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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR POST-TRIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE, PAGE LIMITS, AND

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MARY-OLGA LOVETT, admitted pro hac vice

lovettm@gtlaw.com

STEPHEN E. PAFFRATH, SBN 195932

paffraths@gtlaw.com

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

1201 K Street, Suite 1100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 442-1111

Facsimile: (916) 448-1709

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant,

Patriot Rail Corp. and Cross-Defendant

Patriot Rail, LLC 

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT, SBN 142413

mcgregor.scott@orrick.com 

MICHAEL C. WEED, SBN 199675

mweed@orrick.com 

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 447-9200 

Facsimile: (916) 329-4900 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

Sierra Railroad Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., a Delaware 

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, a 

California corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:09-cv-00009-TLN-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

POST-TRIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE, 

PAGE LIMITS, AND EXTENDING 

TIME ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

MOTION AND COST BILL

Date:

Time:

Dept: Courtroom 2

Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

And Related Counterclaim

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STIPULATION

Defendant and Counter-claimant Sierra Railroad Company (“Sierra”) and Plaintiff and 

Counter-defendant Patriot Rail Corp. (now Patriot Rail Company LLC) and Cross Defendant 

Patriot Rail, LLC (now Pacific Rail LLC) (and collectively, “Patriot”) have met and conferred 

and agreed as follows regarding the schedule for certain post-trial matters.

1. On October 31, 2014, the Court issued an order (ECF 532) clarifying entry of 

judgment and establishing the briefing schedule for Patriot’s previously-filed motion for new 

trial:

 Sierra’s Opposition due December 19, 2014

 Patriot’s Reply due January 23, 2015

2. On Patriot’s new trial motion regarding punitive damages (to be filed), Sierra and 

Patriot agree to the following schedule, if approved by the Court:

 Motion to be filed November 13, 2014

 Sierra’s Opposition due December 15, 2014

 Patriot’s Reply due January 5, 2015

3. On Patriot’s renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (to be filed), Sierra 

and Patriot agree to the following schedule, if approved by the Court:

 Motion to be filed November 13, 2014

 Sierra’s Opposition due December 15, 2014

 Patriot’s Reply due January 5, 2015

4. Hearing on all motions are to be set by the Court.

5. The filing deadline for Sierra’s attorneys’ fees motion and Sierra’s cost bill is 

extended pursuant to L.R. 144(a) to 28 days after the hearing date set by the Court for the above 

post-trial motions. If the Court sets more than one hearing date for these motions, the deadline 

will be 28 days after the latest of the hearing dates. No extension for these matters has been 

sought prior to this stipulation. Good cause exists to extend time on these filings because 

additional attorneys’ fees and costs will be generated in connection with post-trial motions, and 

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any attorneys’ fees motion or costs bill that Sierra would file under the default deadlines 

prescribed by L.R. 292 and 293 would need to be supplemented.

6. The page limit for all principal briefs in the matters described above is 30 pages, in 

accordance with the Court’s prior ruling. ECF 479. Reply briefs will be limited to 15 pages. 

7. For the Court’s convenience in setting any hearing on these matters, the parties 

attach as Exhibit A the dates on which counsel currently have existing obligations.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: November 4, 2014 MARY-OLGA LOVETT

STEPHEN E. PAFFRATH

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP

By: /s Mary-Olga Lovett (as authorized on 11-4-14)

MARY-OLGA LOVETT

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant

Patriot Rail Corp. and Cross-Defendant Patriot Rail, 

LLC 

Dated: November 4, 2014 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

MICHAEL C. WEED

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

By: /s Michael C. Weed

MICHAEL C. WEED

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

Sierra Railroad Company

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 6, 2014

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EXHIBIT A

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CONFLICTS OF COUNSEL

Sierra’s counsel is unavailable during the following dates due to out-of-the-country travel 

or local commitments:

 January 25-30, 2015

 February 4, 2015

 February 19-27, 2015

 March 11-12, 2015

 March 30-31, 2015

 April 1-3, 2015

Patriot’s counsel is unavailable during the following dates due to trial commitments in 

other matters:

 A five-day trial to be “called on short notice” in the month of February 2015. 

Patriot’s counsel should be able to confirm the exact trial dates by January 30, 

2015.

 March 9-13, 2015

OHSUSA:759370184.4 

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