Rodriguez v. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR REMOTELY AT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
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Manny Starr (319778)
manny@frontierlawcenter.com
FRONTIER LAW CENTER
6200 Canoga Ave., Suite 470
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Telephone: (818) 914-3433
Facsimile: (818) 914-3433
Alan J. Reinach (196899)
ajreinach@churchstate.org
Jonathon Cherne (281548)
jcherne@churchstate.org
CHURCH STATE COUNCIL
2686 Townsgate Road,
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Telephone: (805) 413-7398
Facsimile: (805) 497-7099
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
MARINO JAIR RODRIGUEZ, et al.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARINO JAIR RODRIGUEZ, et al.,
Plaintiff(s),
Plaintiff(s),
v.
VTA SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY;
and DOES 1 through 10,
Defendant(s).
Case No. 4:23-cv-01379-HSG
PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION FOR LEAVE FOR
JONATHON CHERNE TO
APPEAR REMOTELY AT
PRETRIAL CONFERENCE;
ORDER
Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM
Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Location: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor
1301 Clay Street Oakland, California
94612
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Pursuant to Judge Gilliam’s Standing Order,
Plaintiff’s lead trial counsel, Alan Reinach, will appear in person. However, non-lead
counsel, Jonathon Cherne, respectfully requests to appear remotely at the Pretrial
Conference scheduled for March 3, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. before the Honorable Haywood
S. Gilliam, Jr., as he did at the prior conference.
The Standing Order provides that civil pretrial conferences are generally
conducted in person and that counsel may not appear remotely absent a showing of
good cause. Good cause exists for Plaintiff’s additional counsel, Jonathon Cherne, to
appear remotely as the Church State Council’s office is located in Southern California,
and in-person attendance would require substantial travel to the Northern District of
California for what is anticipated to be a brief proceeding.
Permitting remote appearance for non-lead counsel would conserve party
resources without prejudicing any party or disrupting the Court’s schedule.
DATED: March 2, 2026
Jonathon Cherne
Attorney for Plaintiff(s)
CHURCH STATE COUNCIL
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ORDER
Based on the reasons provided, this Court grants Plaintiff’s motion for Jonathon
Cherne to appear remotely via zoom for the March 3, 2026, PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE hearing. The CRD will e-mail counsel the zoom information and
instructions.
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Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.
United States District Court Judge
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