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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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JOINT REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

Luz E. Mendoza, Esq. (SBN 303387)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

1141 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 100

Alameda, California 94502

Telephone: (510) 906-4710

Email: mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

Email: lmendoza@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, District Council 16 Northern

California Health and Welfare Trust Fund, et al.

Edward Lai, Esq. (SBN 147830)

Law Office of Edward M. Lai

8055 Collins Drive, Suite 203

Oakland, California 94621

Email: elai@edwardlailaw.com

Attorney for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND WELFARE 

TRUST FUND, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

GUSTAVE ENTERPRISE INCORPORATED, a 

California Corporation, dba CREATIVE FLOOR 

COVERINGS SALES AND SUPPLIES aka 

CREATIVE FLOOR COVERING

Defendant.

Case No. 4:18-cv-04629-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE;

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

x

Time: x

Date: January 22, 2019

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA

Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor 

Judge: Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.:

x

Courtroom: x

Judge: x

The Parties to the above-entitled action jointly request that the Case Management Conference, 

currently set for January 22, 2019, be continued for approximately sixty (60) days. Good cause exists for 

the granting of the continuance, as follows:

1. As the Court’s records will reflect, this action was filed on August 1, 2018. 

2. Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on January 2, 2019.

3. Defendant concurs with the Request previously filed by Plaintiffs to continue the Case 

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Management Conference currently scheduled for January 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. 

4. Defendant recently complied with the audit requested by Plaintiffs and has provided the 

documents requested by Plaintiffs’ Auditor to date. Plaintiffs’ Auditor is in the process of preparing its 

audit report. Once the audit is complete, the Parties will work together to resolve any dispute that may 

be uncovered by the audit.

5. On January 9, 2019, Defendant received from Plaintiffs a proposed Stipulation for ADR. 

Defendant's Counsel signed that Stipulation and forwarded it to Plaintiffs’ Counsel via first class mail. 

The signed Stipulation did not timely reach Plaintiffs’ Counsel in time to meet the Court's deadline for 

filing. Defendant apologizes to the Court for any inconvenience that may have caused. However, the 

said fully executed Stipulation will be filed concurrently with this Statement. 

6. In addition, Defendant Counsel's 91-year old mother recently suffered a stroke. She is 

currently a patient in room 2507 at the Neurology Intensive Care Unit wing of John Muir Hospital in 

Walnut Creek. Defendant's Counsel has been working to resolve long term care and potential end of life 

issues. 

7. Based on the foregoing, the Parties respectfully request that the Case Management 

Conference, currently set for January 22, 2019, be continued for approximately sixty (60) days to allow 

sufficient time for Plaintiffs’ Auditor to complete the audit report, to allow time for Defendant to review 

the audit report, and for the Parties to work resolve this matter informally, without the necessity for 

further litigation.

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8. There are no issues that need to be addressed by the Parties at the currently scheduled 

Case Management Conference. In the interest of conserving costs as well as the Court’s time and 

resources, the Parties respectfully request that the Court continue the currently scheduled Case 

Management Conference.

Dated: January 16, 2019 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: /S/

Luz E. Mendoza

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: January 16, 2019 LAW OFFICE OF EDWARD M. LAI

By: /S/

Edward M. Lai, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Based on the foregoing and good cause appearing, the Case Management Conference is 

continued to _____________ at _________, and all related dates are continued accordingly.

DATED: _________, 2019

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 1/17/2019 

 3/26/2019 1/17/2019 2:00 pm

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