Hampton et al v. City Of Oakland et al

Filing 81

ORDER re 80 Letter filed by City of Emeryville. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 09/18/2014. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/18/2014)

ATTORNEYS

ALLEN, GLAESSNER, HAZELWOOD

&

WERTH, LLP

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, California 94104

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September 18, 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:

Fred Hampton et al. v. City of Emeryville
US District Court (Northern District), Case No.: 4:13-cv-03094-DMR

Dear Judge Ryu:
On September 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., this matter is currently-scheduled for an emergency
telephonic Case Management Conference (Docket No. 79). Per the Court’s Standing Order
(Docket No. 52, ¶ 8), I respectfully request allowance to appear at the CMC in lieu of lead trial
counsel Dale L. Allen, Jr. Mr. Allen will be attending a pre-trial meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. in
the San Francisco federal courthouse (for trial in Morse v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
District, et al., USDC Case No. No.: 3:12-cv-05289-JSC, beginning on Sept. 22, 2014).
I am co-trial counsel in this matter and wrote City of Emeryville’s Motion for Summary
Judgment or, in the alternative, Summary Adjudication. I am best able to address the matters to be
discussed at the CMC.
Thank you for considering this request.
Very truly yours,
ALLEN, GLAESSNER,
HAZELWOOD & WERTH
/s/
Kevin P. Allen
Defendant City of Emeryville's request is granted to the extent that counsel Kevin P. Allen has authority to
make binding decisions on behalf of his client.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: Sept. 18, 2014

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DONNA M. RYU
United States Magistrate Judge