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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 09:1 U.S. Arbitration Act

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STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF STATUS CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Karen A. Braje (SBN 193900) 

REED SMITH LLP

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3922 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 7936 

San Francisco, CA 94120-7936 

Telephone: 415.543.8700 

Facsimile: 415.391.8269 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

Maria Enrichetta Melzi Cargnani 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARIA ENRICHETTA MELZI CARGNANI, 

Petitioner, 

vs. 

PEWAG AUSTRIA G.m.b.H., PEWAG 

WEISSENFELS HOLDING A.G., PEWAG 

WEISSENFELS INTERNATIONAL G.m.b.H., 

and AGYD PENGG, an individual, 

Respondents. 

No.: 2:05-CV-00133-WBS-JFM 

STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE OF STATUS 

CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date: April 10, 2005 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 5 

The Honorable William B. Shubb 

 

Pursuant to Local Rule 16-240 and the Court’s Order Setting Status (Pre-Trial Scheduling) 

Conference, Petitioner Maria Enrichetta Melzi Cargnani (“Petitioner”) hereby submits the following 

Status Report and Request for Continuance of Status Conference: 

A. Summary of Claims

On or about September 17, 2003, Petitioner obtained an arbitration award in her favor and 

against Respondents Pewag Austria G.m.b.H. (“Pewag Austria”), Pewag Weissenfels Holding A.G. 

(“Pewag Holding”), Pewag Weissenfels International G.m.b.H. (“Pewag International”) and Agyd 

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Pengg (“Pengg”)(collectively “Respondents”) in Trieste, Italy. The arbitration award provides that 

Respondents shall pay to Petitioner the sum of 7,331,530.00 Euro plus interest from April 30, 2002 

until payment. The arbitration award further provides that Pewag Austria, Pewag International and 

Pengg shall pay to Petitioner the sum of 1,917,488.08 Euro plus interest from October 10, 2002 until 

payment. Respondents are also required to pay the costs and fees for the arbitration as set forth in 

the award. To date, Respondents have failed and refused to pay Petitioner the amount she is owed 

under the arbitration award. As a result, Petitioner filed this Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitral 

Award. 

B. Status of Service 

Respondents are Austrian corporations and an individual who resides in Austria. Because 

Austria is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, Petitioner must serve Respondents through the 

process of Letters Rogatory. This process requires the assistance of the Austrian government. 

After filing the Petition, Petitioner began the service process by having Letters Rogatory 

prepared with a translation of the Petition and all papers issued by this Court. On March 16, 2005, 

Petitioner filed with this Court Letters Rogatory for service upon Respondents Pewag Austria, 

Pewag International and Pengg. Thereafter, this Court issued the Requests for International Judicial 

Assistance to the Judicial Authority in Austria. And, Petitioner submitted appropriate documents to 

the Department of State. As noted, Austria is not a signatory to the Hague Convention and, 

therefore, Petitioner must effect service with the assistance of the Austrian government. The timing 

for completion of the process is within the discretion of that government. 

Given the complexity of this process, additional time is required to complete the service 

process. Petitioner anticipates that service upon Respondents will take at least an additional six 

months. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m); See also Lucas v. Natoli, 936 F.2d 432, 433 (9th Cir. 1991)(holding 

requirement in Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 that service be effected within 120 days does not apply to service in 

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a foreign country). 

C. Possible Joinder of Additional Parties 

Petitioner does not anticipate joining any additional parties at this time. 

D. Contemplated Amendments to the Pleadings 

Petitioner does not anticipate joining any additional parties at this time.

E. Statutory Bases for Jurisdiction 

Petitioner brings this action pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement 

of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 9 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction 

pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 203. 

F. Discovery Plan/Discovery Cut-Off 

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1)(E)(viii) and Local Rule 16-240(c), 

Petitioner is exempt from the requirement of submitting a discovery plan because this action 

involves a petition to enforce arbitration award. 

G. Request for Continuance/Other Issues 

Petitioner respectfully requests the Court continue the Status Conference currently scheduled 

for April 10, 2006, to October 16, 2006, given that she must serve Respondents through the Letters 

Rogatory process. Petitioner anticipates that completion of the service process will take at least 

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another six months. Once service is complete, the Court and all parties will be in a position to 

evaluate a timeline for resolution of this action. 

DATED: March 27, 2006. 

REED SMITH LLP 

By 

Karen A. Braje 

Attorneys for Petitioner 

Maria Enrichetta Melzi Cargnani 

ORDER

In light of Petitioner’s continued effort to effect service using the Letters Rogatory process, 

this Court continues the Status Conference currently scheduled for April 10, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. to 

October 23, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 5 of this Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 28, 2006 

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