United Brands Company, Inc. v. Anheuser-Bush, Inc.

Filing 62

Joint MOTION to Continue Pretrial Dates by United Brands Company, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Brian Behmer, # 2 Proof of Service)(Behmer, Brian) (s/ does not match login, email sent to atty) (cge).

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NANCY O. DIX (Bar No. 129150)
[e-mail]
BRIAN L. BEHMER (Bar No. 156978)
[e-mail]
CHRISTINA D. YATES (Bar No. 201748)
[e-mail]
CHRISTOPHER J. BEAL (Bar No. 216579)
[e-mail]
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
401 B Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 92101-4297
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED BRANDS COMPANY, INC.

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Daniel G. Lamb (SBN 101685)
[e-mail]
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
502 West Broadway, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101-3575
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Richard H. Zaitlen (SBN 63283)
[e-mail]
Bobby A. Ghajar (SBN 198719)
[e-mail]
Marcus D. Peterson (SBN 265339)
[e-mail]
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5406
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED BRANDS COMPANY, INC.,

CASE NO. 10-cv-02281-AJB-KSC

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Plaintiff,
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JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE
PRETRIAL DATES

v.
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

Courtroom: F
Judge: Hon. Karen S. Crawford

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Defendant
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Plaintiff United Brands Company, Inc., and the Defendant Anheuser-Busch, Inc.,

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hereinafter the “parties,” hereby jointly move to continue certain pretrial dates. Good cause exists

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for this request because the parties have participated in settlement discussions with both this

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Court (Magistrate Judge McCurine) and a mediation with the Hon. Leo S. Papas (Ret.) and

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settlement discussions are continuing in earnest with Judge Papas. Judge Papas and the parties

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believe that a modest extension of certain pretrial discovery dates will help facilitate settlement,

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thereby preserving resources of the parties and this Court.

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The parties last appeared before the Court on February 10, 2012, for a Settlement/Case
Management Conference. When the case did not settle on that date, Magistrate Judge McCurine

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strongly encouraged the parties to continue a settlement dialogue. (Declaration of Brian L.

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Behmer (“Behmer Decl.”), ¶ 2.) The parties participated in mediation on April 25, 2012, before

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the Hon. Leo S. Papas (Ret.). (Id.) The parties submitted supplemental briefing, and remain

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engaged in additional settlement discussions with the assistance of Judge Papas. (Id.) Judge

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Papas has recommended that the parties obtain an extension of pending written discovery

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obligations and pretrial dates with the Court to facilitate the settlement discussions. (Id.)

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The parties concur in Judge Papas’s assessment that the requested continuance would

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permit the parties to engage in further settlement discussions without incurring significant costs,

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fees, and efforts associated with discovery. (Behmer Decl., ¶ 3.) The parties have impending and

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approaching discovery response and document production deadlines, thereby requiring the parties

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to expend considerable time and resources on responding to discovery and document production,

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including electronic discovery, while the parties continue to negotiate a settlement. Counsel for

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both parties have most recently agreed to continue the discovery deadlines for two weeks;

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however, a modest continuance of the pretrial dates is necessary to accommodate such a

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discovery deadline continuance. (Behmer Decl., ¶ 4.) Counsel for the parties and Judge Papas all

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recognize that significant expenditures of resources in discovery will likely make settlement more

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difficult in this case. (Behmer Decl., ¶ 5.)

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This is the second continuance of pretrial dates, and the first joint motion by the parties to

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continue certain pretrial dates. (Behmer Decl., ¶ 6.) The original request was sought in

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connection with the setting of the mediation to coordinate with Judge Papas’s schedule. (Id.)

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Based on the foregoing, the parties move the Court for an Order continuing the pretrial
dates as set forth below, or as otherwise ordered by the Court:

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Event
Expert Disclosure Deadline

Current Deadline
August 14, 2012

Proposed New Deadline
September 14, 2012

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure
Deadline

August 28, 2012

September 28, 2012

Disclosures pursuant to Rule
26(a)(2)(B)

September 25, 2012

October 25, 2012

Supplemental Disclosures
pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2)(c)

October 12, 2012

November 12, 2012

Discovery Cutoff (Discovery
Completed by)

November 12, 2012

December 12, 2012

November 19, 2012 (briefs
submitted by November 12,
2012)
December 11, 2012

December 19, 2012 (briefs
submitted by December 12,
2012)
January 11, 2013

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Mandatory Settlement
Conference

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Pretrial Motion Deadline

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There is no request to extend the following dates

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Parties Meet and Confer
regarding Pretrial Order by
Objections to Pretrial
Disclosures

March 29, 2013

March 29, 2013

April 12, 2013

April 12, 2013

Proposed Pretrial Conference
Order Deadline

April 12, 2013

April 12, 2013

Final Pretrial Conference

April 19, 2013

April 19, 2013

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: June 15, 2012
DLA PIPER LLP (US)

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By: s/Nancy O. Dix
NANCY O. DIX (BAR NO. 129150)
[e-mail]
BRIAN L. BEHMER (BAR NO. 156978)
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED BRANDS COMPANY, INC.

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Dated: June 15, 2012
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN

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DANIEL G. LAMB, JR
San Diego Office
501 West Broadway, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101

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RICHARD H. ZAITLEN
BOBBY A. GHAJAR
MARCUS D. PETERSON
Los Angeles Office
725 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5406

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By: s/Marcus D. Peterson
MARCUS D. PETERSON (SBN 265339)
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

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