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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO RESCHEDULE MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

CASE NO.: 1:14−CV−00857−BAM

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BEN PATRICK (SBN 244092)

Ben.Patrick@WilsonElser.com

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, 

 EDELMAN & DICKER LLP

525 Market Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2725

Telephone: (415) 433-0990

Facsimile: (415) 434-1370

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MP NEXLEVEL OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

MP NEXLEVEL OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

APEX DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:14−CV−00857−BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

RESCHEDULE RULE 26(f) 

CONFERENCE CURRENTLY SET FOR 

AUGUST 25, 2014

Plaintiff MP Nexlevel of California, Inc. and Defendant Apex Directional Drilling, LLC, 

through their attorneys of record, stipulate as follows:

1. The parties are currently scheduled to appear before the Court for a Mandatory 

Scheduling Conference on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (see docket entry 2).

2. The Court’s June 6, 2014 order setting the Mandatory Scheduling Conference also 

requires that the parties meet and confer on the items set forth in the order no later than 20 days 

prior to the hearing, or August 6, 2014 (see docket entry 2).

3. Plaintiff MP Nexlevel of California’s (“MP Nexlevel”) complaint in this matter 

was served on Defendant Apex Direction Drilling, LLC (“Apex”) on June 6, 2014 (see docket 

entry 4).

4. Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, Apex’s answer to the complaint is not due 

until July 25, 2014 (see docket entry 5).

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5. Because of the agreed-to extension of Apex’s deadline to answer MP Nexlevel’s 

Complaint, and due to the complex factual and legal issues presented by this case, the parties will 

not be prepared to meaningfully meet and confer on all the items outlined in the Court’s June 6, 

2014 Order by the August 6, 2014 deadline to conduct that meeting.

6. Therefore, MP Nexlevel and Apex hereby stipulate, and request that the Court 

order, that the August 26, 2014 Mandatory Scheduling Conference be rescheduled for a date 

ideally no earlier than September 15, 2014.

7. Rule 16(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a scheduling 

order be issued “within the earlier of 120 days after any defendant has been served with the 

complaint or 90 days after any defendant has appeared.” 120 days after the June 6, 2014 service 

of MP Nexlevel’s complaint on Apex is October 3, 2014. If the June 26, 2014 filing of the 

parties’ stipulation extending Apex’s time to answer is counted as an “appearance” for the 

purposes of Rule 16(b)(2), 90 days thereafter is September 24, 2014. Therefore, the parties’ 

request does not violate the scheduling requirements set by Rule 16.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: July 28, 2014 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & 

DICKER LLP

/s/ Ben Patrick

Ben Patrick, Esq. (SBN 244092)

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MP NEXLEVEL OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

Dated: Authorized July 21, 2014 WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP

/s/ Patrick Schoenburg

David F. Wood, Esq. (SBN 68063)

Patrick S. Schoenburg, Esq. (SBN 162842)

Attorneys for Defendant

APEX DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, LLC

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ORDER

Having reviewed the parties Stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the mandatory

Scheduling Conference is continued from August 26, 2014 to October 15, 2014 at 8:30 a.m in 

Department 8, before Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe.

The telephonic status conference to discuss the procedures in light of the Sacramento 

designation and Magistrate Judge jurisdiction set for August 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. shall remain 

on calendar as set. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2014 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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