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Parties Involved:
Mark Bewsher
Counter-claimant
County of Marin
Counter-claimant
Maxwell Drever
Counter-claimant
Russell Keil
Counter-claimant
Joanna Kemper
Counter-claimant
Marilyn Knight
Counter-claimant
Martha Co.
Counter-claimant
Jerry Riessen
Counter-claimant
Town of Tiburon
Counter-defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF MARIN, a California County,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MARTHA CO., a California corporation; TOWN

OF TIBURON, a California municipality;

RUSSELL KEIL, JERRY RIESSEN,

MAXWELL DREVER, MARILYN KNIGHT,

JOANNA KEMPER, and MARK BEWSHER,

individuals, 

Defendants. _______________________________________

No. C 06-0200 SBA

 

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

BRIEFING

[Docket Nos. 27, 33]

RUSSELL KEIL, JERRY RIESSEN,

MAXWELL DREVER, MARILYN KNIGHT,

JOANNA KEMPER, and MARK BEWSHER,

individuals,

Counterclaimants,

 v.

COUNTY OF MARIN, a California County;

MARTHA CO., a California corporation; and

TOWN OF TIBURON, a California

municipality, 

Counterdefendants.

_______________________________________

MARTHA CO., a California corporation,

Counterclaimant,

 v. 

COUNTY OF MARIN, a California County,

Counterdefendant.

_______________________________________

Case 4:06-cv-00200-SBA Document 70 Filed 06/26/06 Page 1 of 3
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This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Martha Co.'s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's

First Amended Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) [Docket No. 27], and Defendant

and Counterdefendant Martha Co.'s Motion to Dismiss Individual Defendants' Counterclaim

Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) [Docket No. 33]. The Court has thoroughly reviewed the

parties' briefing and has concluded that it would benefit from supplemental briefing on the issue of

whether Plaintiff County of Marin (the "County") and/or Counterclaimants Russell Keil, Jerry

Riessen, Maxwell Drever, Marilyn Knight, Joanna Kemper, and Mark Bewsher ("Individual

Counterclaimants") have properly alleged the elements of an independent action under Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 60(b). In particular, the parties must address whether the County and/or

Individual Counterclaimants can show: (1) a judgment which ought not, in equity and good

conscience, to be enforced; (2) a good defense to the alleged cause of action on which the judgment

is founded; (3) fraud, accident, or mistake which prevented the defendant in the judgment from

obtaining the benefit of his defense; (4) the absence of fault or negligence on the part of the

defendant; and (5) the absence of any adequate remedy at law. United States v. Beggerly, 524 U.S.

38, 41 (1998). See also Cooey v. Bradshaw, 338 F.3d 615 (6th Cir. 2003); Hess v. Cockrell, 281

F.3d 212 (5th Cir. 2002); U.S. Care, Inc. v. Pioneer Life Ins. Co. of Illinois, 244 F.Supp.2d 1057,

1062 (C.D. Cal. 2002). If a party believes that this test does not apply, that party must provide the

rationale why it does not apply, including citations to legal authority. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

Plaintiff County of Marin and Counterclaimants Russell Keil, Jerry Riessen, Maxwell

Drever, Marilyn Knight, Joanna Kemper, and Mark Bewsher shall file and serve a supplemental

brief not to exceed seven (7) pages in length on the issue of whether they have properly alleged an

independent action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) and the test described above no later

than July 3, 2006. 

Defendant and Counterdefendant Martha Co. shall file and serve a supplemental brief not to

exceed seven (7) pages in length on the aforementioned issue no later than July 11, 2006.

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After the parties file their supplemental briefs, the Court will consider this matter fully

submitted on the papers. Should the Court later determine that oral argument is necessary, the clerk

will contact the parties and place the matter back on calendar. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Case Management Conference ("CMC") is

CONTINUED to September 6, 2006 at 3:45 p.m. The parties shall appear for the CMC by

telephone. The parties shall meet and confer prior to the conference and shall prepare a joint Case

Management Conference Statement which shall be filed no later than August 30, 2006. Counsel for

Plaintiff shall be responsible for filing the Case Management Conference Statement. Counsel for

Plaintiff shall set up the conference call with all the parties on the line and call Chambers at (510)

637-3559 at the time designated above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 6/26/06 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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