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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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JOSEPH J. WISEMAN, ESQ. CSBN 107403 

JOSEPH J. WISEMAN, P.C. 

1477 Drew Avenue, Suite 106 

Davis, California 95616 

Telephone: 530.759.0700 

Facsimile: 530.759.0800 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

CARL MERNER and 

MERNER LAND COMPANY, a California 

Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

CARL MERNER and MERNER LAND 

COMPANY, a California Corporation, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

PETER W. MERNER, 

 Defendant. 

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No.: C 02-2336 CW 

JOINT MOTION TO RESET BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND ORDER AS 

MODIFIED 

Plaintiffs, Carl Merner and Merner Land Company, by and through their attorney of 

record, Joseph J. Wiseman, Esq. and defendant, Peter W. Merner, through his counsel of 

record, John P. Desmond, Esq., jointly move this court for an order re-setting the pending 

briefing schedule: on or before December 29, 2006 plaintiffs shall file their supplemental 

memorandum of points and authorities addressing whether they are entitled to summary 

judgment and injunctive relief. Defendant may also file a motion for summary judgment at 

that time or any time prior thereto. Any opposition to the motion(s) must be filed on or 

before January 29, 2007. Any reply briefs must be filed on or before February 12, 2007. 

The parties are making this joint request for the following reasons: (a) Defendant’s 

responses to Plaintiffs’ First Set of Interrogatories were received on or about September 18, 

2006. The responses contained certain objections. Plaintiffs believe that some of the 

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unanswered interrogatories are critical to their memorandum of points and authorities. 

Plaintiffs’ counsel has sent a demand to meet and confer under Rule 37(a)(2). If the parties 

are unable to resolve their discovery dispute, Plaintiffs’ counsel intends to file a motion to 

compel further answers. The additional time requested anticipates the need for a motion to 

be filed and heard; and (b) the depositions of David Dillwood, CPA, plaintiffs’ accountant, 

and Ted Israel, CPA, went forward on October 3 and 4, 2006. Mr. Israel did not produce 

paper documents in response to the subpoena, and instead produced his entire file on a 

compact disc. The parties attempted to review the documents during the deposition but were 

unable to do so. The deposition went forward with all parties agreeing that they would need 

time to review the documents and possibly bring Mr. Israel back for additional questioning 

based on the documents. Plaintiffs’ counsel delivered hard copies of the documents 

contained on Mr. Israel’s compact disc to defendant’s counsel on October 12, 2006. The 

documents fill two large binders. It is anticipated that the continued deposition of Mr. Israel 

would take place by mid-November. 

The parties have exercised diligence in complying with the previously approved 

briefing schedules, and have met and conferred pursuant to Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure in order to address the discovery schedule. 

DATED: October 16, 2006 Respectfully submitted, 

 JOSEPH J. WISEMAN, P.C. 

 

 BY: __/s/ Joseph J. Wiseman_______ 

 JOSEPH J. WISEMAN 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

 CARL MERNER and MERNER 

 LAND COMPANY 

DATED: October 16, 2006 JONES VARGAS 

 

 BY: ____/s/ John P. Desmond______ 

 JOHN P. DESMOND 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 PETER MERNER 

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ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE having been shown, IT IS SO ORDERED THAT plaintiffs shall file 

their Supplemental Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of summary judgment 

and injunctive relief on or before December 29, 2006. Any opposition to the motion of 

Plaintiff and cross-motion shall be filed on or before January 29, 2007. Reply, if any, 

shall be filed on or before February 12, 2007, and reply to the cross-motion, if any, on 

February 19, 2007. No further continuances will be granted without extraordinary 

good cause. 

Dated: October 31, 2006 ______________________________ 

 CLAUDIA WILKEN, 

 United States District Judge 

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