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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO ROCK TACO, LLC, CASE NO. CV F 11-0845 LJO SKO

et al., 

ORDERAFTEROCTOBER4,2012HEARING

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION,

Defendant.

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This Court held an October 4, 2012 hearing scheduled pursuant to an October 1, 2012 order to

meet and confer as to the motions in limine. The parties had ignored this Court’s order to meet and

confer in a good faith and meaningful manner prior to filing their motions in limine, and had not taken

seriouslytheir duty to distill issues. Plaintiff Rock Taco, LLC appeared bytelephone bycounsel Richard

Hamlish (“Mr. Hamlish”). Defendant National SuretyCorporation (“defendant”) appeared bytelephone

through counsel John Hager and Sean Daniel Cooney. For the reasons set forth on the record, this Court

ORDERS as follows:

1. No later than noon today, October 4, 2012, defendant shall prepare a statement that

identifies and distill the issues that are remain contested for each of the pending motions

in limine. This should be no more than one paragraph for each of the pending motions.

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2. No later than noon tomorrow, October 5, 2012, Mr. Hamlish shall respond to defendant’s

statement. He may agree or disagree with defendant’s statement and offer his own

paragraph to explain the distilled issue that is disputed for each motion.

3. No later than 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, October 5, 2012, the parties shall file a joint statement

that explains what issues are left for each motion.

4. This Court shall read and review the parties’ joint statement and the pending motions. 

The Court intends to rule on these motions on the papers submitted. If, after reading and

reviewing the motions, this Court determines a hearing to be necessary, this Court shall

set a hearing on the motions.

5. The Court orders that the joint statement shall be filed in lieu of oppositions to the

pending motions in limine. No oppositions shall be filed or considered unless further

ordered by this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 4, 2012 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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