Opinion
2:21-cv-01121-JAD-EJY
10-20-2022
VANGUARD DEALER SERVICES, LLC and MOTOR DEALER SERVICES GROUP, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. JORGE CERVANTES, CEC INDUSTRIES, INC. d/b/a DEALERS DIRECT SYSTEMS and/or DEALERS DIRECT CONSULTANTS, Defendants. JORGE CERVANTES, CEC INDUSTRIES INC. d/b/a DEALERS DIRECT SYSTEMS and/or DEALERS DIRECT CONSULTANTS, Counter-claimants, v. VANGUARD DEALER SERVICES, LLC and MOTOR DEALER SERVICES GROUP, LLC, Counter-Defendants.
SEMENZA KIRCHER RICKARD LAWRENCE J. SEMENZA, III, ESQ., CHRISTOPHER D. KIRCHER, ESQ., JARROD L. RICKARD, ESQ., KATIE L. CANNATA, ESQ., ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIMANTS JORGE CERVANTES AND CEC INDUSTRIES, INC. AKERMAN LLP MELANIE D. MORGAN, ESQ., SCOTT R. LACHMAN, ESQ., ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS/COUNTER-DEFENDANTS VANGUARD DEALER SERVICES, LLC AND MOTOR DEALER SERVICES GROUP, LLC
SEMENZA KIRCHER RICKARD LAWRENCE J. SEMENZA, III, ESQ., CHRISTOPHER D. KIRCHER, ESQ., JARROD L. RICKARD, ESQ., KATIE L. CANNATA, ESQ., ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/COUNTERCLAIMANTS JORGE CERVANTES AND CEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
AKERMAN LLP MELANIE D. MORGAN, ESQ., SCOTT R. LACHMAN, ESQ., ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS/COUNTER-DEFENDANTS VANGUARD DEALER SERVICES, LLC AND MOTOR DEALER SERVICES GROUP, LLC
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS TO FILE A RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTERCLAIM AND MOTION TO STRIKE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants Vanguard Dealer Services, LLC and Motor Dealer Services Group, LLC (together, "Plaintiffs") and Defendants/Counterclaimants Jorge Cervantes and CEC Industries, Inc. (together, "Defendants") (collectively, the "Parties"), by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby stipulate and agree to the following:
1. On August 29, 2022, Defendants filed an Answer to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint and Counterclaim (the "Counterclaim"). (ECF No. 59.)
2. On October 6, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Dismiss the Counterclaim and a Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses (the "Motion to Dismiss and Strike"). (ECF Nos. 62-63.)
Plaintiffs were provided with a two-week extension to file a responsive pleading to Defendants' Counterclaim.
3. The deadline for Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss and Strike is currently Thursday, October 20, 2022.
4. Counsel for Defendants are in the process of conferring with their client regarding their Response to Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss and Strike. As such, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree that the deadline for Defendants' Response shall be extended by two (2) weeks, up to and including Thursday, November 3, 2022.
IT IS SO ORDERED.