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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Lucarelli v. Dillard, et al., No. Case No. C-05-1590-MCC 

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GREGORY S. WALSTON, State Bar No. 196776 

THE WALSTON LEGAL GROUP 

222 Columbus Avenue, Suite 320 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: (415) 956-9200 

Facsimile: (415) 956-9205 

Email: gwalston@walstonlaw.com 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF THERESA LUCARELLI 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THERESA LUCARELLI, 

 Plaintiff, 

v.

PAUL DILLARD, et al., 

 Defendants. 

 Case No. C-05-1590 MCC (BZ) 

APPLICATION FOR EXCUSAL 

FROM PERSONALLY ATTENDING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

 Plaintiff Theresa Lucarelli respectfully asks to be excused from personally attending the 

August 3, 2006 settlement conference before the Honorable Bernard Zimmerman, and to appear 

telephonically instead, because personally attending will impose substantial hardship on her for 

the reasons set forth in the accompanying declaration of counsel 

Dated: June 16, 2006 Respectfully Submitted, 

THE WALSTON LEGAL GROUP 

 By: Gregory S. Walston 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

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Lucarelli v. Dillard, et al., No. Case No. C-05-1590-MCC 

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DECLARATION OF GREGORY S. WALSTON

 I, Gregory S. Walston, declare as follows: 

 1. I am an attorney licensed to practice in all state courts of California, the United 

States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California, the United States Court 

of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. I am presently the 

principal attorney of The Walston Legal Group, and in that capacity, represent plaintiff in this 

action.

 2. Approximately one hour ago, I advised my client, Ms. Theresa Lucarelli, of the 

August 3, 2006 settlement conference, and further advised her that her attendance at the 

conference was required. Ms. Lucarelli advised me that it would be very difficult for her to attend 

this conference because her mother is in intensive care at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene, 

Oregon. Ms. Lucarelli further indicated that it was not clear whether her mother would survive 

her illness, and she sincerely and understandably wished to be with her during this time. 

 3. Accordingly, Ms. Lucarelli asks that, in the event these events have not resolved 

themselves by the time of the August 3, 2006 settlement conference, that she be excused from 

personally attending the conference, and be allowed to telephonically appear instead. 

 4. I have contacted opposing counsel’s office by telephone to advise him of this 

development and inquire whether he objected. However, I was not able to immediately reach 

opposing counsel, as he was out of the office when I called. In order to comply with the Court’s 

order of June 15, 2006 (ordering that a request for excusal from personally appearing must be 

“lodged as early as the basis for the hardship is known”), I felt it appropriate to promptly bring this 

matter to the Court’s attention. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and based on my 

personal knowledge, that I am competent to testify as a witness, and that I would so testify if 

called as a witness. Executed June 16, 2006, in San Francisco, Califoirnia. 

 Gregory S. Walston

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[PROPOSED ORDER]

 Plaintiff’s Application is GRANTED. Plaintiff may appear at the August 3, 2006 

settlement conference by telephone. 

Dated: ______________________ __________________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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, unless her mother's condition improves.

June 27, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

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