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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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11618/0002/674780.1 Defendant’s Request And [Proposed] Order Regarding

Client’s Telephonic Attendance Hearing

Case No.: CV 06 03988 JF

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JOHN B. SULLIVAN (State Bar No. 96742)

JAN T. CHILTON (State Bar No. 47582)

RHONDA L. NELSON (State Bar No. 116043)

SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 398-3344

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439

jbs@severson.com

jtc@severson.com

rln@severson.com

JOHN R. SHUMAN, JR. (State Bar No. 100236)

DLA PIPER US LLP

2000 University Avenue

East Palo Alto, California 94303

Telephone: (650) 833-2000

Facsimile: (650) 833-2001

bob.shuman@dlapiper.com

LUANNE SACKS (State Bar No. 120811)

DLA PIPER US LLP

153 Townsend Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94107

Telephone: (415) 836-2500

Facsimile: (415) 836-2501

Luanne.sacks@dlapiper.com

Attorneys for Defendant

KYPHON INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SAFRONIA DODD-OWENS, et al., etc., ,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

KYPHON INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: CV 06 03988 JF

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING 

CLIENT’S TELEPHONIC 

ATTENDANCE AT THE JUNE 17, 2008 

HEARING

Hearing Date: June 17, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Magistrate Judge Lloyd

*ORDER E-FILED 6/11/2008* XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX

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Defendant Kyphon Inc. (“Defendant”) respectfully requests that Deborah Hilke, Kyphon 

Inc.’s client, be permitted to attend the June 17, 2008 hearing on Defendant’s Motion for 

Protective Order. Defendant’s request is made on the following grounds:

1. Ms. Hilke resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota;

2. Ms. Hilke will not participate in the hearing itself but simply seeks to listen to the

proceedings via telephone; and 

3. Plaintiffs have consented to, and will not oppose, this request.

DATED: June 9, 2008 SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Rhonda L. Nelson

Rhonda L. Nelson

Attorneys for Defendant

KYPHON INC.

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED REQUEST, IT IS SO ORDERED that 

Defendant’s client, Deborah Hilke, may telephonically attend the June 17, 2008, hearing on 

Defendant’s Motion for Protective Order. 

Dated: _________________, 2008 By: ______________________________________

Hon. Howard R. Lloyd

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX However, plaintiffs' out-of-state counsel have already been given leave to appear at the hearing by phone; and, the parties are advised that, due to certain limitations on the courtroom's phone system, the court can only accommodate one call at a time. Accordingly, if Ms. Hilke wishes to listen to the proceedings by phone, she and plaintiffs' counsel will need to make arrangements to jointly dial-in to the court at 408-535-5205 at the time appointed for the hearing. Dated: June 11, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Howard R. Lloyd

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