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Parties Involved:
Connie Arnold
Plaintiff
Buffer Properties, LLC
Defendant
Laraine C. Patching
Defendant
Virgin Sturgeon, Inc
Defendant
Virgin Sturgeon, LLC
Defendant

Document Text:

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL; PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE; 

DISCOVERY AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION CUT-OFF DEADLINES AND DISCLOSURE OF REBUTTAL 

EXPERTS AND REPORTS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CONNIE ARNOLD, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

VIRGIN STURGEON, INC.; VIRGIN 

STURGEON, LLC,; BUFFER 

PROPERTIES, LLC.; LARAINE C. 

PATCHING; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:07-CV-01600-WBS-DAD 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL, PRETRIAL CONFERENCE; DISCOVERY 

AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION CUTOFF DEADLINES AND DISCLOSURE 

OF REBUTTAL EXPERTS AND 

REPORTS

PAUL L. REIN, ESQ. (SBN 43053)

JULIE OSTIL, ESQ. (SBN 215202) 

ANN WINTERMAN, ESQ. (SBN 222257) 

LAW OFFICES OF PAUL L. REIN 

200 Lakeside Drive, Suite A 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Phone: (510) 832-5001 

Fax: (510) 832-4787 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CONNIE ARNOLD 

KATHLEEN E. FINNERTY (SBN 157638) 

MARC B. KOENIGSBERG (SBN 204265) 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

1201 K Street, Suite 1100 

Sacramento, CA 95814-3938 

Telephone: (916) 442-1111 

Facsimile: (916) 448-1709 

Finnertyk@gtlaw.com 

Koenigsbergm@gtlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

VIRGIN STURGEON, INC., BUFFER PROPERTIES 

AND LARAINE C. PATCHING 

JAMES M. LINDSAY (SBN 164758) 

GENE J. STONEBARGER (SBN 209461) 

LINDSAY & STONEBARGER 

620 Coolidge Drive, Suite 225 

Folsom, CA 95630 

Phone: (916) 294-0002 

Attorneys for Defendant 

VIRGIN STURGEON, LLC 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL; PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE; 

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Plaintiff, CONNIE ARNOLD and Defendants, VIRGIN STURGEON, INC.; 

VIRGIN STURGEON, LLC; BUFFER PROPERTIES, LLC and LARAINE C. 

PATCHING, by and through their counsel, hereby jointly stipulate and request that the 

Court grant a continuance of the trial date, pre-trial conference date and related 

scheduled discovery cut-off and dispositive motion cut-off deadlines based on the 

following good cause: 

1. During the last several months, the parties have engaged in substantive 

and productive settlement negotiations regarding the injunctive relief sought by 

Plaintiff. Specifically, on December 7, 2007, Plaintiff produced her expert’s report 

detailing over 100 alleged violations. In response, on December 26, 2007, the 

Defendants proposed modifying a number of the alleged violations in the interest of 

settlement, narrowing the issues to approximately nine (9). The plaintiff responded on 

January 30, 2008 agreeing to three (3) items, requesting additional modifications on six 

(6) items. The parties agreed on February 4, 2008, through counsel, that considerable 

progress had been made, and that further investigation of construction and engineering 

issues were needed to continue the settlement dialogue. That dialogue occurred, further 

narrowing the outstanding areas of disagreement. 

2. The parties conducted a settlement conference with Judge Drozd on April 

1, 2008 to address the remaining issues; which although productive, did not resolve the 

matter. The parties’ experts are scheduled to meet to further refine the alleged access 

violations in the coming days to ascertain if an agreement can be reached among them 

as to appropriate solutions. Thereafter, the parties are to return on April 14, 2008, for a 

further settlement conference with Magistrate Drozd. 

3. Given the parties’ cooperation, active settlement negotiations and 

potential for successful conclusion of those negotiations, the parties have refrained from 

extensive discovery to conserve limited resources and enhance the viability of 

settlement. Moreover, trial counsel of Defendants is double set for trial in Department 5 

of this Court on the date currently set for trial. For these reasons, the parties agree that a 

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trial continuance is in the best interests of the parties, and stipulated to continuing the 

trial date, pre-trial conference date and related discovery dates to allow them to focus 

their efforts on settlement. 

3. If the discovery and dispositive motion cut-off deadlines are not moved, 

the parties must commence with full discovery and prepare motions for summary 

judgment. Such litigation efforts could jeopardize the parties’ current settlement 

discussions, and increase the cost of the case without increasing the likelihood of 

settlement. 

4. The parties have worked diligently to resolve the disputed issues, and 

wish to keep the fees and costs to a minimum while continuing efforts to resolve 

Plaintiff’s claims. 

6. Magistrate Dale A. Drozd concurs that the prospects of settlement warrant 

deferral of litigation expenses. 

7. The parties therefore jointly request that the Court continue the currently 

scheduled trial date to March 17, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., the pre-trial conference date to 

January 26, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., the dispositive motion cut-off deadline to October 15, 

2008, the disclosure of rebuttal experts and reports to June 11, 2008, and the discovery 

cut-off deadline to August 28, 2008. 

SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: April 3, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF PAUL L. REIN 

 By: /s/ Paul L. Rein 

 PAUL L. REIN 

 JULIE A. OSTIL 

 ANN WINTERMAN 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 CONNIE ARNOLD 

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DATED: April 3, 2008 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

 By: /s/ Kathleen E. Finnerty 

 KATHLEEN E. FINNERTY 

 MARC B. KOENIGSBERG 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 VIRGIN STURGEON, INC.; BUFFER 

PROPERTIES, LLC; LARINE C. 

PATCHING 

DATED: April 3, 2008 LINDSAY & STONEBARGER 

 By: /s/ Gene J. Stonebarger 

 JAMES M. LINDSAY 

 GENE J. STONEBARGER 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 VIRGIN STURGEON, LLC 

ORDER

 Good cause appearing, the request of the parties to continue the trial date, pretrial conference, dispositive motion, discovery cut-off dates, and Defendants’ disclosure 

of rebuttal experts and reports is GRANTED. 

 Trial is continued to March 17, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., the pre-trial conference date to 

January 26, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., the dispositive motion cut-off deadline to October 15, 

2008, the disclosure of rebuttal experts and reports to June 11, 2008, and the discovery 

cut-off deadline to August 28, 2008. 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 7, 2008 

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