J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Phounsiri

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ORDER Approving Substitution of Counsel; and Order Continuing Final Pretrial Conference. The 22 ex parte motion to substitute in Defendant Sourita Phounsiri in place of Edward Wong, Esq., is granted. Phounsiri is now proceeding pro se, but must sti ll comply with the same rules as counsel would be required to obey. To ensure that Phounsiri has enough time to prepare, the final pretrial conference conference is continued from 11/27/2017 to 12/11/2017 at 11:45 a.m. before Judge Larry Alan Burns. The Proposed Pretrial Order is due by 12/1/2017. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 11/16/2017. (Attorney Edward G Wong terminated)(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(lrf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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J & J SPORTS PRODUCTIONS, INC.,

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CASE NO. 16cv1021-LAB (NLS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER APPROVING SUBSTITUTION
OF COUNSEL; AND

vs.
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ORDER CONTINUING FINAL
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

SOURITA PHOUNSIRI,
Defendant.

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The ex parte motion to substitute in Defendant Sourita Phounsiri in place of Edward

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Wong, Esq., is GRANTED. Phounsiri is now proceeding pro se, but must still comply with

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the same rules as counsel would be required to obey. See Briones v. Riviera Hotel &

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Casino, 116 F.3d 179, 381 (9th Cir. 1997) (quoting King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir.

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1987) (“Pro se litigants must follow the same rules of procedure that govern other litigants.”);

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Civil Local Rule 16.1(b). Phounsiri is reminded to review the chambers standing order

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(available on the Court website), particularly section 12, which deals with pretrial

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conferences and preparation for trial.

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To ensure that Phounsiri has enough time to prepare, the final pretrial conference

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conference is CONTINUED from Monday, November 27 to Monday, December 11, 2017 at

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11:45 a.m. Plaintiff’s counsel and Phounsiri should work together to prepare and lodge the

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final proposed pretrial order, which must be lodged in editable electronic format as provided

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in this District’s ECF Policies and Procedures Manual, § 2(h), no later than Friday,

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December 1, 2017.

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Because the ex parte motion provided no reason for the substitution, and because

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the parties are being given extra time to prepare for the pretrial conference, they should not

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assume that any further continuances will be granted.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: November 16, 2017

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HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS
United States District Judge

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