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

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David J. Schwab Michael L. Ralph, Sr. Lauren B. Schreeder Richards, Ralph & Schwab, Chartered 175 E. Hawthorn Parkway, Suite 345 Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Telephone: (847) 367-9699 Facsimile: (847) 367-9621 David R. Schwartz Udall, Shumway & Lyons 30 West First Street Mesa, AZ 85201 Attorney for Counter-Claimants and Cross-Defendants Rilwala Group, Inc., Manu Jogani, Paresh Jani, Dinesh Ghandi, Pravin Patel, Haresh Shah, R.B. Texas Collections, Inc., Snehal D. Jani, and Rilwala Foods, Inc UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA KAHALA CORP., a Florida corporation fka ) ) SPORTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, ) INC., a Florida corporation; MALIBU ) SMOOTHIE FRANCHISE CORP., an ) Arizona corporation; FRULLATI FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC., a Texas ) ) corporation; ROLLERZ FRANCHISE ) SYSTEMS, LLC, an Arizona limited ) liability company; TAHI MANA, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; RANCH ) 1 GROUP, INC., a New York corporation, ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) RILWALA GROUP, INC., an Illinois ) corporation; MANU JOGANI, an Individual; PRAVIN PATEL, an Individual; ) DINESH GHANDI, an Individual; HARESH ) ) SHAH, an Individual; R.B. TEXAS ) COLLECTIONS, INC., an Illinois corporation; JANI FOODS, INC., a Texas ) ) corporation; SNEHAL D. JANI, an ) Individual; AMIT PATEL, an Individual; ) RILWALA FOODS, INC., an Illinois corporation; and DOES 1-100 Inclusive, )
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Case No.: CV03-2160PHXJAT Combined With Case No.: CV04-1543PHX MS

JOINT MOTION BETWEEN AMIT PATEL, ANAR ENTERPRISES, INC. AND RILWALA GROUP DEFENDANTS FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE (Assigned to the Honorable James A. Teilborg)

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) Defendants __________________________________)

) AMIT PATEL, an individual; ANAR ) ENTERPRISES, INC., an Illinois ) corporation, Cross-Complainants, ) ) vs. ) RILWALA GROUP, INC., an Illinois ) corporation, MANU JOGANI, an ) Individual; DINESH GHANDI, an Individual; PRAVIN PATEL, an Individual; ) ) HARESH SHAH, an Individual; R.B. TEXAS COLLECTIONS, INC., an Illinois ) corporation; JANI FOODS, INC., a Texas ) corporation; RILWALA FOODS, INC., an ) ) Illinois corporation; and DOES 1-100 ) Inclusive, ) Defendants. ) H. RILWALA GOODS, an Illinois ) corporation and R.B. FOODS, INC., an ) Illinois corporation, ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) KAHALA CORP., a Florida corporation; ) RANCH 1 GROUP, INC., a New York ) corporation; MALIBU SMOOTHIE ) FRANCHISE CORP., an Arizona ) corporation; FRULLATI FRANCHISE ) SYSTEMS, a Texas corporation; ROLLERZ FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, LLC, ) an Arizona limited liability company; and ) ) TAHI MANA, LLC, an Arizona limited ) liability company; and DOES 1-25 ) INCLUSIVE, ) Defendants. __________________________________) Cross-Defendants and Counter-Plaintiff's, Rilwala Group, Inc.; Manu Jogani; Pravin Patel; Paresh Jani; Dinesh Gandhi; Haresh Shah; R.B. Texas Collections, Inc.; Snehal Jani; Jani Foods, Inc. and Rilwala Foods, Inc. ("Rilwala Defendants") by and

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through their attorneys, David J. Schwab, Lauren B. Schreeder, Michael L. Ralph, Sr.
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and the law firm of Richards, Ralph & Schwab, Chartered and Amit Patel and Anar
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Enterprises, Inc. by and through their attorney Mario L. Herman and the Law Offices of
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Mario L. Herman, (collectively hereinafter "Joint Movants") hereby jointly, and by
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agreement move to extend the discovery deadline thirty (30) days with respect to the
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cross-claims pending between the foregoing parties and in support thereof state as
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follows:
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1.
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On March 21, 2005, this Court ordered all discovery to be completed on or

before October 3, 2005. 2.
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Joint Movants have been diligently pursuing the completion of discovery in

this matter.
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3.
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Due to the schedules of both witnesses and attorneys, several depositions

remain to be completed, including those of Amit Patel and Haresh Shah. 4.
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Counsel for Joint Movants have conferred and agreed that due to the

