Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-4_03-cv-05580/USCOURTS-cand-4_03-cv-05580-4/pdf.json

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

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

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 FOR THE

COUNTY OF NAPA; and DOES 1 to 100.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C 03-5580 CW

ORDER REGARDING

PLAINTIFF'S

SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEF

On November 29, 2005, Defendant Lawrence L. Braun moved for

summary judgment on the ground that equitable tolling does not

apply to Plaintiff James Thomas Hart's legal malpractice claim. A

hearing was held on January 27, 2006. No appearance was made by

Plaintiff's counsel. A minute order was issued requiring

Defendant's counsel to submit, by February 10, 2006, a supplemental

brief addressing the cases of Gorden v. Law Offices of Aguirre &

Meyer, 70 Cal. App. 4th 972 (1999), and Laird v. Blacker, 2 Cal.

4th 606 (1992), accompanied by copies of the Ninth Circuit

appellate briefs in Hart v. Braun, 2005 WL 2186350 (9th Cir. 2005). 

Response by Plaintiff was due February 17, 2006. On February 7,

Case 4:03-cv-05580-CW Document 37 Filed 03/29/06 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 2

2006, this Court granted the parties' stipulation that Plaintiff

may have until March 15, 2006 to file his supplemental brief. On

February 9, 2006, Defendant filed his supplemental brief and

provided the Ninth Circuit appellate briefs. On March 13, 2006,

Frank G. Prantil, purporting to be Plaintiff's attorney, sent the

Court an unsigned courtesy copy of Plaintiff's supplemental brief,

but the brief was not filed. On March 27, 2006, Mr. Prantil

electronically filed the supplemental brief.

The Court notes, that effective March 5, 2006, Mr. Prantil is

not eligible to practice law in California. See

http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx

?x=35155. Therefore, the Court cannot accept this or any future

briefs from Mr. Prantil. If Plaintiff wishes to file his

supplemental brief, he may retain new counsel, or represent

himself. Plaintiff has two weeks from the date of this order to

file his supplemental brief. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

3/29/06

Dated: ________________________ 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

Case 4:03-cv-05580-CW Document 37 Filed 03/29/06 Page 2 of 2