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Parties Involved:
Shaun Donovan
Defendant
Victor Wilson
Plaintiff

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

JONATHAN U. LEE (CSBN 148792)

Assistant United States Attorney

MELISSA K. BROWN (CSBN 203307)

Assistant United States Attorney

 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

 San Francisco, California 94102

 Telephone: (415) 436-6962

 Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

 Email: melissa.k.brown@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

VICTOR WILSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SHAUN DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

Defendant.

 

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No. C 09-3135 JSW

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO

CONTINUE HEARING DATE

REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER DUE TO

CONFLICT WITH DATE SET BY

COURT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: August 25, 2010

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location: Courtroom F, 15 Floor th

 Honorable Magistrate Larson

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER DUE TO CONFLICT WITH NEW DATE SCHEDULED BY COURT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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The federal defendant, Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and

Urban Development (“Defendant”) by and through his counsel makes the following request:

WHEREAS, the plaintiff, Victor Wilson (“Plaintiff”) filed a motion for protective order

on June 25, 2010, to prevent the discovery of psychiatric medical records maintained by Paul T.

Guillory, Ph.D.;

WHEREAS, on July 1, 2010, an order of referral was filed by the Honorable Jeffrey S.

White referring the motion for protective order to a magistrate;

WHEREAS, the motion was assigned to the Honorable Magistrate Judge James Larson

and set for hearing on August 11, 2010;

WHEREAS, pursuant to that reassignment and Local Rule 7-3(a), the Defendant filed its

opposition to the motion for protective order on July 21, 2010, which was twenty-one days prior

to the hearing;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff is currently represented by counsel, Curtis Rodriguez, who has

been acting as Plaintiff’s representative since approximately May 2010, and who represented

Plaintiff during both days of his deposition in this matter and stated that he was Plaintiff’s

attorney, but has not yet filed a notice of appearance;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 7–3(c), the Plaintiff’s Reply brief was due on July

28, 2010, and Plaintiff failed to file any such brief;

WHEREAS, on August 2, 2010, the Clerk issued a Notice continuing the hearing on the

motion for protective order to August 25, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.;

WHEREAS, counsel for the Defendant is not available on August 25, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.

because she will be traveling to Missoula, Montana for a deposition in another matter;

WHEREAS, the clerk informed counsel for the Defendant that the Court is available for

hearing on September 8, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.;

WHEREAS, on August 2, 2010 at 2:44 p.m., counsel for the Defendant sent Plaintiff’s

counsel email correspondence to determine whether he objected to the proposed date of

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER DUE TO CONFLICT WITH NEW DATE SCHEDULED BY COURT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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September 8, 2010, and notifying him of the Defendant’s intent to request that Plaintiff not be

allowed additional time to file a Reply due to the continuance, and requested a response from

Plaintiff’s counsel no later than August 3, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. and no response was received by

the filing of this request;

ACCORDINGLY, the Defendant requests that the hearing on Plaintiff’s motion for

protective order be continued to September 8, 2010. However, the Defendant respectfully

requests that Plaintiff not be provided additional time to file a Reply brief due to the fact that the

original deadline for filing such a brief passed prior to the continuance of the hearing date by the

Court. It is the Defendant’s position that such request is consistent with Rule 7-7(d) of the Local

Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

So Requested.

DATED: August 3, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

/s/ Melissa Brown

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MELISSA K. BROWN

Assistant United States Attorney

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER DUE TO CONFLICT WITH NEW DATE SCHEDULED BY COURT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation of the parties/Finding Good cause, the hearing on Plaintiff’s

motion for protective order scheduled for August 25, 2010 shall be continued to September 8,

2010 at 9:30 a.m. Further, finding good cause, the deadline for Plaintiff to file a Reply brief will

not be extended due to this continuance. Pursuant to L.R. 7-3 (c), Plaintiff’s Reply brief was due

on July 28, 2010. Plaintiff and his counsel failed to comply with that deadline. No Reply brief

will be allowed pursuant to L.R. 7-7(d).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________ ____________________________

HON. JAMES LARSON

United States Magistrate Judge

DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER DUE TO CONFLICT WITH NEW DATE SCHEDULED BY COURT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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