Great American Insurance Company v. Rivas et al

Filing 50

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE MEDIATION DEADLINE AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on April 2, 2009. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/2/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is the parties' Stipulation to Continue Mediation Deadline and to Continue Further Status Conference, filed March 30, 2009 and amended April 2, 2009, by which the parties request that both the deadline to complete mediation and the Status Conference in the above-titled action be continued from June 5, 2009 to August 7, 2009. In support of such request, the parties state that not all parties named in the First Amended Complaint have been served and that additional parties "will be added, thus necessitating the filing of a Second Amended Complaint." (See Stipulation at 3:1-2.) Having read and considered the Stipulation, the Court hereby DENIES without prejudice the relief sought therein, for the reason that the parties have failed to offer any reason why amendment of the complaint, completion of service, and mediation cannot be v. BANK OF STOCKTON, et al., Defendants. / United States District Court IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff,

No. C-08-4639 MMC ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE MEDIATION DEADLINE AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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accomplished prior to June 5, 2009, a date more than two months from the present.1 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 2, 2009

MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge

The Court further notes that the deadline to complete service of process was February 20, 2009, and the June 5, 2009 Status Conference was scheduled for a date almost five months after the initial Case Management Conference. 2

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