Narog v. City of Redwood City et al

Filing 95

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO EXCUSE OFFICER ATTENDANCE: Re 94 Letter filed by Jean Paul Gary, City of Redwood City, Kenneth Faljean, Ashley Osborne, Victor Figueroa. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 1/3/2015. (lsS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/3/2015)

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Glenn D. Martin§
Shawn M. Ridley
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Melissa M. Holmes
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Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler
United States District Court
Northern District of California
450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
Re:

Narog v. City of Redwood City, et al.
Case No.: C13-3237 DMR
Request to Excuse Defendant Officers from
January 23, 2015 Settlement Conference

Dear Judge Beeler:
Pursuant to your Notice and Order re Settlement Conference, the City of Redwood City
respectfully requests that the four defendant officers be excused from attending the January 23,
2015 Continued Settlement Conference. The officers’ attendance is not necessary because they
do not have decision-making authority regarding settlement. Michael Leon Guerrero, the
Assistant City Attorney for the City of Redwood City, will attend the conference and has
settlement authority.
The defendant officers attended the initial settlement conference on December 8, 2014. It
would be an unnecessary burden and expense to require attendance. One of the officers is retired
and lives in Alabama. Moreover, it would be a burden for the City to have the three other officer
defendants take the day off to attend the conference.
Plaintiff will not oppose this application.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Melissa M. Holmes

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