Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance v. Strongtower Financial Inc. et al

Filing 126

Order setting briefing schedule for Motion to Enforce Settlement, signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 12/24/2014. (Motion to Enforce the Settlement filed by 1/6/2015; Opposition filed by 1/13/2015; Motion to Enforce the Judgment Hearing set for 1/21/2015 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 9 (SAB) before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone) (Figueroa, O)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES
INSURANCE COMPANY,

Case No. 1:13-cv-00383-BAM
ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE
FOR MOTION TO ENFORCE
SETTLEMENT

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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STRONGTOWER FINANCIAL INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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The parties to this action reached an agreement to settle during a settlement conference
before the undersigned on June 20, 2014. (ECF No. 94.) A number of the parties have filed
dispositional documents and their claims have been dismissed pursuant to the settlement
agreement. However, the Court has held numerous telephonic conferences regarding the failure
of the remaining parties to consummate the settlement agreement.
On December 23, 2014, a telephonic conference was held regarding with those parties
who have failed to consummate the settlement agreement.

Counsel Jonathon F. Sher and

Richard S. Endres appeared for Plaintiff, and counsel Tom Jacobson appeared for Defendants
Randi Armstrong and Jeffrey S. Raynes.
Based on the December 23, 2014 hearing, the Court shall set a briefing schedule for a
motion to enforce the settlement or alternately for dispositional documents to be filed.

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1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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A motion to enforce the settlement shall be filed on or before January 6, 2015;

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Any opposition to the motion to enforce the settlement shall be filed on or before
January 13, 2015;

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A hearing on the motion to enforce the settlement shall be held before the
undersigned on January 21, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 9;

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If a motion to enforce the settlement is filed, the attorneys and their clients
shall personally appear at the January 21, 2015 hearing;

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If no motion to enforce the settlement is filed, the hearing date shall be vacated
and dispositional documents shall be filed on or before January 21, 2015; and

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Failure to comply with this order shall result in the imposition of sanctions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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December 24, 2014
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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