U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona denied yesterday Vietnam-based lawyer Barry J. Israel\u2019s motion to suspend the scheduling order deadlines for him and another lawyer in Junior Larry Hillbroom\u2019s lawsuit. <\/p>\n
Manglona said it is within the court\u2019s inherent power to \u201cmanage its own affairs so as to achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.\u201d <\/p>\n
However, the judge said, it is not her practice to press pause on scheduling orders simply because a dispositive motion is pending before the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch an order would necessarily result in delays that would impact the November trial date if the decision on the dispositive motion does not dispose of the case,\u201d Manglona said.<\/p>\n
Israel, through counsel Theodore W. Frank, filed yesterday the emergency motion, to ask the court to suspend the scheduling order deadlines until his and lawyer David J. Lujan\u2019s pending motions are ruled upon by the court.<\/p>\n
The first motion is Israel\u2019s request to dismiss Hillbroom\u2019s lawsuit for lack of federal jurisdiction, that is set for a hearing on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n
The second motion is Lujan\u2019s amended motion to suspend proceedings owing to Hillbroom\u2019s alleged fugitive status. The hearing date on this request is pending.<\/p>\n
Frank said if either of these two motions are granted, they will dispose of the action.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Frank said, while these two motions are pending, it is reasonable that the parties avoid incurring expenses that may be for naught and\/or wasteful\u2014should either motion be granted.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch relief benefits all parties, as each party would otherwise have to incur trial preparation expenses with the Nov. 19, 2019, trial rapidly approaching,\u201d Frank said.<\/p>\n
Hillbroom is suing Israel and Lujan for allegedly conspiring with former trustee Keith Waibel to inflate their contingency fee when the fortune of the late DHL co-founder Larry Hillblom was still undergoing probate proceedings in the Superior Court. Israel and Lujan have denied the allegations.<\/p>\n
Hillbroom is one of the four DNA-proven children of Hillblom. His name is spelled differently from that of Hillblom.<\/p>\n
Hillblom died in a seaplane crash off Anathan waters on May 21, 1995. His body was never recovered. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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