Goldman et al v. Seawind Group Holdings Pty Ltd et al

Filing 105

ORDER, Motions terminated: 104 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Corsair Marine International Co., Ltd, Corsair Marine Sales Pte Ltd, Richard Geoffrey Ward, Corsair Marine International Pte Ltd, Seawind Group Holdings Pty Ltd. Pretrial Conference set for 3/3/15 is continued to 3/12/2015 02:00 PM in Courtroom 10, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Susan Illston.. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 1/29/15. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2015)

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Charles M. Kagay, SBN 73377
SPIEGEL LIAO & KAGAY, P.C.
388 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone:
415-956-5959
Facsimile:
415-362-1431
[e-mail]
Attorney for Defendants Seawind Group
Holdings Pty Ltd.; Richard Geoffrey Ward;
Corsair Marine Sales Pte Ltd.; Corsair
Marine International Pte Ltd.; Corsair
Marine International Co., Ltd.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WAYNE GOLDMAN, et al.
v.

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SEAWIND GROUP HOLDINGS PTY LTD,
et al

CASE NO. C13-1759 SI
Stipulated Administrative
Motion and Request for Order
Changing the Date of Pretrial
Conference

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In the above-captioned case, the Court heard oral argument on plaintiffs’ and

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defendants’ summary judgment motions on December 19, 2015. Later that day, the Court

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sua sponte changed the pretrial conference date to March 3, 2015, and the trial date to March

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16, 2015.

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Defendants’ counsel is presenting this motion to request a change in the date of the

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pretrial conference, and plaintiffs’ counsel has courteously agreed to stipulate to such a

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change. The reason for this request is the unavailability of that defense counsel. He is the

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president of a large international lawyers organization, the International Network of

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Boutique Law Firms (www.inblf.com), and he has a long-standing commitment to attend and

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preside over a meeting of the organization in India (and has non-refundable hotel

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reservations for the event). The first day of the meeting is February 27, and the last day is

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March 2, 2015. Travel between India to San Francisco takes, at best, almost 24 hours.

Stipulated Motion for Order Changing Date of Pretrial Conference - No. C13-1759 SI

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For this reason, further noting that the Court is unavailable March 4 to 6 and that

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plaintiffs’ counsel is unavailable before March 12, defendants respectfully request that the

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pretrial conference be rescheduled to March 12. If this is unacceptable to the Court, we ask

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alternatively that the conference be rescheduled to February 23. However, in that event, we

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further ask that counsel not be required to submit the pretrial materials that under the Court’s

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Standing Order must be submitted 14 days before the pretrial conference, until February 17

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(the present due date). With the summary judgment motions still unresolved, counsel remain

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uncertain about the scope of the trial and would be hard-pressed to prepare and submit

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pretrial materials by February 9. As is noted above, plaintiffs’ counsel has courteously

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agreed to stipulate to these changes.

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Dated: January 27, 2015

Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Charles M. Kagay

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Charles M. Kagay
Spiegel Liao & Kagay, P.C.

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Attorney for Defendants Seawind Group Holdings Pty
Ltd.; Richard Geoffrey Ward; Corsair Marine Sales Pte
Ltd.; Corsair Marine International Pte Ltd.; Corsair
Marine International Co., Ltd.

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/s/Robert C. Matz
Robert C. Matz
Makman & Matz, LLP

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Attorney for Plaintiffs Wayne Goldman and Harriett
Scannon

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I attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the

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other signatories.

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/s/Charles Kagay
Charles M. Kagay

Stipulated Motion for Order Changing Date of Pretrial Conference - No. C13-1759 SI

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ORDER

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Pursuant to stipulation, it is ordered that the date of the pretrial conference in the
above-captioned matter, presently scheduled for March 3, 2015 at 3:30 PM, is changed to:

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2:00 p.m.
March 12 at _______________.

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[Alternatively]

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February 23 at ___________. However, the materials that the Court’s Standing Order re
Pretrial Instructions require counsel to submit to the Court 14 days in advance of the pretrial
conference need not be submitted until February 17, 2015.

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Dated:

1/29/15

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Hon. Susan Illston
Judge, United States District Court

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Stipulated Motion for Order Changing Date of Pretrial Conference - No. C13-1759 SI

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