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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - C-07-04408 JCS 

ROBERT D. EASSA, Cal. Bar No. 107970 

reassa@filicebrown.com

PAUL R. JOHNSON, Cal. Bar No. 115817 

pjohnson@filicebrown.com

SABRINA R. KARELS, Cal. Bar No. 248080 

skarels@filicebrown.com

FILICE BROWN EASSA & McLEOD LLP 

1999 Harrison Street, 18th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel: (510) 444-3131 

Fax: (510) 839-7940 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FCE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

MIDWEST TRANSPORT, INC. 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

FCE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS, INC., 

Defendants. 

Case No. C 07-04408 CW 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

JUDGE: HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN

COURTROOM: 2

Pursuant to Local Rule 6-1 of the Northern District of California, it is hereby stipulated and 

agreed by Plaintiff and Counter-defendant Midwest Transport, Inc. (“Midwest Transport”); 

Defendant and Counter-claimant FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc.; and Defendant and CrossClaimant Califia Development Corporation dba CDC Insurance Services (“Califia”), by and 

through their respective attorneys of record, as follows: 

WHEREAS, the Court previously scheduled the initial Case Management Conference in 

this action for December 4, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. 

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WHEREAS, on October 22, 2007, Midwest Transport filed a motion for leave to amend its 

Complaint adding Califia Development Corporation as a defendant in this action, and on 

November 15, 2007, FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. filed a non-opposition to this motion. 

WHEREAS, Midwest Transport and FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. agreed that the 

initial Case Management Conference should take place after Califia Development Corporation has 

appeared in this action. 

WHEREAS, due to the agreement of the parties, the Court continued the initial Case 

Management Conference to February 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

WHEREAS, Midwest Transport filed its First Amended Complaint adding Califia as a 

defendant in this action on December 14, 2007. 

WHEREAS, Midwest Transport and Califia entered into a stipulation on January 7, 2008, 

extending the deadline for Califia to respond to the First Amended Complaint to January 25, 2008. 

WHEREAS, Califia filed its Answer to the First Amended Complaint and a Cross-Claim 

Against FCE for Implied/Equitable Indemnity; Contribution; and Declaratory Relief on January 25, 

2008. 

WHEREAS, the deadline for FCE to respond to Califia’s Cross-Claim is not due to be filed 

until February 19, 2008. 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the initial Case Management Conference and attendant 

deadlines, such as the Rule 26(f) early conference1

, should take place after Califia has appeared in 

the action and able to participate, and after the parties have completed the initial round of 

pleadings. 

WHEREAS, the only previous time modifications in this case were by the Court’s order, 

following the reassignment of this action to this Court, rescheduling the initial Case Management 

Conference from November 30, 2007 to December 4, 2007, and a previous stipulation moving the 

conference to February 12, 2008, due to the First Amended Complaint to be filed. 

 

1 Under the current schedule, the Rule 26(f) early conference must be completed by January 22, 2008, prior to the date 

of the time Califia was to respond to the First Amended Complaint. 

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WHEREAS, the parties have been advised that the Case Management Conference will need 

to be moved due to the unavailability of the Court in February. 

WHEREAS, the requested time modification will not otherwise impact the schedule for this 

case and will allow the parties to complete the pleading process to enable an informed and 

productive early conference to discuss the conduct of discovery. 

 THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree, subject to the Court’s approval, to continue the 

initial Case Management Conference, scheduled for February 12, 2008 at 2:00 p.m., to March 25, 

2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

THEREFORE, the parties agree and stipulate that deadlines attendant to the initial Case 

Management Conference, such as the Rule 26(f) early conference and initial disclosures, will be 

calculated from the new date of the initial Case Management Conference (March 25, 2008). 

Dated: January 30, 2008 FILICE BROWN EASSA & McLEOD LLP 

By /s/ Sabrina R. Karels 

SABRINA R. KARELS 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-claimant 

FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc. 

Dated: January 30, 2008 CARMODY MACDONALD P.C. 

DLA PIPER US LLP 

By /s/ Carter W. Ott 

CARTER W. OTT 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant 

Midwest Transport, Inc. 

Dated: January 30, 2008 WERTZ McDADE WALLACE MOOT & BROWER LP

By /s/ John H. Stephens 

JOHN H. STEPHENS 

Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Claimant Califia 

Development Corporation dba CDC Insurance 

Services 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE - C-07-04408 JCS 

 I, Sabrina R. Karels, am the ECF user whose ID and password are being used to file this 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPONSE TO AMENDED COMPLAINT. In 

compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Carter W. Ott and John H. Stephens 

have concurred in this filing. 

ORDER

 The initial Case Management Conference currently scheduled for February 12, 2008 at 2:00 

p.m. is continued to March 25, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

Dated: ____1/30/08_______________ 

 

HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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