United States of America Ex Rel. et al v. Maxxam, Inc. et al

Filing 158

ORDER re 148 NOT ACCEPTING Stipulation Regarding Deposition Schedule. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 12/5/08. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2008)

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JAMES P. BENNETT (CA SBN 65179) [e-mail] EDGAR B. WASHBURN (CA SBN 34038) [e-mail] ANDREW D. MUHLBACH (CA SBN 175694) [e-mail] CHRISTOPHER J. CARR (CA SBN 184076) [e-mail] BRIAN J. MARTINEZ (CA SBN 224587) [e-mail] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.268.7522 Attorneys for Defendants MAXXAM INC. and CHARLES E. HURWITZ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. RICHARD WILSON and CHRIS MARANTO, Plaintiff, v. MAXXAM INC., a Delaware corporation; THE PACIFIC LUMBER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; SCOTIA PACIFIC COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; SALMON CREEK LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; CHARLES E. HURWITZ, an individual, Defendants.

Case No.

C-06-7497 CW (JCS)

ORDER NOT ACCEPTING STIPULATION REGARDING DEPOSITION SCHEDULE Judge: Honorable Claudia Wilken Place: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor Complaint Filed: December 7, 2006 Trial Date: April 20, 2009

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION SCHEDULE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2612409

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TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Defendants MAXXAM Inc. and Charles E. Hurwitz ("Defendants") and non-party the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ("CDF") and their respective counsel of record, Andrew D. Muhlbach, counsel for Defendants, and Frederick W. Acker, counsel for CDF, that: WHEREAS, Defendants seek to depose current and former CDF employees William Synder, Andrea Tuttle, Ross Johnson, and Jim Branham; WHEREAS, the deadline to complete fact discovery was November 14, 2008; WHEREAS, Defendants provided notice of the depositions of Mr. Snyder, Ms. Tuttle, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Branham prior to November 14, 2008; WHEREAS, the depositions of Mr. Snyder, Ms. Tuttle, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Branham were postponed, and not completed prior to the close of fact discovery, in order to accommodate the schedules of the witnesses and/or counsel; WHEREAS, CDF does not object to the depositions of Mr. Snyder, Ms. Tuttle, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Branham taking place after the discovery cut-off; NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 29 and Civil Local Rule 7-12, counsel for Defendants and CDF hereby stipulate that Defendants shall be permitted to take, at mutually convenient times and places identified after meeting and conferring, the depositions of William Synder, Andrea Tuttle, Ross Johnson, and Jim Branham. Defendants and CDF respectfully request that the Court approve this Stipulation.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION SCHEDULE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2612409

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Dated: December 2, 2008

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By:

/s/ Andrew D. Muhlbach Andrew D. Muhlbach Attorneys for Defendants MAXXAM INC. and CHARLES E. HURWITZ

Dated: December 2, 2008

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE

By:

/s/ Frederick W. Acker Frederick W. Acker Attorneys for Non-Party CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION

I, Brian J. Martinez, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order. Pursuant to General Order 45, I hereby attest that Andrew D. Muhlbach and Frederick W. Acker have concurred in this filing.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION SCHEDULE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2612409

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ORDER The stipulation of the parties is not accepted. Defendants must move for any desired

HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge Northern District of California

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEPOSITION SCHEDULE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2612409

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