Free Status Report - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Law Office of James Burr Shields 382 East Palm Lane Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1531 (602) 307-0780 (Office) (602) 307-0784 (Facsimile)
James Burr Shields II, State Bar #011711 John A. Conley, State Bar #016429 Blake Simms, State Bar #021595 Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA

) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) 5. Home Mortgage, Inc., an ) Arizona corporation conducting ) business in Arizona, ) 6. Carl Brown; ) 7. Molly Brown; ) 8. Greg Brown; ) 9. Jane Doe Brown; ) 10. Does 1-10; ) 11. XYZ Corporations; ) 12. Black Partnerships; ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________)

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Cathleen Channel, Theresa Wharry, Stacie Hanson, Monique Nichols,

Case No. CIV 2003-0100 PHX ROS JOINT STATUS REPORT

Plaintiffs, Cathleen Channel, Theresa Wharry, Stacie Hanson, and Monique Nichols, and Defendants, Carl Brown and Molly Brown, pursuant to the Court's March 16, 2006, Rule 16 Scheduling Order, by and through counsel undersigned, hereby file their Joint Status Report. The parties, at this point, have exchanged some written discovery. The current discovery deadline is October 6, 2006. The parties have encountered a slight discovery dispute, which they have attempted to resolve. The parties continue to work toward a resolution and hope to come to an agreement very soon. The parties anticipate the Court
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may, during the upcoming Status Conference, be able to assist with this issue. In terms of further discovery, Plaintiffs intend to, within the next two weeks, depose Defendant Carl Brown. Plaintiffs' counsel and Defendants' counsel are working together in an effort to find a mutually convenient date for the deposition. The parties may, after they have had the benefit of full discovery, issue to third parties subpoenas . Defendants have filed a Motion to Dismiss all Plaintiffs' claims. The parties have stipulated Plaintiffs will have up to and including September 22, 2006, within which to respond. Plaintiffs will file their response within that deadline. The parties may file other dispositive motions before the expiration of the dispositive motion deadline, which is currently November 10, 2006. The parties have previously discussed the possibility of settlement. The parties believe they will, once discovery concludes and the Court rules on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, be in a better position to evaluate settlement options. The parties may, at that point, request a Settlement Conference. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 22nd day of September, 2006. LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BURR SHIELDS

____s/ W. Blake Simms__________________ James Burr Shields Blake Simms Attorneys for Plaintiffs

s/ W. Blake Simms, with permission to sign for John Karow Attorneys for Defendants Carl and Molly Brown

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 22nd day of September, 2006, I electronically submitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: John E. Karow, Esq. 11350 North 104th Place Scottsdale, Arizona 85259 Attorney for Defendants Dennis Hall, Esq. 14614 North Kierland Boulevard, Suite 300 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Attorneys for Defendant Greg Brown ____s/ Gail Ivey___________________

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