Opinion
Case No. 11-CV-03705-MEJ
10-21-2011
TAYLOR BAYER, Plaintiff, v. NEIMAN MARCUS HOLDINGS, INC., Defendant.
CLIFF PALEFSKY, ESQ. (SBN 77683) KEITH EHRMAN, ESQ. (SBN 106985) MCGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY Attorneys for Plaintiff TAYLOR BAYER JOANNA L. BROOKS (SBN 182986) JACKSON LEWIS LLP SHERRY L. SWIECA (SBN 198700) JACKSON LEWIS LLP KAREN E. GRIFFIN (TBN 00796680) ALLYSON L. JOHNSON (SBN 248042) JACKSON LEWIS LLP Attorneys for Defendant THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC. (erroneously sued as NEIMAN MARCUS HOLDINGS, INC.)
CLIFF PALEFSKY, ESQ. (SBN 77683)
KEITH EHRMAN, ESQ. (SBN 106985)
MCGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY
Attorneys for Plaintiff
TAYLOR BAYER
JOANNA L. BROOKS (SBN 182986)
JACKSON LEWIS LLP
SHERRY L. SWIECA (SBN 198700)
JACKSON LEWIS LLP
KAREN E. GRIFFIN (TBN 00796680)
ALLYSON L. JOHNSON (SBN 248042)
JACKSON LEWIS LLP
Attorneys for Defendant
THE NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC.
(erroneously sued as NEIMAN MARCUS
HOLDINGS, INC.)
(Assigned for all purposes to Honorable Maria-Elena James)
STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF
DATES FOR ADR AND RULE 26F
CONFERENCE
Courtroom: B
Judge: Hon. Maria-Elena James
WHEREAS Plaintiff, TAYLOR BAYER ("Plaintiff") AND Defendant NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP, INC. (erroneously sued as NEIMAN MARCUS HOLDINGS, INC.) ("Defendant") (collectively the "parties"), will appear for a hearing on Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration on November 17, 2011.
WHEREAS the parties seek to extend the current deadlines to file and serve ADR certification, file stipulation to ADR process and to confer pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 26(f) until after the November 17, 2011 hearing on Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration before incurring unnecessary attorneys'fees and expenses.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AS FOLLOWS:
In light of Defendant's pending Motion and the parties' desire to have that Motion determined before they conduct the various case management and pre-trial matters:
1. The deadline to meet and confer regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection and discovery plan currently scheduled for October 20, 2011 shall be extended to November 22, 2011;
2. The deadline to file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel currently scheduled for October 20, 2011 shall be extended to December 22, 2011;
3. The deadline to file either stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference currently scheduled for October 20, 2011 shall be extended to December 22, 2011;
4. The deadline for the parties'to file their Joint Case Management Conference Statement currently scheduled to be filed on November 3, 2011, shall be filed no later than January 5, 2012
5. The parties' Initial Disclosures shall be due no later than January 5, 2012; and
6. The Initial Case Management Conference, currently scheduled for November 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., will be scheduled for January 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
JACKSON LEWIS LLP
JoAnna L. Brooks
Attorneys for Defendant
The NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP,
INC. (erroneously sued as NEIMAN
MARCUS HOLDINGS, INC.)
McGUINN HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY
Keith Ehrman
Attorneys for Plaintiff
TAYLER BAYER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
HONORABLE MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge