CIVIL CALENDARS




 

ELECTRONIC CALENDAR CALL ©

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I have eliminated the traditional Monday morning calendar call for civil terms of court. Instead, I have been employing an "e-calendar call". The goal of the e-calendar call is to reduce the amount of  time that lawyers, clients, and pro se parties spend in court for matters other than the trial of the case scheduled during that term. Ideally, those involved in a lawsuit should only be in court when trying a matter scheduled. You no longer need to appear on the first day of a civil term to report information about your case(s). This is all provided prior to the term with the use of the case information form. By taking 5 or 10 minutes to fill out and submit this form, you can potentially save you and your clients hours. 

When the attorneys and pro se participants on a civil calendar fill out and submit the case information form, that information is posted to this web site prior to the term of court (click here for an example). You can see which cases have been settled or continued and get an idea of the estimated duration of those cases which are listed for trial. I hope that this information allows you to better gauge the likelihood of your case being called. 

This pre-term information allows me to publish a trial/hearing calendar which sets the specific times for specific cases to be heard. This calendar is generally published one week in advance of the term. If your cases are not listed for hearing on Monday morning of the term, you will know that you are free to attend another court or set appointments for that day. Lawyers and parties will not need to come to court unless your case is called for trial.

           

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ARE YOU REPRESENTING YOURSELF IN CIVIL COURT? 
(Please carefully read the information below.)

NOTE: The electronic calendar call is only available at those terms of court at which Judge Bryant is the presiding judge.

If you are representing yourself in court (you have no lawyer) and want to participate in the electronic calendar call, you are certainly welcome to do so. The electronic calendar call was devised to eliminate wasted time in court and to insure that you  have to appear in court only when your case is called for hearing. Unless you are notified by me that you need to be in court, you can go about your daily routine with the knowledge that you will be notified when the case is set for hearing.  No more wasted time sitting in court waiting to find out when your case will be heard.

Unlike the traditional calendar call where everyone comes to court on the first morning of court, there is no need to appear the first morning of court unless your case appears on the emailed trial/hearing schedule. I have eliminated the need for you to be in court on the opening day by the electronic exchange of scheduling information prior to the term. Participation is easy, but you must comply with some basic rules.


1. Go to the case information form. To access the form you can click on the "Case Info. Form" button in the upper left hand corner of this page or simply click here.

2. Please provide your name and email address. Should you fail to do this, it will be impossible for me to communicate with you.

3. Fill in all of the boxes. I know that if you are representing yourself that you may not be an expert in estimating the duration of the case or the likelihood of settlement, but do the best you can. You do not need to make an entry in the "comment" box if you don't want to. If you do make an entry, it should only be about scheduling matters (e.g. conflicts you may have during the term). Please do no use the comment box to tell me about the facts of your case. Discussions about the facts of the case have to take place in the courtroom with both sides of the case present.

4. Submit the case information form by clicking the "send" button at the bottom of the form. The form was set up to submit information for as many as 6 cases at a time. If you only have 1 case, fill in the information for that case and click send.

5. The case information must be sent to me no later than 10 days before the first day of the term. If you miss that deadline, you will need to appear in court at 9:30 a.m. on the first day of the term.

6. Approximately one week prior to the beginning of the term, I will email you a trial/hearing schedule. This schedule will set out specific times for cases to be heard. If your case is not on that trial/hearing schedule, it means that your case will not be called during the first two days of the term. Don't panic if you are not on the original trial/hearing schedule. Most of these civil terms are 4-5 days in duration and the initial trial/hearing schedule is only for the first 2 days. If your case is set for hearing later in the term, you will receive an email approximately 1 day in advance of the hearing.

7. The trial/hearing schedule is also posted and updated nightly on the web site. To see this posted schedule, just go to the top of this page and click on the navigational button for the term of court you are interested in.

I believe that this electronic calendar call can save you a significant amount of time in court and I welcome your participation.

Steven J. Bryant
District Court Judge
30th Judicial District

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GRAHAM COUNTY NON-JURY, DOMESTIC RELATIONS TERM - 7/15/09


 

                                                        

THERE WILL BE NO IN-COURT CALENDAR CALL FOR THIS TERM OF COURT. Neither you, nor your clients, will need to be present in court during this term unless you are involved in a matter scheduled for hearing. For more information concerning the “electronic calendar call”, click here.

