N.Y. v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District et al

Filing 101

ORDER GRANTING MOTION BY MARC H. RANDAZZA AND D. GILL SPERLEIN TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF; EXTENDING DEADLINE TO COMPLETE FACT DISCOVERY; DIRECTIONS TO CLERK; DIRECTIONS TO PARTIES. Marc J. Randazza and D. Gill Sperlein are relieved as counsel as record for plaintiff N.Y. Given the absence of an immediate substitution, plaintiff now proceeds pro se. The deadline to complete fact discovery is extended from December 24, 2018, to March 4, 2019. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on December 13, 2018. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/13/2018)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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N.Y.,

Case No. 17-cv-03906-MMC
Plaintiff,

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v.

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SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION BY
MARC H. RANDAZZA AND D. GILL
SPERLEIN TO WITHDRAW AS
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF;
EXTENDING DEADLINE TO
COMPLETE FACT DISCOVERY;
DIRECTIONS TO CLERK;
DIRECTIONS TO PARTIES
Re: Dkt. No. 98

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Before the Court is the motion, filed December 4, 2018, by Marc J. Randazza and

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D. Gill Sperlein, "to Withdraw as Attorneys," which motion also seeks an order extending,

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for seventy days, the deadline to complete fact discovery, in order to afford plaintiff an

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opportunity to locate new counsel. Plaintiff has consented to the withdrawal (see

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Randazza Decl. Ex. A); no other response to the motion has been filed.1

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The Court having read and considered the motion, and good cause appearing, the
relief requested is hereby GRANTED as follows:

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1. Marc J. Randazza and D. Gill Sperlein are RELIEVED as counsel as record for

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plaintiff N.Y. Given the absence of an immediate substitution, plaintiff now proceeds pro

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se, and, accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to update the docket to indicate

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plaintiff's address as follows: 317 Montoya Way, Danville, California, 94526.

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2. Defendants are DIRECTED to continue to electronically file all documents, and

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Counsel for plaintiff states he has been informed by defendants' counsel that
defendants do not oppose the motion. (See id. ¶ 12.)

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to serve plaintiff, by mail at the above-stated address, all documents they file. Plaintiff is

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DIRECTED to submit all documents for filing in paper form, specifically by mailing or

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otherwise delivering to the Clerk of Court, at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San

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Francisco CA 94102, both the original and a chambers copy thereof, which copy is to be

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clearly marked "Chambers Copy." Additionally, plaintiff is DIRECTED to serve counsel

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for defendants with a copy of any document he files with the Clerk, and to file proof of

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such service. See Civil L.R. 5-5(a).

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2. The deadline to complete fact discovery is EXTENDED from December 24,
2018, to March 4, 2019.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Dated: December 13, 2018
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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Although the new deadline to complete fact discovery is after the deadline to
complete expert discovery, "all parties," according to plaintiff's counsel, "have indicated
that they will not use expert witnesses." (See Pl.'s Mot. at 5:7-8.)
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