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Parties Involved:
AgReserves, Inc.
Defendant
Leonel Rojas Rivera
Plaintiff
South Valley Almond Company, LLC
Defendant

Document Text:

GRESHAM|SAVAGE

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

3750 UNIVERSITY AVE.

STE. 250

RIVERSIDE, CA 92501-3335

(951) 684-2171

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TO FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADING

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Richard D. Marca, State Bar # 127365 

Richard.Marca@greshamsavage.com

Jamie Wrage, State Bar #188982

Jamie.Wrage@greshamsavage.com

Jeff T. Olsen, State Bar #283249

Jeff.Olsen@greshamsavage.com

GRESHAM SAVAGE NOLAN & TILDEN,

A Professional Corporation

3750 University Avenue, Suite 250

Riverside, CA 92501-3335

Telephone: (951) 684-2171

Facsimile: (951) 684-2150

Attorneys for Defendants,

AGRESERVES, INC. dba SOUTH VALLEY 

FARMS and SOUTH VALLEY ALMOND 

COMPANY, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONEL ROJAS RIVERA, individually and on 

behalf of other persons similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AGRESERVES, INC. dba SOUTH VALLEY 

FARMS; and SOUTH VALLEY ALMOND 

COMPANY, LLC; and DOES 1 through 10,

Defendants.

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NO. 1:15-CV-00613-AWI-JLT

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE PLEADING (L. Rule 

144; FRCP 6)

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3750 UNIVERSITY AVE.

STE. 250

RIVERSIDE, CA 92501-3335

(951) 684-2171

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STIPULATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 144, and Fed. R. Civ. P. 6, Plaintiff Leonel Rojas Rivera, by 

and through his attorneys of record, and Defendants AgReserves, Inc. dba South Valley Farms 

(“AgReserves”) and South Valley Almond Company, LLC (“Almond Company), by and through 

their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate to an extension as follows:

1. On March 10, 2015, Plaintiff Leonel Rojas Rivera (“Plaintiff”) filed a putative 

class action complaint (“the Complaint”) in Kern County Superior Court (Case No. S-1500-CV284358)

2. On April 20, 2015, Defendant AgReserves filed a Notice of Removal pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441, and 1446 in the Eastern District of California (Case No. 1:15-AT00326). On the same day, April 20, 2015, Defendant Almond Company consented to 

AgReserves’s Notice of Removal.

3. Defendants currently must file responsive pleadings by April 27, 2015.

4. On April 21, 2015, the parties met and conferred in compliance with Eastern 

District of California Local Rule 144 regarding Defendants’ intent to file respective Motions to 

Dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12.

5. During the meet and confer process, the parties could not agree on whether 

Plaintiff would file a first amended complaint in federal court. To allow Plaintiff ample time to 

decide whether to file an amended complaint in the Eastern District of California in lieu of

Defendants filing their respective Motions to Dismiss the Complaint, Defendants must have an 

extension to respond to the initial Complaint while Plaintiff weighs his options.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between all parties 

through their respective counsel of record that:

(1) Defendant AgReserves’s date to answer or otherwise respond to the initial Complaint 

on file is extended to May 10, 2015.

(2) Defendant Almond Company’s date to answer or otherwise respond to the initial 

Complaint on file is extended to May 10, 2015.

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RIVERSIDE, CA 92501-3335

(951) 684-2171

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(3) If Plaintiff so chooses, Plaintiff may file an amended complaint on or before May 1, 

2015. If the amended complaint is filed, Defendants’ time to answer or otherwise 

respond to the amended complaint will be in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(3) 

– namely, 14 days after service of the amended complaint. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 21, 2015 KARASIK LAW FIRM

By: /s/ 

Gregory N. Karasik

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

LEONEL ROJAS RIVERA, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated

Dated: April 21, 2015 GRESHAM SAVAGE NOLAN & TILDEN, PC

By: /s/ 

Richard D. Marca

Jamie E. Wrage

Jeff T. Olsen

Attorneys for Defendants, AGRESERVES, 

INC dba SOUTH VALLEY FARMS, and 

SOUTH VALLEY ALMOND COMPANY, 

LLC 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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