Opinion
Case No.: 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD
01-29-2013
SUSI MCFARLAND, Plaintiff, v. ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA; TIM BIRMINGHAM, an individual, and DOES 1 to 100, inclusive, Defendants.
Shimoda Law Corp. Galen T. Shimoda Attorney for Plaintiff SUSI MCFARLAND Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo Howard A. Sagaser (Cal. State Bar No.72492) (As authorized on January 26, 2013) Attorney for Defendant ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA Prout LeVangie Michael Baytosh (Cal. State Bar No.176189) (As authorized on January 28, 2013) Attorney for Defendant TIM BIRMINGHAM Prout LeVangie
Galen T. Shimoda (Cal. State Bar No. 226752)
Jennet F. Zapata (Cal. State Bar No. 277063)
Shimoda Law Corp.
9401 East Stockton Blvd., Suite 200
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Telephone: (916) 525-0716;
Facsimile: (916) 760-3733
Email: attorney@shimodalaw.com
jzapata@shimodalaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff SUSI MCFARLAND Howard A. Sagaser (Cal. State Bar No. 72492)
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
5260 N Palm Ave., Suite 300
Fresno, CA 93704
Telephone: (559) 225-6700
Facsimile: (559) 255-3416
Email: Hsagaser@aalrr.com
Attorneys for Defendant ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA Please refer to signature page for additional parties
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING FILING OF JOINT
STATUS REPORT
WHEREAS, on November 13, 2012, the Court ordered the parties to meet and confer and submit a Joint Status Report within 60 days of service of the complaint on any party; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2013, Defendant ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA filed a Petition to Compel Arbitration and To Stay Entire Action ("Petition to Compel Arbitration"), and requested that a hearing on the matter be held on April 3, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 6; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2013, Defendant TIM BIRMINGHAM filed a Joinder in Defendant ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA's Petition to Compel Arbitration ("Joinder in Petition to Compel Arbitration"); and
WHEREAS, the parties mutually wish to defer submitting the Joint Status Report until a date after the Court makes a ruling on the Petition to Compel Arbitration and Joinder in Petition to Compel Arbitration,
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED as follows:
The parties, by and through their attorneys of record, agree to postpone the filing of the Joint Status Report until the Court makes a ruling on Defendants' Petition to Compel Arbitration and Joinder in Petition to Compel Arbitration. In the event the Court denies either the Petition to Compel Arbitration or the Joinder in Petition to Compel Arbitration or both, the parties will meet and confer and file a Joint Status Report within 21 days of the Court's final order.
Shimoda Law Corp.
By: _____________
Galen T. Shimoda
Attorney for Plaintiff SUSI MCFARLAND
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
By: ____________________
Howard A. Sagaser (Cal. State Bar No.72492)
(As authorized on January 26, 2013)
Attorney for Defendant ALMOND BOARD
OF CALIFORNIA
Prout LeVangie
By: ____________________
Michael Baytosh (Cal. State Bar No.176189)
(As authorized on January 28, 2013)
Attorney for Defendant TIM BIRMINGHAM
Prout LeVangie
IT IS SO ORDERED.
_________________
John A. Mendez
U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE