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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WELLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, et.

al,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 05-2073 CW

ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE

RELIEF

This case was originally assigned to Magistrate Judge

Larsen and reassigned to this Court on August 3, 2005. On July

20, 2005, Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiff's complaint and

to strike portions of the complaint; the motion was scheduled to

be heard on August 31, 2005. 

On August 3, 2005, Plaintiff's counsel requested that

Defendants vacate and reschedule the August 31, 2005 hearing

date because the case had not yet been reassigned. On the same

day, the Reassignment Order was issued. Defendants' counsel, in

a letter also dated August 3, 2005, declined to vacate the

hearing date, noting that the case had been reassigned to this

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Court and instructing Plaintiff to proceed with filing his

opposition. Plaintiff has not filed an opposition. Nor has

Plaintiff's counsel again asked Defendants to continue the

hearing.

On August 11, 2005, Defendants filed an Amended Notice of

Hearing Date, rescheduling the hearing on their Motion to

Dismiss and Motion to Strike to September 2, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. 

On August 17, 2005, after twice attempting to contact

Plaintiff's counsel regarding whether Plaintiff planned to file

an opposition, Defendants filed a Reply in Support of their

Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike.

On August 22, 2005, Plaintiff filed a Motion for

Administrative Relief, requesting that this Court vacate the

hearing date scheduled for September 2, 2005, and reset the

hearing for 1:30 p.m. on September 30, 2005, the same time and

date as the parties' case management conference. Plaintiff

provides three explanations for why his opposition was not

filed: (1) he assumed that Defendants' counsel would agree to

continue the hearing; (2) he understood the Reassignment

Order vacated the Motion to Dismiss until it was renoticed

before this Court; and (3) Plaintiff's counsel was in

Nevada City, California, for a jury trial. 

Defendants object to Plaintiff's request, noting that

Plaintiff failed to request relief from this Court after

receiving the Amended Notice of Hearing and instead waited until

after Defendants expended time and resources filing a reply. 

Defendants request attorneys' fees incurred responding to this

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motion and responding to any possible late opposition.

Having considered all of the papers filed by the parties

and in the interest of justice, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's

motion. The Court vacates the September 2, 2005 hearing on

Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike. Plaintiff's

opposition is due on or before September 2, 2005. Defendants

may file a reply brief on or before September 16, 2005. This

matter will be heard on September 30, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., along

with the case management conference. Defendants' request for

attorneys' fees is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 8/24/05 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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