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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

A Limited Liability Partnership

Including Professional Corporations

CHARLES S. DONOVAN, Cal. Bar No. 103667

AMY B. NORRIS, Cal. Bar No. 201147

MORGAN P. FORSEY, Cal. Bar No. 241207

Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-4106

Telephone: 415-434-9100

Facsimile: 415-434-3947

Email: cdonovan@sheppardmullin.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Baydelta Maritime Inc.

VENARDI ELAM LLP

MARK VENARDI (Cal. Bar No. 173140)

2033 N Main St Ste 750

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: 925-937-3900

Facsimile: 925-937-3905

Email: mark@vefirm.com

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Hal

Eltzroth

LEONARD CARDER LLP

BETH A. ROSS (Cal. Bar No. 141337)

1188 Franklin Street, Suite 201

San Francisco, CA 94109

Telephone: 415-771-6400

Facsimile: 415-771-7010

Email: bross@leonardcarder.com

Attorneys for Counter Defendant International

Organization of Masters Mates & Pilots

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BAYDELTA MARITIME INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

HAL ELTZROTH,

Defendant.

Case No. C-06-1114 MMC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND

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and RELATED COUNTERCLAIM.

The parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, stipulate to

extend the time to conduct discovery until February 1, 2007.

On May 22, 2006, the Court issued a pretrial preparation order that instructed

the parties to complete discovery by December 1, 2006.

On June 5, 2006, defendant and counterclaimant Hal Eltzroth filed a first

amended counterclaim joining the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

("MM&P") as a party to this action. MM&P filed its answer to the amended counterclaim

on August 11, 2006.

On June 30, 2006, counter defendant Baydelta Maritime Inc. filed a motion

to dismiss in response to the first amended counterclaim. On August 1, 2006, the Court

issued an order granting in part and denying in part the motion to dismiss, and granting

Eltzroth leave to amend.

On August 17, 2006, Eltzroth filed a second amended counterclaim. The

parties have not yet completed the discovery relating to that counterclaim for the following

reasons:

Al Hovden, the mate that was at the wheel at time of the predicate incident,

appears to presently be at sea. Consequently, the parties have been unable to contact him

for a deposition date, or serve him with a subpoena. Mr. Hovden's occupation as a sailor

requires him to be at sea (without returning to shore) for extended periods of time which

has made it difficult to contact him for scheduling and deposition purposes;

MM&P was only recently added to the case and has not yet had a meaningful

opportunity to conduct discovery;

Counsel for Elztroth trailed in Sacramento County Superior Court the week

of November 5, 2006 and is now set for trial on Monday November 13, 2006, and is

unavailable to conduct discovery that week;

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Counsel for Baydelta has a trial scheduled the week of January 7, 2007 and

is unavailable to conduct discovery that week;

Counsel for Eltzroth is traveling the weeks of November 19 and 26 and is

unavailable to conduct discovery during that time;

Counsel for MM&P is traveling for two weeks and December and is

unavailable to conduct discovery during that time.

THE PARTIES stipulate to extend the time to conduct discovery and request

the Court extend the time to complete discovery as follows:

all non-expert discovery to be completed by February 1, 2007;

all expert discovery to be completed by February 15, 2007; and

all other discovery deadlines as stated in Court's Pre-Trial Preparation Order

of May 22, 2006 to remain the same.

Dated: November 9, 2006

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

By /s/ Amy B. Norris

AMY B. NORRIS

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-defendant

Baydelta Maritime Inc.

Dated: November 9, 2006

VENARDI ELAM LLP

By /s/ Mark Venardi

MARK VENARDI

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-claimant, Hal

Eltzroth

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Dated: November 9, 2006

LEONARD CARDER LLP

By /s/ Beth A. Ross

BETH A. ROSS

Attorneys for Counter Defendant International

Organization of Masters Mates & Pilots

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the discovery deadlines in the abovecaptioned action be extended as follows:

all non-expert discovery to be completed by February 1, 2007;

all expert discovery to be completed by February 15, 2007; and

all other discovery deadlines as stated in Court's Pre-Trial Preparation Order

of May 22, 2006 to remain the same.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November __, 2006 __________________________________

Hon. Maxine Chesney

United States District Judge

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