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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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STEVEN H. GURNEE, ESQ. SB# 66056 

JOHN A. MASON, ESQ. SB#166996 

GURNEE & DANIELS LLP 

2240 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 150 

Roseville, California 95661-3805 

Telephone (916) 797-3100 

Facsimile (916) 797-3131 

J. CLIFFORD GUNTER III (Texas Bar No. 08627000) 

ANDREW EDISON (Texas Bar No. 00790629) 

BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP 

Pennzoil Place – South Tower 

711 Louisiana Street, Suite 2300 

Houston, TX 77002-2781 

(PRO HAC VICE) 

Attorneys for Defendant 

POWEREX CORP. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

EX REL, BILL LOCKYEAR, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

POWEREX CORP., a Canadian Corporation, 

d.b.a. POWEREX ENERGY 

CORPORATION; PUBLIC SERVICE 

COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO; and DOES 1 

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Case No. 2:05-CV-01216-DFL-DAD 

STIPULATED REQUEST TO MODIFY 

DEADLINE TO FILE AND SERVE 

OPPOSITION BRIEFS RE: DEFENDANT 

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW 

MEXICO’S MOTION TO DISMISS, 

DEFENDANT POWEREX CORP.’S 

MOTION TO DISMISS, AND 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO REMAND 

Date: October 19, 2005 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7 

Judge: Hon. David F. Levi 

Complaint filed: May 18, 2005 

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The parties, by and through their counsel of record, respectfully request that the Court 

permit the parties to modify the previously agreed-upon deadline to file their opposition briefs 

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relating to Defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint, 

Defendant Powerex Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint, and Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. For 

reasons set forth below, all parties agree that the deadline to file and serve these opposition briefs 

should be continued from Wednesday, September 28, 2005 to Wednesday, October 5, 2005. 

RECITALS

This Stipulation is based upon the following facts: 

1. Defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint, 

Defendant Powerex Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint, and Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand are 

scheduled to be heard by this Court on October 19, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. 

2. Pursuant to a previous Stipulation and Order signed by this Court on August 26, 

20051, in which the hearing date on these motions was continued from September 14, 2005 to the 

current date, the parties established a briefing schedule which specified that the parties file and serve 

their points and authorities in opposition to the respective motions on or before Wednesday, 

September 28, 2005. 

3. Counsel for Defendant Powerex Corp., Andrew Edison of Bracewell & Giuliani 

LLP, whose office is in Houston, Texas, was among the 2 million residents of the Houston 

metropolitan area forced to evacuate the city late last week due to Hurricane Rita. Due to this 

evacuation, Mr. Edison has been without access to file materials, research and support staff 

 

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“Stipulation to Continue Defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico’s Notice of Motion and Motion 

to Dismiss Complain; Defendant Powerex Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint [FRCP 12(b)(6)]; and Plaintiff’s 

Motion to Remand,” approved by the Court on August 22, 2005 (Document No. 47.) 

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necessary to comply with the current deadline of Wednesday, September 28, 2005 to prepare 

Powerex Corp.’s points and authorities in opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. 

4. Based on the foregoing, all parties agree that it is in the interests of justice to modify 

the briefing schedule as outlined above so that Powerex Corp.’s counsel will have sufficient time to 

prepare, file and serve its opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand. 

5. The proposed revised deadline for the parties to file their respective opposition briefs 

complies with Local Rule 78-230(c), which requires that they be filed no later than fourteen (14) 

days before the hearing date on the motions. Wednesday, October 5, 2005 is exactly 14 days prior 

to the hearing date of October 19, 2005. 

6. No change is being proposed to the deadline to file and serve the parties’ reply briefs 

relating to these motions. Reply briefs must still be filed and served no later than Wednesday, 

October 12, 2005 in accordance with the requirement of Local Rule 78-230(d) that they be filed 

and served not less than five (5) court days prior to the hearing date. 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES TO THIS STIPULATION DO HEREBY AGREE 

AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AS FOLLOWS: 

1. All briefs in opposition to Defendant Public Service Company of New Mexico’s 

Motion to Dismiss Complaint, Defendant Powerex Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Complaint, and 

Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand shall be filed and electronically served on or before Wednesday, 

October 5, 2005, and the reply briefs shall be filed and electronically served or before October 12, 

2005. 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Stipulation is executed by the following duly authorized 

persons. 

Dated: September 26, 2005 GURNEE & DANIELS LLP 

 By: /s/John A. Mason 

STEVEN H. GURNEE 

 JOHN A. MASON 

 J. CLIFFORD GUNTER, III 

 ANDREW M. EDISON 

 BRACEWELL & GIULIANI LLP 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 POWEREX CORP. 

Dated: September 26, 2005 McDONOUGH, HOLLAND & ALLEN 

 By: /s/Ann Schwing 

 ANN SCHWING 

RICHARD W. OSEN 

 RICHARD E. BRANDT 

 LAURA J. FOWLER 

 McDONOUGH, HOLLAND & ALLEN PC 

ROBERT P. EDWARDS 

 BARRY J. BRETT 

 STEPHEN G. RINEHART 

 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP 

 Attorney for Defendant 

 DEFENDANT PUBLIC SERVICE 

 COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO 

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Dated: September 26, 2005 BILL LOCKYER 

 Attorney General of the State of CA. 

 TOM GREENE 

 Chief Assistant Attorney General 

 MARK BRECKLER 

 Senior Assistant Attorney General 

 DAMON CONNOLLY 

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

 KIRK McINNIS 

 CHRISTOPHER S. CROOK 

 SONG HILL 

 Deputy Attorneys General 

 By: /s/Kirk McInnis 

 KIRK McINNINS 

 Deputy Attorney General 

 Attorneys for PEOPLE OF THE STATE 

 OF CALIFORNIA EX. REL BILL 

 LOCKYER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 

 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 9/28, 2005 By: /s/ David F. Levi_______________

 HONORABLE DAVID F. LEVI 

 JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT 

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