Contra Costa Water District v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company

Filing 33

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO CONTINUE JULY 30, 2010 FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND DATES FOR RULE 26(A) INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS. The further case management conference scheduled for July 30, 2010 is continued to Septem ber 10, 2010; the parties shall submit a joint case management statement one week before September 10, 2010. All discovery and law and motion practice shall be stayed until after the further case management conference. Signed by Judge Vaughn R Walker for Maxine M. Chesney on July 20, 2010. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/20/2010)

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Contra Costa Water District v. Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company Doc. 33 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP BRUCE D. CELEBREZZE Bar No. 102181 bruce.celebrezze@sdma.com MATTHEW C. LOVELL Bar No. 189728 matthew.lovell@sdma.com DEAN J. MCELROY Bar. No. 213132 dean.mcelroy@sdma.com One Market Plaza Steuart Tower, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94105 Telephone: (415) 781-7900 Attorneys for defendant and counterclaimant HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY BOWLES & VERNA LLP MICHAEL P. CONNOLLY Bar No. 238478 mconnolly@bowlesverna.com ROBERT I. WESTERFIELD Bar No. 112183 rwesterfield@bowlesverna.com 2121 N. California Blvd, Suite 875 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Telephone: (925) 935-3300 Attorneys for plaintiff and counterdefendant CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, Plaintiff, v. HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY; and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, Defendants. HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Counterclaimant, CASE NO. CV 09-0983 MMC STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE JULY 30, 2010 FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND DATES FOR RULE 26(A) INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND EXCHANGE OF DOCUMENTS Courtroom: 7 Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 26 v. 27 CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, 28 Counterdefendant SF/1709967v1 -1Case No. CV 09-0983 MMC STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC AND RULE 26(A) DISCLOSURES Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Per Northern District Local Rule 16-2(d) and (e), plaintiff and counterdefendant Contra Costa Water District ("CCWD") and defendant and counterclaimant Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company ("Hartford"), by and through their counsel of record, stipulate as follows: RECITALS Pursuant to a Stipulated Order dated June 11, 2010, the Court approved the parties' agreement to participate in a further mediation session with Hon. Ronald M. Sabraw (Ret.) at JAMS, on Friday, July 16, 2010, and scheduled a case management conference for July 30, 2010. See Document No. 31. Since a prior case management conference on March 12, 2010, the parties have continued to exchange information and documents to narrow the issues for mediation. As the July 16 mediation date approached, however, the parties realized that it would be necessary to exchange additional information to improve the prospects that the mediation session would be productive. As such, the parties rescheduled the mediation session with Judge Sabraw to take place on August 16, 2010. This date was the earliest feasible date, in light of the parties' efforts to exchange information, and the conflicting calendars of Judge Sabraw, the parties' representatives, and the parties' counsel. At the March 12, 2010 case management conference, the Court advised the parties that, if they needed more time to try to resolve this matter, they should submit a stipulation requesting a continuance of the future case management conference. Although the parties do not wish in any way to unnecessarily delay the litigation of this matter, they believe it is prudent to return to mediation in an effort to settle their disputes before substantial resources are expended in making Rule 26(a) initial disclosures, conducting other discovery, and otherwise preparing the case for trial. Therefore, in the interest of saving time, money, and the Court's resources, the parties request that the July 30, 2010 case management conference be continued to September 10, 2010, or a convenient date thereafter, that the case be stayed until that time, and that the parties' Rule 26(a) disclosures and exchange of documents be postponed until after the date of the next case management conference. \\\ SF/1709967v1 -2Case No. CV 09-0983 MMC STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC AND RULE 26(A) DISCLOSURES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DATED: July 15, 2010 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SF/1709967v1 STIPULATION Based on the foregoing Recitals, CCWD and Hartford agree and stipulate as follows: (1) The further case management conference scheduled for July 30, 2010, shall be continued to September 10, 2010 or a convenient date thereafter; (2) The parties shall submit a joint case management statement one week before the date of the further case management conference; (3) All discovery and law and motion practice in this case shall be stayed until after the further case management conference, including the parties' Rule 26(a) initial written disclosures and exchange of documents. IT IS SO STIPULATED. DATED: July 15, 2010 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP By:_/s/ Matthew C. Lovell_________________________ Bruce D. Celebrezze Matthew C. Lovell Dean J. McElroy Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY BOWLES & VERNA LLP By: /s/ Robert I. Westerfield Robert I. Westerfield Michael P. Connolly Attorneys for plaintiff and counterdefendant CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT ATTESTATION OF FILING Pursuant to General Order 45.X.B, I attest that I have obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from the parties listed above. /s/ Matthew C. Lovell Matthew C. Lovell -3Case No. CV 09-0983 MMC STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC AND RULE 26(A) DISCLOSURES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SF/1709967v1 ORDER PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The further case management conference scheduled for July 30, 2010, is continued to September 10 ________________, 2010; (2) The parties shall submit a joint case management statement one week before the date of the further case management conference; (3) All discovery and law and motion practice in this case shall be stayed until after the further case management conference, including the parties' Rule 26(a) initial written disclosures and exchange of documents. July 20 DATED: _____________, 2010 /s/ Vaughn R Walker for HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE -4Case No. CV 09-0983 MMC STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC AND RULE 26(A) DISCLOSURES

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