Bel Air Mart et al v. Arnold Cleaners, Inc. et al

Filing 165

STIPULATION and ORDER granting the joint stipulation allowing Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims for 28 days from December 28, 2012 up to and including January 25, 2013. Signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 12/27/2012. (Deutsch, S)

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DOWNEY BRAND LLP
ROBERT P. SORAN (Bar No. 169577)
ELIZABETH B. STALLARD (Bar No. 221445)
OLIVIA M. WRIGHT (Bar No. 240200)
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4731
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Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BEL AIR MARKET, a California Corporation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BEL AIR MART, a California corporation
and WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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Case No. 2:10-CV-02392 MCE-EFB
SECOND STIPULATION TO EXTEND
TIME TO RESPOND TO THE COUNTER
AND CROSS-CLAIM OF THE ESTATE OF
RONALD G. ARMSTRONG, DECEASED;
ORDER

ARNOLD CLEANERS, INC.; et al.,
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Defendants.
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AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD HEREIN:

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Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Defendant Century Indemnity Company, as successor to

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CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America, as alleged

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insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code

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section 550 et seq., by and through its counsel of record Farheena A. Habib of Bassi Edlin Huie &

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Blum LLP, and Plaintiffs Bel Air Mart, a California corporation, by and through its counsel of

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record Robert P. Soran of Downey Brand, and Wong Family Investors, L.P., by and through its

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counsel of record John C. Lassner of the Law Office of John C. Lassner, and Defendant Robert
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SECOND STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COUNTER AND CROSS-CLAIMS; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Gern Nagler, individually and as Trustee of the John W. Burns Testamentary Trust (“Nagler”), by

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and through his counsel of record Eric Garner of Wagner, Kirkman, Blaine, Klomparens &

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Youmans LLP, stipulate and agree as follows:

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The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century

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Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance

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Company of North America, as alleged insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased,

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pursuant to California Probate Code section 550 et seq., shall be extended for 28 days from

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December 28, 2012, up to and including January 25, 2013. The parties hereto previously

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stipulated to one prior extension from November 30, 2012 to December 28, 2012. Good cause

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exists for the requested extension. Several parties to this action, including but not limited to the

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parties to this stipulation, are presently engaged in settlement discussions, have participated in a

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full day of mediation before Robert Kaplan of Judicate West, and have agreed to continue the

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mediation to a mutually acceptable date in the future. Based on the status of the parties

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settlement discussions and mediation, as well as other factors, the parties are meeting and

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conferring about the possibility of filing a joint motion seeking a further brief stay of the

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litigation. The requested extension would allow the parties to conserve their limited resources

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while these settlement discussions and mediation are ongoing.

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DATED: December 21, 2012

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

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By: /s/ Robert P. Soran
ROBERT P. SORAN
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BEL AIR MART, a California corporation

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DATED: December 21, 2012

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. LASSNER

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By: /s/ John C. Lassner [as authorized on 12/20/12]
JOHN C. LASSNER
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.

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SECOND STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COUNTER AND CROSS-CLAIMS; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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DATED: December 21, 2012

BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP

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By: /s/ Farheena Habib [as authorized on 12/20/12]
FARHEENA HABIB
Attorneys for CENTURY INDEMNITY
COMPANY, on behalf of Defendant and
Counterclaimant THE ESTATE OF RONALD G.
ARMSTRONG, DECEASED

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the joint stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the request to
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extend the deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century
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Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance
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Company of North America, as alleged insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased,
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pursuant to California Probate Code section 550 et seq., is GRANTED. The deadline for
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Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims is hereby extended for 28 days from
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December 28, 2012, up to and including January 25, 2013.
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Dated: December 27, 2012

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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