Martin v. Garrett et al

Filing 54

ORDER denying Defts' 53 Motion to be excused from appearance at the 8/05/2019 Motion Hearing or alternatively to be permitted to attend by telephone. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. on 7/31/2019. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.) (ejb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:17-cv-350-MOC-DLH
MARY MARTIN,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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NAKISHA GARRETT, et al.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Motion of Defendants Nakisha Garrett,
Mahogani Thompkins, and Biana Harris, through North Carolina Department of Justice Assistant
Attorney General Corrine Lusic, to be excused from appearance at the August 5, 2019, hearing
on Defendant Wally Wazan’s Motion to Dismiss, or otherwise be permitted to appear by
telephone. (#53)
The motion is DENIED. In her Amended Complaint, Plaintiff has raised very serious
and troubling claims against Defendant Wazan and the other Defendants, who are North Carolina
state employees. The Court requires counsel for the North Carolina Department of Justice to
personally attend the hearing to address these allegations, as well as the issue of a purported
tolling agreement in this matter that is relevant to Defendant’s statute of limitations defense.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: July 31, 2019

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