John Hancock Insurance Company (U.S.A.) v. Goss et al

Filing 26

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO SHORTEN TIME RE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO TAKE DEPOSITION OF A PRISONER granting 24 Ex Parte Application. Deadlines revised as to 23 MOTION to Take Deposition from Prisoner Mark Goss. Responses due by 5/11/2015 (no reply brief is allowed). Motion Hearing set for 5/13/2015 02:00 PM in Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. William H. Orrick. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 05/07/2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/7/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN HANCOCK INSURANCE
COMPANY (U.S.A.),
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 14-cv-04651-WHO

v.
MINDY GOSS, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO SHORTEN TIME RE MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO TAKE DEPOSITION OF A
PRISONER
Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 24

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Defendant Windsor Securities, LLC requests leave to take the deposition of Mark Goss,

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who is incarcerated, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30. Dkt. No. 23 at 2. It asserts

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that Mr. Goss has essential information relating to this case because he was the former trustee of

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the Joe E. Acker Family Insurance Trust (the Trust) during the relevant time period. Id. at 3.

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Windsor also moves to advance the hearing date on this motion, currently scheduled for June 3,

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2015, in consideration of the close of discovery on July 1, 2015. Dkt. No. 24 at 2. In support of

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its motion to advance, Windsor submitted a declaration of Russell F. Rowen that states that

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counsel for the plaintiff John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and counsel for the other

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defendant, Mindy Goss (the current trustee of the Trust), do not oppose the taking of the

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deposition of Mr. Goss. Id. at 2.
Windsor’s motion to advance the hearing date is GRANTED. The hearing shall be
advanced to May 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm in Courtroom 2. Anyone opposing Windsor’s motion for
leave to take the deposition shall file an opposition by the close of business on Monday, May 11,
2015. No reply brief is allowed. If no one opposes the motion by May 11, 2015, I will vacate the

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hearing and grant Windsor’s motion for leave to take the deposition.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 6, 2015
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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