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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

NORMAN WRIGHT MECHANICAL 

EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

POTOMAC ENVIRONMENTAL 

TECHNOLOGIES; WAIS JALALI; 

MICHAEL POST; BRIAN MAZUR; 

COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.; GEORGE 

HALKO; and DOES 1 through 50 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C06-2065 MJJ (EMC) 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO 

COMPEL ARBITRATION AND TO 

STAY PROCEEDINGS

Date: May 24, 2006 

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: C, 15th Floor 

Honorable Edward M. Chen 

Counsel for Plaintiff NORMAN S. WRIGHT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 

CORPORATION (“Plaintiff”) and counsel for Defendants COMMERCIAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. (currently known as CES GROUP, 

INC.) and GEORGE HALKO (“Defendants”) respectfully submit this stipulation 

and proposed order for continuance of the hearing on Defendants’ Motion To 

Compel Arbitration of Claims and Request for Stay of Proceedings, currently 

scheduled for May 24, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., to June 7, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., for the 

following reasons: 

1. On April 18, 2006, Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration of 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

Howard O. Boltz, Jr. #70212 

Connor J. Flanigan #229397 

120 Broadway, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, California 90401-2386 

Telephone: 310-576-2233 

Facsimile: 310-576-2200 

Email: hoboltz@bryancave.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Commercial Environmental Systems Group, Inc. (currently known as CES Group, Inc.) and George Halko 

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claims and for a stay of this action, including Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants, 

pending arbitration (the “Defendants’ Motion”); 

2. Defendants’ Motion is currently scheduled for hearing on May 24, 

2006 at 10:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Chen; 

3. Plaintiff’s counsel requested that the hearing and related filing dates be 

continued to allow additional time for preparations in this matter, and Defendants’ 

counsel has no objection and has agreed to such continuance, and counsel have been 

informed that June 7, 2006, is available on the Court calendar for the hearing in this 

matter; 

4. Accordingly, Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their respective 

counsel, have stipulated and agreed that the hearing on Defendants’ Motion may be 

continued from May 24, 2006, to June 7, 2006; that Plaintiff’s response to 

Defendants’ Motion may be filed on or before May 17, 2006; and that Defendants’ 

reply may be filed on or before May 24, 2006, and that nothing herein or any 

continuance shall constitute waiver of any of defenses or procedural or substantive 

rights of any party, which are expressly reserved. 

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For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request that 

the Court approve the stipulation to continue the hearing on Defendants’ Motion 

from May 24, 2006, to June 7, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. in the above-entitled Court; and 

that Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ Motion may be filed on or before May 17, 

2006; and that Defendants’ reply may be filed on or before May 24, 2006, in this 

matter. 

Dated: April 27, 2006 BRYAN CAVE LLP 

HOWARD O. BOLTZ, JR. 

CONNOR J. FLANIGAN 

120 Broadway, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, California 90401-2386 

 By: /s/ Howard O. Boltz, Jr. 

 HOWARD O. BOLTZ, JR. 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

CES GROUP INC. and GEORGE HALKO 

Dated: April 27, 2006 LEONIDOU & ROSIN, P.C. 

JANETTE G. LEONIDOU 

5 Thomas Mellon Circle, Suite 205 

San Francisco, CA 94134

 By: /s/ Janette G. Leonidou 

 JANETTE G. LEONIDOU 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NORMAN S. WRIGHT MECHANICAL 

EQUIPMENT CORP. 

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ORDER

BASED ON THE FOREGOING AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration and Request 

for Stay of Proceedings is hereby continued from May 24, 2006, to June 7, 2006, at 

10:30 a.m. in the above-entitled Court; 

2. Plaintiff’s response to Defendants’ Motion may be filed on or before 

May 17, 2006; and 

3. Defendants’ reply may be filed on or before May 24, 2006. 

Dated: ______________________________________ 

HONORABLE EDWARD M. CHEN 

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April 28, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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