Free Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-01173-H-CAB

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KATHLENE W. LOWE (SBN 145404) KENT J. SCHMIDT (SBN 195969) JOHN P. CLEVELAND (SBN 239749) DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 38 Technology Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618-5310 Telephone: (949) 932-3600 Facsimile: (949) 932-3601 Attorneys for Defendant NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND W. LONDON, on behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff,

CASE NO.:

08-1173 HC AB

Assigned to: Hon. Marilyn Huff vs.

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JOINT MOTION FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS CASE NO. 08-CV-1173

NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.; CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (CALIFORNIA), LLC, and SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS,

JOINT MOTION FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS Complaint filed: May 29, 2008 First Amended Complaint filed: July 28, 2008

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The parties to the above-captioned mater hereby stipulate and agree as follows: WHEREAS, the Defendants who have appeared in this action, New Albertson's, Inc. ("Albertsons") and Cerberus Capital Management (California), LLC ("Cerberus"), filed separate motions to dismiss plaintiff's Complaint on July 10, 2008 (Doc. Nos. 5, 11.); WHEREAS, on July 28, 2008, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint (Doc. No. 14.); WHEREAS, on August 4, 2008, this Court denied as moot the motions to dismiss Plaintiff's original complaint, without prejudice to Defendants' ability move for dismissal of the amended complaint; WHEREAS, Save Mart Supermarkets has not yet entered an appearance; WHEREAS, Defendants Cerberus and Albertsons intend to file separate motions to dismiss the amended complaint; WHEREAS, the amended complaint includes new allegations and a new cause of action which is a claim under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750) including alleged violations corresponding to four distinct prohibitions under the statute. See First Amended Complaint ¶ 103 (a)-(d) (asserting separate claims under Cal. Civ. Code § 1770(a)(4), (5), (9) and (14).). WHEREAS, given the number of causes of action and legal issues, Albertsons believes that, in order to provide a complete, well-reasoned analysis, it will need to file a memorandum of points and authorities which it anticipates will be 30 pages in length (exceeding the page limit by five pages). Plaintiff anticipates that a 30 pages opposition brief will be required to adequately address the issues raised in Albertsons' motion. WHEREAS, counsel for Plaintiff, Albertsons and Cerberus have met and conferred on a briefing schedule and are agreeable to the following: · August 14, 2008: Cerberus and Albertsons may file motions to dismiss and Albertsons' brief may exceed the page limit by five (5) pages; · September 10, 2008: Plaintiff may file opposition papers including a brief in opposition to Albertsons' motion to dismiss which may exceed the page limit by five (5) pages; · August 14, 2008: Cerberus and Albertsons may file reply briefs and Albertsons' brief may exceed the page limit by two (2) pages; 2
JOINT MOTION FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS CASE NO. 08-CV-1173

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September 29, 2008: Hearing date.

Plaintiff, Albertsons and Cerberus stipulate and agree to the foregoing and request that the Court approve this briefing schedule and page limits and set this matter for a hearing on September 29, 2008 or the first available date thereafter: SO STIPULATED. FINKELSTEIN & KRINSK LLP

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JOINT MOTION FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS CASE NO. 08-CV-1173

Dated: August 5, 2008

By: s/ William Restis ____________________ JEFFREY R. KRINSK MARK L. KNUTSON WILLIAM R. RESTIS Attorneys for Plaintiff RAYMOND W. LONDON MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP

Dated: August 5, 2008

By: s/ Jason B. Baim ____________________ JERRY L. MARKS JASON B. BAIM Attorneys for Defendant CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (CALIFORNIA) LLC DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

Dated: August 5, 2008

By: s/ Kent J. Schmidt ___________________ KATHLENE W. LOWE KENT J. SCHMIDT JOHN P. CLEVELAND Attorneys for Defendant NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: August ___, 2008

By: __________________________________ JUDGE OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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KATHLENE W. LOWE (SBN 145404) KENT J. SCHMIDT (SBN 195969) JOHN P. CLEVELAND (SBN 239749) DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 38 Technology Drive, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92618 Telephone: (949) 932-3600 Facsimile: (949) 932-3601 Attorneys for Defendant NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYMOND W. LONDON, on behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff,

CASE NO.:

08-1173 HC AB

Assigned to: Hon. Marilyn Huff vs.

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PROOF OF SERVICE CASE NO. 08-CV-1173

PROOF OF SERVICE NEW ALBERTSON'S, INC.; CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (CALIFORNIA), LLC; and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, Complaint filed: May 29, 2008

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I, Kent J. Schmidt, certify and declare as follows: I am member of the bar of this court and counsel for Defendant New Albertson's, Inc. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within entitled action. My business address is 38 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618. On August 4, 2008, I caused service of the following document JOINT MOTION FOR SPECIAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS on Jeffrey Krinsk ([email protected]); Jerry Marks ([email protected]) and Jason Baim ([email protected]) by electronically filing the documents with the Clerk of the District Court using its ECF System, which electronically notifies them. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 6th day of August, 2008, at Orange County, California.

s/ Kent J. Schmidt Kent J. Schmidt

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