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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE OF 

COURT FOR ABBATE DEFENDANTS TO FILE 

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN EXCESS OF 

TWENTY-FIVE PAGES IN LENGTH 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TIFFANY FENTERS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

YOSEMITE CHEVRON; ABBCO 

INVESTMENTS, LLC; ROBERT ABBATE; 

GORDON SPENCER, FORMER DISTRICT 

ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF 

MERCED; MERLE WAYNE HUTTON, 

SUPERVISING INVESTIGATOR FOR THE 

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 

FOR THE COUNTY OF MERCED; THE 

COUNTY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA; 

VICTOR K. FUNG, CPA; CASSABON & 

ASSOCIATES, DOES 1 through 10,

Defendants. 

No. CV-F-05-01630-OWW-DLB 

EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR 

LEAVE OF COURT FOR ABBATE 

DEFENDANTS TO FILE POINTS AND 

AUTHORITIES IN EXCESS OF 

TWENTY-FIVE PAGES IN LENGTH 

[FRCP 56; Local rule 56-260] 

Complaint Filed: December 23, 2005 

Defendants ROBERT ABBATE, YOSEMITE CHEVRON, and ABBCO 

INVESTMENTS, LLC, (the “Abbate Defendants”) respectfully request leave of Court to file a 

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in excess of twenty-five (25) pages in length. 

The Abbate Defendants intend to file a Motion for Summary Judgment, or Alternatively, 

for Partial Summary Judgment. Because of the complexity of the facts and legal issues it would 

Cathy L. Arias, California State Bar No. 141989

Andrew R. Shalauta, California State Bar No. 186821 

BURNHAM BROWN 

A Professional Law Corporation 

P.O. Box 119 

Oakland, California 94604 

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1901 Harrison Street, 11th Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 444-6800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 

Email: carias@burnhambrown.com

ashalauta@burnhambrown.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

YOSEMITE CHEVRON, ABBCO INVESTMENTS, LLC, 

and ROBERT ABBATE 

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EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE OF 

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be difficult for defendants to prepare Points and Authorities of less than 25 pages. The Abbate 

Defendants therefore request leave to file a Memorandum of Points and Authorities of up to 

thirty (30) pages. 

DATED: December 18, 2007 BURNHAM BROWN 

By_/s/ Andrew R. Shalauta________ 

ANDREW R. SHALAUTA 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ROBERT ABBATE, YOSEMITE 

CHEVRON, and ABBCO 

INVESTMENTS, LLC, 

 

ORDER

The Abbate Defendants’ request to file a Memorandum of Points and Authorities up to 

thirty (30) pages, in support of their Motion for Summary Judgment, or Alternatively, for 

Partial Summary Judgment, is granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 20, 2007. 

 _/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

 Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Court Judge 

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