Viola Coppola, et al v. Gregory Smith, et al

Filing 271

STIPULATION and ORDER Regarding Defendants' Responses to Plaintiffs' Sixth Amended Complaint, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 3/9/2015. (Herman, H)

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES
125 E. DE LA GUERRA ST., STE 203
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

Jan A. Greben, SBN 103464
[e-mail]
Brett A. Boon, SBN 283225
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE TRUST, GARY
COPPOLA, and THE TRUST OF ANTHONY M. COPPOLA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

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THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE
TRUST, GARY COPPOLA, and THE TRUST OF
ANTHONY M. COPPOLA;
Plaintiffs,

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Case No.: 1:11-CV-01257-AWI-BAM
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING DEFENDANTS’
RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’
SIXTH AMENDED COMPLAINT

v.
PARAGON CLEANERS, INC. (formerly sued as
GREGORY SMITH, an individual); RICHARD
LASTER, an individual; THE JANE HIGGINS
NASH TRUST; JANE NASH AS EXECUTOR OF
THE ESTATE OF DECATUR HIGGINS, A/K/A
THE ESTATE OF MABEL ELAINE HIGGINS;
HARLEY MILLER, an individual; CHERYL
MILLER, an individual; MARTIN AND MARTIN
PROPERTIES LLC; CALIFORNIA WATER
SERVICE COMPANY; the CITY OF VISALIA;
NASH PROPERTIES LLC [DOE#1], DAVID H.
NASH, as successor co-trustee of the WILLIAM P.
NASH and JANE H. NASH REVOCABLE TRUST
[DOE #2], RICHARD P. NASH, as successor and cotrustee of the WILLIAM P. NASH and JANE H.
NASH REVOCABLE TRUST [DOE #3], VISALIA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; and DOES 4-20,
inclusive.
Defendants.
RELATED CROSS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS

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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 15, and the Court’s Minute Order dated
February 11, 2015, Plaintiffs the Irrevocable Trust of Viola M. Coppola, the Trust of Anthony
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Coppola, and Gary Coppola (collectively as “Coppola”) together with Defendants, Cross-Claimants,

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and/or Counter-Claimants the City of Visalia (the “City”), Martin and Martin Properties, LLC

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(“Martin”), and Jane Nash as Trustee for the Jane Higgins Nash Trust (the “Nash Trust”) as well as

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executor of the Estate of Decatur Higgins a/k/a the Estate of Mabel Elaine Higgins (the “Estate of

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Higgins”) (collectively the “Parties”) hereby stipulate to the following:

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1. Coppola’s Sixth Amended Complaint, filed February 13, 2015 as Document Number 262

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(“6AC”), does not vary substantively from Coppola’s Fifth Amended Complaint, filed

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December 3, 2013 as Document Number 157 (“5AC”), with respect to the City. The City’s

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Answer to Coppola’s 5AC and Counterclaim (Dkt. No. 173) shall, therefore, be deemed

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responsive to Coppola’s 6AC;

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2. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to Martin.

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Martin’s Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 167) shall, therefore, be deemed responsive to

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Coppola’s 6AC;

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3. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to the Nash

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Trust. The Nash Trust’s Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 177) shall, therefore, be

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deemed responsive to Coppola’s 6AC, and;

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4. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to the Estate

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of Higgins. The Estate of Higgins’ Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 178) shall, therefore,

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be deemed responsive to Coppola’s 6AC.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Date: March 5, 2015

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/s/ Jan A. Greben
Jan A. Greben
Brett A. Boon
Attorneys for the Viola M. Coppola Irrevocable Trust,
Gary Coppola and the Trust of Anthony M. Coppola

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

Date: March 5, 2015

ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY &
NATSIS LLP

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/s/_Emily L. Murray__________________
Emily L. Murray
Tim C. Hsu
Attorneys for Martin and Martin Properties, LLC

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Date: March 5, 2015

WILLIAMS, JORDAN & BRODERSON LLP

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/s/_Steven R. Williams___________________
Steven R. Williams
Attorneys for the Jane H. Nash Revocable Trust and the
Estate of Decatur Higgins

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Date: March 5, 2015

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HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP

/s/ Leonard C. Herr______________________
Leonard C. Herr
Attorneys for the City of Visalia

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe

Date: 3/9/2015

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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