Opinion
Case No. C 12-4634 SI
03-07-2013
PIPING ROCK PARTNERS, INC., a California corporation, and CHRISTOPHER K. GERMAIN, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. DAVID LERNER ASSOCIATES, INC., a New York corporation, DAVID LERNER, an individual, and GEORGE DOBBS, an individual, Defendants.
STEPHEN YOUNG CHRISTOPHER A. STECHER NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN MICHAEL G. SHANNON JENNIFER S. ROACH ( admitted pro hac vice ) MATTHEW D. RIDINGS ( admitted pro hac vice ) THOMPSON HINE LLP ( admitted pro hac vice ) Attorneys for Defendants DAVID LERNER ASSOCIATES, INC. and DAVID LERNER (E-signature expressly authorized on March 6, 2013) BENJAMIN W. WHITE KEVIN J. WOODS WHITE & WOODS, LLP Attorneys for Defendant GEORGE DOBBS (E-signature expressly authorized on March 6, 2013) JONATHAN S. BALL THOMAS D. O'BRIEN BALL LAW CORPORATION Attorneys for Plaintiffs PIPING ROCK PARTNERS INC. & CHRISTOPHER K. GERMAIN
MICHAEL G. SHANNON (admitted pro hac vice)
Michael.Shannon@ThompsonHine.com
THOMPSON HINE LLP
335 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: 212.908.3954
Fax: 212.344.6101
Attorneys for Defendants DAVID LERNER
ASSOCIATES, INC. and DAVID LERNER
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-4(a)(1), please refer to the signature
pages for the complete list of parties represented on this Stipulation
STIPULATED REQUEST AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE
MOTION HEARING AND INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Date: April 19, 2012
Judge: Honorable Susan Illston (Courtroom 10)
STIPULATED REQUEST
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between all parties and their respective counsel as follows:
WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference is currently scheduled to take place on March 29, 2013 at 2:30 p.m.;
WHEREAS, a hearing on Plaintiffs' special motion to strike is currently scheduled to be heard on March 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.;
WHEREAS, a hearing on Defendants' special motions to strike is currently scheduled to be heard on March 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.;
WHEREAS, due to scheduling conflicts, the parties wish to re-schedule the Initial Case Management Conference and the argument on Plaintiffs' and Defendants' special motions to strike to April 19, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., respectively;
WHEREAS, the parties contacted the Court's chambers and determined that April 19, 2013 was an available date on which the Court conduct these hearings;
WHEREAS, good cause exists to move the date of the Initial Case Management Conference to April 19, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. and to move the hearing on Plaintiffs' and Defendants' special motions to strike to April 19, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.;
THEREFORE, the parties submit this stipulated request pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2 requesting that the date of the Initial Case Management Conference be continued to April 19, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. and that the hearing on Plaintiffs' and Defendants' special motions to strike be heard on April 19, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Nothing in this stipulation is intended to affect the briefing schedule for the motions identified herein.
IT IS SO STIPULATED AND REQUESTED.
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STEPHEN YOUNG
CHRISTOPHER A. STECHER
NATHAN R. JASKOWIAK
KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN
MICHAEL G. SHANNON
JENNIFER S. ROACH (admitted pro hac vice)
MATTHEW D. RIDINGS (admitted pro hac vice)
THOMPSON HINE LLP (admitted pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendants
DAVID LERNER ASSOCIATES, INC. and DAVID
LERNER
______________________________
(E-signature expressly authorized on March 6, 2013)
BENJAMIN W. WHITE
KEVIN J. WOODS
WHITE & WOODS, LLP
Attorneys for Defendant
GEORGE DOBBS
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(E-signature expressly authorized on March 6, 2013)
JONATHAN S. BALL
THOMAS D. O'BRIEN
BALL LAW CORPORATION
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
PIPING ROCK PARTNERS INC. &
CHRISTOPHER K. GERMAIN
[PROPOSED] ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge