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

Filing 65

STIPULATION and ORDER RESETTING MOTION HEARINGS signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 11/8/2011. 51 MOTION to COMPEL Arbitration,and 33 MOTION to REMAND is RESET from 12/8/2011 to 12/20/2011 at 01:30 PM in Bakersfield at 18th Street (JLT) before Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Leon-Guerrero, A)

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J. NILE KINNEY (California State Bar No. 108433)
[e-mail]
LEBEAU – THELEN, LLP
5001 East Commercenter Drive, Suite 300
Bakersfield, California 93309
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
C. DAVID KINDER (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
PHILLIP D. HARDBERGER (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
HOWARD P. NEWTON (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
ELLEN B. MITCHELL (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
MARK J. BARRERA (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
MATTHEW G. COLE (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
MELANIE L. FRY (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
COX SMITH MATTHEWS INCORPORATED
112 East Pecan Street, Suite 1800
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for 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.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GAR ENERGY AND ASSOCIATES, INC.;
CASE NO. 1:11-CV-00907-AWI-JLT
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.,
STIPULATED REQUEST TO RESET
Plaintiffs,
DECEMBER 8, 2011 HEARING, AND
PROPOSED ORDER
v.
IVANHOE ENERGY INC.; IVANHOE ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL VENTURES INC.; IVANHOE
ENERGY (LATIN AMERICA) INC.; IVANHOE
ENERGY LATIN AMERICA INC.; IVANHOE
ENERGY ECUADOR INC.; and DOES 1 through
10, inclusive,
Defendants.

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Hearing Date:
Time:
Courtroom:
Judge: Hon. Jennifer L. Thurston

Stipulated Request to Reset December 8, 2011 Hearing, and Proposed Order
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Pursuant to Local Rules 143 and 230(f), Plaintiffs GAR Energy and Associates, Inc.,

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Gonzalo A. Ruiz, as a Successor in Interest to and Assignee of GAR Energy and Associates, Inc.,

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and Janis S. Ruiz, as a Successor in Interest to and Assignee of GAR Energy and Associates, Inc.

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(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Ivanhoe Energy International

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Ventures Inc., Ivanhoe Energy (Latin America) Inc., Ivanhoe Energy Latin America Inc., and

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Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) jointly file this Stipulated Request to

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Reset the December 8, 2011 Hearing.

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On October 19, 2011, the Court entered an order setting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand

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[Docket No. 33] and Defendant Ivanhoe Energy (Latin America) Inc.’s Motion to Compel

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Arbitration [Docket No. 51] for hearing at 9:00 a.m. on December 8, 2011 before U.S. Magistrate

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Judge Jennifer L. Thurston in Bakersfield.

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The parties have conferred and jointly request that this hearing be reset for December 20,

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2011 at 1:30 p.m. to accommodate a scheduling conflict. David Kinder, lead counsel for Plaintiffs,

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will be in trial in Texas during the week of December 8, 2011.

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WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that the Court reset the December 8, 2011
hearing to December 20, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.

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Stipulated Request to Reset December 8, 2011 Hearing, and Proposed Order
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Dated: November 8, 2011

Respectfully submitted,

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BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.

LEBEAU-THELEN, LLP

By: /s/ Timothy S. Durst
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

By:

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McCORMICK BARSTOW L.L.P.

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D. Greg Durbin (State Bar No. 81749)
[e-mail]
Daniel S. Cho (State Bar No. 260902)
[e-mail]
5 River Park Place East
Fresno, California 93720
Telephone:
559.433.1330
Facsimile:
559.433.2300

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Attorneys 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.

COX SMITH MATTHEWS INCORPORATED
C. David Kinder (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Phillip D. Hardberger (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Howard P. Newton (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Ellen B. Mitchell (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Mark J. Barrera (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Matthew G. Cole (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Melanie L. Fry (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
112 East Pecan Street, Suite 1800
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Telephone:
210.554.5500
Facsimile:
210.226.8395
Attorneys for 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.

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/s/ J. Nile Kinney
J. Nile Kinney (State Bar No. 108433)
[e-mail]
LEBEAU-THELEN, LLP
5001 East Commercenter Drive, Suite 300
Bakersfield, California 93309
Telephone:
661.325.8962
Facsimile:
661.325.1127

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

November 8, 2011

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/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Stipulated Request to Reset December 8, 2011 Hearing, and Proposed Order
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