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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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 CASE NO. 3:14-CV-02871-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT 

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

Eliot S. Jubelirer, CSB #61654 

ejubelirer@schiffhardin.com 

Rocky N. Unruh, CSB #84049 

runruh@schiffhardin.com 

One Market 

Spear Street Tower, Suite 3200 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415-901-8700 

Facsimile: 415-901-8701 

BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP 

E. Mabry Rogers (pro hac vice application to be 

submitted) 

mrogers@babc.com 

D. Bryan Thomas (pro hac vice application to be 

submitted) 

dbthomas@babc.com 

One Federal Place 

1819 Fifth Ave. 

North Birmingham, AL 35203 

Telephone: 205-521-8000 

Facsimile: 205-521-8800 

Attorneys for Use Plaintiff 

SHARED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

(PULLMAN) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for 

the use and benefit of SHARED 

SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

(PULLMAN), a corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

AMEC ENVIRONMENT & 

INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., a 

corporation; and ZURICH AMERICAN 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

corporation, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:14-CV-02871-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

EXTENDING TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT 

Complaint Filed: June 20, 2014 

Current CMC Date: February 12, 2015 

Plaintiff, Shared Systems Technology, Inc. (Pullman) (“SST”), and defendant 

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AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. (“AMEC”) (collectively, the “Parties”), by and 

through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to (1) an additional 60-day 

continuance of the Case Management Conference (“CMC”) (and all dates associated 

therewith), currently set for February 12, 2015, and (2) an additional extension of 

Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint from January 20, 2015, to and including 

March 20, 2015.1 The Parties’ stipulation is based on the following facts: 

1. SST filed a Complaint to Recover on Payment Bond (Miller Act) 

(“Complaint”) on June 20, 2014. The case was initially assigned to Magistrate Elizabeth 

LaPorte. 

2. The action arises out of a federal construction project to stabilize and repair 

exterior walls of the cellhouse on Alcatraz Island. SST was a sub-subcontractor on the 

project; AMEC was the general contractor; and Zurich issued the Miller Act payment 

bond. 

3. SST commenced this action in June to stop the running of the statute of 

limitations. However, at the time the action was commenced, the parties planned to 

participate in a multi-party mediation session before mediator, Randall Wulff of Wulff 

Quinby Sochynsky. After the mediation session before Mr. Wulff, the Parties negotiated 

basic terms for a settlement that, if finalized, will result in a dismissal of this action. 

4. The settlement negotiated by the Parties has taken additional time to 

finalize and document because it involves a complex liquidation, sharing and passthrough agreement. The settlement is complex because it involves the Contract Disputes 

Act, the application of relevant FAR provisions, ongoing litigation between AMEC and 

the subcontractor with which SST contracted, and this pending case under the Miller 

Act. 

5. The Parties and the subcontractor with which SST contracted have 

 

1 Defendant, Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich”), has been served with the 

Complaint but has not yet entered an appearance given the ongoing settlement 

negotiations, in an effort to minimize attorneys’ fees. SST has agreed to extend both 

Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint. 

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continued to negotiate and exchange support for their claims under the Contract 

Disputes Act. The Parties are awaiting final support for one of the claims asserted by the 

subcontractor with which SST contracted. The Parties assure the Court that their 

settlement is still on course, and they expect to finalize a settlement agreement within 

the next 14 days. 

6. All defendants have been served with the Complaint, and there have been 

three prior stipulations extending their time to respond. Defendants’ response was due 

on January 20, 2015, but no response was filed because it appeared the settlement would 

soon be finalized. 

7. On July 29, 2014, SST filed a declination of assignment to Magistrate 

LaPorte, and the case was thereafter assigned to this Court. 

8. On July 31, 2014, the Clerk issued a notice setting the initial CMC in this 

Court for October 2, 2014. 

9. On September 8, 2014, Judge Richard Seeborg entered an Order extending 

Defendants’ time to respond to November 21, 2014 and continuing the CMC until 

December 11, 2014. 

10. On November 18, 2014, Judge Seeborg entered an Order extending 

Defendants’ time to respond to January 20, 2015 and continuing the CMC until February 

12, 2015. 

11. The Parties wish to avoid the time and expense of responding to the 

Complaint, making initial Rule 26 disclosures, engaging in a Rule 26(f) conference, and 

preparing for and attending the CMC, while they finalize and document the settlement 

they have negotiated. This settlement, when finalized and documented, will result in a 

dismissal of this case. 

12. The Parties, therefore, respectfully request that: (1) Defendants’ time to 

respond to the Complaint be extended to and including March 20, 2015; (2) the CMC be 

continued for 60 days, until early April, 2015 on a date convenient to the Court; and (3) 

the dates for filing the Rule 26(f) report, completing initial disclosures, and filing the 

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Joint CMC statement be continued until one week before the new CMC date. 

Dated: February 2, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

By:/s/ Rocky N. Unruh

Rocky N. Unruh (SBN 84049) 

One Market Plaza, Spear Street Tower 

32nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415-901-8700 

Facsimile: 415-901-8701 

BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP 

E. Mabry Rogers (pro hac vice application 

to be submitted) 

mrogers@babc.com 

D. Bryan Thomas (pro hac vice application 

to be submitted) 

dbthomas@babc.com 

One Federal Place 

1819 Fifth Ave. 

North Birmingham, AL 35203 

Telephone: 205-521-8000 

Facsimile: 205-521-8800 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHARED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 

(PULLMAN) 

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Dated: February 2, 2015 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON 

LLP 

By:/s/ Holly Gaudreau

Holly Gaudreau (SBN 209114) 

hgaudreau@kilpatricktownsend.com 

Eighth Floor, Two Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415-576-0200 

Facsimile: 415-576-0300 

Chad V. Theriot (pro hac vice application to 

be submitted) 

ctheriot@kilpatricktownsend.com 

Elizabeth H. Crabtree (pro hac vice application to be submitted) 

lcrabtree@kilpatricktownsend.com 

11000 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2800 

Atlanta, GA 30309-4528 

Telephone: 404-815-6500 

Facsimile: 404-815-6555 

Attorneys for Defendants 

AMEC ENVIRONMENT & 

INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that: 

1. Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint shall be extended to and 

including March 20, 2015; 

2. The Case Management Conference shall be continued from February 5, 

2015, until ___________ at 10:00 a.m.; and 

3. All other deadlines associated with the Case Management Conference, 

including the filing of the Rule 26(f) report, completing initial disclosures, and filing the 

Joint Case Management Conference statement, shall be continued until one week before 

the new CMC date. The Parties shall comply with this Court’s Standing Order re: Initial 

Case Management and the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of 

California re: Contents of Joint Case Management Statements. 

Dated: _________________, 2015 _____________________________ 

Richard Seeborg 

United States District Judge 

44926-0000 

SF\321339340.1 

April 9, 2015

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