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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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FRED M. BLUM, ESQ. (SBN 101586)

fblum@behblaw.com

ERIN POPPLER, ESQ. (SBN 267724)

epoppler@behblaw.com

BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

500 Washington Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 397-9006

Facsimile: (415) 397-1339

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

LITHIA REAL ESTATE, INC. and 

LITHIA MOTOR, INC.

JAMES B. BETTS (SBN 110222)

BRADY K. MCGUINNESS. (SBN 172548)

Bmcguinness@bettsrubinlaw.com

BETTS & RUBIN, A Professional Corporation

907 Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 201

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 438-8500

Facsimile: (559) 438-6959

Attorneys for Defendants

AIRPORT ROAD DEVELOPMENT, LLC and 

JON THOMASON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LITHIA REAL ESTATE, INC., an Oregon 

Corporation, LITHIA MOTOR, INC., an 

Oregon Corporation,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

AIRPORT ROAD DEVELOPMENT, LLC., 

a California limited liability company, JON 

THOMASON, an individual,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:11-CV-00534-MCE-KJN 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE PRETRIAL STATEMENT 

DEADLINE TO NOVEMBER 24, 2015 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England

Trial Date: January 11, 2016

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Plaintiffs LITHIA REAL ESTATE, INC. and LITHIA MOTOR, INC. (“Plaintiffs”) 

and Defendants AIRPORT ROAD DEVELOPMENT, LLC and JON THOMASON

(“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, stipulate with respect to the 

pretrial statement deadline, as follows:

RECITALS

1. Lithia Real Estate is a corporation formed in the state of Oregon with its 

principle place of business in Medford, Oregon.

2. Lithia Motor, Inc. is a corporation formed in the state of Oregon with its 

principle place of business in Medford, Oregon.

3. Airport Road Development, LLC (“ARD”) is a limited liability company 

formed in the state of California with its principal place of business in Fresno, California. 

4. Jon Thomason, an individual, is the managing member of ARD and 

resides in Fresno, California. 

5. The Parties jointly own a parcel of land located at the southeast corner of 

Airport Road and Highway 44 in the southeastern portion of the city of Redding, 

California (the “Property”).

6. The Property is the subject of this Action.

7. Pursuant to the Minute Order entered on February 10, 2015 (Dkt. 321), the 

trial date is set for January 11, 2016. The Final Pretrial Conference is set for December 

3, 2015. Dkt. 32. The Parties’ Joint Final Pretrial Statement is due no later than

Thursday, November 12, 2015. Dkt. 32.

8. The initial trial date and trial-related deadlines set in the Court’s Status 

Pretrial Scheduling Order dated May 12, 2011 (Dkt. 13), were continued by the Court 

through its subsequent orders. Dkts. 23, 25, 28, 30 & 32.

9. The Parties desire to resolve this matter outside of continued litigation. 

The Parties have been and will continue to work in good faith to achieve that result.

 

1 “Dkt.” refers to the Court’s ECF Docket number for this case.

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10. Based on their ongoing efforts to resolve this Action, the Parties are close 

to reaching a settlement in principle.

11. Counsel for Plaintiffs spoke with the courtroom clerk regarding the 

upcoming trial submission deadlines and how to best proceed in light of the near 

settlement of this matter. Counsel was advised by the courtroom clerk that a viable 

option for the Parties would be to stipulate to a brief continuance of the upcoming 

deadline for the Joint Final Pretrial Statement.

12. Accordingly, in the interest of judicial economy and the Parties’ respective 

interests, the Parties submit this stipulation and proposed order seeking a brief 

continuance of the Joint Final Pretrial Statement deadline from Thursday, November 12, 

to Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in order to focus their efforts on an informal resolution.

STIPULATION

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1. The Parties, through their respective counsel of record, stipulate to extend 

the deadline for the Joint Final Pretrial Statement from the current date of Thursday, 

November 12, 2015, to Tuesday, November 24, 2015. 

Date: November 11, 2015 BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

By: 

 ERIN K. POPPLER Attorneys for Plaintiff LITHIA REAL ESTATE, INC. and LITHIA MOTOR, INC.

Date: November 11, 2015 BETTS & RUBIN

By: 

 BRADY K. MCGUINNESS

 Attorneys for Defendants

 AIRPORT ROAD DEVELOPMENT, 

 LLC and JON THOMASON

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 33), the Joint Final Pretrial 

Statement shall be filed no later than November 24, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2015

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