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Parties Involved:
Bruce Edward Begemann
Defendant
Jenna Songstad
Plaintiff

Document Text:

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JONATHAN K. VAN PATTEN

12203 Nemo Road

Nemo, SD 57759

Telephone: (605) 578-1726

Facsimile: (605) 578-1727

jvanpatt@usd.edu

State Bar Number: 58529

WILLIAM J. JANKLOW

1700 W. Russell Street

Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Telephone: (605) 332-0101

bill@janklowlawfirm.com

GEOFFREY R. HUDSON

P.O. Box 2547

Napa, CA  94558

(707) 265‐0900

(707) 265‐0907

grhattorney@sbcglobal.net

State Bar Number:  52486

Attorneys for the Plaintiff –

JENNA SOGNSTAD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENNA SONGSTAD, ) Civ. No. 10-02401-BZ

)

Plaintiff, )

)

vs. ) MOTION TO APPEAR BY

) TELEPHONE OR, IN THE

BRUCE EDWARD BEGEMANN ) ALTERNATIVE,

) TO CONTINUE HEARING

Defendant. )

____________________________________)

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, Jenna Songstad, by and through her attorneys of 

record, and hereby moves this Court for an Order permitting the Plaintiff’s counsel to 

appear by telephone on January 3, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. or, in the alternative, for an Order 

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continuing the Case Management Conference. In support of this motion, the Plaintiff 

would show the following:

1. After some difficulty, the Defendant was personally served on September 

21, 2010. (Doc. No. 8). To date, the Defendant has not filed any responsive pleading in 

this action.

2. The Plaintiff filed a Rule 26 Report, as required by this Court’s initial 

scheduling order, noting the problem of preparing the Report without meeting with any 

opposing counsel.

3. The Plaintiff will file this week a motion for a default judgment to be 

entered by the Clerk (FRCP Rule 55(a)).

4. A Case Management Conference is scheduled in this Court on January 3, 

2011, at 4:00 p.m. In light of the fact that there has been no appearance by the 

Defendant, the Plaintiff’s counsel request permission to appear at this hearing by 

telephone or, in the alternative, for this Court to enter an order to continue the hearing to 

a future date.

Dated this 3d day of January, 2011.

VAN PATTEN LAW OFFICE

/s/ Jonathan K. Van Patten

JONATHAN K. VAN PATTEN

12203 Nemo Road

Nemo, SD 57759

Telephone: (605) 578-1726

Facsimile: (605) 578-1727

jvanpatt@usd.edu

State Bar Number: 58529

JANKLOW LAW FIRM, PROF. L.L.C.

/s/ William J. Janklow

WILLIAM J. JANKLOW

1700 W. Russell Street

Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 332-0101

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MOTION GRANTED. CMC continued 

to February 7, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. 

Plaintiff shall serve defendant with this 

Order. Plaintiff shall file a request for 

default by January 10, 2011. DATED: 1/3/2011 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

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bill@janklowlaw.com

GEOFFREY R. HUDSON

/s/ Geoffrey R. Hudson

GEOFFREY R. HUDSON

P.O. Box 2547

Napa, CA  94558

(707) 265‐0900

grhattorney@sbcglobal.net

State Bar Number:  52486

Attorneys for the Plaintiff –

JENNA SOGNSTAD

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Jonathan K. Van Patten hereby certifies that on the 3d day of January, 2011, he 

filed electronically or mailed by United States mail, first class postage thereon prepaid, 

true and correct copies of the foregoing in the above captioned action to the following at 

his last known address:

Bruce Edward Begemann

128 Salice Way

Campbell, CA 95008

/s/ Jonathan K. Van Patten___________

JONATHAN K. VAN PATTEN

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