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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MEDIATION DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Case No.: C14-5029 JST

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Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

Erica J. Russell, Esq. (SBN 274494)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 882-7900

(415) 882-9287 – Facsimile

mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

erussell@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Paul V. Simpson, Esq. (SBN 83878)

SIMPSON GARRITY INNES & JACUZZI 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 950 

South San Francisco, CA 94080

(650) 615-4860 

(650) 615-4861 – Facsimile

psimpson@sgijlaw.com

Attorney for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND WELFARE 

TRUST FUND, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JMW CARPET AND FLOORING, INC., et al.,

Defendants. 

Case No.: C14-5029 JST

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

MEDIATION DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON

Judge: The Honorable Jon S. Tigar

The parties in the above-titled action respectfully request that the mediation deadline, 

currently scheduled for July 29, 2015, be continued for approximately sixty (60) days. Good cause 

exists for the granting of a continuance, as follows:

1. As the Court’s records will reflect, this action was filed on November 13, 2014 to 

compel Defendants to comply with the terms of their Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

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2. Defendant JMW Carpet and Flooring, Inc., a California Corporation, was served 

with the Complaint by substitute service on December 18, 2014, with a December 19, 2014 

mailing deeming service effective on December 29, 2014. Defendant Joe Hy Wang, individually 

and dba J W Carpet & Flooring aka Joe Wang Carpet and Flooring, was served with the 

Complaint by substitute service on December 15, 2014, with a December 17, 2014 mailing 

deeming service effective on December 27, 2014.

3. Plaintiffs filed a Proof of Service of Summons with the Court on January 9, 2015. 

4. Plaintiffs agreed to give Defendants an extension to January 31, 2015 to file 

responsive pleadings to the Complaint.

5. Defendants retained counsel and filed an Answer on January 30, 2015.

6. On April 29, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulation agreeing to participate in 

mediation. On April 30, 2015, the Court issued an Order referring this matter to mediation, and 

setting a mediation deadline of July 29, 2015.

7. On May 28, 2015, the Court issued a Notice appointing Robert Pohls as mediator. 

8. The parties scheduled an initial telephone conference with Mr. Pohls for June 17, 

2015. However, on June 16, 2015, Plaintiffs’ auditors finalized the audit report and it became 

available for Defendants’ review so the parties agreed to continue the telephone conference so that 

Defendants had time to review and comment on the audit report. 

9. The parties have been in communication regarding the audit findings and are 

working toward an informal resolution. 

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10. In the interest of conserving costs, as well as the Court’s time and resources, the 

parties respectfully request that the mediation deadline, currently scheduled for July 29, 2015, be 

continued for approximately sixty (60) days to allow sufficient time for the parties to work toward 

an informal resolution of this matter. 

Dated: July 23, 2015 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: /S/

Erica J. Russell

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 23, 2015 SIMPSON GARRITY INNES & 

JACUZZI, A PROFESSIONAL 

CORPORATION

By: /S/

Paul V. Simpson

Attorneys for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Based on the foregoing, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the currently set mediation 

deadline is hereby continued to _______________, and all related deadlines are extended 

accordingly.

Date: ____________________ _________________________________________

THE HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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ATTESTATION CERTIFICATE

In accord with the Northern District of California’s General Order No. 45, Section X(B), I 

attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each of the other 

signatories who are listed on the signature page.

Dated: July 23, 2015

By: /S/

Erica J. Russell

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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