Mirra et al v. Farella Braun + Martel, LLP
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ORDER by Judge Laurel Beeler Granting 6 Stipulation to Shorten Time for Briefing on Petitioners' Motion to Transfer and Motion to Compel Subpoena Duces Tecum. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 3/25/2016. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2016)
1 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
Karin Kramer (Cal. Bar No. 87346)
karinkramer@quinnemanuel.com
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 875-6600
(415) 875-6700 facsimile
Attorneys for Petitioners
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
RAYMOND A. MIRRA, JR., RAM
CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, D/B/A RAM
CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, RAM
CAPITAL GROUP II, LLC, RAM REALTY
HOLDINGS, LLC, JOSEPH A. TROILO, JR.,
BRUCE KOLLEDA, MARK A. KOVINSKY,
JOSEPH J. TROPIANO, JR., DANIELLE
STEWART, RENEE M. SIGLOCH,
FREDERICK FORTE, VIRGINIA L. HALL,
BARI KUO, and SHELLY DEMORA,
Petitioners,
v.
CASE NO. 16-mc-80068
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO SHORTEN TIME FOR
BRIEFING ON PETITIONERS’
MOTION TO TRANSFER AND
MOTION TO COMPEL SUBPOENA
DUCES TECUM
Date:
Time:
Place:
Judge:
TBD
TBD
Courtroom 10
Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL, LLP,
Respondent.
CASE NO. 16-MC-80068
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SHORTEN TIME FOR BRIEFING ON THE MOTION TO TRANSFER AND THE
MOTION TO COMPEL SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM
Petitioners, known in the underlying action1 as the “RAM Defendants” (Raymond A.
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2 Mirra, Jr., RAM Capital Group, LLC, RAM Capital Group II, LLC, RAM Realty Holdings, LLC,
3 Joseph A. Troilo, Jr., Bruce Kolleda, Mark A. Kovinsky, Joseph J. Tropiano, Jr., Danielle Stewart,
4 Renee M. Sigloch, Bari Kuo, Frederick Forte, Virginia L. Hall, and Shelly Demora), Respondent
5 Farella Braun + Martel LLP (“Farella Braun”), Plaintiffs in the underlying action (Gigi Jordan,
6 The Hawk Mountain LLC, Michelle E. Mitchell, and Kimberly Jordan), and the remaining
7 defendants in the underlying action (Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen), stipulate as follows
8 pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2:
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WHEREAS, the RAM Defendants filed and served a Motion to Transfer, a Motion to
10 Compel Subpoena Duces Tecum (“Motion to Compel”), and a Motion for Sanctions on March 22,
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WHEREAS, Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen intend to join in the Motion to Transfer,
13 Motion to Compel, and Motion for Sanctions filed by the RAM Defendants;
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WHEREAS, the RAM Defendants, Farella Braun, and Plaintiffs in the underlying action
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16 disputes that are the subject of the Motion to Transfer and Motion to Compel;
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties to this stipulation, through their undersigned counsel of
18 record and subject to the Court’s approval, agree:
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1. Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall file their Notice of Joinder in the Motion
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to Transfer, Motion to Compel, and Motion for Sanctions on or before March
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25, 2016;
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2. Farella Braun shall file its opposition to the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to
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Compel on or before April 1, 2016;
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The RAM Defendants are currently litigating a case in the United States District Court for
the District of Delaware, in the action captioned The Hawk Mountain LLC, et al. v. RAM Capital
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Group, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 13-02083-SLR-SRF. On March 22, 2016, the RAM Defendants
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Farella Braun in the underlying Hawk Mountain litigation on March 3, 2015.
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CASE NO. 16-MC-80068
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SHORTEN TIME FOR BRIEFING ON THE MOTION TO TRANSFER AND THE
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3. Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to
Compel, if any, on or before April 1, 2016;
4. The RAM Defendants, Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall file their reply in
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support of the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to Compel on or before April 6,
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2016;
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5. If Farella Braun and Plaintiffs file separate oppositions to the Motion to
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Transfer, Motion to Compel, and/or Motion for Sanctions, the RAM
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Defendants, Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall have the right (but not the
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obligation) to file a separate reply to each opposition;
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6. The parties to this stipulation consent to service by electronic mail of the
Motion to Transfer, Motion to Compel, and Motion for Sanctions.
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7. The parties consent to service of all papers in this action (including the above-
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referenced motions, opposition and reply papers) by electronic mail, and agree
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that such service shall constitute personal delivery by hand pursuant to Federal
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Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(A).
