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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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STIPULATION & ORDER TO CONTINUE RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE, SCHEDULING CONFERENCE, AND 

RELATED DATES

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Michael B. Brown (SB #179222)

STOEL RIVES LLP

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 447-0700

Facsimile: (916) 447-4781

Email: mbbrown@stoel.com

Thomas P. Berra, Jr. (pro hac vice)

Edward T. Pivin (pro hac vice)

LEWIS RICE & FINGERSH, L.C.

600 Washington Ave., Suite 2500

St. Louis, MO 63101

Telephone: (314) 444-1352

Facsimile: (314) 612-1352

Email: tberra@lewisrice.com

epivin@lewisrice.com

Attorneys for Defendant

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE MOUNTAIN CLUB OWNER’S 

ASSOCIATION,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., 

 Defendant.

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Case No. 2:13-CV-01835-WBS-KJN

STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING DEADLINE, SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE, AND RELATED DATES

WHEREAS, the initial Scheduling Conference in this case is currently set for April 28, 

2014 at 2:00 p.m. in courtroom 5 (WBS) before Judge William B. Shubb; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Mountain Club Owner’s Association filed its First Amended 

Complaint on January 31, 2014, asserting two counts against Defendant Graybar Electric 

Company, Inc.: (1) “Count One – Strict Product Liability” and (2) “Count Two – Negligence”; 

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WHEREAS, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint on 

February 14, 2014; and 

WHEREAS, on March 25, 2014, the Court entered an Order granting Defendant’s Motion 

as to Count II (“Negligence”) and denying Defendant’s Motion as to Count I (“Strict Product 

Liability”). Plaintiff has twenty days from the date the Order was signed to file an amended 

complaint as to its negligence claim consistent with the Court’s Order, and Defendant has fourteen 

days from the date the Order was signed to respond to Plaintiff’s strict product liability claim; and

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to file a Second Amended Complaint during the week of 

April 7, 2014 asserting both strict product liability and negligence counts against Defendant; and

WHEREAS, in the interest of efficiency, the parties have agreed that Defendant shall have 

fourteen days from the date Plaintiff files its Second Amended Complaint to plead or otherwise 

respond to Plaintiff’s strict product liability claim; and 

WHEREAS, the parties would have a more meaningful opportunity to meet and confer in 

preparation for filing a Joint Status Report and Scheduling Order after Defendant has had an 

opportunity to respond to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint; 

THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that (a) the deadline for Defendant to plead 

or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s strict product liability claim be continued to fourteen (14) days 

after the date on which Plaintiff serves its Second Amended Complaint, and (b) the Scheduling 

Conference and related dates are continued thirty (30) days such that the date to meet and confer 

and file the Joint Status Report result in a date after Defendant has responded to Plaintiff’s Second 

Amended Complaint. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the undersigned parties that Defendant Graybar Electric 

Company, Inc. shall plead or otherwise respond to Plaintiff’s strict product liability claim no later 

than fourteen (14) days after the date on which Plaintiff serves its Second Amended Complaint; 

and 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED by the undersigned parties that the Scheduling 

Conference scheduled for April 28, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in courtroom 5 (WBS) before Judge 

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William B. Shubb is continued to June 9, 2014, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard; 

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED by the undersigned parties that the Joint Status 

Report shall be filed no later than May 26, 2014. 

Dated: April 2, 2014 STOEL RIVES LLP

By: /s/ Michael B. Brown

 Attorney for Defendant, GRAYBAR ELECTRIC 

 COMPANY

Dated: April 2, 2014 FORAN GLENNON PALANDECH PONZI & 

RUDLOFF PC

By: /s/ Diana R. Lotfi

 DIANA R. LOTFI

 Attorney for Plaintiff, THE MOUNTAIN CLUB 

 OWNER’S ASSOCIATION

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED THAT the stipulated responsive pleading and Joint Status Report 

deadlines proposed by the parties are approved and adopted by this Court. The Scheduling 

Conference shall be held on June 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 5. A Joint Status Report 

shall be filed no later than May 27, 2014.

Dated: April 2, 2014

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