Filed: Oct. 22, 2018
Latest Update: Oct. 22, 2018
Summary: NEW MEXICO'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING AND [PROPOSED] ORDER HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . Pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-10(a), Plaintiff the State of New Mexico requests an order allowing counsel to appear telephonically for the Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) currently set for October 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor (Dkt. No. 63) and the concurrently scheduled hearing on the motion t
Summary: NEW MEXICO'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING AND [PROPOSED] ORDER HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. , District Judge . Pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-10(a), Plaintiff the State of New Mexico requests an order allowing counsel to appear telephonically for the Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) currently set for October 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor (Dkt. No. 63) and the concurrently scheduled hearing on the motion to..
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NEW MEXICO'S REQUEST TO APPEAR TELEPHONICALLY FOR CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND MOTION TO DISMISS HEARING AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., District Judge.
Pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-10(a), Plaintiff the State of New Mexico requests an order allowing counsel to appear telephonically for the Initial Case Management Conference (CMC) currently set for October 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor (Dkt. No. 63) and the concurrently scheduled hearing on the motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 28) (hearing). The Court previously granted such an order with respect to the CMC before it was rescheduled from October 2 to October 25. (Dkt. No. 60).
New Mexico is one of several State Plaintiffs in this matter (States). Counsel for the State of California plans to attend the CMC and hearing in person and is authorized to speak for New Mexico and all other States. Regardless, counsel for New Mexico would like to participate in the CMC and hearing and respectfully requests to appear by telephone.
Counsel makes this request because counsel is not local and would like to save costs—which are funded by taxpayer monies—that would be required to attend the CMC and hearing in person; (2) the CMC is likely to be of short duration; (3) counsel for all parties have discussed the relevant issues at length and do not believe there will be significant disputes for the Court to resolve; (4) with respect to the motion to dismiss, because New Mexico's interests align entirely with California's it is anticipated that separate presentation by counsel for New Mexico will be minimal, if even necessary.
Therefore, New Mexico respectfully requests that the undersigned counsel be allowed to appear and participate telephonically at the October 2, 2018 initial CMC.
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Before the Court is New Mexico's Request to Appear Telephonically for the Initial Case Management Conference ("CMC") for October 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor (Dkt. No. 63) and the concurrent hearing on the motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 28). Upon due consideration, and for good cause shown, New Mexico's request is hereby GRANTED. Counsel shall contact CourtCall at (866) 582-6878 to make arrangements for the telephonic appearance.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
