Estate of Scott Hultman v. County of Ventura
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTATE OF SCOTT HULTMAN, CV 21-6280 DSF (RAOx) etc., et al.,
ORDER RE NOTICE OF
Plaintiffs, UNAVAILABILITY
v.
COUNTY OF VENTURA, etc., et al., Defendants.
On December 23, 2021, counsel for certain defendants filed a document titled Notice of Unavailability. This Court’s Standing Order, dkt. 9, filed in this case on August 4, 2021, provides: 16. ANotice of Unavailability@ While the Court expects that counsel will conduct themselves appropriately and will not deliberately schedule Court or other proceedings when opposing counsel are unavailable, a ANotice of Unavailability@ has no force or effect in this Court and should not be filed. The filing of such a document may result in sanctions. The filing of the Notice of Unavailability violates this Court’s Standing Order. To the extent the Notice is meant to communicate with opposing counsel, it should not have been filed with the Court. The Court expects that all counsel will act professionally when scheduling depositions, hearings, etc. To the extent the Notice was meant to communicate with the Court, it is inappropriate. Counsel lacks the…