Free Motion to Expedite - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Wayne Gill, Esq. (Fla Bar. No. 114953) WALTON LANTAFF SCHROEDER & CARSON LLP Southtrust Center 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) KUNZ PLITT HYLAND DEMLONG & KLEIFIELD 3838 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-1092 Telephone: (602) 331-4600 Facsimile: (602) 331-8600 [email protected]; [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA U-Haul International, Inc.; U-Haul CASE NO.: CIV-04-0662-PHX-DGC Company Of Pennsylvania; U-Haul Company Of Florida; and Republic (Maricopa County Superior Court Western Insurance Company, Cause No. CV 2004-002438) Plaintiffs, vs. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Defendants. __________________________________ LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY'S MOTION FOR EXPEDITED RULING ON THE PARTIES' JOINT MOTION AND STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR PARTIES TO FILE THEIR RESPONSE TO OPPOSING PARTY'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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v. 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. Defendant , Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company ("LMC"), by and through counsel undersigned, hereby moves this Court for an Order accelerating the ruling on the parties' Joint Motion and Stipulation to Extend Time to File for Parties to File Their Response to Opposing Party's Motion for Summary Judgment. The parties would like this Court to enter an Order extending the time for each party to file as Response to the opposing party's motion for summary judgment b ecause of the effects of Hurricane Wilma on Defense Counsel Wayne Gill's office. An accelerated ruling is necessary given that, according to the local rules, the Response is currently due on Monday,

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October 31, 2005. Defendant would like to resolve this issue before that due date. Given the fast-approaching due date, an accelerated ruling is appropriate. Hence, this Court should accelerate the ruling on the parties' Joint Motion and Stipulation to Extend Time to File for Parties to File Their Response to Opposing Party's Motion for Summary Judgment . DATED this 26th day of October, 2005. WALTON LANTAFF SCHROEDER & CARSON LLP Wayne Gill, Esq. Southtrust Center 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, 7th Floor West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 KUNZ PLITT HYLAND DEMLONG & KLEIFIELD, A Professional Corporation s/Daniel Maldonado By: ______________________________ Steven Plitt Daniel Maldonado 3838 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1500 Phoenix, AZ 85012-1902 Attorneys for Defendants

Electronically Filed with the Court and a courtesy copy sent this 26th day of October, 2005 to: The Honorable David G. Campbell UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse 401 West Washington Street, Suite 130 Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2158
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... and a COPY of the electronically served and/or mailed this 26th day of October, 2005 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 Joye Gilsinger ________________________________

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