Opinion
Case No. 1:09-cv-00560-LJO-SMS
09-13-2011
STANISLAUS FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY, a California corporation, Plaintiff, v. USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES, a California partnership; PITCAL, INC., a Delaware corporation; POSCO-CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; POSCO AMERICA STEEL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendants.
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP By Eric B. Fastiff William Bernstein (State Bar No. 065200) Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Eric B. Fastiff (State Bar No. 182260) Dean M. Harvey (State Bar No. 250298) Counsel for Plaintiff Stanislaus Food Products Company McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP By: Mandy L. Jeffcoach Marshall C. Whitney (State Bar No. 082952) Mandy L. Jeffcoach (State Bar No. 232313) REED SMITH LLP Daniel I. Booker (admitted pro hac vice) Alexander Y. Thomas (admitted pro hac vice) Counsel for Defendants U.S. STEEL CORPORATION and PITCAL, INC. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP By: Reginald D. Steer Reginald D. Steer (State Bar No. 56324) Steven M. Pesner (admitted pro hac vice) John W. Berry (admitted pro hac vice) Counsel for Defendants POSCO America Steel Corporation and POSCO-California Corporation STEYER LOWENTHAL BOODROOKAS ALVAREZ & SMITH LLP Allan Steyer (State Bar No. 100318) D. Scott Macrae (State Bar No. 104663) Lucas E. Gilmore (State Bar No. 250893) Christopher A. Conkling (State Bar No. 89118) Cory S. Anderson (State Bar No. 154672) Counsel for Defendant USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
Marshall C. Whitney, # 082952
Mandy L. Jeffcoach, # 232313
McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,
Wayte & Carruth LLP
Attorneys for Defendants
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
and PITCAL, INC.
[Additional Counsel listed on Signature Page]
STIPULATION BY PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS TO FILE AMENDED ANSWERS; ORDER THEREON
Judge: Hon. Lawrence J. O'Neill
Plaintiff Stanislaus Food Products Company ("Stanislaus") and Defendants United States Steel Corp., Pitcal, Inc., POSCO-California Corp., POSCO America Steel Corp., and USS-POSCO (collectively, "Defendants") hereby stipulate and agree that:
1. Defendants filed their Answers to the Third Amended Complaint on August 8, 2011.
2. Plaintiff sent Defendants a meet and confer letter regarding Defendants' Answers on August 18, 2011, wherein Plaintiff set forth a number of deficiencies it contended exist with the Answers.
3. The parties were unable to resolve the issues, and thus Plaintiff filed its Motion to Strike Defendants' Affirmative Defenses Pursuant to Rule 12(f) on August 29, 2011.
4. Consistent with the Court's recent order (Dkt. No. 317), after reviewing Plaintiff's Motion, Defendants have agreed to file Amended Answers.
5. The parties agree that Defendants shall file and serve their Amended Answers to the Third Amended Complaint within 10 days of this Stipulation. Defendants further agree that their Amended Answers shall not include any new affirmative defenses.
SO STIPULATED AND AGREED:
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
By Eric B. Fastiff
William Bernstein (State Bar No. 065200)
Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064)
Eric B. Fastiff (State Bar No. 182260)
Dean M. Harvey (State Bar No. 250298)
Counsel for Plaintiff Stanislaus Food Products
Company
McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,
WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP
By: Mandy L. Jeffcoach
Marshall C. Whitney (State Bar No. 082952)
Mandy L. Jeffcoach (State Bar No. 232313)
REED SMITH LLP
Daniel I. Booker (admitted pro hac vice)
Alexander Y. Thomas (admitted pro hac vice)
Counsel for Defendants U.S. STEEL
CORPORATION and PITCAL, INC.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
By: Reginald D. Steer
Reginald D. Steer (State Bar No. 56324)
Steven M. Pesner (admitted pro hac vice)
John W. Berry (admitted pro hac vice)
Counsel for Defendants POSCO America Steel
Corporation and POSCO-California Corporation
STEYER LOWENTHAL BOODROOKAS
ALVAREZ & SMITH LLP
Allan Steyer (State Bar No. 100318)
D. Scott Macrae (State Bar No. 104663)
Lucas E. Gilmore (State Bar No. 250893)
Christopher A. Conkling (State Bar No. 89118)
Cory S. Anderson (State Bar No. 154672)
Counsel for Defendant USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES
ORDER
Having read the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants United States Steel Corp., PITCAL, Inc., POSCO-California Corp., POSCO America Steel Corp., and USS-POSCO Industries shall file their Amended Answers to the Third Amended Complaint on or before September 22, 2011. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Amended Answers shall not include any new affirmative defenses.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE