Esco Marine Inc. v. SS Pacific Star et al

Filing 69

ORDER continuing cmc to 10/25/10 (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2010)

Esco Marine Inc. v. SS Pacific Star et al

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NORMAN J. RONNEBERG, JR. (SBN 68233) BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC 601 California Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, California 94108 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-352-2701 Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant ESCO MARINE INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

12 ESCO MARINE INC., 13 14 v. Plaintiff,

Case No.: C08-05575 SI REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER THEREON

15 SS PACIFIC STAR (ex-ARTSHIP, ex-GOLDEN BEAR), her engines, tackle, 16 equipment, appurtenances, freights, cargo, etc. (Official No. 239932) in rem; INTERNATIONAL DATA SECURITY, INC., 17 a Delaware corporate entity; 18 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY ALLIANCE, LLC, a Delaware corporate entity; 19 ANNA FALCHE, an individual; KENNETH CHOI, an individual; and RICHARD 20 NAUGHTON, an individual. 21 22 AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM. 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Plaintiff and counterdefendant ESCO MARINE, INC. ("ESCO") hereby requests that the case management conference in the captioned matter, currently scheduled for October 5, 2010 be continued to October 25, 2010. This request is made on the following grounds:

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Plaintiff will be submitting an ex parte application for order shortening time to

hear its motion for further terminating and monetary sanctions on the ground that defendants have failed to comply with the court's previous order to provide verified written responses to plaintiff's request for production of documents, and to produce the extensive documents that defendants have represented to counsel and the court exist. Plaintiff will request that the hearing on said motion be set for October 25, 2010. 2. Plaintiff has noticed the depositions of defendants ANNA FALCHE, KENNETH In both

CHOI, and RICHARD NAUGHTON on two occasions in the last few months.

instances, the depositions have been continued because the requested documents were not produced. 3. The court previously ordered the parties to meet, if possible, with representatives

of berth-owner LENNAR and the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ("EPA") to facilitate the possible movement of the vessel from LENNAR's wharf. The EPA has expressed environmental concerns about the vessel. Said meeting, currently scheduled for

October 5, 2010 with LENNAR (with the EPA appearing by phone stand-by), must be continued because: (1) the requested documents have not been produced; and (2) defendants have never said they will attend, much less agreed to one of the proffered meeting dates. Based on the foregoing, good cause exists for the continuance of the case management conference, to October 25, 2010 at a time convenient to the court's calendar. DATED: October 1, 2010 BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC

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/s/ Norman J. Ronneberg, Jr. NORMAN J. RONNEBERG, JR. Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant ESCO MARINE INC.

[PROPOSED] ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the case management conference in this matter, currently scheduled for October 5, 2010, is continued to October 25, 2010 at DATED: October _____, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Esco Marine, Inc. v. SS PACIFIC STAR, et al. U.S.D.C. (N.D. Cal.) No. C08-05575 SI I am employed in the City and County of San Francisco by the law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey ("the business"), 601 California Street, Suite 1800, San Francisco, CA 94108. I am over the age of eighteen (18) and not a party to this action. On October 1, 2010, the foregoing document entitled REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER THEREON was filed via the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California's CM/ECF electronic filing system and a copy of said document will be served to the following party via electronic mail: SCOTT S. FURSTMAN, ESQ. Law Offices of Scott S. Furstman 510 North Third Street San Jose, CA 95112 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for: Defendants I declare under penalty of perjury, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §1746 and the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 1, 2010, at San Francisco, California.

ROBERTA C. BEACH

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