Animal Legal Defense Fund et al v. The Great Bull Run, LLC et al

Filing 32

ORDER Re: Attendance at Mediation signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte.(shyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/5/2014)

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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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ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, et al.
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No. C 14-1171 MEJ

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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: ATTENDANCE AT
MEDIATION

v.
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THE GREAT BULL RUN, LLC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Date:
Mediator:

September 16, 2014
Dirk Schenkkan

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Before the court are plaintiffs’ and defendants’ requests for their client representatives to be
excused from appearing in person at the mediation scheduled for September 16, 2014 before Dirk
Schenkkan. ADR L.R. 6-10(d) requires that any request to be excused from appearing in person at a
mediation be accompanied by a statement as to why attending the mediation would cause the
requesting party ‘extraordinary or otherwise unjustifiable hardship.’ The court finds that neither
party has demonstrated that their being required to attend the mediation would cause such hardship
and accordingly DENIES both requests. The representatives for all parties shall appear in person at
the mediation.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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September 4, 2014

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Dated

By:
Elizabeth D. Laporte
United States Chief Magistrate Judge