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Parties Involved:
Bank of America, National Association
Defendant
Sandra Opera
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA OPERA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION,

Defendant. /

No. C 05-3446 SBA

ORDER

[Docket No. 22]

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Bank of America's Ex Parte Application to

Extend Motion Cut Off Deadline until First Available Hearing Date [Docket No. 22]. 

On January 1, 2006, this Court entered an Order for Pretrial Preparation. In the Order, the

Court set a motion hearing deadline for September 12, 2006. The Court also warned the parties that

it did not reserve the motion hearing dates. Thus, the parties were "advised not to wait until 35 days

prior to the law and motion cut-off date to file and serve their motion. As the Court's law and

motion calendar tends to fill quickly, there is no guarantee that a hearing date within the law and

motion cut-off date will be available." (Emphasis in original.) 

On August 4, 2006, Defendant filed the instant Ex Parte Application. In the Ex Parte

Application, Defendant seeks an order extending the motion cut off date until first available hearing

date. Defendant asserts that good cause exists to grant its request because it sought to file its

summary judgment motion with sufficient time remaining to file and notice the motion before the

cut off date, but the Court's calendar did not allow the hearing to be noticed on or before September

12. While Defendant is correct that the September 12 hearing date was no longer available when

Defendant filed its Ex Parte Application on August 4, 2006, Defendant was explicitly warned that

the Court did not reserve hearing dates and it should not have waited until 35 days prior to the

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motion cut-off date to file and serve its motion. Furthermore, Defendant learned that the September

12 hearing date was no longer available on July 25, 2006, but it did not file the ex parte application

with the Court until nine days later. In the meantime, other dates became unavailable as well. 

Nevertheless, in order to facilitate the resolution of this case and because Plaintiff does not object to

Defendant's Ex Parte Application, the Court will grant Defendant's request and will extend the

motion hearing deadline to September 26, 2006. However, the Court reminds the parties that it fully

expects them to be in the position to commence trial on October 30, 2006. The Court is not inclined

to grant any further continuances. 

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Defendant's Ex Parte Application to Extend Motion Cut

Off Deadline until First Available Hearing Date [Docket No. 22] is GRANTED. The motion

hearing deadline is extended to September 26, 2006. All other deadlines remain in effect. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, or, in the

Alternative, Summary Adjudication shall be heard on September 26, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. The Court

may, in its discretion, adjudicate the Motion without a hearing, in which case the Clerk will notify

the parties that no appearance is necessary. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 8/15/06 

 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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