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Parties Involved:
City of Sacramento
Defendant
Dimension Properties, LLC
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

Document Text:

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ROBERT J. HANNA, Bar No. 66105

robert.hanna@bbklaw.com

SETH MEREWITZ, Bar No. 195982

seth.merewitz@bbklaw.com

MATTHEW L. GREEN, Bar No. 227904

matthew.green@bbklaw.com

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

655 West Broadway, 15th Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: (619) 525-1300

Facsimile: (619) 233-6118

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DIMENSION PROPERTIES, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DIMENSION PROPERTIES, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 

and CITY OF SACRAMENTO,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:18-CV-01865-MCE-CKD

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

STIPULATION TO FURTHER 

EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO 

COMPLAINT AND COMPLETE 

RULE 26(f) CONFERENCE; ORDER 

THEREON

Complaint Filed: July 2, 2018

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LAW OFFICES OF

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

655 WEST BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR

SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on July 2, 2018, Plaintiff Dimension Properties, LLC 

(“Dimension”) commenced the above-captioned action by filing a Complaint for 

Declaratory Relief and to Quiet Title (“Complaint”) against Defendants United States 

of America (“United States”) and City of Sacramento (“City”). (ECF No. 1.)

WHEREAS, upon filing of the Complaint, the Court issued an Initial Pretrial 

Scheduling Order, which, among other items, directed the parties to meet and confer 

as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) regarding their discovery plan 

within sixty (60) days of service of the Complaint. (ECF No. 4 at 2:14-16.)

WHEREAS, on July 26, 2018, the City filed a Disclaimer of Interest in 

response to the Complaint. (ECF No. 5.)

WHEREAS, since early August 2018, respective counsel for Dimension and 

the United States have been meeting and conferring regarding the action in an effort 

to reach an amicable resolution of this matter.

WHEREAS, in light of the parties’ settlement efforts, and upon the stipulations 

of the parties, the Court extended the time for the United States to respond to the 

Complaint to January 20, 2020, and continued the deadline for the parties to meet 

and confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) to February 24, 2020. 

(ECF Nos. 8, 10, 13, 16, 18.)

WHEREAS, the discussions and efforts aimed at reaching an informal 

resolution of this matter, namely legislation that will moot the action, continue to 

progress, but remain ongoing.

WHEREAS, in light of these ongoing settlement efforts, Dimension and the 

United States agree (1) that the time for the United States to respond to the Complaint 

should be further extended to May 18, 2020, and (2) that the deadline for the parties 

to meet and confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) should be 

further continued to June 22, 2020.

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LAW OFFICES OF

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

655 WEST BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR

SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Dimension, by and through 

its counsel of record, Robert J. Hanna, Seth Merewitz, and Matthew L. Green of Best 

Best & Krieger LLP, and the United States, by and through its counsel of record, 

Joseph B. Frueh, Assistant United States Attorney, (1) that the United States shall 

have until May 18, 2020, to respond to the Complaint in the above-captioned action, 

and (2) that the parties shall have until June 22, 2020, to meet and confer as required 

by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) regarding their discovery plan.

Dated: January 10, 2020 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

By: /s/ Robert J. Hanna

ROBERT J. HANNA

SETH MEREWITZ

MATTHEW L. GREEN

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DIMENSION PROPERTIES, LLC

Dated: January 10, 2020

By: /s/ Joseph B. Frueh (as authorized on 1/10/20)

JOSEPH B. FRUEH

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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LAW OFFICES OF

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

655 WEST BROADWAY, 15TH FLOOR

SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation between the parties, (ECF No. 17), the United 

States shall have until May 18, 2020, to respond to the Complaint in the abovecaptioned action, and (2) the parties shall have until June 22, 2020, to meet and 

confer as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) regarding their 

discovery plan.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2020

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