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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN F. CHAMPAGNE,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

et al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 06-05425 JSW

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

PERMIT EARLY FILING OF

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

This matter comes before the Court upon the administrative motion filed by Defendants

for leave to file an early motion for summary judgment on the issue of qualified immunity. At

the case management conference on September 7, 2007, this Court set June 20, 2008 as the last

date upon which motions for summary judgment would be heard in this matter. Parties may file

motions in advance of that date, provided that they set the hearing on a date that is available on

this Court’s calendar. However, under the Court’s standing orders, each party is entitled to only

one summary judgment motion, absent the demonstration of good cause that more than one

motion is necessary. Therefore, should Defendants opt to move early on the issue of qualified

immunity, absent a showing of good cause, they will not be permitted to file another motion for

summary judgment at a later date in the case. In addition, should Plaintiffs contend that

discovery is on-going and the record is not fully developed on the issue of qualified immunity

(or any other issue presented early on in this matter), Plaintiffs may object to the motion

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f) and the Court will examine the status of

discovery in determining whether or not to grant an early-filed summary judgment motion.

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United States District Court

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Accordingly, Defendants may file a motion for summary judgment at a time of their

choosing, but must set the hearing no later June 20, 2008, and the Court will determine whether

such a motion is proper based on the procedural posture of the case and whether any further

dispositive motions are appropriate, with the guiding assumption that they are not.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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