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Nature of Suit Code: 751
Nature of Suit: Labor - Family and Medical Leave Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE - 1

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Maureen E. McFadden, SBN 203781

LAW OFFICES OF MAUREEN E. MCFADDEN

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1000

Oakland, CA 94612

Ph: (510) 835-5203

Fax: (510) 835-5205

Email: maureen@mcfaddenlaw.net

Attorney for Plaintiff

QUO VAT ESTELL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

QUO VAT ESTELL,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

JOHN MCHUGH,

 Defendants

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Case No.: 15-cv-04898-MEJ

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE OF INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE AND RELATED 

DATES

Plaintiff Quo Vat Estell, by and through her attorney Maureen McFadden, 

respectfully requests that the Court continue the initial case management 

conference currently set for January 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., and all related dates,

by about 90 days or at the Court’s convenience.

The complaint and related documents were not timely served on defendant. 

Ms. McFadden is a sole practitioner. She is also the single mother of a toddler son, 

and legally responsible for making health care and other decisions on behalf of her 

very sick mother, Kathleen McFadden, who lives in Southern California. In recent 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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GRANTED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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months, Ms. McFadden has been required to take substantial time away from work 

to deal with emergencies relating to her mother.

Additionally, Ms. Estell’s complaint needs to be amended to include related 

claims that are currently the subject of an EEO proceeding, Quo Vat Estell v. U.S. 

Army, EEOC Case No. 550-2015-00087x, assigned to the Honorable David Kelley. 

Plaintiff’s counsel had intended to wait for Judge Kelley’s order on a hearing held 

August 21, 20161 prior to moving those claims into Ms. Estell’s case now pending 

in this Court. For unknown reasons, Judge Kelley has still not issued that order. 

Ms. Estell is not willing to accept any further delays and wishes to have all her 

claims proceed in this Court as soon as possible, regardless of the status of Judge 

Kelley’s issuance of the order from the August 21, 2015 hearing.

Ms. McFadden anticipates having the amended complaint filed and served 

by the end of this week.

DATED: January 19, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF MAUREEN E. MCFADDEN

By: _________________________

 Maureen E. McFadden

Attorney for Plaintiff

QUO VAT ESTELL

 

1 The hearing related to plaintiff’s requested amendments in that matter, and 

scheduling issues.

The Case Management Conference is CONTINUED to May 5, 2016 at 

10:00 a.m. All deadlines are adjusted accordingly. 

Dated: January 20, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Maria-Elena James

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