Ross v. Global Wine Company et al

Filing 87

ORDER DENYING 86 Stipulated Request to Continue Trial Date. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 5/13/2011. (cwlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/13/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KIMBERLEY ROSS,

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No. C 09-06107 CW

Plaintiff,
v.
GLOBAL WINE COMPANY and JOHN DAVIS,

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ORDER DENYING
PARTIES’
STIPULATED
REQUEST TO
CONTINUE TRIAL
DATE

Defendants.
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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A seven-day jury trial is scheduled to begin on May 31, 2011
at 8:30 a.m.

This trial date was set on April 27, 2010.

The parties have filed a stipulated request to continue the

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trial date to the week of July 5, 2011.

They point to trials in

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which their counsel are involved.

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sheet in Froncillo v. Contemporary Services Corporation, Case No.

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CGC-08-483611 (S.F. Super. Ct.), the case which Defendant Global

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Wine Company’s counsel is also litigating, indicates that the

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parties in that action agreed on February 10, 2011 to continue the

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trial date to May 2, 2011.

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time the Froncillo trial was continued that there could be a

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conflict with the long-standing trial date in this action.

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Further, the parties in Froncillo estimated that trial would last

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approximately four to ten days; by the Froncillo parties’ estimate,

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that trial should be complete before the trial in this action

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begins.

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of the other case in which he is involved, whether the trial date

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in that action was set before the date in this action or when the

However, the state court docket

Thus, Defendant’s counsel knew at the

Plaintiff Kimberley Ross’s counsel does not state the name

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other trial is expected to end.
The parties do not establish good cause for their requested

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continuance.

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available, as stated on the Court’s public calendar.

Even if they did, their proposed trial date is not

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Accordingly, the parties’ stipulated request is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

May 13, 2011
CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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