Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of California - California

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DAVID F. FAUSTMAN, State Bar No. 081862 STACEY A. LEE, State Bar No. 229076 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 235 Pine Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, California 94104 Tel: 415-364-5540 Fax: 415-391-4436 Attorneys for Defendants MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION and ROBERT NEVIN MATT GONZALES, State Bar No. 153486 G. WHITNEY LEIGH, State Bar No. 153457 BRIAN BRAZIER, State Bar No. 245004 GONZALEZ & LEIGH, LLP Two Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-512-2000 Fax: 415-512-2001 JUAN ENRIQUE PEARCE, State Bar No. 236228 PEARCE LAW OFFICES 530 Jackson Street, Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 Tel: 415-434-9000 Fax: 415-434-9010 Attorneys for Plaintiff KIMBERLEA MCMANIGAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLEA MCMANIGAL, an individual, Plaintiffs,
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MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, ROBERT NEVIN, an individual,

JOINT MOTION TO REQUEST EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION SESSION Complaint filed: July 23, 2007

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 With the joint consent ofPlaimiff, Kimberlea McManig~I, Defendants Medieis Pharmace~atical Corporation and Robert Nevin ('"Defendants"), by and through their counsel, Fox Rothschild LLP, hereby submit this motion for an extension of the deadline for conducting the Early Neutral Evakmtion ("ENE") session in the above matzer and m sttpport thereof aver as follows: 1. 9 t0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2l 22 23 24 to allow the depositions of the parties to take place prior to the ENE session. No deposidous have 25 26 27 28
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Defendant's counsel has contacted co~msel for Ptaintiffwith regnrd to the instant

motion and Plaimtiffs counsel ha~ agreed to join in the request for an extension of time for con&rating the ENE session. Specifically, the parties agree to extend the deadline to July 3 I, 2008. 2, This matter was commenced on or about July 23, 2007 by the tiling of a complaint

in the Superior Court of California, fan Francisco Cour~ty. Pt~rstmnt to section 1332 of Title 28 of the United States Code, Defendant Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation removed this ma~er to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 3. The parties stipulated to Early Neutral Evaluation and the order was entered by the

Court on March 13, 2008. Norclin F. Blacker has been assigned as the Evaklator ha this case. A phone conference with him occurred on April 15, 2008 in which the parties tentatively agreed to conduct the ENE session on June 6, 2008, The parties attempted to sehedute depositions prior to the Blue 6, 2008 ENE session, but were ~mable to do so. 4, The request to extend the deadline for conducting the ENE session is being made

been taken or are currently scheduled to be taken prior to the deadline for conducting the ENE session. Other than the initial disclosures, no additional discovery has been exchanged between the parties. 2
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Due to these circumstar~ces, the par~]es believe ~here is too lit-tie informatiort to conduct a mea~aingful ENE session. The parties wottld benefit from an ENE session that is conducted after depositions and additional discovery are completed. WHEREFORE, Det~adm~ts and P[aintiffrespectful[y request that this Court e×tend the

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time for condacthag the ENE session to July 31, 2008.

Dated: May 21, 2008 Respcctfully~itted~ ~ /~

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Attorneys for Defendant Medicis Pl~rmaeeutical Corporation and Robert Nevin

GONZALEZ & LEIGH LLP

WHITNEY L£IGH Attorneys for Plaintiff K~mberlea McManigal

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)X ROTHSCHILD LLP 5 PINE STREET rITE 1500 aN FRANCISCO, CA 94104

DAVID F. FAUSTMAN, State Bar No. 081862 STACEY A. LEE, State Bar No. 229076 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 235 Pine Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, California 94104 Tel: 415-364-5540 Fax: 415-391-4436 Attorneys for Defendants MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION and ROBERT NEVIN MATT GONZALES, State Bar No. 153486 G. WHITNEY LEIGH, State Bar No. t 53457 BRIAN BRAZIER, State Bar No. 245004 GONZALEZ & LEIGH, LLP Two Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-512-2000 Fax: 415-512-2001 JUAN ENRIQUE PEARCE, State Bar No. 236228 PEARCE LAW OFFICES 530 Jackson Street, Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94133 Tel: 415-434-9000 Fax: 415-434-9010 Attorneys for Plaintiff KIMBERLEA MCMANIGAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLEA MCMANIGAL, an individual, Plaintiffs,
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO REQUEST EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION SESSION

MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, ROBERT NEVIN, an

Complaint filed: July 23, 2007

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individual, Defendants.

Upon consideration of the Joint Motion to Request Extension of Deadline for Conducting Early Neutral Evaluation Session with a proposed new deadline of July 31, 2008, and finding that

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good cause exists, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Request Extension of Deadline for Conducting the ENE Session to IT IS SO ORDERED. ., 2008 is granted.

Dated:

., 2008 The Honorable Judge Thelton E. Henderson United States District Court, Northem District of Califomia

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FOX ROTHSCHILD LI_ 235 PINE STREET SUITE 1500 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 9410z

PROOF OF SERVICE I am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to this action; my business address is: 235 Pine Street, Suite 1500, San Francisco, California 94104. On May 22, 2008, I served the foregoing JOINT MOTION TO REQUEST EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION SESSION on the interested parties in this action by placing true copies thereof enclosed in sealed envelopes addressed as follows: G. Whitney Leigh, Esq. GONZALEZ & LEIGH LLP Two Shaw Alley, Third Floor San Francisco, California 94105 Juan Enrique Pearce, Esq. PEARCE LAW OFFICES 530 Jackson Street, Second Floor San Francisco, California 94113 Nordin F. Blacker, Esq. LAW OFFICE OF NORDIN F. BLACKER 505 Sansome Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94111 United States District Court Northern District of California ADR Program 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102

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BY FIRST CLASS MAIL: I caused said document to be deposited in a facility regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service on the same day, in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the above listed persons on whom it is being served in San Francisco, California for collection and mailing on that date following ordinary business practices.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 22nd day of May 2008 at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Stacey Lee Stacey Lee

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