MMR Group Inc et al v. Solar Millennium, LLC

Filing 130

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO ANSWER. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 2/21/12. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/21/2012)

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Jerry L. Marks (SBN 135395)
Email: [e-mail]
Aaron Renenger (SBN 222675)
Email: [e-mail]
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP
601 S. Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
David R. Gelfand (admitted pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
Rachel Penski Fissell (admitted pro hac vice)
Email: [e-mail]
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants STA Development, LLC,
Solar Trust of America, LLC, Solar Millennium, Inc.,
CA I-10 Solar, LLC, Palo Verde Solar I, LLC,
Palo Verde Solar II, LLC, Blythe Solar Power Project
Unit 1, LLC, Blythe Solar Power Project Unit 2, LLC,
Blythe Solar Power Project Unit 3, LLC and
Blythe Solar Power Project Unit 4, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
MMR GROUP, INC.,
MMR POWER SOLUTIONS, LLC and
SOUTHWESTERN POWER GROUP II, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
STA DEVELOPMENT, LLC (F/K/A SOLAR
MILLENNIUM, LLC), SOLAR TRUST OF
AMERICA, LLC, SOLAR MILLENNIUM AG,
SOLAR MILLENNIUM, INC., CA I-10 SOLAR, LLC,
PALO VERDE SOLAR I, LLC, PALO VERDE SOLAR
II, LLC, BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 1,
LLC, BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 2,
LLC, BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 3, LLC
AND BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 4, LLC
Defendants.

Case No. 3:11-cv-01521-EMC
TENTH STIPULATION TO
EXTEND DEFENDANTS’
TIME TO RESPOND TO
AMENDED COMPLAINT
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
The Honorable Judge
Edward M. Chen

TENTH STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED
COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Plaintiffs MMR GROUP, INC., MMR POWER SOLUTIONS, LLC and

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SOUTHWESTERN POWER GROUP II, LLC (collectively, “MMR”) and Defendants STA

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DEVELOPMENT, LLC, SOLAR TRUST OF AMERICA, LLC, SOLAR MILLENNIUM, INC.,

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CA I-10 SOLAR, LLC, PALO VERDE SOLAR I, LLC, PALO VERDE SOLAR II, LLC,

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BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 1, LLC, BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT

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UNIT 2, LLC, BLYTHE SOLAR POWER PROJECT UNIT 3, LLC AND BLYTHE SOLAR

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POWER PROJECT UNIT 4, LLC (collectively, the “STAD Defendants”) respectfully request

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that the Court extend the time for the STAD Defendants to respond to the Amended Complaint,

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filed on October 4, 2011 (ECF No. 102) and served on the STAD Defendants on October 7, 2011,

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by two weeks from February 21, 2012 to March 6, 2012.
On November 4th and 14th, the parties requested, and this Court later granted, a one-week

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extension of time for the STAD Defendants to respond to the Amended Complaint because the

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parties were in advanced stages of settlement discussions. On November 22nd, December 1st,

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December 27th, January 10th, January 20th, and February 3rd, the parties requested, and this Court

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later granted, extensions of two weeks due to continued progress in settlement negotiations.

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In December 2011, Solar Millennium AG – parent company of the STAD Defendants –

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filed for bankruptcy in Germany. This has complicated the extensive settlement discussions

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between Plaintiffs and STAD Defendants, which involve a deal with a third-party purchaser of

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STA Development, LLC’s assets. Despite these complications, the parties remain optimistic that

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a settlement is on the horizon and that they will execute a settlement agreement forthwith. Due to

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the continued progress in reaching a settlement, the parties request a two-week extension of the

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time for the STAD Defendants to respond to the Amended Complaint. The parties’ request will

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have a de minimis, if any, impact on the schedule. In the interests of judicial economy, the parties

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therefore request that the Court extend the STAD Defendants’ time to respond to the Amended

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Complaint by two weeks from February 21, 2012 to March 6, 2012.

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TENTH STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO RESPOND TO AMENDED
COMPLAINT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Dated: February 21, 2012

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By: /s/ ________Aaron Renenger_________________
Jerry L. Marks (SBN 135395)
Aaron Renenger (SBN 222675)
601 S. Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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David R. Gelfand (admitted pro hac vice)
Rachel Penski Fissell (admitted pro hac vice)
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants STA Development, LLC,
Solar Trust of America, LLC, Solar Millennium, Inc.,
CA I-10 Solar, LLC, Palo Verde Solar I, LLC,
Palo Verde Solar II, LLC, Blythe Solar Power Project
Unit 1, LLC, Blythe Solar Power Project Unit 2, LLC,
Blythe Solar Power Project Unit 3, LLC and Blythe Solar
Power Project Unit 4, LLC

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MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP

Dated: February 21, 2012

WATT, TIEDER, HOFFAR & FITZGERALD, LLP
By: /s/ ____Nicholas A. Merrell_____________________
Bennett J. Lee (CA Bar No. 230482)
Nicholas A. Merrell (CA Bar No. 240795)
Regina A. Verducci (CA Bar No. 264996)
333 Bush Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415-623-7001

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