Opinion
Case No. 2:10-CV-02392 MCE-EFB
01-22-2013
BEL AIR MART, a California corporation and WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiffs, v. ARNOLD CLEANERS, INC.; et al., Defendants. AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS
DOWNEY BRAND LLP ROBERT P. SORAN Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant BEL AIR MART, a California corporation LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. LASSNER By: John C. Lassner [as authorized on 01/18/13] JOHN C. LASSNER Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P. BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP By: Farheena Habib [as authorized on 01/18/13] FARHEENA HABIB Attorneys for CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY, on behalf of Defendant and Counterclaimant THE ESTATE OF RONALD G. ARMSTRONG, DECEASED
DOWNEY BRAND LLP
ROBERT P. SORAN (Bar No. 169577)
ELIZABETH B. STALLARD (Bar No. 221445)
OLIVIA M. WRIGHT (Bar No. 240200)
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Sacramento, CA 95814-4731
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rsoran@downeybrand.com
estallard@downeybrand.com
owright@downeybrand.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BEL AIR MARKET, a California Corporation
THIRD STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
TO RESPOND TO THE COUNTER AND
CROSS-CLAIM OF THE ESTATE OF
RONALD G. ARMSTRONG, DECEASED;
ORDER
TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD HEREIN:
Pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), Defendant Century Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America, as alleged insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code section 550 et seq., by and through its counsel of record Farheena A. Habib of Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum LLP, and Plaintiffs Bel Air Mart, a California corporation, by and through its counsel of record Robert P. Soran of Downey Brand, and Wong Family Investors, L.P., by and through its counsel of record John C. Lassner of the Law Office of John C. Lassner, stipulate and agree as follows:
The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America, as alleged insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code section 550 et seq., ("Century"), shall be extended from January 25, 2013, up to and including April 30, 2013. The extension provided for by this Stipulation may be terminated by any party to this Stipulation by service of written notice of termination served by hand delivery, email, or facsimile. If the extension provided for by this Stipulation is so terminated, the deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century shall be 20 days after the date of delivery of the notice of termination. The parties hereto previously stipulated to two prior extensions from November 30, 2012 to December 28, 2012, and from December 28, 2012 to January 25, 2013. Good cause exists for the requested extension. Several parties to this action, including but not limited to the parties to this stipulation, are engaged in settlement discussions, have participated in a full day of mediation before Robert Kaplan of Judicate West, and have agreed to continue the mediation to a mutually acceptable date in the future. The parties are hopeful that the continued mediation will take place in late March or April 2013, and are working to coordinate and schedule this continued mediation. Based on the status of the parties settlement discussions and mediation, as well as other factors, the parties are meeting and conferring about the possibility of filing a joint motion seeking a further brief stay of the litigation. The requested extension would allow the parties to conserve their limited resources while these settlement discussions and mediation are ongoing.
DOWNEY BRAND LLP
By: _________________
ROBERT P. SORAN
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BEL AIR MART, a California corporation
LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. LASSNER
By: John C. Lassner [as authorized on 01/18/13]
JOHN C. LASSNER
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.
BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP
By: Farheena Habib [as authorized on 01/18/13]
FARHEENA HABIB
Attorneys for CENTURY INDEMNITY
COMPANY, on behalf of Defendant and
Counterclaimant THE ESTATE OF RONALD G.
ARMSTRONG, DECEASED
ORDER
Pursuant to the joint stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the request to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century Indemnity Company, as successor to CCI Insurance Company, as successor to Insurance Company of North America, as alleged insurer of The Estate of Ronald G. Armstrong, Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code section 550 et seq., is GRANTED. The deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims is hereby extended from January 25, 2013, up to and including April 30, 2013. The extension provided for by this Stipulation may be terminated by any party to this Stipulation by service of written notice of termination served by hand delivery, email, or facsimile. If the extension provided for by this Stipulation is so terminated, the deadline for Plaintiffs to respond to the Counter and Cross-Claims filed by Century shall be 20 days after the date of delivery of the notice of termination.
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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT