Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. ACDF, LLC, et al

Filing 113

STIPULATION and ORDER Between Receiver and Maricopa Defendants to Extend Time for Filing of Replies in Support of Motion for Approval of Sale Procedures, signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on March 5, 2025. Pursuant to the stipulation of the Receiver and Maricopa Defendants, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that deadline for the Receiver and other parties to file replies to the Statement is extended, from March 1, 2025, to March 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. (Deputy Clerk OFR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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9 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, a New York corporation,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ACDF, LLC, a California limited liability
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Defendants.

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? Affects All Cases
? Affects Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v.
ACDF, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-01261
? Affects Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v.
FNF Farms, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-01226
? Affects Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. C
& A Farms, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-01230
? Affects Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v.
Maricopa Orchards, LLC, et al., 1:24cv-01231
? Affects Brighthouse Life Ins. Co. v.
Kamm South, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv01232
? Affects Brighthouse Life Ins. Co. v.
Manning Avenue Pistachios, LLC, et
al., 1:24-cv-01233 Case No. 1:24-cv01233
? Affects Brighthouse Life Ins. Co. v.
ACDF, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-01235
? Affects MetLife Real Estate Lending,
LLC v. Panoche Pistachios, LLC, et
al., 1:24-cv-01241

Lead Case No. 1:24-cv-01261-KES-SAB
Consolidated with Case Nos:
1:24-cv-01226; 1:24-cv-01230; 1:24-cv01231; 1:24-cv-01232; 1:24-cv-01233; 1:24cv-01235; and 1:24-cv-01241
STIPULATION AND ORDER BETWEEN
RECEIVER AND MARICOPA
DEFENDANTS TO EXTEND TIME FOR
FILING OF REPLIES IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SALE
PROCEDURES

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Phillip Christensen, the Court-appointed Receiver in the above captioned case (the

2 “Receiver”), and the Maricopa Defendants (as defined in the Statement of Position in Response to
3 Ex Parte Application for Approval of Sale Procedures, Doc. 106 (the “Statement”)) hereby
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Background
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On February 19, 2025, the Receiver filed the Receiver’s Motion for Approval of

7 Sale Procedures, Doc. 101 (the “Motion”).
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The Court set the Motion for hearing on March 3, 2025, with oppositions due by

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The Statement was filed by the Maricopa Defendants on February 26, 2025.

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On February 27, 2025, the Court sua sponte continued the hearing on the Motion to

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The Receiver and the Maricopa Defendants have ongoing discussions relating to

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In light of these facts, the Receiver and Maricopa Defendants agree that the

16 deadline for parties to file replies to the Statement should be extended from March 1, 2025 to
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Stipulation
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Subject to the Court’s approval, the Receiver and Maricopa Defendants, through

3 their undersigned counsel, agree that the deadline for the Receiver and other parties to file replies
4 to the Statement is extended, from March 1, 2025, to March 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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SAUL EWING LLP

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By:
ZEV SHECHTMAN
Attorneys for Phillip Christensen, as Receiver

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DATED: March 3, 2025

KELLER BENVENUTTI KIM LLP

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By:
JANE KIM
Attorneys for Maricopa Defendants

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the Receiver and Maricopa Defendants, IT IS HEREBY

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Dated:

March 5, 2025
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE