Cedarville Rancheria v. Cedarville County Water District

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STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 1/7/2015 RESETTING the Final Pretrial Conference for 4/10/2015 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez; ORDERING the parties to file a joint pretrial statement by 4/3/2015; RESETTING the Jury Trial for 5/18/2015 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before Judge John A. Mendez. (Michel, G)

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WILLIAM J. THOMAS, Bar No. 67798
[e-mail]
SAMUEL L. EMERSON, Bar No. 222783
[e-mail]
JOSHUA A. NELSON, Bar No. 260803
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Best Best & Krieger LLP
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Cedarville County Water District

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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LAW OFFICES OF
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
500 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 1700
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CEDARVILLE RANCHERIA,

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Case No. 2:12-CV-03046-JAM-CMK

Plaintiff,

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v.

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JOINT REQUEST TO APPROVE
STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCE FOR
NINETY DAYS; ORDER

CEDARVILLE COUNTY WATER
DISTRICT,

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Defendant.
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TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND TO ALL PARTIES TO THE

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WRITTEN ACTION: Samuel L. Emerson of Best Best & Krieger LLP and Jack Duran of

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Duran Law Office, hereby file this application to this Honorable Court requesting its approval of

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the parties’ stipulation to a ninety (90) day extension of the trial and pretrial conference scheduled

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in the above-entitled action, on the following grounds:

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Plaintiff and Defendant are currently in settlement negotiations and have a draft settlement

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agreement which is close to final. Defendant is a public entity and any settlement must be

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approved by the District Board at its next meeting. Both Counsels request additional time to

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finalize settlement of this matter and avoid additional costs.
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2:12-CV-03046-JAM-CMK
JOINT REQUEST TO APPROVE
STIPULATION

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WHEREFORE, Samuel L. Emerson of Best Best & Krieger LLP and Jack Duran of

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Duran Law Office respectfully request that this Honorable Court grant the instant application and

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approve the joint stipulation continuing the trial and pretrial conference for ninety (90) days.

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Dated: January 6, 2015

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

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By:

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LAW OFFICES OF
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
500 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 1700
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

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_/s/ Samuel L. Emerson____
SAMUEL L. EMERSON
Attorney for Defendant
Cedarville County Water District
Best Best & Krieger retains the original
document with signatures

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DURAN LAW OFFICE

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By:

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_/s/ Jack Duran_
JACK DURAN
Attorney for Plaintiff
Cedarville Rancheria

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ORDER

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On January 6, 2015, Samuel L. Emerson of Best Best & Krieger LLP and Jack Duran of

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Duran Law Office filed a request to continue the pretrial conference and trial in the above-

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captioned matter for ninety (90) days. The application asks the Court to approve a stipulation

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between the parties and continue the pretrial conference and trial in the above-captioned matter

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for ninety (90) days. Good cause appearing as the basis of the request, the request is hereby

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GRANTED.

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LAW OFFICES OF
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
500 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 1700
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the pretrial conference is reset to April 10, 2015 at
11:00 a.m. The parties joint pretrial statement shall be filed on or before April 3, 2015.
Jury trial is reset to May 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED

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Dated this 7th day of January, 2015

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/s/ John A. Mendez_______________________
JOHN A. MENDEZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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