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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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Jt. Stipulation To Extend Time To Respond To Complaint, Reschedule CMC Case No. C09-5741 TEH

Gordon & ReesLLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

CHARLES S. CUSTER (SBN: 124270)

DANIEL T. BERKLEY (SBN: 50111)

JON C. YONEMITSU (SBN: 199026)

GORDON & REES LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

ccuster@gordonrees.com

dberkley@gordonrees.com

jyonemitsu@gordonrees.com

Attorneys for Defendant

LANDAVAZO BROTHERS, INC.

MURIEL B. KAPLAN, ESQ. (SBN 124607)

MICHELE R. STAFFORD, ESQ. (SBN 172509)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 882-7900

Facsimile: (415) 882-9287

mkaplan@sjlawcorp.com

mstaffordasjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

GIL CROSTHWAITE and RUSS BURNS, in their respective capacities as Trustees of the 

OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND,

PENSION TRUST FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS,

PENSIONED OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND,

OPERATING ENGINEERS AND

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS PRE- APPRENTICESHIP, 

APPRENTICE AND JOURNEYMEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TRAINING FUND,

HEAVY AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE; and

OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION)

GIL CROSTHWAITE and RUSS BURNS, in 

their respective capacities as Trustees of the 

OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH AND 

WELFARE TRUST FUND,

PENSION TRUST FUND FOR OPERATING

ENGINEERS,

PENSIONED OPERATING ENGINEERS' 

HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND,

OPERATING ENGINEERS AND

PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS PRE-

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CASE NO. C09-5741 TEH

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND TO 

RESCHEDULE INITIAL CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Jt. Stipulation To Extend Time To Respond To Complaint, Reschedule CMC Case No. C09-5741 TEH

Gordon & ReesLLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

APPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICE AND

JOURNEYMEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

TRAINING FUND,

HEAVY AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE; 

AND OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

LANDAVAZO BROTHERS, INC., a 

California Corporation

Defendant.

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This Stipulation to Extend the Time to Respond to the Complaint and to Reschedule the 

Initial Case Management Conference is entered into by and between Plaintiffs GIL 

CROSTHWAITE and RUSS BURNS, in their respective capacities as Trustees of the 

OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND, PENSION TRUST 

FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS, PENSIONED OPERATING ENGINEERS' HEALTH 

AND WELFARE TRUST FUND, OPERATING ENGINEERS AND PARTICIPATING 

EMPLOYERS PRE- APPRENTICESHIP, APPRENTICE AND JOURNEYMEN 

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TRAINING FUND, HEAVY AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE; and 

OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 and Defendant LANDAVAZO BROTHERS, INC. by 

and through their respective counsel with respect to the following: 

1. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint on December 7, 2009. Defendant 

accepted service by Waiver of Summons on January 13, 2010.

2. WHEREAS, defendant’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint expires on 

February 15, 2010.

3. WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), the parties to this litigation stipulate 

to an extension of time for defendant to file a responsive pleading to Plaintiffs’ Complaint;

4. WHEREAS, this litigation involves ERISA claims of unpaid wages and deficient 

employer contributions to a union’s pension trust fund over a four (4) year period;

5. WHEREAS, the parties have had fruitful ongoing discussions regarding the 

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Gordon & ReesLLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

merits of this action in the hopes of achieving an early resolution with the intent of settling of

this matter thereby eliminating the need for protracted litigation;

6. WHEREAS, the parties agree that providing Defendant with additional time to 

respond to Plaintiffs’ Complaint will be beneficial towards achieving an early resolution of this 

matter;

7. WHEREAS, the parties stipulate to a 45-day extension of time to respond to 

Plaintiffs’ Complaint, or until April 2, 2010;

8. WHEREAS, in the interest of judicial economy and their effort to minimize 

litigation expenses for the parties, the parties further stipulate to reschedule the Initial Case 

Management Conference currently set for March 15, 2010, to Monday, May 3, 2010;

9. WHEREAS, as the proposed Stipulation affects the currently set Case 

Management dates, the parties further stipulate that the Court modify its Order Setting Initial 

Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines as follows:

Event Current

Date

Proposed 

Date

Defendant’s Responsive pleading due 2/15/2010 4/2/2010

Last day to:

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection, and discovery plan

• file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel (form

available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

• file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for 

ADR Phone Conference (form available at 

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov )

2/22/2010 4/9/2010

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures 

or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case 

Management Statement per attached Standing Order re 

Contents of Joint Case Management Statement (also available 

at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov )

3/8/2010 4/23/2010

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE(CMC) in 

Courtroom 12, 19th Fl., SF at 1:30 PM 3/15/2010 5/3/2010

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Gordon & ReesLLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Whereas, the parties agree that they will not suffer any prejudice by agreeing to the 

alternative dates set forth above.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: February 15, 2010

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW 

CORPORATION

/s/ Michele R. Stafford

By:

Michele R. Stafford

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: February 16, 2010 GORDON & REES LLP

/s/ Jon C. Yonemitsu

By:

Jon C. Yonemitsu 

Attorneys for Defendant 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the Parties, good cause appearing therefore, the 

following dates for the Initial Case Management Conference hearing and associated ADR Initial

Order are extended as follows:

Event Current

Date

Proposed 

Date

Defendant’s Responsive pleading due 2/15/2010 4/2/2010

Last day to:

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection, and discovery plan

• file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel (form

available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

• file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for 

ADR Phone Conference (form available at 

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov )

2/22/2010 4/9/2010

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Gordon & ReesLLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Event Current

Date

Proposed 

Date

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures 

or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case 

Management Statement per attached Standing Order re 

Contents of Joint Case Management Statement (also available 

at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov )

3/8/2010 4/23/2010

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (CMC) in 

Courtroom 12, 19th Fl., SF at 1:30 PM

3/15/2010 5/3/2010

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _________ _____, 2010 ____________________________________________

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

LBI/1054037/7513826v.1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

02/16

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