Global Comminity Monitor, et al v. Mammoth Pacific, LP et al

Filing 12

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 7/30/14 ORDERING 1. Plaintiffs' electronic transmittal of documents to Defendants' counsel on July 10, 2014 constitutes effective service of the following documents on Defendants: (1) Plaintiffs' Complaint; (2) Civil Cover Sheet; (3) Summons issued by the Court; (4) Notice of Availability of Voluntary Dispute Resolution; (5) Order Requiring Joint Status Report; and, (6) Notice of Availability of a Magis trate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal Instructions and Consent or Declination to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. 2. Defendants' Answer or other response to Plaintiffs' Complaint is due on or before September 8, 2104. (Becknal, R)

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MATTHEW B. HIPPLER (Cal. Bar No. 212036)
HOLLAND & HART LLP
5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor
Reno, NV 89511
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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STEVEN G. JONES (Pro Hac Vice application pending)
EMILY C. SCHILLING (Pro Hac Vice application pending)
HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 So. Main Street, Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 SO. MAIN STREET, SUITE 2200
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101

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Case No. 2:14-cv-01612-MCE-KJN

13 GLOBAL COMMUNITY MONITOR, a
California nonprofit corporation; LABORERS’
14 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA LOCAL UNION NO. 783, an
15 organized labor union; RANDAL SIPES, JR.,
an individual; RUSSEL COVINGTON, an
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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
SERVICE OF INITIAL PAPERS AND
DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS’
ANSWER OR RESPONSE

Plaintiffs,

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19 MAMMOTH PACIFIC, L.P., a California
Limited Partnership; ORMAT NEVADA,
20 INC., a Delaware Corporation; ORMAT
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. a Delaware
21 Corporation; and DOES I-X, inclusive,
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Defendants.

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STIPULATION
Plaintiffs Global Community Monitor, Laborers’ International Union of North America

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Local Union No. 783, Randal Sipes, Jr. and Russel Covington (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and

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Defendants Mammoth Pacific, L.P., Ormat Nevada, Inc. and Ormat Technologies, Inc.

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(collectively “Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows:

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Plaintiffs filed their Complaint and Civil Cover Sheet in this action on July 8, 2014.

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That same day, the Court issued the following documents: (1) Summons to Defendants;

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(2) Order Requiring Joint Status Report; (3) Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge to

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Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal Instructions and Consent or Declination to Jurisdiction of

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Magistrate Judge; and (4) Notice of Availability of Voluntary Dispute Resolution.
On July 10, 2014, counsel for Defendants, Steven G. Jones, contacted counsel for

HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 SO. MAIN STREET, SUITE 2200
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101

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Plaintiffs, Richard Drury, and informed Mr. Drury that Defendants would be willing to waive

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service of the Summons issued by the Court. That same day, Mr. Drury provided Mr. Jones

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with electronic copies of the following documents: (1) Plaintiffs’ Complaint; (2) the Civil

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Cover Sheet prepared by Plaintiffs and endorsed by the Court; (3) Summons issued by the

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Court; (4) Order Requiring Joint Status Report; (5) Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge

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to Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal Instructions and Consent or Declination to Jurisdiction of

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Magistrate Judge; and (6) Notice of Availability of Voluntary Dispute Resolution.

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On July 23, 2014, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants agreed that: (1) Defendants

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would waive service of the Summons in this matter; (2) Mr. Drury’s electronic transmittal of

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documents to Mr. Jones on July 10, 2014 would be deemed effective service of those

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documents on Defendants; and (3) Defendants would have until September 8, 2014 (60 days

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from July 10, 2014) to either file their Answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint.

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DEFENDANTS’ ANSWER OR RESPONSE Case No. 2:14-cv-01612-MCE-KJN

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IT IS SO STIPULATED this 28th day of July, 2014.

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LOZEAU|DRURY LLP

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/s/ Richard T. Drury______
Richard T. Drury (Cal. Bar No. 163559)
Counsel for Plaintiffs

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HOLLAND & HART LLP

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/s/ Matthew B. Hippler
MATTHEW B. HIPPLER (Cal. Bar No. 212036)

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and

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STEVEN G. JONES (Pro Hac Vice Application pending)
EMILY C. SCHILLING (Pro Hac Vice Application pending)
HOLLAND & HART LLP
Counsel for Defendants

HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 SO. MAIN STREET, SUITE 2200
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101

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ORDER

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Based on the Parties’ Stipulation above, the Court enters the following ORDER:

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Plaintiffs’ electronic transmittal of documents to Defendants’ counsel on July 10,

2014 constitutes effective service of the following documents on Defendants:

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(1) Plaintiffs’ Complaint;

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(2) Civil Cover Sheet;

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(3) Summons issued by the Court;

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(4) Notice of Availability of Voluntary Dispute Resolution;

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(5) Order Requiring Joint Status Report; and,

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HOLLAND & HART LLP
222 SO. MAIN STREET, SUITE 2200
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101

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(6) Notice of Availability of a Magistrate Judge to Exercise Jurisdiction and Appeal
Instructions and Consent or Declination to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge.
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Defendants’ Answer or other response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint is due on or

before September 8, 2104.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 30, 2014

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