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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 

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION 

TO RESET BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

Plaintiffs, CARL MERNER (“Carl”) and MERNER LAND COMPANY (“MLC”), 

by and through their attorney of record, Joseph J. Wiseman, Esq. and defendant, PETER W. 

MERNER (“Peter”), through his counsel of record, John P. Desmond, Esq., jointly move 

this court for an order resetting the briefing schedule regarding the claims remaining in this 

action as follows: on or before July 31, 2006 plaintiffs shall file a Supplemental 

Memorandum of Points and Authorities addressing the specific issue of whether they are 

entitled to summary judgment and injunctive relief preventing Peter from selling his stock in 

MLC to a non-qualifying entity, because such sale would breach his implied promise not to 

do so and violate the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. 

Defendant shall file his opposition on or before August 31, 2006. Plaintiffs’ reply, if 

any, shall be filed on or before September 15, 2006. 

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The parties are making this joint request for the following reasons: (1) the court 

reporter has not finished the transcripts of the three deposition that were completed on 

March 21, 22 and 23, 2006; and (2) the parties believe that two additional depositions need 

to be taken in order to fully brief the issues remaining in this case. 

Specifically, pursuant to the Joint Scheduling Order the parties submitted on 

February 13, 2006, Peter Merner’s deposition was successfully completed on March 21, 

2006, John LaGatta’s deposition was completed on March 22, 2006, and Carl Merner’s 

deposition was completed on March 23, 2006. During these depositions, the deponents gave 

extensive testimony regarding their views of the value of MLC’s assets and its stock. In 

addition, Peter Merner and John LaGatta, gave testimony regarding the potential economic 

value of the agreement by which Catamount Funding, LLC purportedly purchased one share 

of stock from Peter Merner. Since the parties have different opinions about the underlying 

value of MLC’s shares, they concluded that it would be helpful to take the depositions of 

David Dillwood, CPA, MLC’s accountant, and Ted Israel, CPA, an accountant who 

reviewed MLC’s corporate books and records on behalf of Peter Merner, in order to clarify 

this issue. The depositions of these two professionals are scheduled to be completed during 

the week of June 19, 2006. 

The parties have exercised diligence in complying with the Stipulated Briefing 

Scheduled approved by the Court on February 13, 2006, having completed the three 

depositions within the time frame ordered by the Court. The parties expect to complete the 

two remaining depositions in the time proposed in this Stipulation. 

DATED: April 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: April ___, 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 July 31, 2006. Defendant shall file his opposition thereto 

on or before August 31, 2006. Plaintiffs’ reply, if any, shall be filed on or before September 

15, 2006. 

 4/25/06 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN 

Dated: __________________, 2006 ______________________________ 

 CLAUDIA WILKEN 

 United States District Judge 

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