Chea v. Lite Star ESOP Committee, et al.

Filing 46

ORDER GRANTING 45 Defendants' Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time to File Objections, signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 02/06/2024. Objections to F&R due by 2/26/2024. Response due by 3/27/2024. (Maldonado, C)

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CDF LABOR LAW LLP
Mark S. Spring, State Bar No. 155114
[e-mail]
900 University Avenue, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95825
Telephone: [phone]
MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC
Mark A. Nebrig, North Carolina Bar No. 28710 (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Joseph M. Piligian, North Carolina Bar No. 57533 (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
Catherine R. Prater, North Carolina Bar No. 56572 (admitted pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants Lite Star ESOP Committee, Nathan Sloan,
Kathleen A. Hagen, Kathleen A. Hagen, as legal successor to
Douglas W. Hagen, Estate of Douglas W. Hagen

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LINNA CHEA, ON BEHALF OF THE LITE
STAR, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK
OWNERSHIP PLAN,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
LITE STAR ESOP COMMITTEE, B-KLIGHTING, INC., NATHAN SLOAN,
KATHLEEN A. HAGEN, KATHLEEN A.
HAGEN, as legal successor to DOUGLAS W.
HAGEN, ESTATE OF DOUGLAS W.
HAGEN, MIGUEL PAREDES, and
PRUDENT FIDUCIARY SERVICES, LLC, a
California Limited Liability Company,
Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 1:23-cv-00647-JLT-SAB
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION
FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE OBJECTIONS
Complaint Filed: April 27, 2023

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

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Plaintiff initiated this action on April 27, 2023. (ECF No. 1.) On July 6, 2023, Defendants

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filed their Motions to Dismiss. (ECF Nos. 23, 24, 25.) On August 22, 2023, the Motions to Dismiss

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were fully briefed. On January 25, 2024, United States Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone issued

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the Findings and Recommendations Recommending Denying Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss in

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All Regards Except for Recommendation to Grant the Hagen Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

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Seventh Cause of Action as Time-Barred (the “Findings & Recommendations”, ECF No. 44.).

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On February 2, 2024, Defendants filed an unopposed motion to extend the deadline for

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Defendants to file objections to the Findings & Recommendations, up to and including February

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26, 2024. (ECF No. [__].) Defendants’ counsel proffers that they conferred with Plaintiff’s counsel

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regarding this extension, and Plaintiff’s counsel does not object to the requested extension of time.

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The Court finds good cause exists to grant the extension.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The deadline for Defendants Lite Star ESOP Committee; B-K Lighting, Inc.; Nathan

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Sloan; Kathleen A. Hagen; Kathleen A. Hagen, as legal successor to Douglas W. Hagen; the Estate

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of Douglas W. Hagen; Miguel Paredes, and Prudent Fiduciary Services, LLC to file objections to

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the Findings & Recommendations is extended to February 26, 2024; and
The deadline for Plaintiff to file a response to Defendants’ objections is set for

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March 27, 2024.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

February 6, 2024

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
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