KFD Enterprises Inc v. City of Eureka

Filing 536

ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO DEPOSE MULTIMATIC ENTITIES. The parties will have until August 31, 2012 to complete depositions of the Multimatic entities' FRCP 30(b)(6) representatives and/or Gertrude Hahn. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on July 24, 2012. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2012)

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES
125 E DE LA GUERRA, SUITE 203
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FACSIMILE: [phone]

Jan A. Greben, State Bar No. 103464
[e-mail]
Jeff G. Coyner, State Bar No. 233499
[e-mail]
Danielle De Smeth, State Bar No. 263309
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff, Cross Defendant, Third Party Defendant,
Counter Defendant and Counter Claimant KFD Enterprises, Inc.,
a California corporation dba Norman's Dry Cleaner, and
Third Party Defendant Kenneth Daer

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. CV-08-4571 MMC

KFD ENTERPRISES, INC., a California
Corporation dba Norman’s Dry Cleaner,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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CITY OF EUREKA,

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY
DEADLINE TO DEPOSE MULTIMATIC
ENTITIES

Defendant.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
AND THIRD PARTY CLAIMS

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Pursuant to Local Rule 37-3, Plaintiff KFD Enterprises, Inc. (“KFD”) and defendants

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Multimatic LLC and The Kirrberg Corporation (collectively, “Multimatic”), hereby stipulate to

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extend the fact discovery deadline to August 31, 2012 for the purpose of deposing Multimatic’s

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FRCP 30(b)(6) representatives. The current discovery deadline is July 30, 2012. Good cause for

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this one-month extension exists because Multimatic’s designated FRCP 30(b)(6) representative

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and/or Gertrude Hahn reside in Germany and are not available for deposition before the July 30,
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO DEPOSE
MULTIMATIC ENTITIES AND/OR GERTRUDE HAHN- Case No. CV-08-4571 MMC

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2012 deadline. The parties have made a good faith effort over the last several months to

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schedule these depositions to no avail due to scheduling conflicts and the fact Ms. Hahn resides

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abroad.

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Good cause is further shown as these depositions are necessary for KFD to respond to

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Multimatic’s motion for summary judgment, filed June 1, 2012 (Doc. No. 524), and set for

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hearing October 12, 2012. The Court granted the parties’ request to modify the briefing schedule

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on Multimatic’s motion for summary judgment to allow these depositions to occur. (See Doc.

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No. 531) The extension to the discovery deadline requested herein comports with the Court’s

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scheduling order in Doc. No. 531.

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The parties agree there is no prejudice by setting the deposition in August: all other

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discovery deadlines will remain unchanged, expert discovery does not close until October 26,

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2012, and trial is not set until March 11, 2013. Accordingly, the requested extension comports

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with FRCP 29(b) because it will not prevent discovery completion, hearing a related motion or

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interfere with trial.

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Dated: July 23, 2012

GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

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/s/ Jan A. Greben

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JAN A. GREBEN
JEFF COYNER
DANIELLE DE SMETH
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant
KFD Enterprises, Inc.

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Dated: July 23, 2012

DONGELL LAWRENCE FINNEY LLP

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/s/ Thomas F. Vandenburg
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THOMAS F. VANDENBURG
CHRISTOPHER W. SMITH
Attorneys for Defendants Multimatic LLC, a New
Jersey limited liability company and The Kirrberg
Corporation, a New Jersey corporation

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO DEPOSE
MULTIMATIC ENTITIES AND/OR GERTRUDE HAHN- Case No. CV-08-4571 MMC

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
The parties will have until August 31, 2012 to complete depositions of the Multimatic
entities’ FRCP 30(b)(6) representatives and/or Gertrude Hahn, individually.

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July 24, 2012
Dated: _________________

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The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney
United States District Judge

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINE TO DEPOSE
MULTIMATIC ENTITIES AND/OR GERTRUDE HAHN- Case No. CV-08-4571 MMC