Free Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Wayne Gill, Esq. (Fla Bar. No. 114953) WALTON LANTAFF SCHROEDER & CARSON LLP 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, 7th Floor West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Telephone: (561) 689-6700 Facsimile: (561) 689-2647 Steven Plitt, Esq. (State Bar No. 007481) Daniel Maldonado, Esq. (State Bar No. 018483) BESS KUNZ, A Professional Corporation 3838 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-1092 Telephone: (602) 331-4600 Facsimile: (602) 331-8600 Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA U-Haul International, Inc.; U-Haul Company Of Pennsylvania; U-Haul Company Of Florida; and Republic Western Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, vs. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Defendants. __________________________________ LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, v. JOINT STIPULATED MOTION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF PAGE LIMIT OF JOINT REPORT TO COURT (FIRST REQUEST) and PROPOSED FORM OF ORDER CASE NO.: CIV-04-0662-PHX-DGC (Maricopa County Superior Court Cause No. CV 2004-002438)

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REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE CO.; U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC.; U-HAUL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA; U-HAUL COMPANY OF FLORIDA; AMERCO; AMERCO REAL ESTATE CO. D/B/A NOVI MANUFACTURING CO. AND WARRINGTON MANUFACTURING CO.; AMERCO REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.; AMERCO REAL ESTATE COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. ; U-HAUL BUSINESS CONSULTANTS, INC.; U-HAUL COMPANY OF ARIZONA; U-HAUL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA D/B/A PARAMOUNT MANUFACTURING CO.; U-HAUL CO. OF INDIANA, INC. D/B/A CHICAGO ASSEMBLY DIVISION; U-HAUL CO. OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. D/B/A BOSTON TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.; U-HAUL CO. OF MICHIGAN; AND UHAUL CO. OF TEXAS D/B/A DFW MFG. CO., INC.; Counter-Defendants.

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Each of the parties, through their respective undersigned counsel, and pursuant to LRCiv. 7.2, hereby jointly submit this stipulated motion to enlarge the page limit of the joint report required by the Court's June 12, 2006 order from five (5) pages to twelve (12) pages. In support thereof, the parties state: 1. joint report. 2. B. The Court's June 12, 2006 Order provides, inter alia, as follows: Relief. This is the first request for an enlargement of the five -page limit of the

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The Court is unable to determine from the record what, if any, relief is available to Plaintiffs and Defendant. The parties are therefore directed to meet and discuss the settlement of the remaining claims in consideration of the Court's conclusions with respect to the parties' contractual obligations. The parties shall jointly file a report (5 pages or less) within 30 days of the date of this order, which shall contain the following information in separately numbered paragraphs: 1. The status of the discussions, including whether the remaining claims have been settled; and 2. If a settlement has not been reached: a. A short description of the legal and/or factual issues precluding an amicable settlement from being achieved; b. A statement regarding whether a hearing or further, limited briefing would aid the Court and parties in resolving this case.

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C.

It is the responsibility of the parties to cooperatively participate in settlement efforts and in preparing a joint status report for the court. (pages 10, 11) The Court directs the parties to engage in settlement discussions and to file a joint status report as set forth by this order. (page 11)

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In order for the parties to fully elaborate on the issues which were

discussed during their telephone conference and to set forth their respective positions on those issues, the parties respectfully request an enlargement of the five -page limitation on the joint report.

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4.

The requested enlargement will enable the parties to provide all of the

information which the Court identified in paragraph B of its June 12, 2006 Order.

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For these reasons, the parties jointly request that the Court grant the proposed enlargement of the page limitation for the joint report by the entry of an Order in substantially the form submitted herewith.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 12th day of July, 2006. RUBIN FIORELLA & FRIEDMAN, LLP Bruce Friedman, Esq.. 292 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY. 10017 And MARISCAL, WEEKS, McINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A.

By: ___s/Gerald Gaffaney________________ Gerald Gaffaney, Esq. David J. Ouimette, Esq. 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorneys for Plaintiffs WALTON LANTAFF SCHROEDER & CARSON LLP Wayne Gill, Esq. Southtrust Center 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, 7th Floor West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 and

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KUNZ, PLITT, HYLAND, DEMLONG & KLEIFIED, P.C.

By: ___s/Daniel Maldonado_____________ Steven Plitt, Esq. Daniel Maldonado, Esq. 3838 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1500 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorneys for Defendants ORIGINAL electronically filed with the USDC Court this 12th day July, 2006; and A copy delivered to Judge Campbell; ... and a COPY of the foregoing electronically served and mailed this 12th day of July, 2006 to: Gerald Gaffaney, Esq. David J. Ouimette, Esq. MARISCAL, WEEKS, MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. 2901 North Central, Suite 200 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorneys for Plaintiff Bruce Friedman, Esq. Mark S. Fragner, Esq. RUBIN, FIORELLA & FRIEDMAN, LLP 292 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10017 Attorneys for Plaintiff

____s/Adriana Garcia_______________

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