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Parties Involved:
Allstate
Counter Claimant
Allstate Insurance Company
Defendant
Jacob Winding
Counter Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JACOB WINDING,

Plaintiff, No. 2:09-cv-03526 FCD KJN

v.

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY,

and DOES 1-25, inclusive,

Defendants. ORDER

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On September 21, 2010, two days prior to the hearing on defendant’s motion to

appoint a special master, plaintiff’s counsel filed a request for authorization to appear

telephonically at the September 23, 2010 hearing. (Dkt. No. 25.) Given the nature of this

discovery-related dispute and the allegations regarding the underlying conduct of plaintiff and his

attorney that gave rise to defendant’s motion, the undersigned is disinclined to grant plaintiff’s

counsel’s request to appear telephonically. However, in light of plaintiff’s counsel’s declaration

given under penalty of perjury, which indicates that he is scheduled to attend a conflicting

mediation in San Francisco, California on September 23, 2010 (Goins Decl. ¶ 3), the undersigned

will grant the request to appear telephonically. However, plaintiff’s counsel will be ordered to

immediately provide the undersigned’s Courtroom Deputy, Ms. Casey Schultz, with a dedicated,

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hard telephone line at which the court may contact plaintiff’s counsel at the time of the hearing. 

In addition, plaintiff’s counsel shall immediately notify Ms. Shultz if he is no longer scheduled to

attend the mediation and, in such a case, shall attend the hearing in person. 

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s counsel’s request to telephonically appear at the hearing on

defendant’s motion to appoint a special master, which is set for September 23, 2010, is granted.

2. Plaintiff’s counsel shall immediately contact Courtroom Deputy Casey

Shultz, at (916) 930-4193, and provide her with a dedicated, hard telephone line at which the

court may contact plaintiff’s counsel at the time of the hearing. 

3. Plaintiff’s counsel shall attend the September 23, 2010 hearing in person if

he is no longer scheduled to attend the conflicting mediation in San Francisco, California. In

such case, plaintiff’s counsel shall immediately notify Ms. Schultz of the same. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 22, 2010

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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