A P P L I C A T I O N F O RT E L E P H O N I C
AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

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I—I

b y t r a n s m i t t i n g v i a f a c s i m i l e t h e d o c u m e n t ( s ) l i s t e d a b o v e t o t h e f a x n u m b e r ( s ) set
f o r t h b e l o w o n this date before 5:00 p . m .

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b y using the C M / E C F system w h i c h w i l l automatically send e m a i l notification o f
s u c h filing t o t h e f o l l o w i n g a t t o r n e y s o f r e c o r d b e l o w .

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b y p l a c i n g the d o c u m e n t ( s ) listed above i n a sealed
envelope and
affixing a pre-paid air bill, and causing the envelope t o be delivered t o a
agent for delivery.

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b y p e r s o n a l l y d e l i v e r i n g t h e d o c u m e n t ( s ) l i s t e d a b o v e t o the person(s) at the
a d d r e s s ( e s ) set f o r t h b e l o w .

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b y placing the document(s) listed above i n a sealed envelope w i t h postage t h e r e o n
fiiUy p r e p a i d , i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s m a i l at S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a a d d r e s s e d as
set f o r t h b e l o w .

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STANDBY

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(See attached

Service

List)

I declare under p e n a l t y o f perjury under the l a w s o f the U n i t e d States o f A m e r i c a that the
foregoing is true and correct to the best o f m y k n o w l e d g e . E x e c u t e d o n July
E x e c u t e d o n J u l y 14, 2 0 1 4 , at S a n F r a n c i s c o , C a l i f o r n i a .

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Mabelene Valeros

Xiong Man Situ and Biqi Zhao v. Eugene Wong, et aL
U . S . D . C . , N . D . C a l i f o r n i a , C a s e N o . C V 13 5102
Service List

Mark P. Edson
Bemett, Samuelson, Reynolds, AUard,
Cowperthwaite & Gelini
1301 M a r i n a V i l l a g e P k w y
A l a m e d a , C A 94501
T e l e p h o n e : [phone]
F a c s i m i l e : [phone]
Counsel for Defendant Eugene
Wong

Peter Weber
Murphy Pearson Bradley & Feeney
88 K e a r n y S t r e e t
10* F l o o r
S a n F r a n c i s c o , C A 94108
T e l e p h o n e : [phone]
F a c s i m i l e : [phone]
Counsel for Defendant Connie
Chan

Ed Lai
Bishop Barry Drath
2000 P o w e l l S t r e e t
E m e r y v i l l e , C A 94608
T e l e p h o n e : [phone]
F a c s i m i l e : [phone]
Counsel for Defendant William

Lawrence Less
Less & Weaver
1388 S u t t e r S t r e e t , S u i t e 800
S a n F r a n c i s c o , C A 94109
T e l e p h o n e : [phone]
F a c s i m i l e : [phone]
Counsel for Defendant Leland

William Taylor
Tsao-Wu, Chow & Yee L L P
685 M a r k e t S t r e e t
S u i t e 460
S a n F r a n c i s c o , C A 94105
T e l e p h o n e : [phone]
F a c s i m i l e : [phone]
Counsel for Defendant David

Wong

Chun

Wong