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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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MALCOLM S. SEGAL - 075481

JAMES P. MAYO - 169897

SEGAL & KIRBY LLP

770 L Street, Suite 1440

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 441-0828

Facsimile: (916) 446-6003

Attorneys for Defendant 

SCOTT SALYER

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE MORNING STAR PACKING

COMPANY, a California limited

partnership, LIBERTY PACKING

COMPANY, LLC, a California limited

liability company; CALIFORNIA FRUIT

& TOMATO KITCHENS, LLC, a

California limited liability company; and

THE MORNING STAR COMPANY, a

California corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SK FOODS, L.P., a California limited

partnership; SCOTT SALYER, an

individual; RANDALL RAHAL, an

individual; INTRAMARK USA, INC., a

New Jersey corporation; and DOES 1

through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

 

CASE NO: 2:09-CV-00208 MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING

RESPONSE TO AMENDED

COMPLAINT

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Plaintiffs The Morning Star Packing Company, Liberty Packing Company,

LLC, California Fruit and Tomato Kitchens, LLC and The Morning Star Company

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and defendant Scott Salyer (“Salyer”), by and through

their counsel of record, hereby submit the following stipulation and proposed

order to extend the time for Salyer to file an answer to Plaintiffs’ amended Complaint

filed January 29, 2010.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the above-captioned case on

January 22, 2009.

WHEREAS, an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding was filed against

defendant SK Foods, LP (“SK Foods”) on May 5, 2009 (United States Bankruptcy

Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 09-28956-D-11). SK Foods filed a

voluntary bankruptcy petition on May 7, 2009 (United States Bankruptcy Court,

Eastern District of California, Case No. 09-29162-D-11). Notice of the automatic

stay was filed in this Court on May 11, 2009.

WHEREAS, prior to filing bankruptcy, SK Foods and Salyer had filed a motion

to dismiss on April 8, 2009, the hearing of which was continued by the Court in

granting the parties’ Stipulation on June 11, 2009 to September 24, 2009.

WHEREAS, the Court, on June 11, 2009, also stayed all discovery in this

action;

WHEREAS, the automatic stay provisions has caused some uncertainty

regarding Plaintiffs’ ability to file an opposition to SK Foods’ motion to dismiss as

well as to cure any defects by the filing of an amended complaint. The parties

stipulated on September 17, 2009 to continue the hearing on defendants SK

Foods’ and Salyer’s motion to dismiss for an additional 90 days.

WHEREAS, on September 23, 2009, the Court issued its Minute Order

denying defendants’ motions to dismiss without prejudice to their being re-filed

and set for hearing on December 17, 2009 or such later time as the parties may

agree.

WHEREAS, Salyer re-filed his motion to dismiss complaint on November 11,

2009 and set his motion for hearing on December 17, 2009.

WHEREAS, on November 13, 2009, the Court sua sponte vacated the

hearing on Salyer’s motion to dismiss and advanced the hearing to December

10, 2009.

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WHEREAS, on November 24, 2009, Plaintiffs and Salyer agreed to vacate

the hearing of Salyer’s motion to dismiss currently scheduled for December 10,

2009 so that Plaintiffs may file an amended complaint as is permitted as a matter

of course under Rule 15(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and

thereby render Salyer’s motion to dismiss moot. Plaintiffs and Salyer also

stipulated to extend the time for Salyer to answer or otherwise respond to the

amended complaint.

WHEREAS, on December 8, 2009, the Court issued its Order (Dckt. # 95)

granting the parties’ stipulation and: (1) vacated the December 10, 2009 hearing

of Salyer’s motion to dismiss; (2) granted Plaintiffs’ leave to file an amended

complaint by December 31, 2009; and (3) extended the time for Salyer to answer

or otherwise respond to the amended complaint to February 5, 2010.

WHEREAS, on January 5, 2010, the Court issued its Order (Dckt. # 97)

granting the parties’ stipulation and: (1) extended the time for Plaintiffs’ to file an

amended complaint until January 21, 2010; and (2) extended the time for Salyer

to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint to February 26, 2010.

WHEREAS, on January 26, 2010, the Court issued its Order (Dckt. # 99)

granting the parties’ stipulation and: (1) extended the time for Plaintiffs’ to file an

amended complaint until January 29, 2010; and (2) extended the time for Salyer

to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint to March 10, 2010.

THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Salyer, by and through their counsel of record,

hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Salyer shall have until March 24, 2010 in which to answer or otherwise

respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: March 12, 2010 WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK

Law Corporation

By: /s/ James Kachmar 

James Kachmar

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

The Morning Star Packing Company,

Liberty Packing Company, LLC, 

California Fruit & Tomato Kitchens, LLC, and

The Morning Star Company

Dated: March 12, 2010 SEGAL & KIRBY LLP

By: /s/ Malcolm S. Segal 

Malcolm S. Segal

Attorneys for Defendant Scott Salyer

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 15, 2010

______________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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