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Parties Involved:
Particle Measuring Systems, Inc.
Defendant
Aleksandr L. Yufa
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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEKSANDR L. YUFA,

Plaintiff, No. C 09-1388 PJH

v. ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR

SANCTIONS

PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, 

INC.,

Defendant.

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Plaintiff has requested that the court impose sanctions on defendant’s counsel,

based on the fact that defendant’s counsel submitted a document entitled “Unopposed

Request to Participate by Telephone,” even though counsel had not contacted plaintiff to

see if he actually opposed the request. Indeed, defendant’s counsel admits that he did not

contact plaintiff, and instead “assumed that [he] continued to desire to appear by

telephone,” as he had in the past.

The court certainly finds defendant’s counsel’s misrepresentation to be problematic,

and cautions counsel that he may not rely on assumptions when characterizing any request

as “unopposed.” However, counsel’s misrepresentation does not warrant sanctions at this

time, so plaintiff’s request is denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 23, 2015 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 4:09-cv-01388-PJH Document 87 Filed 01/23/15 Page 1 of 1