Cooney v. California Public Utilities Commission et al

Filing 39

ORDER by Judge Wilken granting in part 35 Motion to Continue (cwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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No. C 12-6466 CW

DEBORAH COONEY,

ORDER GRANTING IN
PART PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO CONTINUE
(Docket No. 35)

Plaintiff,
v.

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THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION, ET AL.,

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Defendants.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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On October 2, 2013, pro se Plaintiff Deborah Cooney filed a

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motion to extend the October 4, 2013 deadline for her opposition

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to Defendant Itron Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss and continue the

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November 7, 2013 hearing date on that motion.

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Inc. opposes the motion.

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or prejudice would result from a denial of the requested

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continuance including “chilling settlement negotiations,

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preventing the Plaintiff from properly presenting the legal issues

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before the Court, interfering with the course of a FRCP Rule

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11(c)(2) motion for sanctions, and allowing Defendant Itron’s

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Counsel to continue harassing the Plaintiff through the course of

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this litigation.”

Defendant Itron

Plaintiff states that substantial harm

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The Court grants Plaintiff’s motion to continue in part.

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Plaintiff’s opposition to Defendant Itron Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss

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shall be filed on or before October 18, 2013.

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reply, if any, shall be filed on or before October 25, 2013.

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Defendant Itron’s
At

October 4, 2013