In the Matter of Sortwell Inc.,

Filing 54

ORDER vacating trial schedule. Signed by Judge James Ware on August 18, 2011. (jwlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/18/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
NO. C 08-05167 JW

In the Matter of Sortwell, Inc.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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ORDER VACATING TRIAL SCHEDULE

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On July 6, 2011, the Court set a trial schedule in this matter pursuant to the parties’ Joint
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Pretrial Statement. (Docket Item No. 49.) On August 10, 2011, the parties filed a Joint Statement in
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which they contended that: (1) Petitioner-in-Limitation Sortwell, Inc., d/b/a AmNav Maritime
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Services (“AmNav”) intend to file a Motion for Bifurcation to move the Court to try AmNav’s claim
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for limitation of liability separate from, and prior to, Claimant Tesoro Refining and Marketing
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Company’s (“Tesoro”) claim for damages; (2) Tesoro’s counsel has a scheduling conflict with the
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trial schedule, which is currently set to begin on February 21, 2012; and (3) the trial of all issues in
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this case will require ten to twelve full Court days. (See Docket Item No. 52 at 2-3.) On August 11,
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2011, AmNav filed its Motion to Bifurcate, which is noticed for October 17, 2011. (See Docket
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Item No. 53.)
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In light of the pending Motion to Bifurcate and counsel’s apparent conflict with the trial

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schedule as set, the Court finds good cause to VACATE the trial schedule at this time. The Court

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will set a new date for a Preliminary Pretrial Conference in its order addressing the Motion to

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Bifurcate.

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Dated: August 18, 2011
JAMES WARE
United States District Chief Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

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Ann M. Heimberger [e-mail]
Christopher S. Kieliger [e-mail]
Mitchell S. Griffin [e-mail]
Richard Craig Wootton [e-mail]

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Dated: August 18, 2011

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

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By:

/s/ JW Chambers
Susan Imbriani
Courtroom Deputy