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Parties Involved:
City of Fresno
Defendant
Fresno Storyland, Inc.
Defendant
Michelle Martin
Plaintiff

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KEITH M. WHITE #188536 

COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP 

Attorneys at Law 

499 West Shaw, Suite 116 

Fresno, California 93704 

Telephone: (559) 248-4820 

Facsimile: (559) 248-4830 

Attorneys for Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHELLE MARTIN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.; CITY OF 

FRESNO 

 Defendant(s). 

NO. 1:16-cv-00972-LJJO-BAM 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

STATUS CONFERENCE, DEADLINE 

TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF’S 

COMPLAINT and DEADLINE TO 

SERVE DEFENDANT CITY OF 

FRESNO; [PROPOSED] ORDER

WHEREAS, the responsive pleading of Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

(“Storyland”), is currently due on September 6, 2016 as the result of it accepting written Waiver 

of Service of Summons; 

WHEREAS, the scheduling conference in this matter is currently set for October 12, 

2016 at 9:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the last date 

for Plaintiff MICHAEL MARTIN (“Martin”) to effect service on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO 

(“City”) is October 4, 2016 unless Plaintiff shows good cause to extend such deadline; 

WHEREAS, City has not yet been served; 

WHEREAS, Storyland believes that it is required by its lease of the facility at issue to 

defend and indemnify from claims such as those raised by MARTIN; 

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WHEREAS, Storyland wishes to focus its efforts and limited resources on resolving this 

dispute and removing barriers to access rather than paying for the City’s defense; 

WHEREAS, Storyland is governed by a volunteer board of directors that meets once a 

month; 

WHEREAS, Martin and Storyland wish additional time to attempt resolution of the 

matter without incurring fees and costs associated with filing responsive pleadings, preparing for 

and attending the scheduling conference as currently scheduled and having the City served or 

appear; 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to conserve the Court’s resources and time and not 

unnecessarily burden the Court with a matter that will likely be informally resolved; 

WHEREAS, an inspection of the subject property by a certified California access 

specialist has taken place and Storyland is in the process of developing a plan for remediation of 

the access issues identified in that report but, due to various limitations, the remediation plan 

may require substantial input from consultants as well as creative resolutions, all of which will 

take some time to explore; 

WHEREAS, the parties are cautiously optimistic that once the remediation plan is 

complete, further use of the Court’s resources and time will be unnecessary; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN, through her attorney of record, 

and Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC., through its attorney of record, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

1. That the Mandatory Scheduling Conference that was scheduled by the court for 

October 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. be continued to a date after February 3, 2017 at the Court’s 

convenience; 

2. That Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.’s time to respond to the 

Complaint be extended to December 23, 2016 which extension exceeds 28 days from the initial 

deadline; and 

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3. That Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN has until December 2, 2016 to effectuate 

service of her summons and complaint on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO. 

Dated: August 9, 2016 COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP

By:____/s/ Keith M. White______________ 

 KEITH M. WHITE 

 Attorneys for Defendant, 

 FRESNO STORYLAND, INC. 

Dated: August 9, 2016 MOORE LAW FIRM, P.C. 

By:___/s/ Tanya E. Moore_____________ 

 TANYA E. MOORE 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 MICHELLE MARTIN 

I attest that I obtained the concurrence of the person(s) whose electronic signature is 

shown prior to the filing of this document. 

Dated: August 9, 2016 COLEMAN & HOROWITT, LLP 

By: /s/ Keith M. White 

 KEITH M. WHITE 

 Attorneys for Defendant, 

 FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.

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ORDER

The Parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant FRESNO STORYLAND, INC.’s response to 

Plaintiff’s complaint shall be filed and served on or before December 23, 2016; 

That Plaintiff MICHELLE MARTIN have until December 2, 2016 to effectuate service 

of her summons and complaint on Defendant CITY OF FRESNO; and 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for 

September 12, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. is CONVERTED to a TELEPHONIC STATUS 

CONFERENCE set for November 15, 2016 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8 before Magistrate 

Barbara A. McAuliffe. The plaintiff shall file a Status Report one week prior to the hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 12, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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