Opinion
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP, Francis J. Ortman III, Aryeh M. Hersher, Jason M. Allen Michael A. Wahlander, San Francisco, California, Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYMOND J. MANZANILLO.
McNAMARA LAW FIRM Peter Jon Hirsig, William Lee McCaslin, Fairfield, CA, Attorneys for Defendant N. BROWN.
Michael James Quinn, California State Attorney General's Office, Correctional Law Section, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Defendants GREGORY D. LEWIS; J. HALLOCK; K. McGUYER; MATTHEW CATE AND T.A. WOOD.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY THIS ACTION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR WEEKS AND TO CONTINUE THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 19, 2015
JON S. TIGAR, District Judge.
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiff Raymond J. Manzanillo and Defendants N. Brown, Gregory D. Lewis, J. Hallock, K. McGuyer, Matthew Cate, and T.A. Wood (collectively "the Parties") by and through their respective counsel hereby stipulate and request that the Court (1) stay this action for a period of four weeks from the date of the Court's Order granting this request; (2) continue the case management conference currently scheduled for August 19, 2015, to a date convenient for the Court that follows the end of the stay; and (3) continue the current August 7, 2015, deadline for the Parties to file case management statement.
Plaintiff's counsel only recently gained access to visit Mr. Manzanillo in Corcoran State Prison and to documents in Mr. Manzanillo's possession. Plaintiff's counsel is currently working with counsel for the Defendants to ensure that Plaintiff's counsel has access to all documents exchanged by the Parties in discovery thus far. The proposed stay will require the Court to reschedule the August 19 case management conference and extend the deadline for the Parties to file a case management statement, but it should not otherwise have a significant effect on the schedule for this case. Moreover, the requested stay will preserve both the Parties' and the Court's resources, as it will allow Plaintiff's counsel the opportunity to secure and review the materials already produced by Defendants before participating in a case management conference or any additional litigation practice.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Based on the Parties' stipulation and good cause appearing, the Court orders as follows:
1. All further proceedings are STAYED for four weeks from the date of this order.
2. The Case Management Conference currently scheduled for August 19, 2015, and the deadline for the Parties' to file Case Management Statements, currently August 7, 2015, will be rescheduled to dates following the end of the stay.
IT IS SO ORDERED.