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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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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO.: C15-02980 MMC

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Michele R. Stafford, Esq. (SBN 172509)

Adrian L. Canzoneri, Esq. (SBN 265168)

SALTZMAN & JOHNSON LAW CORPORATION

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2110

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 882-7900

(415) 882-9287 – Facsimile

mstafford@sjlawcorp.com

acanzoneri@sjlawcorp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Chad T. Wishchuk, Esq. (SBN 214779)

Laura B. MacNeel, Esq. (SBN 251540)

Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP

4747 Executive Drive, Suite 700

San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 737-3100

(858) 737-3101 – Facsimile

cwishchuk@ftblaw.com

lmacneel@ftblaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND WELFARE 

TRUST FUND, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DAVID M. SCHMITT, a California Sole 

Proprietorship,

Defendant. 

Case No.: 15-02980 MMC

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Date: January 8, 2016

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Dept.: Courtroom E, 15th Floor

450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Francisco, CA

Judge: Honorable Maxine M. Chesney

Plaintiffs and Defendant, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby 

respectfully request that the Case Management Conference, currently on calendar for January 8,

2016, and all related dates, including the parties’ initial disclosure obligations pursuant to FRCP 

26, be continued for approximately sixty (60) days. GOOD CAUSE exists for the granting of the 

continuance, as follows:

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1. As the Court’s records will reflect, this action was filed by Plaintiffs on June 26, 

2015 [Dkt. No. 1].

2. Defendant was served, via substitute service, on July 2, 2015. Plaintiffs filed a 

Proof of Service of Summons with the Court on July 20, 2015 [Dkt. No. 8].

3. Defendant filed an Answer to the Complaint on August 6, 2015 [Dkt. No. 10]. On 

September 11, 2015, the parties, through their respective counsel, conferred pursuant to FRCP 

26(f). During the conference, the parties agreed to participate in further informal settlement 

discussions to determine whether the dispute could be resolved without further Court intervention. 

The parties wish to conserve party and Court resources to further this purpose.

4. In addition, the parties participated in an ADR Phone Conference with the Court’s 

Alternative Dispute Resolution Program on September 24, 2015. A further ADR Phone 

Conference is scheduled for January 5, 2016. 

5. This case involves an alleged audit and alleged trust fund contributions. In an 

attempt to further settlement negotiations, Defendant has recently submitted documentation to 

Plaintiffs’ auditors, which are currently under review. Plaintiffs’ auditors intend on having the 

review completed by the end of January 2016, if possible. 

6. Therefore, the parties jointly request a continuance of the Case Management 

Conference so as to allow the subject audit to be completed, and to give the parties additional time 

to discuss the audit results, and work to facilitate resolution of this matter without the need for 

further and unnecessary litigation.

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7. There are no issues that need to be addressed by the parties at the currently 

scheduled Case Management Conference. In the interest of conserving costs, as well as the 

Court’s time and resources, Plaintiffs and Defendants jointly and respectfully request that the Case 

Management Conference, currently scheduled for January 8, 2016, and all related dates, including 

the parties’ disclosure obligations pursuant to FRCP 26, be continued for approximately sixty (60) 

days, to allow sufficient time for the subject audit to be completed and for the parties to continue 

their attempts to resolve this matter outside of litigation.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: December 18, 2015 SALTZMAN & JOHNSON

LAW CORPORATION

By: _________/s/_____________

Adrian L. Canzoneri

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Dated: December 18, 2015 FINCH, THORNTON & BAIRD, LLP 

By: __________/s/____________

Laura B. MacNeel

Attorney for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Based on the foregoing, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the currently set Case Management 

Conference is hereby continued to ___________, at _________. All related deadlines, including 

the parties’ disclosure obligations pursuant to FRCP 26 are also extended accordingly.

Date: ___________________ ___________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

March 11 10:30 a.m

2016, in Courtroom 7.

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December 18, 2015

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