Four Directions et al v. Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States

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ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granting 19 Motion to Dismiss Pre-Complaint Petition with Leave to Amend; ; granting 31 Stipulation for Extension; Continuing Case Management Conference. Terminating 30 Stipulation. Amended Petition filed 11/14/2014; Motion to Dismiss filed by 12/9/14. Case Management Conference set for 11/3/2014 is CONTINUED to 1/26/2015 at 2:00pm. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/28/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FOUR DIRECTIONS, et al.,

Case No. 14-cv-03022-YGR

Petitioners,
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v.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT AND
DISABILITY OF THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES, et al.,
Respondents.

Re: Dkt. No. 19, 30, 31

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS
PRE-COMPLAINT PETITION TO PRESERVE
EVIDENCE WITH LEAVE TO AMEND;
GRANTING STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION;
CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE

Petitioners Four Directions, Indian People’s Action, and Sara Plains Feather (“Petitioners”)
filed their Pre-Complaint Petition to Preserve Evidence (“the Petition”) naming the Committee on

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Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States and Cathy A.
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Catterson of the Office of the Circuit Executive, Circuit and Court of Appeals Executive, U.S.
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Courts for the Ninth Circuit as respondents. Respondents then filed their Cross-Motion to Dismiss
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and Opposition to the Petition. The matter came on regularly for hearing on October 7, 2014.
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For the reasons stated on the record, the Cross-Motion to Dismiss the Petition is GRANTED
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WITH LEAVE TO AMEND.
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In light of Petitioners’ desire to review the hearing transcript in advance of filing the
amended petition, the parties’ stipulation to an extension of time (Dkt. No. 31), and the Court's

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understanding that the transcript will be available shortly, Petitioners shall file their amended
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petition no later than November 14, 2014.
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Any motion to dismiss the amended petition shall be filed no later than December 9, 2014.
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Response and reply briefing shall be in accord with Civil Local Rule 7-3.
The case management conference currently set for November 3, 2014, is CONTINUED to
January 26, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

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This terminates Docket Nos. 19, 30, and 31.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 28, 2014
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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