Martin v. State Bar of California et al

Filing 39

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING DEFENDANTS 35 MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER STAYING DISCOVERY, AND DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANTS 32 MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CRAIG K. MARTIN,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Plaintiff,
v.
STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA; OFFICE
OF THE CHIEF TRIAL COUNSEL STATE
BAR OF CALIFORNIA; LAWRENCE J.
DAL CERRO, Assistant Chief Trial
Counsel; ALLEN BLUMENTHAL,
Supervising Trial Counsel; WONDER
J. LIANG, Assigned Deputy Trial
Counsel; JOHN W. MATNEY,
Investigator; SUSAN CHAN, Deputy
Trial Counsel; RUSSELL G. WEINER,
Interim Chief Trial Counsel;
DONALD STEEDMAN, Supervising
Trial Counsel; ROBERT A. ENDRIES,
Deputy Trial Counsel; LUCY
ARMENDARIZ, Judge; SHERRIE B.
MCLETCHIE; and MIKE A. NISPEROS,
JR.,

No. C 11-3601 CW
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
FOR A PROTECTIVE
ORDER STAYING
DISCOVERY, Docket
No. 35, AND
DENYING AS MOOT
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO SHORTEN TIME,
Docket No. 32

Defendants.
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Defendants State Bar of California, Office of the Chief Trial

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Counsel, Judge Lucy Armendariz, Lawrence J. Dal Cerro, Allen

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Blumenthal, Sherrie B. McLetchie, Wonder J. Liang, John W. Matney,

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Susan Chan, Russell G. Weiner, Donald Steedman, and Robert A.

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Endries move for an order staying all discovery in this case.

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Court takes Defendants’ motion under submission on the papers.

The

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The Court notes Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff Craig

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K. Martin’s complaint is under submission, see Docket Nos. 15, 22,

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and that the case management conference previously set for January

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18, 2012 was vacated, to be reset if necessary, see Docket No. 31.

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Having considered Defendants’ moving papers and for good

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cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ to stay discovery

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(Docket No. 35).

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pending further order of this Court.

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order to shorten time to hear their motion to stay discovery is

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DENIED AS MOOT (Docket No. 32).

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All discovery in this matter is hereby stayed
Defendants’ motion for an

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Dated: 3/22/2012

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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