Hunter v. Okun et al

Filing 194

ORDER by Judge James Ware lifting stay; setting case management conference; denying pending motions; finding stipulations 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 as moot (jwlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2009) Modified docket text/relationship on 6/15/2009 (ecg, COURT STAFF).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Accordingly, all parties are ordered to appear for a Case Management Conference on June 22, 2009 at 10 a.m. The parties shall submit a Joint Global Case Management Statement on or before June 12, 2009. The Statement shall update the Court on, among other things, a proposed schedule for anticipated motions for preliminary approval of class settlements and the parties' plan for proceeding with any remaining Defendants or claims in this putative consolidated class action. To the extent the District of Massachusetts litigation is in the process of being transferred and has not arrived to this Court, the parties in this action shall provide notice to the parties in the v. Edward H. Okun, et al., Defendants. / Pursuant to the Court's February 26, 2009 Order staying this case pending a hearing by the Multi-District Litigation Panel ("Panel"), the parties have filed Joint Status Reports following the Panel's determination to transfer an action pending in the District of Massachusetts to this district. In light of the Panel's Order and the parties' Joint Status Reports, the Court lifts the stay in this case. Anita Hunter, Plaintiff, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION No. C 07-02795 JW ORDER LIFTING STAY; SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Massachusetts action of the June 22, 2009 Conference and those parties shall participate in the preparing of the Joint Global Statement. A temporary stay on all responsive pleadings shall remain in place until and up to June 22, 2009. The Court will set an appropriate date for filing responsive pleadings following the June 22, 2009 Conference. Accordingly, all Stipulations regarding extended time to file Responsive pleadings are moot. This Order moots Defendants' Motions to Transfer and consolidate the Massachusetts action. (See Docket Items No. 112, 139, 164.) In addition, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Designate Interim Class Counsel as premature. The Court DENIES Defendant Okun's Motion to Appoint Counsel and to "Remand." (See Docket Item No. 185.)

Dated: May 22, 2009

JAMES WARE United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO: Andrew B. Downs [e-mail] Brandon Adam Block [e-mail] Craig Stuart Granet [e-mail] Jack R. Nelson [e-mail] John Lauchlan Kortum [e-mail] Kathleen Card [e-mail] Michael P. Denver [e-mail] Natalia Litchev [e-mail] Robert Louis Brace [e-mail] Shawn Robert Parr [e-mail] Sujata Trivedi Reuter [e-mail] Thomas G. Foley [e-mail] Edward H Okun Northern Neck Regional Jail (NNRJ) 3908 Richmond Rd. P. O. Box 1060 Warsaw, VA 22572 Dated: May 22, 2009 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk By: /s/ JW Chambers Elizabeth Garcia Courtroom Deputy

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