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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER, CASE NO. C09-04847

Catherine W. Johnson (Bar No. 135070)

William C. Acevedo (Bar No. 194106)

WENDEL, ROSEN, BLACK & DEAN LLP

1111 Broadway, 24th Floor

Oakland, California 94607

Telephone: (510) 834-6600

Fax: (510) 834-1928

Email: wacevedo@wendel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Mohammed Karwash and Rosamaria Karwash, 

individuals

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MOHAMMED KARWASH and 

ROSAMARIA KARWASH, individuals,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, a New 

Jersey corporation, and DOES 1 through 5, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. C09-04847 MEJ

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AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Plaintiffs Mohammed Karwash and Rosamaria Karwash, hereby respectfully request that 

the Court continue the case management conference, presently set for January 21, 2010, at 10:00 

a.m., to a date after March 22, 2010, which is reasonably calculated to allow Plaintiffs time to 

serve the Complaint for Damages and Declaratory Relief on Defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation

(“Exxon Mobil”). The continuance of the case management conference will also continue all the 

ADR deadlines previously scheduled and filed by the court on October 13, 2009.

Prior to the filing of this action, Plaintiffs’ counsel engaged in extensive settlement 

discussions with counsel for Exxon Mobil. Plaintiffs are informed and believe, based upon 

subsequent discussions with Exxon Mobil’s local counsel after the filing of this action, that said 

counsel is not authorized to accept service of the Complaint on behalf of Exxon Mobil. At this 

time, service is being attempted upon Exxon Mobil, a New Jersey corporation, through its 

registered agent for service of process. Accordingly, no defendant has appeared in this action. 

Therefore, Plaintiffs are unable to meaningfully prepare this matter for the January 21, 2010 case 

management conference, and to avoid unnecessarily consuming the time and resources of this 

Court, request a continuance of the currently scheduled case management conference and all 

associated ADR deadlines. 

Dated: December 31, 2009 WENDEL, ROSEN, BLACK & DEAN LLP

By: /s/ William C. Acevedo

William C. Acevedo

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Mohammed Karwash and Rosamaria 

Karwash, individuals

ORDER

Upon good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

The initial case management conference shall be continued from January 21, 2010 to 

10:00 a.m. on _______________, 2010 in Courtroom B of this Court. The meet and confer 

deadline regarding initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery

April 1

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plan shall be continued from December 31, 2009 to ________________, 2010. The deadline for 

filing of the Rule 26(f) Report and initial Case Management Statement shall be continued from 

January 14, 2010 to ________________, 2010.

Dated:

By:

The Honorable Maria-Elena James

Judge of the United States District Court

Northern District of California

All deadlines shall be adjusted accordingly. January 6, 2010

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