Please fill out the "Case Information Form" for the cases you have on this docket. To access the form, click here. If you have questions about how to access and/or use the form, please email me at: sbryant@judgebryant.com . The information I am looking for includes the following:

  • If your case is ready for trial

  •  How long you expect the case will take to try

  •  Likelihood of settlement

  • If you have any scheduling problems with other courts during the week

  • If you need more than the usual ˝ days notice to be ready to try your case.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION NO LATER THAN MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009. THE FINAL DATE FOR MOTIONS TO CONTINUE WILL ALSO BE JULY 6, 2009.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RULE 2 OF THE LOCAL RULES (CONTINUANCES) WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. If you are an out of district lawyer and are unfamiliar with Rule 2 of our local rules, click here and it will take you to the full text of the rule. Rule 2 can also be found on the "Local Civil Rules" page of the web site.

As information about the cases comes in, I will post it on the calendar, below. By occasionally checking the calendar, you can see the status of the cases ahead of yours and get a better sense of your position on the calendar.

I will publish a trial schedule approximately one week prior to the beginning of the term. I usually schedule the first two days of the term in advance. I will post the balance of the trial schedule on the web site each night and, of course, you will be notified by phone or email if your case is called for trial. If your case is not one set in the published schedule, you should be ready to try your case on ˝ day’s notice, unless you have indicated to me a need for greater notice.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Steven J. Bryant
Judge Presiding – July 15, 2009

 

                                                                                                                                                                

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The numbers below, positioned in front of the case names, are an abbreviation of the case numbers. The first number is the last digit of the year of filing and the remaining numbers are the numbers that come after the "CVD".

In the past, I tried to update the civil calendars, both prior to and during the term, by using a blog I developed. Unfortunately, this proved a bit cumbersome and wasn't used as much as I would have liked. I have now opened a Twitter account that I think more effectively allows me to provide these updates.. If you want to get the latest information regarding civil calendar updates you can click on the "updates" button, below.. This will take you to the Twitter page where I will post messages regarding ongoing terms of court. Each message will identify the term to which it applies.

Alternatively, you can set up your own Twitter account and the "follow" my entries. Any time I post a civil calendar related entry it will automatically post to your Twitter home page. If you set up a Twitter account, just run a search for "Steven J. Bryant". You should find two accounts. The one that you're interested in is titled "Civil Calendar" and has a picture of a gavel as shown below.

Steven J. Bryant

 

(Second column indicates the reported likelihood of settlement)
(Attorneys' names shown in red have indicated a scheduling conflict during the term)

The calendar below has been updated through 6/29/09 @ 5:00 p.m..

= case posted on trial/hearing schedule

TRIALS
6219 Ford v. Hyde 0% ready 15 minutes
Taylor & McKinney
7165 Carringer v. Stewart - - -
Moore & Powell/Fromknecht
7213 Yates v. Yates - - -
Cook & Fowler
8132 Lewis v. Eidson - - -
pro se & pro se
8150 Holder v. Holder/Hinton - - -
Stiles & pro se
8213 Carpenter v. Patton - peremptorily set -
Cook & Goldstein
930 Jordan v. Jordan - - -
Goldstein & Stewart
974 Barlow v. Barlow - - -
pro se & pro se
ADD-ON CASES
999 Tipton v. Gatch - ready 1/2 day
Fowler & Goldstein
McGinley v. McGinley - ready very brief
Bryson &  pro se
       
 
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CHEROKEE COUNTY JURY, NON-JURY, DOMESTIC RELATIONS TERM - 7/20/09


 

                                                        

THERE WILL BE NO IN-COURT CALENDAR CALL FOR THIS TERM OF COURT. Neither you, nor your clients, will need to be present in court during this term unless you are involved in a matter scheduled for hearing. For more information concerning the “electronic calendar call”, click here.

Please fill out the "Case Information Form" for the cases you have on this docket. To access the form, click here. If you have questions about how to access and/or use the form, please email me at: sbryant@judgebryant.com . The information I am looking for includes the following:

  • If your case is ready for trial

  •  How long you expect the case will take to try

  •  Likelihood of settlement

  • If you have any scheduling problems with other courts during the week

  • If you need more than the usual ˝ days notice to be ready to try your case.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009. THE FINAL DATE FOR MOTIONS TO CONTINUE WILL ALSO BE JULY 10, 2009.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RULE 2 OF THE LOCAL RULES (CONTINUANCES) WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. If you are an out of district lawyer and are unfamiliar with Rule 2 of our local rules, click here and it will take you to the full text of the rule. Rule 2 can also be found on the "Local Civil Rules" page of the web site.

As information about the cases comes in, I will post it on the calendar, below. By occasionally checking the calendar, you can see the status of the cases ahead of yours and get a better sense of your position on the calendar.

