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Parties Involved:
Lawrence L. Braun
Defendant
County of Napa
Defendant
Terry Davis
Defendant
James Thomas Hart
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

JAMES THOMAS HART,

Plaintiff,

 v.

LAWRENCE L. BRAUN; COUNTY OF NAPA;

TERRY DAVIS, Public Defender Office

for the County of Napa,

Defendants. /

No. 03-5580 CW

ORDER FOR

BRIEFING AFTER

REMAND

On September 13, 2005, the Ninth Circuit issued its mandate in

this case, reversing and remanding. The Ninth Circuit ruled that

this Court erred by dismissing on statute of limitations grounds

Plaintiff’s malpractice claim against his former public defender

without considering the applicability of equitable tolling. The

Ninth Circuit did not address the Court’s ruling in favor of

Defendants on Plaintiff’s civil rights claim; therefore, judgment

in favor of Defendants on the civil rights claim is not affected by

the Ninth Circuit’s ruling.

The Court sets the following briefing schedule on the issue of

whether equitable tolling applies to Plaintiff’s malpractice claim. 

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Defendants shall file a motion for summary judgment within two

weeks from the date of this order. Plaintiff shall file an

opposition two weeks thereafter. Defendants’ reply is due one week

later. The motion will be decided on the papers without a hearing. 

Dated: 10/4/05

 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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