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

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Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq. (SBN 96279)

ANASTASSIOU & ASSOCIATES

242 Capitol Street

Post Office Box 2210

Salinas, California 93902

Telephone: (831) 754-2501 

Facsimile: (831) 754-0621 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S., a Turkish

company,

 Plaintiff,

v.

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY, a Pennsylvania

corporation registered to do business in

California, and HEINZSEED, a division of

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY ,

 Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:13-cv-00773-WBS-KJN

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

AND TO WITHDRAW MOTION TO

DISMISS

Current Hearing Information:

Date: August 12, 2013

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Courtroom: 5

WHEREAS, on May 30, 2013 Defendants H. J. HEINZ COMPANY L.P., erroneously sued as

"H. J. Heinz Company" and HEINZSEED, an unincorporated division of H.J. HEINZ COMPANY L.P.

(collectively, "Defendants") filed their Motion of Defendant to Dismiss Complaint of Plaintiff (the

“Motion”);1

WHEREAS, the Motion is currently scheduled to be heard on August 12, 2013;

WHEREAS, in response to the Motion, Plaintiff TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S. ("Plaintiff") and

Defendants have mutually agreed to stipulate to allow Plaintiff to file a First Amended Complaint (the

“FAC”) in order to set forth more details concerning its allegations against Defendants;

WHEREAS, based on such stipulation, Defendants have agreed to withdraw the current Motion;

ECF No. 12. 1

Tat Tohumculuk v. Heinz Seed

Case No. 2:13-cv-00773-WBS-KJNC

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

1 AND MOTION TO DISMISS

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WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants and for Plaintiff wish to stipulate to set a deadline for filing

of the FAC and to set a deadline for Defendants to file an Answer to the FAC, or in the alternative, a

Motion to Dismiss the FAC;

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendants and Plaintiff wish to stipulate to move the Case

Management Conference currently scheduled for September 30, 2013 to November 18, 2013, or the

first date available to the Court thereafter, in order to resolve the pleadings before the date of the Case

Management Conference, and to exchange voluntary disclosures on or before the last day to file the

Joint Status Report;

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for

Defendants, subject to approval by the Court, that:

1. The current Motion is withdrawn and the hearing currently scheduled for August 12,

2013 is vacated;

2. The last day for Plaintiff to file its FAC is July 29, 2013;

3. The last day for Defendants to file an Answer, or in the alternative, a Motion to Dismiss

the FAC is August 26, 2013; 

4. The last day for Plaintiff to file an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss the FAC is

September 23, 2013;

5. The last day for Defendants to file a Reply to the Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss is

October 7, 2013;

6. The hearing on the Motion to Dismiss the FAC will be scheduled for October 21, 2013,

at 2:00 p.m. in Dept. 5, or as soon thereafter as is convenient for the Court; and

 7. The initial Case Management Conference currently scheduled for September 30, 2013 at

2:00 p.m. is continued to November 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., or the first date available to the Court

thereafter, with the voluntary disclosures to be exchanged by the parties on or before the last day to file

the Joint Status Report. 

SO STIPULATED.

Tat Tohumculuk v. Heinz Seed

Case No. 2:13-cv-00773-WBS-KJNC

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

2 AND MOTION TO DISMISS

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Dated: July 9, 2013 ANASTASSIOU & ASSOCIATES

 By: /s/ Effie F. Anastassiou 

Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S. 

Dated: July 9, 2013 REED SMITH LLP

 By: /s/ David S. Reidy 

David S. Reidy, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants,

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY L.P., erroneously sued as

"H. J. Heinz Company" and HEINZSEED, an

unincorporated division of H.J. HEINZ

COMPANY, L.P.

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The current Motion is withdrawn and the hearing currently scheduled for August 12,

2013 is vacated;

2. The last day for Plaintiff to file its FAC is July 29, 2013;

3. The last day for Defendants to file an Answer, or in the alternative, a Motion to Dismiss

the FAC is August 26, 2013; 

4. The last day for Plaintiff to file an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss the FAC is

September 23, 2013;

5. The last day for Defendants to file a Reply to the Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss is

October 7, 2013;

6. Upon filing and proper notice, the hearing on the Motion to Dismiss the FAC will be

scheduled for October 21, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in Dept. 5; and

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 7. The initial Case Management Conference currently scheduled for September 30, 2013 at

2:00 p.m. is continued to November 25, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., with the voluntary

disclosures to be exchanged by the parties on or before the last day to file the Joint

Status Report. The Joint Status Report shall be filed no later than November 12, 2013.

Dated: July 10, 2013

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Case No. 2:13-cv-00773-WBS-KJNC

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

4 AND MOTION TO DISMISS

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