Berndt et al v. California Department of Corrections et al

Filing 778

ORDER re telephonic status conference. Signed by Judge Hamilton on 7/10/2015. (pjhlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARTHA BERNDT, et al.,

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Case No. 03-cv-3174-PJH

Plaintiffs,

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v.

ORDER RE TELEPHONIC STATUS
CONFERENCE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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On July 10, 2015, at the request of the parties in the above-captioned case, the

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court held a telephonic status conference. Plaintiffs requested that the pretrial and trial

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schedule be modified, in light of the fact that five of the seven plaintiffs have reached

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settlements in principle. Specifically, plaintiffs requested the following: (1) a continuance

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of the pretrial conference, from August 17, 2015 to August 31, 2015; (2) a continuance of

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the trial start date, from September 14, 2015 to September 28, 2015; and (3) a total of

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four weeks for trial. Defendants did not object to the continuance of the pretrial

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conference and the trial start date, but opposed the request for four weeks of trial.

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Defendants argued that the court had allotted seven weeks for trial when the case

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involved seven plaintiffs, and thus argued that only two weeks should be allotted for the

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remaining two plaintiffs.

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As stated at the conference, the request to continue the pretrial conference and

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the trial start date is denied, as those dates have been set since October 20, 2014, and

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the court is unavailable on the requested pretrial conference date. Thus, the pretrial

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conference shall remain as scheduled on August 17, 2015, and the trial start date shall

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rem
main as sch
heduled on September 14, 2015. See Dkt. 752.
As to the trial leng the cou will allot three week for trial, b will exc
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tim spent on jury select
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tion, closing argument jury instr
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ts,
ructions, an deliberat
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tions.

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Thus, in effec the partie will have approxima
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ately three-and-one-ha weeks fo trial. As
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sta
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fifte
een-minute breaks, on Monday, Tuesday, T
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Thursday, a Friday. See Dkt. 7
and
752.

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IT IS SO ORDER
S
RED.
ated: July 10, 2015
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Da
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PH
HYLLIS J. H
HAMILTON
Un
nited States District Ju
s
udge

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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