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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: SCHEDULING—JOINT STATUS REPORT 

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BENBROOK LAW GROUP, PC 

BRADLEY A. BENBROOK (SBN 177786) 

STEPHEN M. DUVERNAY (SBN 250957) 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1610 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 447-4900 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4904 

brad@benbrooklawgroup.com 

steve@benbrooklawgroup.com 

HOLTZMAN VOGEL 

JOSEFIAK TORCHINSKY PLLC 

JASON TORCHINSKY* 

45 North Hill Drive, Suite 100 

Warrenton, VA 20186 

Phone: (540) 341-8808 

Facsimile: (540) 341-8809 

jtorchinsky@hvjt.law 

*Pro hac vice 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICTOR GRESHAM and CONQUEST 

COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MICHAEL PICKER, 

MIKE FLORIO, 

CARLA PETERMAN, 

LIANE RANDOLPH, and 

CATHERINE SANDOVAL, 

in their official capacity as 

Commissioners of the 

California Public Utilities Commission, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:16−CV−01848−JAM−CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING AUGUST 5, 2016 ORDER 

REQUIRING JOINT STATUS REPORT 

Action Filed: Aug. 4, 2016 

 

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 WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed this action on August 4, 2016 challenging the constitutionality 

of Cal. Pub. Util. Code §§ 2872, 2874(a), and 2876; 

 WHEREAS on August 5, 2016 the Court issued an order requiring that the parties hold the 

conference required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and file a joint status report within 

60 days of service of the complaint; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs served the complaint on August 10, 2016, thus requiring the parties 

to hold the Rule 26(f) conference and submit a joint status report on or before October 7, 2016; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs have filed a motion for preliminary injunction scheduled for hearing 

on October 4, 2016; 

 WHEREAS the parties agree that good cause exists to postpone the joint status report until 

after the hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between: 

 Plaintiffs Victor Gresham and Conquest Communications Group, LLC, and Defendants 

Michael Picker, Mike Florio, Carla Peterman, Liane Randolph and Catherine Sandoval in their 

official capacity as current Commissioners of the California Public Utilities Commission, that 

good cause exits: 

 1. For the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference and Joint Status Report 

ordered by this Court on August 5, 2016 to be postponed until no more than 21 days after the 

Court issues its ruling on Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. 

Dated: September 23, 2016 BENBROOK LAW GROUP, PC 

s/ Bradley A. Benbrook__ 

BRADLEY A. BENBROOK

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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Dated: September 23, 2016 CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

s/ Christine J. Hammond_____ 

CHRISTINE J. HAMMOND

Attorneys for Defendants 

 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VICTOR GRESHAM and CONQUEST 

COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, LLC, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MICHAEL PICKER, 

MIKE FLORIO, 

CARLA PETERMAN, 

LIANE RANDOLPH, and 

CATHERINE SANDOVAL, 

in their official capacity as 

Commissioners of the 

California Public Utilities Commission, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:16−CV−01848−JAM−CKD

ORDER REGARDING AUGUST 5, 2016 

ORDER REQUIRING JOINT STATUS 

REPORT 

Action Filed: Aug. 4, 2016 

 

 Upon Consideration of the Parties’ Stipulation Regarding August 5, 2016 Order Requiring 

Joint Status Report, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

The Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) conference and Joint Status Report ordered by this 

Court on August 5, 2016 shall be postponed until 21 days after the Court issues its ruling on 

Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 23, 2016 

/s/ John A. Mendez________________ 

HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

JUDGE

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