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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 v. RAMON VASQUEZ, et al., Defendants. NONI GOTTI, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 08cv1247-W (BLM) ORDER VACATING EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND SETTING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On August 18, 2008, Plaintiff filed a motion to remand this case to state court. In light of this pending motion, the Court finds it

inappropriate to convene an Early Neutral Evaluation Conference ("ENE") at this time. "judicial See Civil Local Rule 16.1(c) (explaining that the shall hold [conferences] as he or she deems

officer

appropriate"). hereby VACATED.

Accordingly, the ENE set for September 3, 2008 is

The Court will conduct a telephonic, attorneys-only Case Management Conference on November 4, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. This conference is

scheduled at the same time as the telephonic Case Management Conference in two other cases before this Court, in which Plaintiff Noni Gotti is pursuing similar claims under similar procedural circumstances, and

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which share the same counsel as the instant case.

Gotti v. Vasquez, et

al., 08cv1248-JLS (BLM); Gotti v. Vasquez, et al., 08cv1249-W (BLM). Counsel should be prepared to discuss all three cases at the conference. Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate the conference call. participate may result in the imposition of sanctions. IT IS SO ORDERED. Failure to

DATED:

August 26, 2008

BARBARA L. MAJOR United States Magistrate Judge

COPY TO: HONORABLE THOMAS J. WHELAN U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE ALL COUNSEL

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