I will publish a trial schedule approximately one week prior to the beginning of the term. I usually schedule the first two days of the term in advance. I will post the balance of the trial schedule on the web site each night and, of course, you will be notified by phone or email if your case is called for trial. If your case is not one set in the published schedule, you should be ready to try your case on ˝ day’s notice, unless you have indicated to me a need for greater notice.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Steven J. Bryant
Judge Presiding – July 20, 2009

 

                                                                                                                                                                

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The numbers below, positioned in front of the case names, are an abbreviation of the case numbers. The first number is the last digit of the year of filing and the remaining numbers are the numbers that come after the "CVD".

In the past, I tried to update the civil calendars, both prior to and during the term, by using a blog I developed. Unfortunately, this proved a bit cumbersome and wasn't used as much as I would have liked. I have now opened a Twitter account that I think more effectively allows me to provide these updates.. If you want to get the latest information regarding civil calendar updates you can click on the "updates" button, below.. This will take you to the Twitter page where I will post messages regarding ongoing terms of court. Each message will identify the term to which it applies.

Alternatively, you can set up your own Twitter account and the "follow" my entries. Any time I post a civil calendar related entry it will automatically post to your Twitter home page. If you set up a Twitter account, just run a search for "Steven J. Bryant". You should find two accounts. The one that you're interested in is titled "Civil Calendar" and has a picture of a gavel as shown below.

Steven J. Bryant

 

(Second column indicates the reported likelihood of settlement)
(Attorneys' names shown in red have indicated a scheduling conflict during the term)

The calendar below has been updated through 7/1/09 @ 5:00 p.m.

= case posted on trial/hearing schedule

JURY TRIALS
2505 Dockery v. Myslivy - - -
Sumpter & Pinkston
4475 Owenby v. Bryant - reported settled -
Sumpter & Cowan/Bata/Pinkston
4515 Johnson v. Reid - - -
pro se & Sumpter
8211 NC Baptist Hosp. v. Fields - - -
Truesdell & Merritt
8695 Stiles v. Carpenter - - -
McKinney & Steinbronn
974 Lanza v. Cook - - -
pro se & pro se
9402 Leech v. Runge - - -
pro se & Kurdys
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
7794 Ensley v. Ensley - - -
Cook & Fowler
8154 McArn v. McArn - - -
Cook & Fowler
8354 Riddle v. Riddle - - -
Stiles  & pro se
8466 Palmer v. Teesateskie - - -
Blomeley & pro se
8529 Dutton v. Dutton - - -
Stiles & Spivey
8613 Singletary v. Stratton - - -
Cook & pro se
8644 McNabb v. McNabbg - - -
Goldstein & Cook
8669 Sawvell v. Hampton - - -
Fowler & Parker
8696 Remy v. Remy - - -
Parker & McNew
966 Cooke v. Cooke - - -
Blomeley & Goldstein
9108 Roskelly v. Upchurch - - -
pro se & Sumpter
9124 Hoover v. Rice - - -
Sumpter & pro se
9165 Godbold v. Godbold 25% ready 1 1/2 day
Holloway & pro se
9198 Colvin v. Colvin - - -
Fowler & pro se
9243 Loveless v. Rosen - - -
pro se & Sumpter
9260 Rosen v. Loveless - - -
Sumpter & Davis
9261 Rosen v. Loveless - - -
Sumpter & Davis
9281 Kilpatrick v. Sneed - - -
pro se & Hallauer-fox
9291 Rich v. Rich 50% ready 1 1 hour
pro se & pro se
9314 Mashburn v. Mashburn - - -
pro se & pro se
9318 Whims v. Matheson - - -
pro se & pro se
9327 Cornell v. Benson - - -
pro se & pro se
9331 Pack v. Freeman - - -
pro se & pro se
9332 Chastain v. Munshi - - -
pro se & pro se
9340 Parrish v. Pendergrass - - -
pro se & pro se
9344 Blair v. Anderson - - -
pro se & pro se
9349 Warman v. Park - - -
pro se & pro se
9364 Johnson v. Johnson 75% ready 1 1 hour
Holloway & pro se
9369 Collier v. Collier X no service -
Holloway & pro se
9373 Higdon v. Ayala - - -
pro se & pro se
9364 Foster v. Lovingood - - -
Cook & pro se
9387 Beaver v. Freeman - - -
pro se & pro se
9369 Ayala v. Lowe -    
pro se & pro se
NON-JURY
5226 Ambler v. Boyd's 25% ready 3/4/ day
McKinney & Cowan
7274 Loper v. Stephens - - -
McNew & Rowe
7331 Adams v. Adams - - -
Parker & McKinney
7697 Roskelly v. Upchurch - - -
Parker & Lewis
82 Midland v. Williams - - -
Taylor & pro se
889 Bezanson v. Cherokee Co. 00% ready 2 hours
McKinney & Lindsay
8192 Unifund v. Nowell - - -
Zabala & pro se
8237 Georgia Receivables v. Hughes - - -
Bernhardt & Davis
8248 Unifund v. Howell - - -
Zabala & pr se
8288 Capital One v. Stanley - awaiting amended complaint -
Rogers & Holloway
8295 Bata v. Daves - - -
Bata & pro se
8301 New Millenium v. McCullough - - -
Steinbronn & pro se
8369 LVNV v. Luther  - - -
Wineman & pro se
8429 McHan v. Brinke 50% ready 2 hours
Lindsay & Fowler
8524 CitiBank v. Howe - - -
Urps & pro se
8596 Bank of Hiwassee v. Bertone - reported settled -
Pinkston & Bius
8601 LVNV v. Oudenaren - - -
Cook & Walker
8663 First Citizens v. Eberly 50% ready 1+ 15 minutes
McClain & pro se
8705 North Star v. Verner - - -
Perle & pro se
8710 FIA Card v. Tucker - motion to continue? -
Myers & pro se
8737 LVNV v. Chapman - - -
Rogers & pro se
8748 Cach LLC v. Hadam - - -
Rogers & pro se
8769 First Citizens v. Haines X no service -
McClain v. pro se
9200 BB&T v. Getch - - -
Stein & pro se
9325 James v. Corn - - -
pro se & pro se
MOTIONS
(9)863 Allen v. O'Dell - - -
Sumpter & Fowler
042 Cable v. Cable - - -
Spivey & Cook
4336 Dunlap v. Dunlap - - -
McKinney & Cook
4650 Little v. Anderson - - -
Fowler & Blomeley
553 Martin v. Martin 0% ready 1 1 day
Parker & Phillips
559 McKay v. McKay - - -
pro se & Bryson
6237 Crapse v. Colvin - - -
Blomeley & Cook
6381 Keating v. Keating  - - -
McKinney & Blomeley
6526 Reid v. Reid - - -
Cook & pro se
7586 Gant v. Bryson  - - -
Blomeley & McKinney
8429 Wyke v. Wyke - - -
Stiles & pro se
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Sample Court Calendar


