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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL BRAINERD, 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

COUNTY OF LAKE, et al. 

 Defendants.

_____________________________/

No. C 07-2663 EDL

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS'

REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED

Defendants request that Emil Devincenzi and Matthew Wristen be excused from

appearing in person at the mediation scheduled for March 20, 2008. ADR Local Rule 6-9(d)

provides that "[a] person who is required to attend a mediation may be excused from

attending in person only after a showing that personal attendance would impose an

extraordinary or otherwise unjustifiable hardship." Defendants have not made that showing.

It follows that the ADR Magistrate Judge must DENY Defendants' request to appear only by

telephone at the mediation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 15, 2008 ____________________________

WAYNE D. BRAZIL

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:07-cv-02663-EDL Document 43 Filed 02/19/08 Page 1 of 1