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

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Dale C. Campbell, State Bar No. 99173 

James Kachmar, State Bar No. 216781 

W. Scott Cameron, State Bar No. 229828 

WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK

Law Corporation 

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor 

Sacramento, California 95814 

(916) 558-6000 – Main 

(916) 446-1611 – Facsimile 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

The Morning Star Packing Company, 

Liberty Packing Company, LLC, California 

Fruit & Tomato Kitchens, LLC, and 

The Morning Star Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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, 

 vs. 

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. 

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Case No. 2:09-CV-00208 MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE EXTENSION 

OF TIME FOR FILING OF AMENDED 

COMPLAINT AND TO RESPOND 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 Plaintiffs to file an amended complaint and to 

extend the time for Salyer to respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint. 

 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. 

 WHERAS, 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; 

 WHERAS, 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. 

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 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. 

 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, given the Christmas holidays, Plaintiffs will need additional time in 

which to complete their investigation and prepare and file an amended 

complaint. 

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

hereby stipulate as follows: 

 1. Plaintiffs shall have until January 21, 2010 in which to file an amended 

complaint; and 

 2. Salyer shall have until February 26, 2010 in which to answer or 

otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ amended complaint. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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Dated: December 29, 2009 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: December 29, 2009 SEGAL & KIRBY LLP

 By: /s/ Malcolm S. Segal 

 Malcolm S. Segal 

 Attorneys for Defendant Scott Salyer 

ORDER

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 4, 2010 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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