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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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____________________________

 Defendants’ Application to Exceed Page Limitation 

James J. Arendt, Esq. Bar No. 142937

Michael R. Linden, Esq. Bar No. 192485

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF,

ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, JERRY DYER, MICHAEL MANFREDI, 

SEAN PLYMALE, SAMMY ASHWORTH, BRIAN PHILLIPS, MARCUS TAFOYA AND

ART RODRIGUEZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO

ORLANDO JAVIER GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF FRESNO, FRESNO CITY

POLICE DEPARTMENT; SGT. MICHAEL

MANFREDI; OFFICERS SEAN T.

PLYMALE, SAMMY ASHWORTH,

BRIAN PHILLIPS, MARCUS TAFOYA,

ART R. RODRIGUEZ; JERRY DYER,

Chief of the Fresno Police Department, in

Their Individual and Official Capacities; and

DOES 1-75, Inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. CIV-F-04-6371 OWW SMS

DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION

FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, OR

ALTERNATIVELY, SUMMARY

ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES 

EXCEEDING 25 PAGES

[FRCP 56; Local Rule 56-260]

Date: August 28, 2006

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Dept.: Courtroom 3

Trial Date: October 24, 2006

Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, JERRY DYER, MICHAEL MANFREDI, SEAN

PLYMALE, SAMMY ASHWORTH, BRIAN PHILLIPS, MARCUS TAFOYA AND ART

RODRIGUEZ (hereinafter “defendants”), hereby apply ex parte to this Court for leave to file a

motion for summary judgment, or alternatively, summary adjudication of issues in excess of twentyfive pages in length. 

The deadline for the filing of this motion is July 28, 2006. This request is based on this Ex

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____________________________

 Defendants’ Application to Exceed Page Limitation 2

Parte Application and on the accompanying Declaration of James J. Arendt.

Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint alleges causes of action for federal and state

constitutional violations, and claims under California law, against defendants CITY and DYER, as

well as the individual defendant officers.

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, or alternatively, summary adjudication,

addresses the claims against defendants CITY and DYER only. Because of the complexity of the

motion, and to allow defendants to adequately address plaintiff’s allegations, defendants anticipate

that the points and authorities in support of the motion will be approximately 35 pages in length.

Accordingly, defendants respectfully request that the Court grant this Application and permit

defendants to file points and authorities in support of said motion in excess of twenty-five pages

in length. 

DATED: July 27, 2006

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: /s/ James J. Arendt 

James J. Arendt

Michael R. Linden

Attorney for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED

The brief shall not exceed 35 pages.

DATED: July _28__, 2006

_/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER___________________

The Honorable Oliver W. Wanger

United States District Judge

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