impending discovery cut-off and the remaining oral discovery to be completed, that a thirty (30) day extension of the discovery deadline is in the best interests of Joint
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Movants.
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WHEREFORE Cross-Defendants and Counter-Plaintiff's, Rilwala Group, Inc.;
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Manu Jogani; Pravin Patel; Paresh Jani; Dinesh Gandhi; Haresh Shah; R.B. Texas
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Collections, Inc.; Snehal Jani; Jani Foods, Inc. and Rilwala Foods, Inc. and Amit Patel
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and Anar Enterprises, Inc. jointly request that this Court enter an order extending the
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deadline for discovery for all matters relating to the Cross-Claims between them for a
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period of thirty (30) days to November 4, 2005 and for such further and other relief as
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the Court deems just and proper.
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Dated: RICHARDS, RALPH & SCHWAB, CHTD. MARIO L. HERMAN LAW OFFICES

By:

By: /s/ David J. Schwab David J. Schwab Attorney for Rilwala Group, Inc., Manu Jogani, Paresh Jani, Dinesh Gandhi, Pravin Patel, Haresh Shah, R.B. Texas Collections, Inc., Snehal D. Jani, and Rilwala Foods, Inc.

/s/ Mario L. Herman Mario L. Herman Attorney for Amit Patel and Anar Enterprises, Inc.

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Case name: KAHALA CORP. et al v. RILWALA GROUP, INC., et al. Case No. CV 03-2160PHX-JAT (lead); CV 04-1543PHX-MS (cons.) PROOF OF SERVICE I, Victoria Kingsley, declare as follows: That I am, and was at the time of service of the papers herein referred to over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to the action; and I am employed in the County of Lake, State of Illinois, in which county the within-mentioned mailing occurred. My business address is 175 E. Hawthorn Parkway, Suite 345, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061. On the date executed below, I served the following documents:

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JOINT MOTION BETWEEN AMIT PATEL, ANAR ENTERPRISES, INC. AND THE RILWALA GROUP DEFENDANTS [X] by placing [ ] the original [X] a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows: See attached list [X] I deposited such envelope in the mail at Vernon Hills, Illinois. The envelope was mailed with posted thereon fully prepaid. I am readily familiar with our business' practice for collecting, processing and mailing correspondence and pleadings. Such correspondence and pleadings are deposited on the same day with the U.S. Postal Service, with postage thereon fully prepared, in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. (BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION) I transmitted said documents consisting of ___ pages (including this proof of service) to the offices of the addressee(s) on the attached service list via facsimile. The transmission was reported as complete and without error. (BY EXPRESS MAIL) I delivered said envelope to the Federal Express drop box located in Vernon Hills, Illinois to be delivered to the offices of the addressee(s).

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Illinois that the above is true and correct. Executed this 20th day of September, 2005. /s/ Victoria M. Kingsley Victoria M. Kingsley
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KAHALA CORPORATION v. RILWALA GROUP, INC., et al. Case No. CV 03 2160 PHX-JAT SERVICE LIST

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Rilwala Group, Inc. Manu Jogani Pravin Patel Paresh Jani Haresh Shah RB Texas Collections Rilwala Foods, Inc. Rilwala Group, Inc. Manu Jogani Pravin Patel Paresh Jani Dinesh Gandhi Haresh Shah RB Texas Collections Snehal Jani Rilwala Foods, Inc. Amit Patel Anar Enterprises, Inc.

Ariel Weissberg, Esq. 401 South LaSalle Street, Suite 403 Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 663-0004 Telephone (312) 663-1514 Facsimile

David R. Schwartz Udall, Shumway & Lyons 30 West First Street Mesa, AZ 85201 (480) 833-9392 Facsimile

Mario L. Herman 2987 Hope Mills Lane Adamstown, MD 21710 (301) 607-4111 Telephone (301) 874-1585 Facsimile William George Klain Lang & Baker, PLC 8233 Via Paseo del Norte, Suite C-100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (480) 947-1911 Telephone (480) 970-5034 Facsimile Scott D. Levine, Esq. Naumann, Levine & Silldorf, LLP 8910 University Center Lane, Suite 600 San Diego, CA 92122 (858) 625-3900 Telephone (858) 625-3901 Facsimile

Amit Patel Anar Enterprises, In.

Kahala Corp. Malibu Smoothie Franchise Corp. Frullati Franchise Systems, Inc. Rollerz Franchise Systems, LLC Tahi Mana, LLC Ranch 1 Group, Inc.

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