The numbers below, positioned in front of the case names, are an abbreviation of the case numbers. The first number is the last digit of the year of filing and the remaining numbers are the numbers that come after the "CVD".

(Second column indicates the reported likelihood of settlement)
(Attorneys' names shown in red have indicated a scheduling conflict during the term)

The calendar below has been updated through 2/10/06 @ 5:00 p.m.

= case posted on trial/hearing schedule

NON-JURY
2394 Dickey v. Mashburn - continued -
McKinney & McNew
4577 Fairlane v. Cheney 0% ready <15 minutes
Zabala & pro se
4339 Witt v. Cook ready -
pro se & pro se
JURY PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES
476 Burts v. Sumpter - ready very brief
Kane & McKinney
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION TRIALS
3233 Francis v. Francis X continued -
Phillips & Holloway
E.D. FINAL PRE-TRIAL 
3176 Harris v. Harris X continued -
Cook & McKinney
3357 Williams v. Williams X settled -
Beck & Cook/McKinney/Blomeley
4190 Dickey v. Dickey X settled -
McKinney & Beck
4196 Foster v. Foster X settled -
McKinney & Davis
E.D. SCHEDULING & DISCOVERY PRE-TRIALS
386 Aiken v. Aiken ready very brief
pro se & Mckinney
4153 Payne v. Payne - no issues remaining -
Mckinney & Joe Collins
4336 Dunlap v. Dunlap ready very brief
McKinney & Cook
4414 Burchfield v. Burchfield - ready very brief
pro se & pro se
4472 Crisp v. Crisp - ready very brief
Sumpter & pro se
4484 Vaughn v. Vaughn - ready very brief
McKinney & Jerry Collins
4489 Graham v. Graham - ready very brief
Blomeley & Wood
4516 Allen v. Allen - ready very brief
McKinney & Cook
4545 Ambler v. Ambler - ready very brief
Blomeley & Walker
4561 Harr v. Harr - ready very brief
Blomeley & Cook
4563 Bizuka v. Bizuka - ready very brief
Cook & Sumpter
ADD-0N CASES
412 Cantafio v. Carver (Clay Co.) - settled -
Blomeley & pro se
553 Martin v. Martin - ready - possible settlement -
pro se & pro se
598 Langford v. Pringle - ready -
pro se & pro se

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CASE INFORMATION FORM ©

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As many of you know, I have been utilizing the equivalent of an "electronic" calendar call for the past couple of years. Rather than receiving basic information concerning the readiness and duration of a case on the first morning of court, this data has been collected in advance of the term in the hope of maximizing trial time and minimizing your wasted time.

