Federal Insurance Company v. Laney et al

Filing 125

ORDER DENYING 124 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MEDIATION COMPLETION DEADLINE by Hon. William Alsup.(whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/17/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,

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No. C 12-04708 WHA

v.
KEVIN LANEY, CHARLES BURNETTE,
BRANDON HOURMOUZUS, MARK
ZEMBRYCKI, KELLY LANEY,
MIGUEL IBARRIA, BRIAN FEDERICO,
BURNETTE ENGINEERING
RESOURCES LLC AKA BER
CONSULTANTS LLC, ROGUE
CONSULTANTS, UT RADAR
CONSULTING, HOURMOUZUS &
SONS, LLC, and IMPERIAL
SHOTCRETE, INC.,

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ORDER DENYING STIPULATION
TO CONTINUE MEDIATION
COMPLETION DEADLINE

Defendants.
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In an order dated September 12, the parties’ stipulation to continue their mediation

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completion deadline was granted. Although the parties had sought to continue the mediation

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completion deadline from September 19 to November 19, the order only granted a continuance

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to October 19 and on the condition that “[n]o additional extensions will be granted” (Dkt. No.

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121).

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The parties have now filed another stipulation to continue their mediation completion

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date, this time to November 19. One of the reasons for this request is that the extension will

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allow the parties to continue working towards resolving this action without incurring the
substantial costs of attending mediation. The parties also submit that there are criminal

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proceedings against several defendants from this matter, and that the extension will allow these

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defendants to work towards settlement without fear that statements made during mediation could

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affect their criminal matters (Dkt. No. 124).

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The present stipulation to continue the mediation completion deadline to November 19 is

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DENIED. The parties have not provided a sufficient justification for such an extension.

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Moreover, the September 12 order expressly stated no additional extensions.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 17, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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