Zurich American Insurance Company v. Mediterranean Shipping Company (Mauritius) Limited et al

Filing 21

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 20 Status Report filed by Zurich American Insurance Company. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte on December 30, 2011. (edllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/30/2011)

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JOSHUA E. KIRSCH (179110)
JOSHUA A. SOUTHWICK (246296)
GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP
201 Mission Street, Suite 2700
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Plaintiff,
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MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
COMPANY (MAURITIUS) LIMITED, a )
foreign corporation; MEDITERRANEAN )
SHIPPING COMPANY S.A. GENEVA, a )
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foreign corporation, d.b.a. MSC S.A.GENEVA; MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING )
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COMPANY (USA) INC., a corporation,
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Defendants.
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, a corporation;

Case No. 3:11-CV-04317(EDL)
JOINT REPORT RE: SERVICE ON NONAPPEARING PARTIES AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to this Court’s Order following the December 13, 2011 scheduling conference1,

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the parties submit this Joint Report re Service on Non-Appearing Parties MEDITERRANEAN

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SHIPPING COMPANY (MAURITIUS) LIMITED and MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING

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COMPANY S.A. GENEVA, d.b.a. MSC S.A.-GENEVA; MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING.

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Counsel for appearing defendant MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (USA)
INC., has made contact with the non-appearing defendants, and requested that his firm be

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The Court’s minute Order of December 13 reflects that the status report was to concern
“amending the complaint.” However, the parties recall that the Court’s oral instruction was
regarding service of the non-appearing defendants, and that the December 13 minute order’s
discussion of amendment of pleading is errata.
JOINT STATUS REPORT RE SERVICE
Case no. 3:11-CV-04317(EDL); Our File No. 5474.99

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allowed to accept service on their behalf. He expects that permission will be granted. However,

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due to the intervening holidays, he has not been authorized to accept service at this time.

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Accordingly, the parties propose that they make a further joint report on or before January

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10, 2012, in the hope that with the holidays over, defense counsel will be authorized to accept

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service on behalf of both non-appearing defendants.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: December 27, 2011

GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP

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/S/ JOSHUA A. SOUTHWICK
Joshua A. Southwick
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY

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Dated: December 27, 2011

KEESAL YOUNG & LOGAN

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/S/ JOHN D. GIFFIN
John D. Giffin
Attorneys for Defendant
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
COMPANY (USA) INC.

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Joshua A. Southwick attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been
obtained from each of the other signatories identified herein.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE,
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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December 30, 2011
Dated: _________________

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Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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JOINT STATUS REPORT RE SERVICE
Case no. 3:11-CV-04317(EDL); Our File No. 5474.99

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