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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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DENTONS US LLP

525

MARKET STREET 26TH FLOOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105-2708

(415) 882-5000

Kelly D. Fair (SBN 245408) 

kelly.fair@dentons.com 

DENTONS US LLP

525 Market Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: 415.882.5000 

Facsimile: 415.882.0300 

Kate E. Hart (SBN 275121) 

kate.hart@dentons.com 

Robert J. Morrison (Appearance Pro Hac Vice)

rj.morrison@dentons.com 

DENTONS US LLP

4520 Main Street, Suite 1100 

Kansas City, Missouri 64111 

Telephone: 816.460.2400 

Facsimile: 816.531.7545 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Exeter Finance Corp.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EXETER FINANCE CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v. 

AUTOCOM ENERGY, LLC d/b/a 

Autocom Nissan of Concord, 

Defendant.

Case No. 3:16-cv-04197-WHO

JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO 

LOCAL RULE 7 MEDIATION AND 

SECOND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND RELATED DEADLINES, AND 

ORDER 

[Civil L.R. 7-12;16-2(d)]

Case No. 3:16-cv-04197-WHO

JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO LOCAL RULE 7 

MEDIATION AND SECOND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES, 

AND ORDER 

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Pursuant to Local Rules 7-12 and 16-2(d) and Judge Orrick’s Standing Case Management 

Conference Order, Plaintiff Exeter Finance Corp. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Autocom Energy, 

LLC d/b/a Autocom Nissan of Concord (“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby 

respectfully stipulate and jointly request that the Court continue the Case Management Conference 

and related deadlines as follows: 

RECITALS

1. Plaintiff's Complaint was filed in the United States District Court, Northern District 

of California on July 25, 2016. (Dkt. 1.) Since that time, the Parties have been engaged in ongoing 

settlement negotiations.

2. The Parties participated in an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) telephone 

conference with the Court’s ADR Program staff on October 18, 2016. (Dkt. 12.) During that 

conference, the Parties and the Court’s ADR Program staff discussed the status of the Parties’ 

ongoing settlement discussions and agreed that, if the Parties are unable to resolve this matter 

between themselves, they would likely benefit from a mediation conducted in accordance with the 

Court’s Local Rule 7 mediation process. This will afford the Parties every opportunity to pursue 

resolution of this case prior to commencing initial discovery and litigation, and in advance of the 

Case Management Conference.

3. Pursuant to the Court's recent Order (Dkt. 19), multiple initial discovery and 

litigation deadlines are set for November 18, 2016, and the Initial Case Management Conference is 

scheduled to take place on November 29, 2016. In addition to referring this matter to Local Rule 7 

mediation, the Parties respectfully request that the Court extend these deadlines and reschedule the 

Initial Case Management Conference to allow the Parties a full opportunity to pursue resolution of 

this case prior to commencing initial discovery and litigation. 

4. This is the Parties’ second request for an extension to the Case Management 

Conference or related deadlines in the case. The Parties’ submitted their first request (Dkt. 18) so 

that the Parties could explore ADR options pursuant to the Court conference conducted on 

October 18, 2016. 

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JOINT REQUEST FOR REFERRAL TO LOCAL RULE 7 

MEDIATION AND SECOND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND RELATED 

DEADLINES AND ORDER 

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5. Pursuant to the foregoing, the Parties jointly request that the Court refer this matter 

to a Local Rule 7 mediation, to be conducted within 45 days of entry of the Court’s order. 

6. Furthermore, good cause exists to continue the Case Management Conference and 

all related deadlines pending the outcome of the Parties’ settlement discussions and, if necessary, 

mediation. Therefore, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree to the following extensions, and 

request the Court’s approval of their stipulation, to the case management schedule as follows:

Event Previous 

Date

Stipulated/Requested 

New Date

Last Day to Meet and Confer pursuant to FRCP 

26(f)

11/18/2016 01/02/2017 

Last Day to serve Initial Disclosures pursuant to 

FRCP 26(a) 

11/18/2016 01/02/2017 

Last Day to file Joint Case Management Statement 11/25/2016 01/02/2017 

Case Management Conference 11/29/2016 01/16/2017 

DATED: October 21, 2016 DENTONS US LLP

By: /s/ Robert J. Morrison

Robert J. Morrison

Kelly D. Fair

Kate E. Hart

Attorneys for Plaintiff Exeter Finance Corp.

DATED: October 21, 2016 ROBARDS & STEARNS

By: /s/ Andrew Stearns

Andrew V. Stearns

Attorneys for Defendant Autocom Energy, LLC 

d/b/a Autocom Nissan of Concord

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CERTIFICATION

 Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filing attorney attests that he has obtained 

concurrence regarding the filing of this document from the indicated signatories to the document. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AS MODIFIED, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October ___, 2016 

 Honorable William H. Orrick

 United States District Judge

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MEDIATION AND SECOND STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

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DEADLINES, AND ORDER 

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