People of the State of California

Filing 7

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 1/12/09 ORDERING the time for dfts to respond to complaint is EXTENDED to 1/26/09. (Carlos, K)

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ALAN M. STEINBERG, SBN: 181787 GOLDSBERRY, FREEMAN & GUZMAN, LLP 777 Twelfth Street, Suite 250 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] LESLIE A. POWELL [Pro Hac Vice Pending] LAW OFFICES OF LESLIE A. POWELL 115 North Market Street Frederick, Maryland 21701 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants STROMAN REALTY, INC., and WAYNE A. STROMAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SACRAMENTO

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, by and through JEFF DAVI, solely in his capacity as the Real Estate Commissioner of the State of California,

) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) STROMAN REALTY, INC., a Texas ) corporation, WAYNE A. STROMAN and ) Does 1-100, inclusive, ) ) Defendants. ) ______________________________________ )

No.: 2:09-CV-00031-MCE-GGH STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

WHEREAS, the summons and complaint in The People of the State of California by and through Jeff Davi, solely in his capacity as the Real Estate Commissioner of the State of California, Plaintiff vs. Stroman Realty, Inc., a Texas corporation, Wayne A. Stroman and Does 1100, inclusive, Defendants, Sacramento County Superior Court Action No.: 34-2008-00025789 (the "state court action") was served on December 5, 2008; WHEREAS, on January 5, 2009, defendants Stroman Realty, Inc., and Wayne A. Stroman ("defendants") removed the state court action to this Court by filing a Notice of Removal.

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WHEREAS, defendants have to respond to the complaint by January 12, 2009. WHEREAS, defendants requested and plaintiff agreed to provide an extension of time to respond to the complaint from January 12, 2009 to January 26, 2009. WHEREAS, the parties do not believe there will be any inconvenience to the Court or delay of the action as a result of said extension considering that the Joint Status Report is not due until March 6, 2009 pursuant to this Court's January 6, 2009 Order Requiring Joint Status Report. THEREFORE, all parties, through their respective counsel, stipulate that defendants' responsive pleading to the complaint shall be filed on or before January 26, 2009. DATED: January 8, 2009 GOLDSBERRY, FREEMAN & GUZMAN

/s/ Alan M. Steinberg ALAN M. STEINBERG Attorneys for Defendants STROMAN REALTY, INC., and WAYNE A. STROMAN

DATED: January 8, 2009

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR. Attorney General of the State of California WILLIAM L. CARTER Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Steven J. Green STEVEN J. GREEN Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiff Jeff Davi, Real Estate Commissioner of the State of California

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: January 12, 2009 ________________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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