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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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ORDER RE JULY 22 AND 28, 2010 SCHEDULING CONFERENCES 

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GLYNN & FINLEY, LLP 

CLEMENT L. GLYNN, State Bar No. 57117 

JONATHAN A. ELDREDGE, State Bar No. 238559 

One Walnut Creek Center 

100 Pringle Avenue, Suite, 500 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: (925) 210-2800 

Facsimile: (925) 945-1975 

E-mail: cglynn@glynnfinley.com

 jeldredge@glynnfinley.com

KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP 

JEFFREY S. LOVE, State Bar No. 195068 

121 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 1600 

Portland, Oregon 97204-2988 

Telephone: (503) 595-5300 

Facsimile: (503) 595-5301 

E-mail: jeffrey.love@klarquist.com

 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AND 

GE WIND ENERGY, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New 

York corporation; and GE WIND ENERGY, 

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

THOMAS WILKINS, an individual, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. CV 10-00674-OWW-JLT

ORDER RE JULY 22 AND 28, 2010 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCES RE 

PLAINTIFFS’ AND DEFENDANT’S EX 

PARTE REQUESTS TO EXPEDITE 

THE HEARING DATES ON THEIR 

RESPECTIVE MOTIONS (DOCKET 

NOS. 23 AND 27) 

This matter came before the Court on Plaintiffs General Electric Company and GE Wind 

Energy, LLC’s (collectively “GE”) Ex Parte Application for an Order Modifying the Hearing 

Date on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Docket No. 23), Defendant Thomas 

Wilkins’ (“Wilkins”) Motion to Shorten Time on His Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 27) and 

GE’s July 27, 2010 request for a further scheduling order. The Court having read and considered 

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the parties’ papers and hearing counsel’s argument at the July 22 and 28, 2010 scheduling 

conferences hereby ORDERS that: 

1. GE shall electronically file and serve its motion for a temporary restraining order 

on July 26, 2010 before 12:00 p.m. 

2. Wilkins’ opposition to GE’s motion for a temporary restraining order shall be 

electronically filed and served before 5:00 p.m. on August 4, 2010. 

3. No reply brief to be submitted. 

4. The hearing on GE’s motion for a temporary restraining order will take place on 

August 6, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. 

5. GE may take the deposition of Wilkins, and Wilkins may take the deposition of 

GE’s witnesses who filed declarations in support of GE’s motion for preliminary 

injunction. The depositions are to be limited scope depositions to address only the 

issues in GE’s motion. The parties have met and conferred and the depositions are 

scheduled for: 

a. Thomas Wilkins: August 2, 2010 at Glynn & Finley, LLP’s offices in Walnut 

Creek, CA. 

b. GE’s witnesses (James McGinness, David Hunt and Norland Brace): August 

3, 2010 at Glynn & Finley, LLP’s offices in Walnut Creek, CA. 

6. The costs associated with the depositions of Mr. Wilkins and GE’s witnesses, 

including travel, hotel and related costs, and deposition transcript costs, are 

recoverable pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 54(d) to the 

prevailing party in this action. 

7. The Court will set the hearing dates for GE’s motion for preliminary injunction and 

Wilkins’ motion to dismiss after ruling on GE’s motion for a temporary restraining 

order. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 13, 2010 

 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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