Free Motion to Continue - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 William L. Robinson (CA State Bar No. 087647)
Carrie Kienholz Flynn (CA State Bar No. 211776)
2 NIXON PEABODY LLP
2040 Main Street, Suite 850
3 Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: (949) 475-6900
4 Facsimile: (949) 475-6910
5 Stephen C. Yost (AZ State Bar No. 0111-49)
CAMPBELL, YOST, CLARE & NORELL, P.C. »
6 101 North First Avenue, suite 2500
Phoenix, AZ 85003
s 7 Telephone: (602) 322-1600
Facsimile: (602) 322-1604
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Attorneys for Defendants AEROSPATIALE,
Q SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE, S.A.
10 AND EUROCOPTER, S.A.
11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
12 DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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14 UNITED STATES AVIATION Case No. CIV 02—0824—PHX—EHC
UNDERWRITERS, INC., Manager, United
15 States Aircraft Insurance Group, a New York DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED
corporation, and ROCKY MOUNTAIN MOTION FOR TRIAL
16 HOLDINGS, LLC, a Utah limited liability CONTINUANCE
company,
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Plaintiffs,
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AEROSPATIALE, SOCIETE NATIONALE
20 INDUSTRIELLE, S.A. aka Societe Nationale
Industrielle Aerospatiale, a French entity, and
21 EUROCOPTER S.A. aka Eurocopter France, a
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25 Defendants Aerospatiale, Societe Nationale Industrielle, S.A. and Eurocopter, S.A.
26 ("Eurocopter” or "Defendants”) respectfully move this Honorable Court to continue trial of
27 the subject matter, currently scheduled to commence on October 4, 2005. As more fully
28 detailed in the attached Declaration of William L. Robinson, Defendants’ lead trial counsel
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1 wasrecently diagnosed with a potentially serious medical condition that requires almost
2 immediate treatment. The decision to deny or grant a continuance lies within the broad
3 discretion of the trial court. See United States v. Gonzales-Rincon, 36 F.3d 859, 865 (9th Cir.
4 1994). Rule l6(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permits trial courts to modify
5 scheduling orders upon a showing of good cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. l6(b). Similarly, Local
6 Rule 40.2(b) of the District of Arizona authorizes courts to grant a trial continuance "as
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8 It is anticipated that the trial can go forward within sometime after February l, 2006.
9 This motion is unopposed by counsel for Plaintiffs.
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11 Dated: September 27, 2005 Respectfully submitted,
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15 William L. Robinson
Carrie Kienholz Flynn
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1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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3 The undersigned hereby certifies that the original and one copy were filed with the
4 Clerk of the United States District Court this 27m day of September, 2005.
5 The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing
instrument was served on this 27th day of September, 2005, by facsimile and U.S. Mail, on
6 the following counsel of record
7 1 John A. Kodani, Esq.
8 Jeffrey J. Williams, Esq. =
LAW OFFICES OF JON A. KODANI
9 2200 Michigan Avenue
10 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Tele: (310) 453-6762
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