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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF INITIAL CMC-1- CASE NO. C-15-00250 MEJ

BRODSKY MICKLOW BULL & WEISS LLP

Edward M. Bull III, State Bar No. 141966

Kurt Micklow, State Bar No. 113974

1070 Marina Village Parkway, Suite 200

Alameda CA 94501

Telephone: (510) 268-6180

Facsimile: (510) 268-6181 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CURTIS McCAMY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CURTIS McCAMY,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY

and DOES 1-5, in personam, and S/S

LURLINE, her engines, tackle, apparel,

 

furniture, and appurtenances, in rem;

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C-15-00250 MEJ

REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND PROPOSED

ORDER THEREON 

Plaintiff CURTIS McCAMY (“Plaintiff”) hereby submits his Request for

Continuance of Initial Case Management Conference and Proposed Order Thereon as

follows: 

RECITALS AND MOTION

WHEREAS Plaintiff is a merchant seaman and has, since his accident aboard the

vessel operated by Defendant Matson Navigation Company (“Matson”), returned to work,

including aboard vessels operated by Matson; and

WHEREAS Plaintiff and Matson were in the process of discussing settlement prior

to the filing of the present action, but were not able to resolve Plaintiff’s claim prior to the

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF INITIAL CMC-2- CASE NO. C-15-00250 MEJ

running of the statute of limitation, thus necessitating the filing of the present action; and 

WHEREAS Counsel for Plaintiff and in-house claims representatives for Matson

are continuing settlement discussions and it is hoped that the matter will be resolved

without the need to serve the complaint (which will require Matson to retain counsel); and 

WHEREAS Plaintiff believes that the case has a very good chance of being

resolved within the next thirty (30) days; and 

WHEREAS Plaintiff will serve the summons and complaint (and related orders) if

the claim is not resolved within twenty-one (21) days; and 

WHEREAS the current deadline for the filing of a Joint Case Management

Statement (and Rule 26(f) Report) is April 16, 2015; and

WHEREAS the Initial Case Management Conference is currently set on April 23,

2015:

WHEREFORE Plaintiff respectfully requests that the filing of the Joint Case

Management Statement (and Rule 26(f) Report) and the Initial Case Management

Conference, be continued for forty-five (45) days.

DATED: April 15, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

BRODSKY MICKLOW BULL & WEISS LLP

By: /S/ Edward M. Bull III 

Edward M. Bull III

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CURTIS McCAMY

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REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF INITIAL CMC-3- CASE NO. C-15-00250 MEJ

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the Request for Continuance of Initial Case Management

Conference and Proposed Order Thereon, and finding that good cause exists to grant the

relief requested, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

The current Initial Case Management Conference date is hereby VACATED and

reset for , 2015. 

A Joint Case Management Statement (and Rule 26(f) Report) are to be filed no later

than _______________________________________________.

DATED: April ____, 2015 By: 

Hon. Maria-Elena James

Magistrate Judge

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