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

Filing 196

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 5/13/13 GRANTING request to extend deadline for plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims for 14 days from 4/30/13 up to and including 5/14/13. (Meuleman, A)

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DOWNEY BRAND LLP
ROBERT P. SORAN (Bar No. 169577)
OLIVIA M. WRIGHT (Bar No. 240200)
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4731
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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.
ARNOLD CLEANERS, INC.; et al.,

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

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 insurer

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of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code section 550

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

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and Plaintiffs Bel Air Mart, a California corporation, by and through its counsel of record Robert P.

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

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John C. Lassner of the Law Office of John C. Lassner, 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 14 days from

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April 30, 2013, up to and including May 14, 2013. The parties hereto previously stipulated to

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three prior extensions from the original date of November 30, 2012, to the current date of

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April 30, 2013. Good cause exists for the requested extension. Several parties to this action,

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including but not limited to the parties to this stipulation, have engaged in settlement discussions,

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have participated in a full day of mediation before Robert Kaplan of Judicate West, and have

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agreed to continue the mediation to a mutually acceptable date in the future. In addition, there is

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a pending motion for limited stay to allow the parties to conduct discovery on a discrete issue, the

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resolution of which is considered a prerequisite to settlement by one of the parties. The requested

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extension would allow the parties to conserve their limited resources and focus on resolution

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while these settlement discussions and mediation are ongoing.

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DATED: April 30, 2013

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: April 30, 2013

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. LASSNER

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By: /s/ John C. Lassner [as authorized on 04/30/12]
JOHN C. LASSNER
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.

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DATED: April 30, 2013

BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP

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By: /s/ Farheena Habib [as authorized on 04/30/12]
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 14 days from April 30,

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2013, up to and including May 14, 2013.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: May 13, 2013

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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