Free Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02132-DMS-AJB

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 v. 13 14 15 16 NATIONWIDE RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC., Defendants. JAMES M. KINDER, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CONSOLIDATED ACTION Lead Case No.: 07cv2132 DMS (AJB) ORDER FOLLOWING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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On August 15, 2008, the Court convened a Case Management Conference in the above entitled 17 action. Appearing were Chad Austin, Esq. on behalf of plaintiff; David Kaminski, Esq., Harvey Moore, 18 Esq., Adam Hamberg, Esq., Debbie Kirkpatrick, Esq., Brian Shartle, Esq., Ansis Viksnins, Esq., John 19 Bayncon, Esq. and Ron Guisso, Esq. on behalf of defendants. 20 Counsel have discussed the next step in the case. Defendants have additional issues to present 21 relative to remand or, in the alternative, the posting of bond, as well as, some substantive issues to 22 present by motion. The parties are going to take this in two stages, proceeding with the procedural first 23 and the substantive second. There is an issue pending with regard to whether any discovery is necessary 24 to get to the substantive motion phase. That will be determined by the Court at a later date. 25 Defense will pursue the procedural issues in the joint motion, on all bases, at this time. The 26 Court sets a telephonic Case Management Conference for November 17, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Plaintiff's 27 counsel will initiate the call. At that time, the court will discuss further the parties issues with regard to 28 1

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discovery, the setting of motions on legal issues, and the prospects for a settlement conference in the case. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 18, 2008 Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia U.S. Magistrate Judge United States District Court

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