Ortega et al v. The Regents of the University of California

Filing 73

ORDER RE 72 LETTER FROM COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on January 25, 2013. (psglc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/25/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Before the court are two requests presented by Defendant Regents of the University of

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JOSEPHINE ORTEGA and WENBO YUAN,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA,
Defendant.

Case No.: C 11-04031 PSG
ORDER RE LETTER FROM
COUNSEL
(Re: Docket No. 72)

California’s (“Regents”) letter regarding the upcoming trial in this case.

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First, the court GRANTS Regents’ request to excuse Michael Lucey from attending the
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February 12, 2013 pre-trial conference.
Second, the court GRANTS the parties’ request to submit a juror questionnaire for the

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court’s consideration. The court cautions the parties that it will not resolve any disputes over the

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questionnaire, and that even if the parties agree entirely the court will include only those questions

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it deems appropriate. The parties shall submit any jointly-proposed juror questionnaire along with

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their other pretrial materials no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference. At the

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conference the court will discuss the exact procedure for distributing the questionnaire and

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gathering and utilizing the responses.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 25, 2013

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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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