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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1640 Truth in Lending

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-filed 5/8/07*

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ARLENE VALDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

DOWNEY SAVING AND LOAN

ASSOCIATION, et al.,

Defendants.

 

Case No. C06-2541 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S

MOTION TO COMPEL CONTINUED

DEPOSITION OF DEFENDANT SEAN

MCGIVERN

Re: Docket No. 66

The plaintiff in this action alleges that she was the victim of fraud and other abuses

perpetrated by mortgage brokers, their agents, and a lender, in connection with a home

refinancing transaction. Plaintiff attempted to take the deposition of one of the defendants,

Sean McGivern, on February 27, 2007. Plaintiff now moves to compel the continued deposition

of McGivern, arguing that defense counsel interfered with the deposition by making many

improper objections and often wrongly instructing the witness not to answer. She also alleges

that defense counsel made "speaking objections" which coached McGivern and guided his

testimony, and unilaterally called a break to confer with him while a question was pending. 

Days after this motion was filed, the court allowed defense counsel to be relieved from

representing McGivern and McGivern now represents himself. Neither McGivern nor any 

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of the other defendants filed any opposition to the motion to compel. 

McGivern's former attorney did interfere with the conduct of the deposition. Plaintiff

has the right to take a complete deposition of McGivern. Her motion is GRANTED to the

extent that it seeks four more hours to depose McGivern. McGivern shall appear for further

deposition at a mutually agreeable date no later than May 22, 2007, at the offices of DLA Piper

US LLP in East Palo Alto. 

McGivern is now in pro se. His former attorney is still in the case at this time as counsel

for other defendants, but he has a motion to withdraw set for hearing shortly. If, perchance, he

is still in the case at the time of the resumed deposition of McGivern, the court expects he will

behave appropriately. In fact, all parties and counsel shall conduct themselves with the

professionalism required by Rule 30(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. "Any objection

during a deposition must be stated concisely and in a non-argumentative and non-suggestive

manner." The witness may refuse to answer only "when necessary to preserve a privilege...or to

present a motion under Rule 30(d)(4)." 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 5/8/07 ____________________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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THIS SHALL CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS ORDER WILL BE SENT TO:

Eric M. Alderete ealderete@downeysavings.com, jessicavasquez@downeysavings.com 

Joshua David Brysk josh@jgschwartz.com, bella@jgschwartz.com 

Alison Paige Buchanan apb@hogefenton.com 

Isela Castaneda isela.castaneda@dlapiper.com, alison.mcquade@dlapiper.com 

Rajiv Sajjan Dharnidharka rajiv.dharnidharka@dlapiper.com, christina.wikner@dlapiper.com 

Christine M. Humphries chumphries@downeysavings.com,

jessicavasquez@downeysavings.com 

Michael D. McSweeney mdm@hogefenton.com 

Kim Pederson kimp@lawfoundation.org 

James G. Schwartz jim@jgschwartz.com, bella@jgschwartz.com; roberta@jgschwartz.com 

Stephanie Sidra Alexandre Stevens stephanies@lawfoundation.org 

Aaron Wainscoat aaron.wainscoat@dlapiper.com, aaron.wainscoat@dlapiper.com;

celestine.seals@dlapiper.com 

Yakov M. Zolotorev yakov.zolotorev@dlapiper.com, deborah.brown@dlapiper.com 

Sean McGivern

755 E. Capitol Avenue, #J-212

Milpitas, CA 95035

Dated: 5/8/07

 /s/ JMM 

 Chambers of Magistrate Judge Lloyd

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