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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

NORMAN WRIGHT MECHANICAL 

EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

POTOMAC ENVIRONMENTAL 

TECHNOLOGIES; WAIS JALALI; 

MICHAEL POST; BRIAN MAZUR; 

COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

SYSTEMS GROUP, INC.; GEORGE 

HALKO; and DOES 1 through 50 

 Defendants. 

Case No. CV 06-02065 MJJ 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING THE TIME TO 

ANSWER, MOVE OR OTHERWISE 

RESPOND TO THE FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

[CIVIL L.R. 6-2] 

Courtroom: 11, 19th Floor 

Honorable Martin J. Jenkins 

PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 6-2, counsel for plaintiff NORMAN 

S. WRIGHT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (“Plaintiff”), and 

counsel for defendants COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS GROUP, 

INC. (currently known as CES GROUP, INC.) and GEORGE HALKO 

(“Defendants”) submit this stipulation and proposed order extending the time for 

Defendants to respond to the First Amended Complaint: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed this action in the Superior Court of California, 

County of San Francisco on March 6, 2006; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint in this action in the 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

Howard O. Boltz, Jr. #70212 

Connor J. Flanigan #229397 

120 Broadway, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, California 90401-2386 

Telephone: 310-576-2233 

Facsimile: 310-576-2200 

Email: hoboltz@bryancave.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Commercial Environmental Systems Group, Inc. (currently known as CES Group, Inc.) and George Halko 

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Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco on March 10, 2006; 

WHEREAS, on March 17, 2006, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal, 

effectively removing this action to the above-entitled court, and on March 22, 2006, 

Defendants filed a Joinder in Notice of Removal of Action; 

WHEREAS, on March 29, 2006, Plaintiff and Defendants stipulated to an 

extension for Potomac Defendants to answer, move or otherwise respond to the First 

Amended Complaint up to and including May 3, 2006; 

WHEREAS, on April 18, 2006, Defendants filed a motion to compel 

arbitration of claims and for a stay of this entire action, including Plaintiff’s claims 

against Defendants, pending arbitration (the “Defendants’ Motion”); 

WHEREAS, the Defendants’ Motion is scheduled for hearing on May 24, 

2006 at 10:30 a.m. before Magistrate Judge Chen; 

WHEREAS, if the Defendants’ Motion is granted in its entirety, this action 

will be stayed pending arbitration; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendants agree that judicial economy and the 

interests of the parties in avoiding unnecessary expenses would be served and 

promoted by continuing Defendants’ time to answer, move or otherwise respond to 

the First Amended Complaint until after the Defendants’ Motion has been heard and 

decided; 

WHEREAS, continuing Defendants’ time to answer, move or other respond 

to the First Amended Complaint as stipulated below will not materially affect the 

schedule for this action. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by Plaintiff and Defendants, 

by and through their respective counsel that the last day for Defendants to answer, 

move or otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint is continued to June 13, 

2006. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that nothing herein, nor the 

extension of time to answer, move or otherwise respond to the First Amended 

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Complaint shall constitute a waiver of any of Defendants’ or Plaintiff’s defenses or 

procedural or substantive rights, which are expressly reserved. 

Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request the Court approve the stipulation 

to extend the time to respond to the First Amended Complaint. 

Dated: April 26, 2006 BRYAN CAVE LLP 

HOWARD O. BOLTZ, JR. 

CONNOR J. FLANIGAN 

120 Broadway, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, California 90401-2386 

 By: /s/ Howard O. Boltz, Jr. 

 HOWARD O. BOLTZ, JR. 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

CES GROUP INC. and GEORGE HALKO 

Dated: April 26, 2006 LEONIDOU & ROSIN, P.C. 

JANETTE G. LEONIDOU 

5 Thomas Mellon Circle, Suite 205 

San Francisco, CA 94134

 By: /s/ Janette G. Leonidou 

 JANETTE G. LEONIDOU 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NORMAN S. WRIGHT MECHANICAL 

EQUIPMENT CORP. 

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ORDER

BASED ON THE FOREGOING AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

Defendants will have up to and including June 13, 2006 to answer, move or 

otherwise respond to the First Amended Complaint. By this stipulation and the 

extension of time to answer, move or otherwise respond to the First Amended 

Complaint, Defendants and Plaintiff have not waived any defenses or procedural or 

substantive rights. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ________________ ______________________________________ 

 HONORABLE JUDGE MARTIN J. JENKINS 

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