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

Filing 259

ORDER re 258 granting STIPULATION Extending Pretrial Filing Deadline. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 3/25/09. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2009)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PRETRIAL FILING DEADLINE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2662084

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)

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING PRETRIAL FILING DEADLINE Judge: Honorable Claudia Wilken Place: Courtroom 2, 4th Floor Complaint Filed: December 7, 2006 Trial Date: April 20, 2009

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TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties and their respective counsel of record, Philip L. Gregory, attorney for relators Richard Wilson and Chris Maranto on behalf of Plaintiff United States of America (collectively, "Plaintiff"), and Brian J. Martinez, attorney for Defendants MAXXAM Inc. and Charles Hurwitz (collectively, "Defendants"), that: WHEREAS, Paragraph 3 of this Court's Order for Pretrial Preparation provides that the parties shall file a Joint Pretrial Conference Statement and related trial materials not less than 10 days prior to the Pretrial Conference; WHEREAS, by Order dated March 24, 2009, this Court postponed the Pretrial Conference from April 7 to April 10, 2009; and WHEREAS, the parties request additional time to meet and confer and finalize their pretrial submissions. NOW, THEREFORE, counsel for the parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter an order as follows: 1. The deadline for the parties to file the materials set forth in Paragraph 3 of the

Court's Order for Pretrial Preparation1 shall be extended from March 27 to March 31, 2009. The parties respectfully request that the Court approve this Stipulation.

Those materials consist of (i) the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement, (ii) exhibit lists and objections, (iii) witness lists, (iv) discovery designations and objections, (v) trial briefs, (vi) motions in limine, (vii) proposed voir dire questions, (viii) proposed jury instructions, and (ix) proposed verdict forms. 1

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PRETRIAL FILING DEADLINE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2662084

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Dated: March 25, 2009

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY

By:

/s/ Philip L. Gregory Philip L. Gregory Attorneys for Plaintiff THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. RICHARD WILSON and CHRIS MARANTO

Dated: March 25, 2009

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By:

/s/ Brian J. Martinez Brian J. Martinez Attorneys for Defendants MAXXAM INC. and CHARLES E. HURWITZ

I, Philip L. Gregory, 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 Brian J. Martinez has concurred in this filing.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PRETRIAL FILING DEADLINE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2662084

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ORDER Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. 3/25/09 Dated: ____________________ HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge Northern District of California

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PRETRIAL FILING DEADLINE CASE NO. C-06-7497 CW (JCS) sf-2662084

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