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NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

UNITED STATES ex rel. DONNA M.

McLEAN and THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ex rel DONNA M. McLEAN,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, THE

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND

FAMILY SERVICES OF SANTA CLARA

COUNTY, KENNETH BORELLI,

LAWRENCE GALLEGOS, EPIFANIO (“J.R.”)

REYNA, TANYA BEYERS, DR. DEE

SCHAFFER, DR. TOMMIJEAN THOMAS,

DR. RICHARD PERILLO and DOES 1-100,

Defendants. /

No. C05-01962 HRL

ORDER GRANTING RELATOR’S

MOTION TO CONTINUE DISPOSITIVE

MOTION DEADLINES

[Re: Docket No. 293]

Relator moves for an extension of the briefing and hearing deadlines for dispositive

motions. The court does not find good cause for an extension. At the time relator’s new

attorney was retained in January 2010, she reportedly had been actively seeking new counsel

for over a year. Additionally, to the extent relator suggests that she may seek to introduce new

or different expert testimony as to her claims, she has not established good cause to do so at this

stage of the litigation when the deadlines for expert disclosures and discovery have long since

passed.

Nevertheless, the court will grant one last extension of the deadlines for briefing and

*E-FILED 03-08-2010*

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hearing on dispositive motions. Accordingly, the dispositive motion hearing is continued to

May 11, 2010, 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2. The deadline for filing dispositive motions is April

6, 2010. Oppositions are due by April 20, 2010. Replies are due by April 27, 2010. The court

does not intend to grant any further extensions.

SO ORDERED.

Dated:

 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

March 8, 2010 /s/ Howard R. Lloyd

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5:05-cv-01962-HRL Notice has been electronically mailed to: 

Gordon Wayne Renneisen grenneisen@cornerlaw.com, pprill@cornerlaw.com

Jeremy L. Friedman jlfried@comcast.net

Joan Eve Trimble joan_trimble@cmwlaw.net, patricia_inabnet@cmwlaw.net

Melissa R. Kiniyalocts melissa.kiniyalocts@cco.co.scl.ca.us,

marylou.gonzales@cco.sccgov.org

Orley Brandt Caudill , Jr brandt_caudill@cmwlaw.net, christopher_zopatti@cmwlaw.net

Sara McLean sara.mclean@usdoj.gov

Sara Winslow sara.winslow@usdoj.gov, kathy.terry@usdoj.gov

Stephen H. Schmid stephen.schmid@cco.co.santa-clara.ca.us,

marylou.gonzales@cco.sccgov.org

Virginia Stewart Alspaugh Virginia_Alspaugh@cmwlaw.net, Linda_Knobbe@cmwlaw.net,

TheAlspaughs@cox.net

William C Dresser loofwcd@aol.com

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

Copy of order mailed to:

Julia Ann Clayton 

California Attorney General’s Office 

455 Golden Gate Avenue # 11000 

San Francisco , CA 94102-7004

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