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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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 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited. 1

Case No. C 03-647 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

(JFLC2)

**E-Filed 3/12/07**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ARTHUR G. MAIONCHI, et al., 

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

SAFETY-KLEEN SERVICES, INC., et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 03-647 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT

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UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION’S

MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR

INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

[re: doc. no. 79]

Following remand of this action from the Court of Appeals, an issue arose regarding the

scope of the litigation. Defendant Union Pacific Corporation (“Defendant”) argued on remand

that it may assert that Plaintiffs committed a knowing and intentional or willful misrepresentation

or breach sufficient to relieve Union Pacific of its indemnification obligations under the Merger

Agreement. Plaintiffs took the position that any such argument is precluded by the appellate

decision. 

On November 8, 2006, this Court issued an Order Re Scope of Litigation On Remand,

concluding that Defendant may not assert affirmative defenses based upon Plaintiffs’ alleged

misrepresentation or breach, and that the scope of the litigation on remand is limited to a

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Case No. C 03-647 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

(JFLC2)

determination of Plaintiffs’ damages and the terms of declaratory relief. 

Defendant Union Pacific subsequently filed a motion for leave to file a motion for

reconsideration or, in the alternative, for an order certifying the scope of the litigation for

interlocutory appeal. This Court denied Defendant’s motion for leave to file a motion for

reconsideration, and requested briefing on the issue of certification for interlocutory appeal. 

Plaintiffs’ brief addressing the latter issue was filed January 5, 2007. The matter thereafter was

taken under submission without oral argument.

The motion is DENIED. As this Court previously concluded, it appears from the

appellate decision that the Ninth Circuit must have found that Defendant made a judicial

admission that it was not asserting misrepresentation or breach. If it did not intend to make such

a finding, the Ninth Circuit could have clarified its decision on the petition for rehearing. This

ruling is without prejudice to whatever application Defendant may wish to make to the Ninth

Circuit directly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 3/12/07

_____________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 03-647 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL

(JFLC2)

Copies of Order served upon the following persons:

John F. Barg jfb@bcltlaw.com, mh@bcltlaw.com

Stuart I. Block sblock@coxcastle.com,

Grace A. Carter gracecarter@paulhastings.com, farshidarjam@paulhastings.com,

edwardhan@paulhastings.com, bradenwilhelm@paulhastings.com

David D. Cooke dcooke@allenmatkins.com, knewsome@allenmatkins.com;

nsubias@allenmatkins.com; mfarrell@allenmatkins.com; pbreen@allenmatkins.com

Melanie Louise Tang mtang@briscoelaw.net, pnewcome@briscoelaw.net

Hilton S. Williams hiltonwilliams@paulhastings.com, dellagrant@paulhastings.com

Marc A. Zeppetello , Esq maz@bcltlaw.com, af@bcltlaw.com 

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