In the past this information has often been submitted by email. I have created the form below in an attempt to make the gathering and organizing of this information a little easier for you and for me. You can simply tab from box to box below to fill in the necessary information. I have provided enough space to submit information for up to 6 cases at one time. If you have more than 6 cases on a given calendar, you can submit the first 6 cases by clicking on the send button at the bottom of the form and then start the process over.

I have included a space for comments. I hope this will be used to advise me of matters such as the likelihood of settlement, scheduling problems, or anything that you think might help me organize the calendar.

I think that the form is fairly self-explanatory. If you have questions, you can email me at sbryant@judgebryant.com .

 

         CASE INFORMATION FORM ©

*Attorney's or unrepresented party's name:

*Attorney's or unrepresented party's email address:

              Please be sure to include your name and email address.

Case #1

1. Select county of court term.

2. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

3.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

4. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

5. Expected duration of hearing:

6. Likelihood of settlement:

7. Notice:

8 Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.
 

Case #2

1. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

2.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

3. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

4. Expected duration of hearing:

5. Likelihood of settlement:

6. Notice:

7. Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.

Case #3

1. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

2.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

3. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

4. Expected duration of hearing:

5. Likelihood of settlement:

6. Notice:

7. Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.

Case #4

1. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

2.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

3. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

4. Expected duration of hearing:

5. Likelihood of settlement:

6. Notice:

7. Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.

 

Case #5

1. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

2.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

3. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

4. Expected duration of hearing:

5. Likelihood of settlement:

6. Notice:

7. Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.

 

Case #6

1. Case Number (e.g. 03 CVD 123)

2.    vs. 
    Plaintiff (last name)                          Defendant (last name)

3. Ready for hearing/trial? 
   (If you answered "no", please file motion to continue) 

4. Expected duration of hearing:

5. Likelihood of settlement:

6. Notice:

7. Scheduling comments:



Send this file:

 Click "Send" Button at the bottom of this form.

 

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RULE 2 - 30th JUDICIAL DISTRICT LOCAL RULES
(CONTINUANCES)


(If you click on the underlined "30A" in paragraph 2.2, below, it will take you directly to the "motion and order for continuance" form.)

2.1    Requests for continuances may be filed as follows:

          (A)   At any time prior to the 10th day before the term begins
          (B)   For good cause at any time before trial

2.2          Any request, at any time prior to the beginning of the calendared session, for a continuance of any matter on the docket, shall be made to the presiding judge on form 30A or by letter, which includes the same information. The reason for the request must be clearly stated. The position of the case on the trial calendar alone will not necessarily be considered a valid reason for granting the requested continuance. Any engagement in another court as a reason for a continuance must state the case number, the court in which the other case is pending, its position on that calendar, and date of trial. The counsel or unrepresented party making the request shall include, if they know, the response of the opposing counsel or unrepresented parties making the request for continuance.

 

2.3           Opposing counsel must be notified in writing, with certification of service, of the request for continuance prior to or at the same time of the delivery of this request to the presiding judge. If the party objects to the request, they must immediately file a reply to the request for continuance to the presiding judge.

 

2.4           A continuance will be granted five (5) working days after the mailing date, if no objection is made or received and the presiding judge finds good cause to continue the matter.

 

2.5           The attorney or unrepresented party requesting a continuance prior to the ten (10 ) day cut off date will enclose, with the motion for continuance, a stamped, self-addressed, envelope for return of the order. The movant shall be responsible for filing the original with the clerk and notifying the opposing parties of the granting or denial of the motion.

 

2.6           Motions for continuances will be heard at the calendar call at the beginning of that particular session unless a continuance has been granted by the presiding judge. If a party objects to a continuance request and it is important that the motion for continuance be heard before the beginning of the session, the presiding judge will try to hear the motion at any time before the court date if it can be arranged at a time convenient to the presiding judge.

 

2.7           If good cause arises to request a continuance after the ten (10) day cut off time passes, the party requesting a continuance should notify the other parties in writing, with certification of service, if enough time remains for delivery. If not enough time, notice should be made by phone, even as late as the day before the beginning of the term.

 

2.8           Motions for continuance may be heard b telephone conference calls ( all parties and the judge on line ). The moving party must arrange and pay for these conference calls.

 


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