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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HANGER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS, )

INC., ) 2:06-cv-02879-GEB-KJM

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) ORDER

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CAPSTONE ORTHOPEDIC, INC.; GLEN )

ELLIS; SANTIAGO ROSALES; DAVID )

KIMZEY; ANGELA FULTON, )

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Defendants. )

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The Trial in this action was continued since attorney

James Kachmar declared in an emergency motion filed two days before

trial was to commence that “counsel became aware, for the first

time,” of a conflict of interest “requiring the retention of

separate counsel for one or more defendants...” (See Defendant’s

Emergency Motion filed June 15, 2008.) Trial was continued

presumably based on representations that the date to which it was

continued would be satisfactory with any new counsel becoming

attorney of record for a party previously represented by attorney

Kachmar involved with the referenced conflict.

However, on August 20, 2008, attorney Robin Perkins filed

an “emergency” ex parte request to have the trial commencement date

continued, since he now represents two of attorney Kachmar’s former

clients in this action, has a trial conflict, and might seek

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Attorney Perkins does not yet appear to be the attorney of 1

record for these defendants.

additional modification of the Final Pretrial Order. Although 1

this “emergency” request was denied(it should be evident that ex

parte motions should be allowed only in special circumstances), a

status hearing is scheduled to commence at 8:30 a.m. on August 28,

2008. A joint status report shall be filed no later than 3:00 p.m.

on August 27, 2008, in which the parties shall discuss what is

necessary to ensure that a firm trial date is scheduled. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2008

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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