Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. v. Stone & Youngberg, LLC, et al.

Filing 61

ORDER DENYING STIPULATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OFMOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Donna M. Ryu on 6/5/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2014)

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STEPHEN YOUNG, CASB No. 58711
[e-mail]
BEN SUTER, CASB No. 107680
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NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK, CASB No. 248007
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KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
A Professional Corporation
450 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, California 94133
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]

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NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK
Attorneys for Defendant
STONE & YOUNGBERG, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LORD ABBETT MUNICIPAL INCOME
FUND, INC. at al.,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
JOANN ASAMI, et al.,

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Defendant.

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LORD ABBETT MUNICIPAL INCOME
FUND, INC., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
vs.
STONE & YOUNGBERG LLC,
Defendant.

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Case Nos. C-12-06185-DMR and C-12-03694DMR
STIPULATION AND ORDER DENYING
ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS
FOR REPLY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Judge:
Date:
Time:

The Hon. Donna M. Ryu
June 26, 2014
11:00 a.m.

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KYL_SF642647
DENYING
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY
BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – CASE NOS. C-12-06185-DMR and C-1203694-DMR

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Plaintiff Lord Abbett Municipal Income Fund, Inc. on behalf of its series Lord Abbett High

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Yield Municipal Bond Fund, a Maryland corporation (“Lord Abbett”), Stone & Youngberg LLC

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(“S&Y) and Defendants Joann Asami, Thomas Beach, Jane Breyer, Jennifer Campbell, Oren

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Cheyette, Lynn De Jonghe, Roz Hamar, Tim Moppin, Gina Moreland, Jennifer Villeneuve, and

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Valerie McCann Woodson (collectively “the Board Members”), respectfully submit this Stipulation

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Regarding Enlargement of Page Limitations for Reply Briefs in Support of Motions for Summary

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Judgment and state as follows:

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On April 28, 2014, S&Y filed its Motion for Summary Judgment. On May 1, 2014, the

Board Members filed their Motion for Summary Judgment.
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On May 16, 2014, the Court granted Lord Abbett’s Motion to File an Omnibus

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Response to S&Y’s and the Board Member’s Motions for Summary Judgment and extended the page

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limitations on the Omnibus Response from 25 to 45 pages.

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On May 27, Lord Abbett filed its Omnibus Response which was 45 pages in length.

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S&Y and the Board Members seek an extension of the page limitations for their Reply

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Briefs from 15 to 20 pages. Lord Abbett does not object to this request.
S&Y and the Board Members respectfully request the Court grant the stipulated request as set
forth above. A proposed form of Order is attached for the Court’s consideration.
Stipulated to this 4th day of June, 2014.

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DATED: June 4, 2014

/s/ Nathan R. Jaskowiak ___________________
STEPHEN YOUNG
BEN SUTER
NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK
Attorneys for Defendant
STONE & YOUNGBERG, LLC

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KYL_SF642647
DENYING
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY
BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – CASE NOS. C-12-06185-DMR and C-1203694-DMR

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DATED: June 4, 2014

/s/ Valerie Pappas ________________________
MICHAEL P. CILLO
VALERI S. PAPPAS
JENNIFER A. TIEDEKEN
DAVIS & CERIANI, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
LORD ABBETT MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND,
INC., a Maryland Corporation, on behalf of its
series LORD ABBETT HIGH YIELD
MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, LORD ABBETT
NATIONAL TAX-FREE INCOME FUND and
LORD ABBETT CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE
INCOME FUND

DATED: June 4, 2014

/s/ Susan Beneville _______________________
PATRICK J. BECHERER
LORI A. SCHWEITZER
SUSAN P. BENEVILLE
BECHERER KANNETT & SCHWEITZER
Attorneys for Defendants
JOANN ASAMI, R. THOMAS BEACH,
NATASHA BEERY, JANE BREYER,
JENNIFER LOWE CAMPBELL, OREN
CHEYETTE, SARAH CLUFF, ORPHEUS
CRUTCHFIELD, LYNN DE JONGHE, ROZ
HAMAR, NATALIE LENZ-ACUNA, TIM
MOPPIN, GINA MORELAND, JOANNE
RUBIO, JENNIFER CURRY VILLENEUVE,
ANDREW WEILL, AND VALERIE MCCANN
WOODSON

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KYL_SF642647
DENYING
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY
BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – CASE NOS. C-12-06185-DMR and C-1203694-DMR

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ORDER

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The Parties’ Stipulation, S&Y and the Board Members are DENIED an extension of

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the page limitations from 15 pages to 20 pages for their Reply Briefs in support of their respective

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Motions for Summary Judgment.

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DATED: June 5, 2014

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THE HONORABLE DONNA M. RYU
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DENYING
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY
BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – CASE NOS. C-12-06185-DMR and C-1203694-DMR

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FILER’S ATTESTATION
I, Nathan R. Jaskowiak, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file

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this Stipulation. In compliance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that the attorney’s listed as

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signatories above have concurred in this filing.

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DATED: June 4, 2014

/s/ Nathan R. Jaskowiak ___________________
NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK

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KYL_SF642647
DENYING
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMITATIONS FOR REPLY
BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT – CASE NOS. C-12-06185-DMR and C-1203694-DMR