Board of Trustees of the Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund et al v. Front Range Finishes, LLC

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STIPULATION AND ORDER re 24 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER FURTHER CONTINUING THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund, Board of Trustees of the Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund. Case Management Statement due by 6/22/2016. Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/29/2016 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 15, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/15/2016)

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George M. Kraw (California Bar No. 71551)
Donna L. Kirchner (California Bar No. 138320)
Katherine McDonough (California Bar No. 241426)
Kraw and Kraw Law Group
605 Ellis Street, Suite 200
Mountain View, CA 94043
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund Board of Trustees, and
Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO / OAKLAND DIVISION

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
RESILIENT FLOOR COVERING
PENSION FUND, et al,

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Plaintiffs,
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Front Range Finishes, LLC,
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Defendant.
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Case No.: 4:15-cv-05528 JST
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
FURTHER CONTINUING THE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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WHEREAS a Case Management Conference is currently scheduled for April 20, 2016; and

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WHEREAS the arbitrator in a related arbitration recently issued his ruling and award, and

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Plaintiffs wish to amend the complaint herein to include an action to enforce the arbitration award;

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and

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WHEREAS the parties have initiated settlement discussions and, because they believe

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mediation would help the process, they are filing herewith a Stipulation and [proposed] Order

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Selecting ADR Process; and

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WHEREAS Defendant has graciously agreed to stipulate to leave for Plaintiffs to amend their
complaint; and

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WHEREAS Plaintiff has agreed that the deadline for Defendant to answer to the amended

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complaint will be extended to 30 days after the amended complaint is filed or after the mediation,

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whichever occurs later;

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THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated between the parties that the Case Management

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Conference is continued to June 29, 2016, leave be granted for Plaintiffs to file an amended

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complaint no later than April 29, 2016, and the deadline for Defendant to answer to the amended

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complaint will be extended to 30 days after the amended complaint is filed or 30 days after the

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mediation, whichever occurs later. The parties respectfully request that the court issue an order

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approving said stipulation.

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Dated: April 14 , 2016

KRAW & KRAW LAW GROUP

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/s/ Donna Kirchner
Donna L. Kirchner
Counsel for Plaintiffs

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Dated: April 14 , 2016

TRUCKER HUSS, APC

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/s/ Sean T. Strauss
Sean T. Strauss
Counsel for Defendant

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the Stipulation of the Parties set forth above, the Case Management Conference

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set for April 20, 2016 shall be continued to June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and the Joint Case

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Management Statement shall be filed no later than one week prior to the scheduled Case

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Management Conference. Plaintiffs are granted leave to file an amended complaint no later than

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April 29, 2016. The deadline for Defendant to answer to the amended complaint is extended to 30
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: ________________
April 15, 2016

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ATTESTATION
I, Donna Kirchner, attest that Sean T. Strauss, attorney for the Defendant, FRONT RANGE
FINISHES, LLC, has read and approved the foregoing STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
FURTHER CONTINUING THE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, and has consented
to its filing in this action.

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/s/ Donna Kirchner
Donna L. Kirchner

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