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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1 DATED: March 24, 2016
Respectfully submitted,
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QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
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By
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/s/ Karin Kramer
Karin Kramer
karinkramer@quinnemanuel.com
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 875-6600
(415) 875-6700 facsimile
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Attorneys for Petitioners
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Respectfully submitted,
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP
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By
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/s/ Anthony Schoenberg
Anthony Schoenberg
TSchoenberg@fbm.com
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94104
(415) 954-4963
(415) 875-6700 facsimile
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Attorneys for Respondent
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Respectfully submitted,
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LAW OFFICE OF ALLAN L. BRENNER
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Attorney for Plaintiffs
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/s/ Allan L. Brenner
Allan L. Brenner
brennerlawlb@gmail.com
536 West Penn Street – 2nd Floor
Long Beach, New York 11561
(516) 897-6145
DATED: March 24, 2016
Respectfully submitted,
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
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/s/ Thomas M. Monahan
Thomas M. Monahan
tmonahan@sheppardmullin.com
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10112
(212) 653-8700
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Attorney for Patrick Walsh
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DATED: March 24, 2016
Respectfully submitted,
COZEN O’CONNOR, P.C.
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/s/ Andrew M. Hutchison
Andrew M. Hutchison
ahutchison@cozen.com
575 Market Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, California 94105
(415)-593-9625
(415)-692-3514 facsimile
Attorney for Bernard Eizen
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Based on the foregoing stipulation, and for good cause shown,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
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1. Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall file their Notice of Joinder in the Motion
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to Transfer, Motion to Compel, and Motion for Sanctions on or before March
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25, 2016;
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2. Farella Braun shall file its opposition to the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to
Compel on or before April 1, 2016;
3. Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to
Compel, if any, on or before April 1, 2016;
4. The RAM Defendants, Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall file their reply in
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support of the Motion to Transfer, and Motion to Compel on or before April 6,
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2016;
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5. If Farella Braun and Plaintiffs file separate oppositions to the Motion to
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Transfer, Motion to Compel, and/or Motion for Sanctions, the RAM
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Defendants, Patrick Walsh and Bernard Eizen shall have the right (but not the
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obligation) to file a separate reply to each opposition;
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6. The parties to this stipulation shall accept electronic mail service of the Motion
to Transfer, Motion to Compel, and Motion for Sanctions;
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7. All papers in this action (including the above-referenced motions, opposition
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and reply papers) shall be permitted to be served by electronic mail, and such
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service shall constitute personal delivery by hand pursuant to Federal Rule of
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Civil Procedure 5(b)(2)(A).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Laurel Beeler
United States District Judge
United States Magistrate Judge
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ATTESTATION
I, Karin Kramer, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this
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In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that
4 Anthony Schoenberg, Allan L. Brenner, Thomas M. Monahan, and Andrew M. Hutchison have
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6 Dated: March 24, 2016
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/s/ Karin Kramer
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1 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
Karin Kramer (Cal. Bar No. 87346)
karinkramer@quinnemanuel.com
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 875-6600
(415) 875-6700 facsimile
Attorneys for Petitioners
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
RAYMOND A. MIRRA, JR., RAM
CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, D/B/A RAM
CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, RAM
CAPITAL GROUP II, LLC, RAM REALTY
HOLDINGS, LLC, JOSEPH A. TROILO, JR.,
BRUCE KOLLEDA, MARK A. KOVINSKY,
JOSEPH J. TROPIANO, JR., DANIELLE
STEWART, RENEE M. SIGLOCH,
FREDERICK FORTE, VIRGINIA L. HALL,
BARI KUO, and SHELLY DEMORA,
Petitioners,
v.
CASE NO. 16-mc-80068
DECLARATION OF KARIN KRAMER IN
SUPPORT OF STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO SHORTEN
TIME TO TRANSFER AND THE
MOTION TO COMPEL SUBPOENA
DUCES TECUM
Date:
TBD
Time: TBD
Place: Courtroom 10
Judge: Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL, LLP,
Respondent.
CASE NO. 16-MC-80068
KRAMER DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME
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I, Karin Kramer, declare as follows:
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I am a member of the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP,
3 attorneys for the Petitioners in this miscellaneous matter and for the RAM Defendants (Raymond
4 A. Mirra, Jr., RAM Capital Group, LLC, RAM Capital Group II, LLC, RAM Realty Holdings,
5 LLC, Joseph A. Troilo, Jr., Bruce Kolleda, Mark A. Kovinsky, Joseph J. Tropiano, Jr., Danielle
6 Stewart, Renee M. Sigloch, Bari Kuo, Frederick Forte, Virginia L. Hall, and Shelly Demora) in
7 the action currently pending in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware,
8 captioned The Hawk Mountain LLC, et al. v. RAM Capital Group, LLC, et al., C.A. No. 13-020839 SLR-SRF. I am duly licensed to practice before this Court. The matters set forth herein are
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I submit this declaration in support of the Stipulation to Shorten Time for Briefing
13 on the Motion to Transfer and the Motion to Compel Subpoena Duces Tecum. (If the Court grants
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We are requesting this matter be heard on shortened time because the fact
18 discovery deadline in the underlying Delaware litigation has passed. The dispute that is at the
19 center of this motion practice concerns documents responsive to a Subpoena to Produce
20 Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action, served
21 on Respondent Farella Braun + Martel LLP (“Farella Braun”) by the RAM Defendants on March
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There have been no previous time modifications in this miscellaneous action.
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The requested time modification would not affect the schedule for this action, as
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KRAMER DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF STIPULATION TO SHORTEN TIME
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I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true
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