Opinion
Case No. 2:10-CV-02392 MCE-EFB
05-13-2013
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 (Bar No. 169577) OLIVIA M. WRIGHT (Bar No. 240200) Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant BEL AIR MARKET, a California Corporation LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. LASSNER JOHN C. LASSNER Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P. BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP 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)
OLIVIA M. WRIGHT (Bar No. 240200)
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BEL AIR MARKET, a California Corporation
FOURTH 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., shall be extended for 14 days from April 30, 2013, up to and including May 14, 2013. The parties hereto previously stipulated to three prior extensions from the original date of November 30, 2012, to the current date of April 30, 2013. Good cause exists for the requested extension. Several parties to this action, including but not limited to the parties to this stipulation, have 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. In addition, there is a pending motion for limited stay to allow the parties to conduct discovery on a discrete issue, the resolution of which is considered a prerequisite to settlement by one of the parties. The requested extension would allow the parties to conserve their limited resources and focus on resolution 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
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P.
BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP
By: ____________________
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 14 days from April 30, 2013, up to and including May 14, 2013.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT