GAR Energy and Associates, Inc. et al v. Ivanhoe Energy Inc. et al

Filing 48

STIPULATION and ORDER to set Early Briefing Deadlines, signed by Judge Oliver W. Wanger on 8/12/2011. (Kusamura, W)

D. GREG DURBIN (State Bar No. 81749)
[e-mail]
DANIEL S. CHO (State Bar No. 260902)
[e-mail]
McCORMICK BARSTOW L.L.P.
5 River Park Place East
Fresno, California 93720
Telephone:
559.433.1300
Facsimile:
559.433.2300
TIMOTHY S. DURST (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
RYAN L. BANGERT (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
NICOLE M. GORDON (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 600
Dallas, Texas 75201
Telephone:
214.953.6500
Facsimile:
214.953.6501
Counsel for Defendants IVANHOE ENERGY INC., IVANHOE ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL VENTURES INC., IVANHOE ENERGY (LATIN AMERICA) INC.,
IVANHOE ENERGY LATIN AMERICA INC., and IVANHOE ENERGY ECUADOR INC.
Additional Parties Listed on the Signature Page
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GAR ENERGY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.;
GONZALO A. RUIZ, AS A SUCCESSOR
IN INTEREST TO AND ASSIGNEE OF
GAR ENERGY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.;
and JANIS S. RUIZ, AS A SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO AND ASSIGNEE OF GAR
ENERGY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
IVANHOE ENERGY INC., IVANHOE
ENERGY INTERNATIONAL VENTURES
INC., IVANHOE ENERGY (LATIN
AMERICA) INC., IVANHOE ENERGY
LATIN AMERICA INC., and IVANHOE
ENERGY ECUADOR INC., and DOES 1
through 10, inclusive,
Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-CV-00907-OWW-SMS
STIPULATED REQUEST AND ORDER
TO SET EARLY BRIEFING
DEADLINES
Hearing
Date:
September 19, 2011
Time:
10:00 A.M.
Courtroom: 3

Pursuant to Local Rules 143-144, Plaintiffs GAR Energy and Associates, Inc., Gonzalo A.
Ruiz, as a successor in interest to and assignee of GAR Energy and Associates, Inc., and Janis S.
Ruiz, as a successor in interest to and assignee of GAR Energy and Associates, Inc. (“Plaintiffs”)
and Defendants Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Ivanhoe Energy International Ventures, Inc., Ivanhoe
Energy (Latin America) Inc., Ivanhoe Energy Latin America Inc., and Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador
Inc. (“Defendants”) submit this stipulation and request an order setting early briefing deadlines
for responses and replies to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand (ECF No. 33) and the Motion to
Dismiss filed by some of the Defendants (ECF No. 34). The stipulated dates will require the
parties to file their response and reply briefs before the deadlines as calculated under the Local
Rules, but will not alter the hearing setting. Both motions are set for hearing on September 19,
2011.
Counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendants have conferred and agreed to request
that the briefing deadlines be set as follows:
a.

Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and Plaintiffs’ Response to

the Motion to Dismiss filed by some of the Defendants are due on August 17, 2011; and
b.

Plaintiffs’ Reply to Defendants’ Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand and

Defendants’ Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response to the Motion to Dismiss are due on September 8,
2011.
The parties respectfully request that the Court set the response and reply briefing
deadlines for August 17, 2011 and September 8, 2011, respectively.
ORDER
Now before the Court is the parties’ Stipulated Request to Set Early Briefing Deadlines.
Having considered the stipulation, the Court APPROVES the stipulation and ORDERS that the
response briefs to the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand (ECF No. 33) and the Motion to Dismiss
(ECF No. 34) are due on August 17, 2011 and the reply briefs are due on September 8, 2011.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

August 12, 2011

/s/ Oliver W. Wanger
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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