Smiley v. JP Morgan Chase

Filing 31

ORDER REGARDING EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 1/22/2015. (lhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIONA L. SMILEY,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.14-cv-01651-NC

Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER REGARDING EX PARTE
COMMUNICATIONS

JP MORGAN CHASE, et al.,
Defendants.

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This Court has received ex parte communications from plaintiff Kiona L. Smiley.

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As a general matter, the local rules prohibit ex parte communications and provide that “an

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attorney or party to an action must refrain from making telephone calls or writing letters or

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sending copies of communications between counsel to the assigned Judge or the Judge’s

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law clerks or otherwise communicating with a Judge or the Judge’s staff regarding a

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pending matter, without prior notice to opposing counsel.” Civ. L.R. 11-4(c). Any written

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request to the Court for an order must be presented by filing a proper motion or stipulation.

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See Civ. L.R. 7-1(a). The Court therefore strikes the improper communications.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 22, 2015

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14-cv-01651 NC

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NATHANAEL M. COUSINS
United States Magistrate Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIONA L. SMILEY,

Case No. 14-cv-01651-NC

Plaintiff,
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v.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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JP MORGAN CHASE, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.
That on 1/22/2015, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said
copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing
said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle
located in the Clerk's office.

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Kiona L. Smiley
9837 Milan Dr
Stockton, CA 95212

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Dated: 1/22/2015

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Richard W. Wieking
Clerk, United States District Court

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By:________________________
Lili Harrell, Deputy Clerk to the
Honorable NATHANAEL M. COUSINS

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