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Parties Involved:
Kimberly Sabaugh
Plaintiff
Stephen Snyder
Defendant

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re

STEPHEN SNYDER, No. 05-14194

Debtor(s).

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KIMBERLY SABAUGH,

 Plaintiff(s),

v. A.P. No. 06-1045

STEPHEN SNYDER,

 

 Defendant(s).

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 Amended Memorandum on Motion for Summary Judgment

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Over many years on the bench, the court has always tried to decide cases on the merits and has

usually been able to resolve procedural deficiencies without the harsh sanction of default. However, in this

case plaintiff Kimberly Sabaugh and her counsel are making things extremely difficult for the court and

themselves. The court was forced to vacate the trial due to Sabaugh’s failure to comply with FRCP 26. The

court agreed to decide cross-motions for summary judgment motion which were then pending, but counsel for

Sabaugh was unable to produce a signed original declaration of his client, leaving the factual allegations of

Entered on Docket 

May 10, 2007

GLORIA L. FRANKLIN, CLERK 

U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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defendant Stephen Snyder un-rebutted. The court accordingly sees little alternative, and no fair alternative, to

granting Snyder’s motion.

Once judgment is entered, the court may entertain a motion to be relieved from what is in essence a

default. However, the court will need to see sound evidence of a meritorious case and Sabaugh and her

counsel can expect to compensate Snyder for all expenses and fees reasonably related to their procedural

lapses as a condition of any such relief.

Counsel for Snyder shall submit a form of order granting his motion for summary judgment and

denying that of Sabaugh, and an appropriate form of judgment.

Dated: May 10, 2007

SAlan Jaroslovsky

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge 

 

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