MWE Services, Inc. et al v. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection et al

Filing 8

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 1/29/14 ORDERING that the deadline for the United States and the State of California to file responsive pleadings to the Complaint shall be extended by 46 days, from 2/6/14, through and including 3/24/2014; and the deadline for submitting the Joint Status Report to the Court shall be extended 60 days, from 1/31/14, through and including 4/1/2014.(Mena-Sanchez, L)

1 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
2 GLEN F. DORGAN
GREGORY T. BRODERICK
3 Assistant United States Attorneys
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
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Telephone: [phone]
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6 Attorneys for Defendant
United States of America
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00010 JAM KJN

MWE SERVICES, INC., AND
CHRISTOPHER J. MARTIN,
Plaintiffs,
v.

STIPULATION RE EXTENSION OF TIME TO
RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND SUBMIT A
JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION;
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS; CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAYPATROL; CAMPTONVILLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT; DOBBINS/OREGON
HOUSE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT;
GRASS VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT;
LINDA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT;
NORTH SAN JUAN FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT; PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC
COMPANY; PENN VALLEY FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT; U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE; U.S. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY; AND DOES 1-2,500.
Defendants.

[Local Rule 144]

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RECITALS

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On or about February 27, 2013, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint in

26 Interpleader (“the Complaint”) with the Yuba County Superior Court in Case No. YCSCCVCV 1227 0001124.
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On or about December 2, 2013, Plaintiffs completed service of the Complaint on the

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On or about January 2, 2014, the United States timely filed a Notice of Removal of the

4 Complaint.
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By stipulation filed January 8, 2014 [Doc # 4], and pursuant to Local Rule 144, the

6 parties agreed to an extension of time through February 6, 2014, for any responsive pleading to be filed
7 by any defendant served with the summons who had not answered the Complaint in state court.
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Pursuant to the Court’s Order Requiring Joint Status Report [Doc # 2], the parties have a

9 deadline of January 31, 2014, to confer as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and submit a Joint Status
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On January 24, 2014, all parties to this stipulation conferred, through their counsel of

12 record, as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). Based on the conference call, the parties anticipate that they
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14 and the parties desire additional time to continue their meet-and-confer efforts.
STIPULATION

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The parties hereto, acting by and through their designated counsel, hereby stipulate that (1) the

17 deadline for the United States and the State of California to file responsive pleadings to the Complaint
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19 deadline for submitting the Joint Status Report to the Court shall be extended 60 days, from January 31,
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Respectfully submitted,

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney

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By:
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/s/ Glen F. Dorgan
GLEN F. DORGAN
GREGORY BRODERICK

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KRONENBERG LAW, P.C.

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By:
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/s/ Steven W. Yuen
STEVEN W. YUEN
Attorneys for MWE Services

1 DATED: January 29, 2014

LEWIS, BRISBOIS, BISGAARD & SMITH

By:

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/s/ Talia Delanoy
TALIA DELANOY
Attorneys for Chris Martin

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
California Attorney General

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/s/ Stephen M. Lerner
STEPHEN M. LERNER
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for California Department of
Forestry and Fire

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ORDER

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Based on the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) the deadline for the United States and the State of California

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14 through and including March 24, 2014; and (2) the deadline for submitting the Joint Status Report to the
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17 Date: January 29, 2014

/s/ John A. Mendez________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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