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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 29:185 Labor/Mgt. Relations (Contracts)

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LITTLER MENDELSON

20th Floor

Cisco, CA 94108.2693

415.433 1940

NANCY L. OBER, Bar No. 49683

RONALD HOLLAND, Bar No. 148687

LITTLER MENDELSON

A Professional Corporation

650 California Street, 20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108.2693

Telephone: 415.433.1940

Facsimile: 415.399.8490

Email: nlober^littler. com

Attorneys for Defendants FIGAS CONSTRUCTION

and ROBERT LESLIE FIGAS

JAMES P. WATSON, Bar No. 46127

STANTON, KAY & WATSON, LLP

101 New Montgomery Street, Fifth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-3612

Telephone: 415.512.3501

Facsimile: 415.512.3515

Email: i amesw@skwsf.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

BOARDS OF TRUSTEES FOR THE

OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH AND

WELFARE TRUST FUND, PENSION TRUST

FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS,

PENSIONED OPERATING ENGINEERS

HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND, OPERATING

ENGINEERS VACATION AND HOLIDAY

TRUST FUND, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

PREAPPRENTICE, APPRENTICE AND

JOURNEYMAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

TRAINING FUND, OPERATING ENGINEERS

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FUND FOR

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, OPERATING

ENGINEERS INDUSTRY STABILIZATION

TRUST FUND AND OPERATING ENGINEERS

MARKET PRESERVATION TRUST FUND,

Plaintiffs

v.

FIGAS CONSTRUCTION, a business entity; and

ROBERT LESLIE FIGAS, an Individual,

Defendants.

Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL

CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED

DEADLINES

[L.R. 6-2]

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 18 Filed 04/16/2007 Page 1 of 6
 Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 19 Filed 04/17/07 Page 1 of 6
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LITTLER MENDELSON

Plaintiffs Boards of Trustees for the Operating Engineers Health and Welfare Trust

Fund, Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers, Pensioned Operating Engineers Health and

Welfare Fund, Operating Engineers Vacation and Holiday Trust Fund, Northern California

Preapprentice, Apprentice and Journeyman Affirmative Action Training Fund, Operating Engineers

Contract Administration Fund for Northern California, Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization

Trust Fund and Operating Engineers Market Preservation Trust Fund ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants

Figas Construction and Robert Leslie Figas ("Defendants"), through their respective counsel, hereby

stipulate to and request that the Court order that the Initial Case Management Conference and related

deadlines be continued for an additional period of 84 days.

1. Pursuant to the Court's Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference

and ADR Deadlines, the Initial Case Management Conference in this action was set for November 3,

2006 at 1:30 p.m. Pursuant to stipulation of the parties, on October 30, 2006 the Court issued an

Order continuing the Initial Case Management Conference to February 2, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. and

continuing related deadlines. Pursuant to a subsequent stipulation of the parties, the Court on

January 24, 2007 issued a further Order continuing the Initial Case Management Conference to April

27, 2007 and continuing related deadlines. The purpose of these extensions was to give the parties

time to explore settlement of their dispute, hi particular, the most recent extension was to allow time

for Plaintiffs to conduct an audit of the books and records of Defendant Figas Construction. The

parties agreed that an audit would be a first step in determining whether any contributions to the

Plaintiffs Trust Funds were due and owing.

2. Plaintiffs' audit of the books and records of Figas Construction has now been

completed. The process took longer than the parties anticipated. The auditor's report was provided

to Defendants' counsel on April 12, 2007 along with Plaintiffs' demand for payment of additional

Trust Fund contributions. The auditor's report is voluminous and concludes that Figas Construction

is liable to the Trust Funds for unpaid contributions on behalf of previously unreported employees.

Defendants dispute that they had a contractual obligation to make contributions on behalf of the

employees listed in the report.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

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 Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 19 Filed 04/17/07 Page 2 of 6
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3. The parties wish to continue to explore a possible resolution of this action

without the necessity of further litigation time and expense. Due to the timing of the audit report,

they have not had an opportunity to discuss the auditor's findings or a possible basis to resolve their

differences with respect to the auditor's conclusions regarding liability. The parties currently

anticipate that a further short extension of case management deadlines will enable them to focus

their efforts on resolving this matter.

4. As noted above, there have been two previous continuations of the Initial Case

Management Conference and related case management activities.

5. The parties expect that the requested extension of the date for the Initial Case

Management Conference will have no adverse effect on the schedule for the case. No trial date or

other deadlines have yet been set. The requested extension may facilitate the resolution of the

parties' dispute, and will at a minimum enable the parties to exchange additional information about

their respective positions that may streamline case management.

Therefore, Plaintiffs and Defendants, through their respective counsel, stipulate and

agree as follows:

1. The Initial Case Management Conference date of April 27, 2007 and related

deadlines are vacated.

2. The Initial Case Management Conference date is extended to July 27, 2007 at

1:30 p.m.

3. Related deadlines for ADR and case management activities are extended

accordingly, as provided in the Court's Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR

Deadlines.

LITTLER MENDELSON

A PROFESSIONAL CORPQRATII

650 California Slreel

20lh Floor

415.433.1940

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 18 Filed 04/16/2007 Page 3 of 6
 Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 19 Filed 04/17/07 Page 3 of 6
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JAMES P. WATSON

STANTON, KAY & WATSON, LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

NANCY L. OBER

LITTLER MENDELSON

A Professional Corporation

Attorneys for Defendants

FIGAS CONSTRUCTION and ROBERT

LESLIE FIGAS

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

4, Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

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LITTLER MENDELSON

650 Californi a Street

20th Floor

415.433.1940

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JAMES P. WATSON NANCY D, OBER

STANTON, KAY & WATSON, LLP /JTTLER MENDELSON

Attorneys for Plaintiffs /A Professional Corporation

/ Attorneys for Defendants

( WGAS CONSTRUCTION and ROBERT

IffiSLIE FIGAS

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT 4. Case No. C 06-04739 (J

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

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LITTLER MENDELSON

650 California Stree t

20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108.2693

415 433 1940

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April , 2007

HONORABLE JOSEPH C. SPERO

MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

Firmwide:82333568.1 036083.1003

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND RELATED DEADLINES

Case No. C 06-04739 (JCS)

Case 3:06-cv-04739-JCS Document 18 Filed 04/16/2007 Page 6 of 6

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Joseph C. Spero

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