Opinion
Case No. 1:11-CV-00902-LJO-JLT
01-05-2012
THOMAS PETROLEUM, LLC d/b/a EASTERN SIERRA OIL, Plaintiff, v. KENNETH LLOYD, an individual, E.S. OIL, LLC, a California limited liability company, and DOES 1-30, inclusive, Defendant. KENNETH LLOYD, Cross-Complainant, v. THOMAS PETROLEUM, LLC, Cross-Defendant.
CURIALE HIRSCHFELD KRAEMER LLP Mani Sheik Attorneys for Thomas Petroleum, LLC, Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant CHARLTON WEEKS LLP Erik Gunderson Attorneys for Kenneth Lloyd, Defendant and Cross-Complainant, and E.S. Oil, LLC, Defendant
JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE; ORDER
(Doc. 16)
Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Thomas Petroleum, LLC and Defendant and Cross-Complainant Kenneth Lloyd and Defendant E.S. Oil, LLC ("the Parties") hereby stipulate and jointly move this Court for an Order to Reschedule the Settlement Conference, currently set for January 9, 2012, at 10:30 a.m.
Good cause exists for granting this Joint Motion to Reschedule the Settlement Conference.
The Parties are currently engaged in private settlement discussions.
The Parties have stipulated to place the case on hold (including placing a stay on any further discovery in the case) while settlement negotiations are pending.
Though the Settlement Conference is currently scheduled for January 9, 2012, the Parties anticipate that they will need another six weeks to attempt to settle the case privately and, to that effect, have agreed to internal timelines for the expedition of settlement talks.
Accordingly, counsel for the Parties jointly request that the Court reschedule the Settlement Conference to February 28, 2012, in the morning or to the morning of February 13, 27 or 29, whichever is best suited to the Court's schedule. Rescheduling the conference will not affect any other deadlines in this case.
Based upon the foregoing, the Parties hereby stipulate and move the Court for entry of an Order consistent herewith.
IT IS SO STIPULATED:
CURIALE HIRSCHFELD KRAEMER LLP
By: ____________
Mani Sheik
Attorneys for Thomas Petroleum, LLC,
Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant
CHARLTON WEEKS LLP
By: ____________
Erik Gunderson
Attorneys for Kenneth Lloyd,
Defendant and Cross-Complainant, and E.S. Oil,
LLC, Defendant
ORDER
Good cause having been shown, the Court ORDERS:
1. The Settlement Conference, currently scheduled on January 9, 2012, is CONTINUED to February 27, 2012 at 10:00 at 1200 Truxtun Ave. Suite 120, Bakersfield, CA;
2. In the event the matter is not in a settlement posture, no later February 20, 2012, counsel SHALL submit a joint statement notifying the Court of this fact. IT IS SO ORDERED.
Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE