Porter v. City of Santa Rosa et al

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ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granting 17 Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Defendant Sonoma County with prejudice; vacating Defendant Sonoma County's Motion to Dismiss. Case Management Conference for remaining parties set 3/19/12 at 2:00PM. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/8/2012)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES PORTER,
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Plaintiff,
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v.

Case No.: C-11-04886-YGR
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AND
NOTICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

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CITY OF SANTA ROSA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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On January 24, 2012, Defendant Sonoma County filed a Motion to Dismiss Complaint for

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Damages (42 U.S.C. § 1983). Dkt. No. 13. On February 1, 2012, Plaintiff filed a Request for

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Dismissal of County Defendants and [Proposed] Order as to all claims asserted against Sonoma

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County and any of its employees or agencies that have or may have been sued as Doe Defendants in

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this action. Dkt. No. 17. Plaintiff further requested that the dismissal be made with prejudice. The

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Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff’s Request and DISMISSES Defendant Sonoma County WITH

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PREJUDICE. The hearing on Defendant Sonoma County’s Motion to Dismiss, scheduled for

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February 28, 2012, is VACATED.

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As to remaining parties, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and Civil L. R. 16-10, an Initial Case

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Management Conference shall be held in this case on Monday, March 19, 2012, at 2:00 p.m., at the

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United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald V. Dellums Federal

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Building, Oakland.

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The parties shall file a joint case management conference statement fourteen days in advance

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of the case management conference date. The statement must include all elements requested in the

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“Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California – Contents of Joint Case

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Management Statement.”

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As set forth in the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases, these conferences are intended to be

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substantive and productive. Accordingly, each party shall be represented at the Case Management

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Conference by counsel with authority to enter into stipulations and make admissions pursuant to Fed.

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R. Civ. P. 16(a) and (c), as well as fully prepared to address all of the matters referred to in the CAND

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CMC Order and Civil L.R. 16-10(b). Failure to do so shall be considered grounds for sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 8, 2012

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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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United States District Court

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