Opinion
23-cv-05925-LJC
06-14-2024
JANE DOE, Plaintiff, v. XAVIER BECERRA, Defendant.
ISMAIL J. RAMSEY (CABN 189820) United States Attorney MICHELLE LO (NYRN 4325163) Chief, Civil Division PAMELA T. JOHANN (CABN 145558) Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant XAVIER BECERRA Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES JANE DOE
ISMAIL J. RAMSEY (CABN 189820) United States Attorney MICHELLE LO (NYRN 4325163) Chief, Civil Division PAMELA T. JOHANN (CABN 145558) Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant XAVIER BECERRA
Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES JANE DOE
JOINT STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER
THE HON. LISA J. CISNEROS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff Jane Doe, proceeding pro se, and Defendant Xavier Becerra, by and through its counsel, report as follows:
1. On February 8, 2024, this Court entered an order continuing the Initial Case Management Conference to June 20, 2024. ECF No. 19. As part of that order, the Court directed the parties to provide a joint status report on the status of the parties' meet and confer by June 13, 2024.
2. The parties are continuing to meet and confer regarding the resolution of this case, and they believe that these discussions continue to be productive. They have not yet completed their discussions, however, and request additional time to complete the meet and confer process. The parties respectfully submit that this process may result in the resolution of this matter without the need for Court intervention and is the most efficient way to proceed to conserve the parties' and the court's resources.
3. Accordingly, the parties stipulate, and respectfully request that the Court enter an order, to continue the Initial Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for June 20, 2024, an additional 60 days, to August 22, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. Because Plaintiff is pro se and is proceeding in this action under a pseudonym to protect her identity from public disclosure (see ECF No. 14), the parties request that the Case Management Conference be conducted as a non-public hearing held via Zoom.
4. If the matter is not resolved within the next 60 days, the parties will provide the Court with a joint status report by August 15, 2024, in which they will (1) report on the status of the parties' meet and confer; and either (2) request additional time to complete the meet and confer process, or (3) propose a schedule for the filing of the administrative record and a briefing and hearing schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment. At that time, the parties may request a further continuance of the Case Management Conference or, if the need arises, request to appear at a Case Management Conference.
5. This Court, pursuant to a stipulated request, previously continued the response date and the initial case management conference, ECF No. 19, and further extended Defendant's response date a second time, ECF No. 26. All docket entries in this case prior to ECF No. 14 are sealed. The parties are not aware of any other time modifications in this case, whether by stipulation or Court order.
IT IS SO STIPULATED
Respectfully submitted, *In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that all signatories listed below concur in the filing of this document.
ORDER
Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS SO ORDERED.
1. The Case Management Conference currently scheduled for June 20, 2024, shall be continued to August 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. Because Plaintiff is pro se and is proceeding in this action under a pseudonym to protect her identity from public disclosure (see ECF No. 14), the Case Management Conference shall be a non-public hearing held via Zoom. The Court shall use its nonpublic Zoom Meeting for the Case Management Conference, which can be accessed at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lisa-j-cisneros-ljc/
2. The parties will provide the Court with a joint status report by August 15, 2024, in which they will (1) report on the status of the parties' meet and confer; and either (2) request additional time to complete the meet and confer process, or (3) propose a schedule for the filing of the administrative record and a briefing and hearing schedule for cross-motions for summary judgment. At that time, the parties may request a further continuance of the Case Management Conference or, if the need arises, request to appear at a Case Management Conference.