Opinion
Case No.: C10-05756
11-07-2011
JEFF RUTHERFORD, Plaintiff, v. M/V ENTERPRISE, her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, and appurtenances, in rem; AMNAV MARITIME SERVICE, SORT WELL, INC., MARINE RESOURCES GROUP, INC, SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. and DOES 1-10, in personam Defendants.
COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, HANSEN & POULOS, LLP Richard C. Wootton (SBN 88390) Christopher S. Kieliger (SBN 209121) Attorneys for Defendant Sort Well, Inc. dba AMNAV Maritime Services BRODSKY MICKLOW BULL & WEISS LLP Kurt Micklow (SBN 135939) Edward M. Bull III (SBN 141966) Amy Jo Bull (SBN 135939) Attorneys for Plaintiff Jeff Rutherford
COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN,
HANSEN & POULOS, LLP
Richard C. Wootton (SBN 88390)
Christopher S. Kieliger (SBN 209121)
Attorneys for Defendant
Sort Well, Inc. dba
AMNAV Maritime Services
BRODSKY MICKLOW
BULL & WEISS LLP
Kurt Micklow (SBN 135939)
Edward M. Bull III (SBN 141966)
Amy Jo Bull (SBN 135939)
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jeff Rutherford
JOINT STIPULATION TO
CONTINUE DISCOVERY
DEADLINES AND (PROPOSED)
ORDER
The plaintiff Jeff Rutherford and the defendant Sort Well, Inc. dba AmNav Maritime Services submit the following Joint Stipulation to continue various discovery deadlines as follows:
WHEREAS the parties are in the process of trying to negotiate a settlement of this action; and
WHEREAS the parties have been holding off on the completion of certain discovery and the retention of experts in an effort to save resources in the event the matter can settle (and to increase the chance of settlement); and
WHEREAS the following changes in the dates previously set by the Court will not impact any date involving the Court, nor will they delay the trial of this matter in any way:
THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COURT ORDER the following changes in the current pre-trial deadlines relating to the completion of discovery and the exchange of expert reports:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ Event: ¦ Current Deadline: ¦ Parties Request: ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Trial Date: ¦February 13,2012 ¦NO CHANGE ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Pre-Trial Conf.: ¦January 27, 2012 ¦NO CHANGE ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Pre-Trial Disclosures ¦January 30, 2011 ¦NO CHANGE ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Expert Discovery Cut-off: ¦January 30, 2011 ¦NO CHANGE ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Last Day to serve (by hand) ROGS/RPDS ¦November 4, 2011 ¦December 14, 2011 ¦ ¦/Deposition notices ¦ ¦ ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Disclosure of Experts and Reports: ¦November 13, 2011 ¦January 13,2011 ¦ +--------------------------------------+-------------------+------------------¦ ¦Fact Discovery cut-off: ¦December 6, 2011 ¦January 13,2011 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN,
HANSEN & POULOS, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
SORT WELL, INC DBA AMNAV
MARITIME SERVICES
By ____________
Jody T. McCormack
BRODSKY MICKLOW
BULL& WEISS LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
JEFF RUTHERFORD
By ____________
Edward M. Bull III
CERTIFICATE OF SIGNATURE
I attest that the content of this document is acceptable to attorney, Edward M. Bull III, and that he authorized me to sign the document on his behalf.
[PROPOSED1 Case Management Order
The Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order is hereby adopted by the Court and the parties are ordered to comply with this Order.