Kurdi
Kurdi v. California Department of Transportation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MAISA KURDI, Case No. 1:22-cv-00729-JLT-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING NOTICE OF
UNAVAILABITY
v. (ECF No. 30) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION,
14 Defendant.
16 Plaintiff filed this civil action on June 15, 2022, and a case schedule has been entered. 17 (ECF Nos. 1, 29). Pertinent here, a mid-discovery status conference is set for September 27, 2023, 18 at 10:30 a.m., with the requirement that the parties file a joint status report at least seven days 19 before the conference. (ECF No. 29, p. 3). This matter is now before the Court on the notice of 20 unavailability of Plaintiff’s counsel, filed by Attorney John Shepardson. (ECF No. 30). The notice 21 states, in pertinent part, as follows: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that from 8/5/23 to 9/28/23, John A. Shepardson will be unavailable for any purposes, including, but not limited to, receiving notice 23 of any kind, appearing in court, responding to ex parte applications, or attending depositions. I am filing this Notice…