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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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CASE NO.: C-04-03932 MMC 

FIFTH STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO AMEND 

THE CASE SCHEDULING ORDER

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DENNIS C. BIRKHIMER (SBN 65220) 

P.O. Box 2790 

San Rafael, CA 94912 

Telephone: 415.257.4700 

Facsimile: 415.257.4707 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant 

UKIAH AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS dba 

UKIAH MITSUBISHI and Cross-defendant and 

Cross-claimant THOMAS COGLIANO 

ERIC R. WILDGRUBE (SBN 130734) 

P.O. Box 2790 

San Rafael, CA 94912 

Telephone: 415.257.4700 

Facsimile: 415.257.4709 

Attorneys for Cross-defendant and 

Cross-claimant THOMAS COGLIANO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 UKIAH AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS,

 dba UKIAH MITSUBISHI, a California 

 Corporation 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

 MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH 

 AMERICA, INC., et al,

 Defendants 

Case No.: C-04-03932 MMC 

FIFTH STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO AMEND THE CASE 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

 AND RELATED ACTIONS 

 This Fifth Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Amend the Case Scheduling 

Order is agreed to and submitted by Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant Ukiah Automotive 

Investments ("UAI"), Defendant Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. ("MMNA"), Cross 

Defendant and Cross-Claimant Thomas Cogliano, and Defendant, Counter-Claimant, Cross 

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Claimant and Cross-Defendant Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America, Inc. ("MMCA"). The need 

for this Fifth Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Amend the Case Scheduling Order is based on 

the following facts: 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, all parties stipulate to amend the 

current case schedule;

WHEREAS, due to dire illness and death of a family member, together with disruption of 

the ability to conduct business due to movement of counsels’ offices, counsel for UAI and 

Cogliano have not been able to exchange expert reports on the date set forth in the Pretrial

Preparation Order, as amended; 

 WHEREAS, due to continuing illness and relapse of the accountant for UAI, Stephen 

Bonovich, critical financial accounting has not been completed; 

WHEREAS, the parties have explored all possible ways to avoid resetting the July 10, 

2006 trial date for this action, but do not believe maintaining that trial date can occur without 

materially prejudicing the parties; and, 

WHEREAS, the parties propose below a trial date of September 18, 2006, with the 

understanding that trial of this action would trail behind trial of a previously-set matter. 

NOW, THEREFORE, subject to the Court's approval, MMNA and MMCA on 

the one hand, and UAI and Cogliano on the other hand, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. All dates in the Pretrial Preparation Order, as amended, are hereby VACATED 

and reset as set forth below.

2. The parties shall exchange by email or facsimile their initial expert reports on or 

before April 18, 2006. Any experts for whom initial expert reports are not exchanged on or 

before April 18, 2006 shall not be permitted to testify at trial in support of a party's claims or 

defenses.

3. Rebuttal expert reports shall be exchanged by email or facsimile on or before 

May 9, 2006. Any experts for which rebuttal expert reports are not exchanged on or before May 

9, 2006 shall not be permitted to rebut the other side's expert opinions at trial. 

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4. Expert depositions shall be completed on or before May 25, 2006. 

5. Dispositive motions shall be filed with the Court on or before June 9, 2006, and 

shall be set for hearing no later than July 14, 2006. 

6. The parties' joint statement in advance of the subsequent case management 

conference shall be filed with the Court on or before July 7, 2006. 

7. A subsequent case status conference shall take place on July 14, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. 

8. The parties shall participate in private mediation on or before July 21, 2006. 

9. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 16-10(b)(5), the parties shall participate in a

pre-trial meet and confer conference on or before July 21, 2006. 

10. The pretrial conference is set for September 5, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. Counsel who 

intend to try the case shall attend. Counsel shall be prepared to discuss all aspects of the case, 

including settlement. 

11. Trial shall commence on September 18, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 7 on the 19th

floor.

DATED: January 24, 2006 By: ______________/s/_______________ 

 Thomas E. Kuhnle 

 Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

 MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF NORTH AMERICA, 

INC. and MITSUBISHI MOTORS CREDIT OF

NORTH AMERICA, INC. 

DATED: January 24, 2006 By: _____________/s/________________ 

 Dennis C. Birkhimer 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendants 

UKAIH AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS, INC. 

AND THOMAS COGLIANO 

PURUSANT TO STIPULATION, SO ORDERED, 

 

DATED: ______________________ ____________________________________ 

 The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney,

 Judge of the United States District Court 

with the exception that the trial shall

commence on October 2, 2006, at 9:00 a.m.

January 27, 2006

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