Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-00288/USCOURTS-caed-1_14-cv-00288-15/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -1-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED

Steven D. McGee (State Bar No. 71886)

smcgee@dowlingaaron.com

Matthew R. Dildine (SBN 258685)

mdildine@dowlingaaron.com

8080 North Palm Avenue, Third Floor

Fresno, CA 93729-8902

Telephone: 559-432-4500

Facsimile: 559-432-4590

William T. Eliopoulos (State Bar No. 100633)

weliopoulos@rutan.com

Kaveh Badiei (State Bar No. 215179)

kbadiei@rutan.com

RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP

Five Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real, Suite 200

Palo Alto, CA 94306-9814

Telephone: 650-320-1500

Facsimile: 650-320-9905

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter and CrossClaimant

CVIN, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

MP NEXLEVEL of California, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CVIN, LLC dba VAST NETWORKS, 

CALAVERAS COMMUNICATIONS 

COMPANY, CAL-ORE TELEPHONE 

CO., CONSOLIDATED 

COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 

DUCOR TELEPHONE COMPANY, 

MOHAVE INVESTMENT, LLC, 

SEBASTIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., 

SIERRA TEL BROADBAND, SIERRA 

TEL COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, 

STAGELINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 

SUREWEST FIBER VENTURES, LLC, 

THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE 

COMPANY, VARCOMM, INC., 

VARNET, INC., VOLCANO 

COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, 

VOLCANO TELECOM, INC., and DOES 1 

to 100,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-GSA

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL 

AND RELATED DATES IN 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER 

PURSUANT TO AUGUST 20, 2015 

MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

Date Action Filed: February 28, 2014

Trial Date: September 20, 2016

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 1 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -2-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

AND RELATED COUNTER, CROSS-, 

AND THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS.

WHEREAS COUNSEL for Defendant and Counter and Cross-Claimant, CVIN, 

LLC, plaintiff, MP Nexlevel of California, Inc., Third-Party Defendant Western Surety 

Company, Defendants, Calaveras Communications Company, Cal-Ore Telephone Co., 

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., Ducor Telephone Company, Mohave 

Investment, LLC, Sebastian Enterprises, Inc., Sierra Tel Broadband, Sierra Tel 

Communications Group, Stageline Communications, Inc., Surewest Fiber Ventures, LLC, 

The Ponderosa Telephone Company, Varcomm, Inc., Varnet, Inc., Volcano 

Communications Company, and Volcano Telecom, Inc. , Third-Party Defendant and 

Cross-Claimant, JK Communications & Construction, Inc. dba Kleven Construction; and 

Defendant, George Valentinez (collectively, the “Parties”), have met and conferred by 

telephone regarding the subject-matter of this Stipulation and reached agreement thereto;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties, by and through their 

counsel of record, that good cause exists for the extension of the scheduling order, and 

pursuant to F.R.C.P. 16(b)(4), F.R.C.P. 6, and Local Rule 144, that an approximately 100 

day continuance of the deadlines set forth in the Court’s January 22, 2015 Scheduling 

Conference Order is necessary and appropriate. Due to the above and the Court’s trial 

schedule set forth in its August 20, 2015 Minute Order, the parties propose the following 

new deadlines, or similar dates convenient to the court:

Existing Deadlines: New (Proposed) Deadlines Reflecting 8-20-15 

Minute Order:

Expert Disclosure:

October 1, 2015 (Affirm.) January 11, 2016

November 16, 2015 (Defenses) February 24, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure:

January 11, 2016 April 20, 2016

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 2 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -3-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

1-Day Mediation (to be scheduled

during proposed period):

(N/A) April 20, 2016 – May 20, 2016

Expert Discovery Cutoff:

March 31, 2016 August 11, 2016

Nonexpert Discovery Cutoff:

March 31, 2016 August 11, 2016

Nondispositive Motion Filing

Deadline:

March 31, 2016 August 15, 2016

Dispositive Motion Filing

Deadline:

May 6, 2016 August 15, 2016

2

nd Day Mediation (if necessary; to 

be scheduled during proposed period):

(N/A) September 2016

Pretrial Conference:

July 28, 2016 May 25, 2017

Jury & Bench Trials:

September 20, 2016 July 25, 2017

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 31, 2015 RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP

By: /s/William T. Eliopoulos

William T. Eliopoulos

Attorneys for Defendant, 

Counterclaimant and Cross-Complainant

CVIN, LLC

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 3 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -4-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

Dated: Signature authorized August 28, 2015 DEWITT MACKALL CROUNSE &

MOORE S.C.

By: /s/Holly J. Newman

Holly J. Newman

James D. Kremer,

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MP NEXLEVEL OF CALIFORNIA, 

INC.

and Third-Party Defendant

WESTERN SURETY COMPANY

Dated: Signature authorized August 28, 2015 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP

By: /s/Dean A. Morehous

Dean A. Morehous

Craig Crockett

Attorneys for Defendants: 

CALAVERAS COMMUNICATIONS 

COMPANY, CAL-ORE TELEPHONE 

CO., CONSOLIDATED 

COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, 

INC., DUCOR TELEPHONE 

COMPANY, MOHAVE INVESTMENT, 

LLC, SEBASTIAN ENTERPRISES, 

INC., SIERRA TEL BROADBAND, 

SIERRA TEL COMMUNICATIONS 

GROUP, STAGELINE 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 

SUREWEST FIBER VENTURES, LLC, 

THE PONDEROSA TELEPHONE 

COMPANY, VARCOMM, INC., 

VARNET, INC., VOLCANO 

COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, and 

VOLCANO TELECOM, INC.

Dated: Signature authorized August 28, 2015 ROGERS JOSEPH O'DONNELL

By: /s/Joseph C. McCowan, Jr.

Joseph C. McCowan, Jr.

Tyson Arbuthnot

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant and 

Cross-Claimant

JK COMMUNICATIONS & 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba KLEVEN 

CONSTRUCTION

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 4 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -5-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

Dated: Signature authorized August 28, 2015. THE ALBERTS FIRM, APC

By: /s/David A. Brewster

David A. Brewster

Attorneys for Defendant

GEORGE VALENTINEZ

ORDER

The Court, having considered the above stipulation and the procedural posture of 

the case, and good cause appearing, amends the scheduling order in this case as follows:

Event Current Deadline Stipulated Deadline

Expert Disclosure October 1, 2015 

(Affirmative)

November 16, 2015

(Defenses)

January 11, 2016 

(Affirmative)

February 24, 2016 

(Defenses)

Rebuttal Expert 

Disclosure

January 11, 2016 April 20, 2016

One Day Mediation N/A To be agreed upon 

date between April 

20, 2016 and May 

20, 2016

Expert Discovery Cutoff March 31, 2016 August 11, 2016

Non-expert Discovery 

Cutoff

March 31, 2016 August 11, 2016

Nondispositive Motion 

Filing Deadline

March 31, 2016 August 15, 2016

Dispositive Motion Filing

Deadline

May 6, 2016 August 15, 2016

Mediation N/A To be agreed upon 

date in September 

2016

Pre-Trial Conference July 28, 2016 May 25, 2017

Trial September 20, 2016 July 25, 2017

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 5 of 6
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

174/031672-0001

8779859.1 a08/25/15 -6-

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND RELATED 

DATES IN SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

PURSUANT TO 8-20-15 MINUTE ORDER; ORDER

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:14-cv-00288-LJO-EPG Document 257 Filed 09/02/15 Page 6 of 6