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Mark Minuti
· Phone: (302) 421-6840 {
Fax: (302) 421-5873 `
Attorneys at Law [email protected] l
A°°'”'”"°LLP www.sau1.com
August 4, 2008
t BY HAND 1
1 The Honorable Joseph J. Faman, Jr.
United States District Corut A
for the District of Delaware
844 North King Street, Room 4209 ti
Wilmington, DE 19801 L
RE: In re Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 02-10429 (JKF) (Bankr. D. Del.)
Moss Landing Commercial Park, LLC v. Kaiser Aluminum
Corporation, etal. {Case No. 08-cv-233)
Dear Judge Faman:
This firm represents the appellant Moss Landing Commercial Park LLC (“MLCP") in the
above-captioned bankruptcy appeal (the "Appeal"). We are writing with the consent of appellees
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, et al. (the “Debtors") to request that the Court enter the proposed
enclosed stipulation and order (the "Proposed Order") authorizing the parties to by—pass the
mediation required by the Court’s July 23, 2004 standing order governing Bankruptcy Court
appeals and establishing the briefing schedule set forth in the Proposed Order. {
By this Appeal, MLCP seeks to overturn the Bankruptcy Court’s March 27, 2008 Order
[Bankr. Docket No. 9692], as later modified by an order dated April 16, 2008 [Bankr. Docket
No. 9713], which requires MLCP to dismiss enviromnental litigation instituted by MLCP against
certain of the reorganized Debtors in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Q
California (the "California Action"). Because the fundamental dispute between the parties
relates to whether MLCP is barred from even pursuing the California Action against the
reorganized Debtors, the parties do not believe the dispute is capable of being compromised or
resolved at mediation or that mediation will provide any benefit. For this reason, both parties
believe that mediation of this appeal will result in a waste of time and money, and accordingly, ‘
respectfully request that the Court permit the parties to by-pass mediation and establish a briefing
schedule to govern this Appeal. The briefing schedule set forth in the attached Proposed Order
has been agreed to by the parties. Y
P.O.Box 1266 . w1rm16g16¤, DE 19899-1266 . 1>11666; (302) 421-6800 . Fax: (302) 421-6813
Courier Address: 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1200 • Wilmington, DE 19801-1611 q
BALTIMORE CHESTERBROOK HARRISBURG NEWARK PHILADELPHIA PRINCETON WASHINGTON WILMINGTON `
560094.1 8/4/08 ADELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERS!-HP

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The Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. E
August 4, 2008 Zj
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Of course we are available to discuss this matter at the Court’s convenience. We
appreciate the Court’s consideration of this request.
Respectiiilly submitted,
Mark Miiiuii
MM/rew
Enclosure
cc: Daniel J. Del-iranceschi, Esq. (w/enc.) (via Hand Delivery)
Gregory M. Gordon, Esq. (w/enc.) (via U.S. Mail)
Daniel P. Winikka, Esq. (w/enc.) (via U.S. Mail)
Debra K. Simpson, Esq. (w/enc.) (via U.S. Mail)
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr., Esq. (w/enc.) (via U.S. Mail)
Wendy W. Smith, Esq. (w/enc.) (via U.S. Mail)
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Case 1:08-cv-00233-JJF Document 11-2 Filed 08/04/2008 Page 1 of 2 ·
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ,4
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE Q
In re: : A
: Chapter 11
KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION, a :
D€l2W¤1‘€ C01‘P01‘¤ti0¤¤ 91 QL, : Case N0. 02-10429 (J KF)
Debtors. J ointly Administered V
MOSS LANDING COMMERCIAL PARK,
A ll r Q
ppc an , , Case N0. 08-cv-233
KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION and
KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL ;
CORPORATION, ;
Appellees. .
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO BYPASS MEDIATION
AND ESTABLISH BRIEFING SCHEDULE
NOW COMES appellant Moss Landing Commercial Park, LLC ("MLCP") and appellees
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation (collectively, the
"Reorganized Debtors," and together with MLCP, the “Parties"), by and through their
undersigned counsel, and hereby stipulate, subject to approval of the Court, as follows:
1. The Parties are authorized to by-pass the mediation of this appeal as otherwise
required by the Cotn·t’s July 23, 2004 standing Order governing appeals from the Bankruptcy
Court.
2. The following briefing schedule shall govem this appeal:
A. MLCP shall serve and tile its opening brief on or before August 15, 2008.
B. The Reorganized Debtors shall serve and file their answering brief on or
before thirty (3 0) days after service of MLCP’s opening brief
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C. MLCP shall serve and file its reply brief on or before fifteen (15) days
after service of the Reorganized Debtors’ answering brief.
SAUL EWING LLP ' I S, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. z
BY I - 3 · .. J. i - -_ A-. g
ark Minuti (No. 2659) Dani . DeFranceschi (No. 2732) 1
222 Delaware Ave., Suite 1200 Jason M. Madron (No. 4431) ‘
P.O. Box 1266 One Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE 19899 920 North King Street
__ (302) 421-6840 Wilmington, DE 19801 I
(302) 661-7700 _ ~
—and- X
—and-
Thomas H. Clarke, Jr. (Cal. Bar No. 47592) I
ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY Gregory M. Gordon, Esquire Q
201 Spear Street, Suite 1000 Daniel P. Winikka, Esquire 1
San Francisco, CA 94105 Debra K. Simpson, Esquire Q
(415) 543-4800 JONES DAY {_
2727 North Harwood Street Q
. —and- Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 220-3939
Wendy W. Smith (Cal Bar No. 133887) y
BINDER & MALTER, LLP Attomey for Appellees Kaiser Aluminum I
2775 Park Avenue Corporation and Kaiser Aluminum &
Santa Clara, CA 95050 Chemical Corporation
(408) 295-1700 (
Attorneys for Appellant Moss Landing
Commercial Park, LLC
Dated: July 3 1 , 2008 Dated: July S I , 2008
SO ORDERED this __ day of July, 2008
The Honorable Joseph J. Faman, Jr.
United States District Court Judge
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