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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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25'(5*5$17,1*STIPULATION AND ORDER RE STAY OF CASE 1

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JOSEPH M. SWEENEY, ESQ. (78363) 

SCOTT A. MANGUM, ESQ. (260758) 

M. JONATHAN ROBB, JR., ESQ. (290457) 

SWEENEY MASON LLP

983 University Avenue, Suite 104C 

Los Gatos, CA 95032-7637 

Telephone: (408) 356-3000 

Facsimile: (408) 354-8839 

Attorneys for RANGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.,

JOHN DONOVAN AND JULIETTE DONOVAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

J.W. McCLENAHAN CO., a California 

corporation, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 

DBA MTECH CORP., DBA ALPINE AIR 

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING, a 

Nevada corporation; et al.,

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 4:19-cv-08396-YGR

25'(5*5$17,1*STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE STAY OF CASE 

AND VACATING OF CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE PENDING THE COURT’S 

ORDER ON THE THREE PENDING 

MOTIONS PRESENTLY SUBMITTED 

FOR DECISION

AND RELATED CROSS ACTIONS

Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Judge Rogers’ Standing Order in Civil Cases, the parties to this 

action, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows seeking a change 

in the Court’s calendar and schedule: 

WHEREAS, there are three competing motions currently pending before this Court. (Dkts. 

Dkts. 12, 15, 18.) By way of the motions, the parties argue that this action should either be transferred 

to U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nevada, or remanded to California State Court.1

 The motions are fully 

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1 The motions and all briefing in opposition to or in support of those motions include the following: 12, 

15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37.

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briefed. (Id.) The motions have been taken under submission by the Court, and the hearing date 

stricken. (Dkt. 40.) The parties await a decision at the Court’s convenience. 

WHEREAS, when this Action was removed from State Court, certain deadlines were 

automatically imposed. Among those are an ADR requirement, an initial case management conference, 

and related Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26, deadlines. In particular, the initial Case 

Management Conference is set for March 30, 2020. 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California 

is not the proper jurisdiction to ultimately hear this Action. That is, the parties dispute only whether a 

bankruptcy court in Nevada, or California state court, is the appropriate jurisdiction. 

WHEREAS, a bankruptcy stay is in effect. The parties dispute the extent and scope of the stay, 

but agree that it applies to at least actions against Mechanical Technologies. 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that it is appropriate to stay this Action and vacate all further 

hearing dates until (1) a decision by the Court on the above three motions, and, (2) if at least one of the 

motions is granted, the matter is transferred or remanded to the appropriate jurisdiction. 

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE and request that the Court grant 

the [Proposed] order: 

(1) Stay the Action, including all Case Management obligations required under the Local 

Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and FRCP 26 until such 

time that the Court issues its Order on Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, M.Donovan’s Motion to Remand, 

and, Debtor Mechanical Technology’s Venue Transfer Motion; 

(2) Vacate the March 30, 2020 Case Management Conference currently on calendar; 

(3) If this Court transfers or remands this Action pursuant to the above-mentioned motions, 

the stay imposed by this Order is lifted upon the transfer or remand; and, 

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(4) If this Court denies all three above-referenced motions and retains jurisdiction over this 

Action, the instant stay imposed by this Order is immediately lifted, and all deadlines reset pursuant to 

further order of the court, any applicable law, or any further stipulation of the parties.

Dated: March 13, 2020 McINERNEY & DILLON, P.C.

 By: /s/ Brian M. Junginger WILLIAM H. McINERNEY, Jr., ESQ.

BRIAN M. JUNGINGER, ESQ.

 Attorneys for Plaintiff J.W. McCLENAHAN CO.

Dated: March 13, 2020 ROBISON, SHARP, SULLIVAN & BRUST

 By: /s/ Michael A. Burke 

 MICHAEL A. BURKE, ESQ.

HANNAH E. WINSTON, ESQ.

Special Counsel for Mechanical Technologies Corp. 

 dba Alpine Air 

Dated: March 13, 2020 MESSNER REEVES LLP

 By: /s/ Jon B. Zimmerman 

 JON B. ZIMMERMAN, ESQ.

GREG B. COHEN, ESQ.

 JULIAN PARDO DE ZELA, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Complainants Michael 

 and Regina Donovan 

Dated: March 13, 2020 SWEENEY MASON LLP

 By: /s/ Joseph M. Sweeney 

 JOSEPH M. SWEENEY, ESQ.

SCOTT A. MAGNUM, ESQ.

M. JONATHAN ROBB, Jr., ESQ.

 Attorneys for Defendants Ranger Construction, Inc and John 

 and Juliette Donovan 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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(1) This Action is 67$<(', including all Case Management obligations required under the 

Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and FRCP 26 

until such time that this Court issues its Order on Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand, M. Donovan’s Motion 

to Remand, and, Debtor Mechanical Technology’s Venue Transfer Motion (hereinafter the “Pending 

Motions”); 

(2) The March 30, 2020 Case Management Conference is hereby 9$&$7('; 

(3) If this Court transfers or remands this Action pursuant to the above-mentioned motions, 

the stay imposed by this Order is lifted upon the transfer or remand; and,

(4) If this Court denies all three above-referenced motions and retains jurisdiction over this 

case, the instant stay imposed by this Order is immediately lifted, and all deadlines reset pursuant to 

further order of the court, any applicable law, or any further stipulation of the parties. 

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Dated: 0DUFK 

 

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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Defendants.

Re: Dkt. No. 20 

The Court has received parties’ stipulation to continue the September 24, 2018 case 

management conference to November 26, 2018. (Dkt. No. 20.) In light of the information 

contained therein, the Court VACATES the case management conference currently scheduled for 

Monday, September 24, 2018. However, the Court will not allow the instant action to become 

stale or otherwise linger on the docket. Accordingly, the Court SETS a compliance hearing for 

Friday, October 5, 2018 on the Court’s 9:01 a.m. calendar, in Courtroom 1 of the United States 

Courthouse located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California. 

Five (5) business days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file 

either (a) a JOINT STATEMENT outlining settlement efforts to date as well as the documents to be 

exchanged and timing thereof; or (b) a one-page JOINT STATEMENT setting forth an explanation 

regarding the failure to comply. If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the 

compliance hearing will be taken off calendar. 

Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a joint statement in a 

timely fashion. 

This Order terminates Docket Number 20. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 18, 2018 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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