Nguyen v. City of Union City et al

Filing 48

ORDER Granting Counsel Kevin Allen's requests to appear in lieu of lead trial counsel and telephonically on 8/13/2014 01:30 PM Further Case Management Conference re 47 Letter filed by City of Union City, Jeffrey Steward, Daniel Dejong, Brian Baumgartner, Joseph Cota. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 8/7/14. (Attachments: # 1 Notice re Telephonic Appearance Procedures)(ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/7/2014)

ATTORNEYS

ALLEN, GLAESSNER, HAZELWOOD
D

&

WERTH, LLP

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone [phone]
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August 6, 2014

Hon. Donna M. Ryu
Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court/Northern District
Oakland Courthouse, Courtroom 4 - 3rd Floor
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Re:

Tien Van Nguyen v. City of Union City et al.
USDC Case No. 4:13-cv-01753 (DMR)

Dear Judge Ryu:
On August 13, 2014 at 1:30 p.m., this matter is currently-scheduled for a Trial Setting
Conference (Docket No. 45). Pursuant to the Court’s Standing Order (Docket No. 2-1, ¶ 8), I
respectfully request allowance to appear at the Conference in lieu of lead trial counsel Dale L.
Allen, Jr. He will be in trial in Merced, CA (Thao v. City of Merced, et al., Merced County Case
Number CV002599). The Thao trial begins on August 12th.
I am co-trial counsel in this matter, and am sufficiently prepared to address all of the
matters referred to in the Northern District of California’s standing order on Joint Case
Management Statements. I have full authority to enter stipulations and make admissions.
I also request permission to appear telephonically. I have a deposition at 10:00 a.m. on
August 13, 2014 in Merced, CA. The deposition is in Ervin v. City of Merced, et al., USDC Case
No.: 1:13-cv-00446-GSA) (Eastern District of California).
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Thank you for considering these requests.
Very truly yours,
ALLEN, GLAESSNER,
HAZELWOOD & WERTH
/s/
Kevin P. Allen
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The Court grants Counsel Kevin P. Allen's requests to appear in lieu of lead trial counsel Dale Allen, Jr.
by telephone at the Case Management Conference on 8/13/2014 at 1:30 p.m. Counsel Kevin Allen must
follow the protocol set forth in the attached Notice re Telephonic Appearance Procedures for Judge Ryu.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 8/7/14

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DONNA M. RYU
United States Magistrate Judge