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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1131 E.R.I.S.A. Collection of Delinquent Trust Funds

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME AND PROPOSED ORDER

Case No. 15-CV-1946-JSW

NEYHART,

ANDERSON,

FLYNN &

GROSBOLL

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Benjamin K. Lunch, State Bar No. 246015

Wan Yan Ling, State Bar No. 297029

NEYHART, ANDERSON, FLYNN & GROSBOLL

369 Pine Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel. (415) 677-9440

Fax (415) 677-9445

Email: blunch@neyhartlaw.com

wling@neyhartlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Patricia Walsh, State Bar No. 121098

LEONIDOU & ROSIN

777 Cuesta Drive, Suite 200

Mountain View, CA 94040

Tel. (650) 691-2888

Fax (650) 691-2889 

Email: pwalsh@alr-law.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

(Oakland Division)

ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY SERVICE 

BUREAU, INC., et al.

 Plaintiffs,

v.

J COPELLLO INTERNATIONAL CORP. 

d/b/a COPELLO ELECTRIC CO.

Defendant.

______________________________________

Case No. 15-CV-1946-JSW

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER 

CHANGING TIME AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

CONTINUING SCHEDULE FOR 

TRIAL AND PRETRIAL MATTERS 

AS MODIFIED

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME AND PROPOSED ORDER

Case No. 15-CV-1946-JSW

NEYHART,

ANDERSON,

FLYNN &

GROSBOLL

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, the parties through undersigned counsel hereby 

stipulate and respectfully request that the Court stay all proceedings for a period of five months 

so that the parties may continue to engage in the settlement process. The parties declare in 

support of this request:

WHEREAS, the Court issued a Civil Minute Order (Dckt. No. 32) on January 8, 2016 

with the following deadlines: 

Close of fact discovery July 31, 2016

Dispositive motions due September 30, 2016

Opposition due October 14, 2016

Reply due October 21, 2016

Hearing on dispositive motions December 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM

Pretrial conference February 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Trial March 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM

WHEREAS, as stated in the accompanying Declaration of Wan Yan Ling in support of 

Stipulated Request for Order Changing Time, Plaintiff Trust Funds’ audit process entails a 

preliminary audit report, draft audit report, and a final audit report, with input and review by the 

administrator, Defendant employer, and trustees;

WHEREAS , a preliminary audit report was provided to Defendant on March 18, 2016;

WHEREAS, the parties engaged unsuccessfully in Court-ordered mediation on March 24, 

2016;

WHEREAS, Defendant desires to engage in the audit dispute process, prior to which 

Defendant believes no meaningful settlement discussions can be had;

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME AND PROPOSED ORDER

Case No. 15-CV-1946-JSW

NEYHART,

ANDERSON,

FLYNN &

GROSBOLL

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

WHEREAS, Defendant believes in good faith that absent a significant change in the 

position of Plaintiffs with respect to the preliminary audit findings, Defendant may in the near 

future have no alternative but to file for bankruptcy protection, and that it would benefit the 

parties to mitigate their fees expended in this action until such filing occurs; 

WHEREAS, based on the the foregoing facts, it would be in the interest of judicial 

economy to enlarge time as set forth herein; 

WHEREAS, per Local Rule 6-2(a), this stipulated request is accompanied by a declaration 

which sets forth with particularity, the reasons for the enlargement of time;

WHEREAS the parties are hopeful of settling this case;

THEREFORE, pursuant to Local Rules 6-1 and 6-2, the parties though their respective 

attorneys stipulate as follows:

The parties respectfully request that the Court stay all proceedings for a period of five 

months to allow the parties time to complete the audit process, continue settlement discussions, 

determine whether defendant will file for bankruptcy protection, and make such filing. Such a 

stipulation will have the effect of moving the following deadlines:

Current date Proposed date

Close of fact discovery July 31, 2016 December 31, 2016

Dispositive motions due September 30, 2016 February 28, 2017

Opposition due October 14, 2016 March 14, 2017

Reply due October 21, 2016 March 21, 2017

Hearing on dispositive 

motions 

December 2, 2016 at 9:00 AM May 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM

Pretrial conference February 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM July 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Jury Selection March 1, 2017 at 8:00 AM August 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM

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STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME AND PROPOSED ORDER

Case No. 15-CV-1946-JSW

NEYHART,

ANDERSON,

FLYNN &

GROSBOLL

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Trial March 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM August 7, 2017 at 8:00 AM

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED.

Dated: April 13, 2016 By: /s/ Wan Yan Ling

WAN YAN LING

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Neyhart, Anderson, Flynn & Grosboll

Dated: April 19, 2016 By: /s/ Patricia Walsh

PATRICIA WALSH

Attorney for Defendant

Leonidou & Rosin

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________

Hon. Jeffrey S. White

United States District Judge 

April 21, 2016

The parties shall take note of the Court's modification of the proposed schedule, which provides that 

jury selection shall take place on August 2, 2017, at 8:00 a.m., as set forth on page 3 of this order.

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