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Parties Involved:
Carlos M. Gutierez
Defendant
Benjamin F. Robinson
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

BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON,

Plaintiff, No. C 07-0305 PJH

v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR STAY

CARLOS M. GUTIEREZ, Secretary,

United States Department of Commerce,

Defendant.

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Defendant’s motion to stay all proceedings in the above-entitled civil action pending

resolution of U.S. v. Robinson, CR-07-0596 JF, came on for hearing before this court on

November 21, 2007. Plaintiff Benjamin F. Robinson appeared by his counsel Michael S.

Sorgen, and defendant appeared by his counsel Katherine B. Dowling. Having read the

parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments, and good cause appearing, the

court hereby rules as follows and for the reasons stated at the hearing.

1. The court has considered the factors set forth in FSLIC v. Molinaro, 889 F.2d

899, 902-03 (9th Cir. 1989), and finds that the motion for a stay of all proceedings must be

DENIED. The parties may proceed with document discovery, so long as it does not

implicate Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16. However, in the event that plaintiff

responds to any discovery request by invoking his rights under the Fifth Amendment to the

United States Constitution, or in the event that the parties are unable to agree on the

parameters of civil discovery, the court will impose a stay on all proceedings.

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United States District Court

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2. All pretrial dates are VACATED. The parties are ORDERED to meet and

confer IN PERSON no later than December 5, 2007, in an attempt to come to an

agreement with regard to the parameters of civil discovery, and also with regard to

proposed dates for discovery cut-off and for filing dispositive motions. They shall advise

the court no later than December 7, 2007, as to the agreement they reached in the meet

and confer. 

3. The settlement conference, previously ordered for December 21, 2007, shall

proceed as scheduled.

4. The court will conduct a case management conference on February 21, 2008,

at 2:30 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 27, 2007 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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