George v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Department

Full title: VALERIE GEORGE, as Administrator and Personal Representative of THE ESTATE…

Court: United States District Court, N.D. California

Date published: Feb 4, 2009

CASE NO.: 3:08-cv-02675-EDL (N.D. Cal. Feb. 4, 2009)

Opinion

CASE NO.: 3:08-cv-02675-EDL.

February 4, 2009

BARRY VOGEL, STATE BAR NO. 108640, LARRY THORNTON, STATE BAR NO. 232265, LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DE HAAS, FESLER AMES, Sacramento, California, Attorneys for Defendants, SUTTER HEALTH and SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA.

PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' REQUEST FOR LEAD TRIAL COUNSEL TO BE EXCUSED FROM APPEARING AT INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE [Civil Local Rules, Rule 16-10(a)]

ELIZABETH LAPORTE, Magistrate Judge

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules, Rule 16-10(a), Defendants SUTTER HEALTH and SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA respectfully request their lead trial counsel, Barry Vogel, to be excused from attending the Initial Case Management Conference due to a calendar conflict, and to have defense counsel, Larry Thornton, personally appear at the Initial Case Management Conference in the place and stead of Mr. Vogel. Mr. Thornton is extensively familiar with this case and has done almost all of the discovery and investigation in this case to date. Mr. Vogel has conflicting matters in other cases that he is more extensively involved in.

(PROPOSED) ORDER

THE REQUEST IS GRANTED.