County of Stanislaus v. Travelers Indemnity Company

Filing 69

STIPULATION and ORDER re Waiver of Jury 67 signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 10/4/2016. (Kirksey Smith, K)

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William D. Brown, Esq. SBN 125468
Benjamin P. Syz, Esq., SBN 240768
Janet Menacher, Esq., SBN 291365
BROWN & WINTERS
120 Birmingham Drive, Suite 110
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA 92007
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
COUNTY OF STANISLAUS
Lori A. Schweitzer, Esq., SBN 104882
Scott M. Bloom, Esq., SBN 183891
BECHERER KANNETT & SCHWEITZER
1255 Powell Street
Emeryville, California 94608
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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COUNTY OF STANISLAUS,

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Plaintiff.

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v.
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY
COMPANY;
Defendant.

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JOINT STIPULATION
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Plaintiff County of Stanislaus (“County”) and Defendant Travelers

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Indemnity Company (“Travelers”), collectively referred to as the “Parties”, by

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and through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, a jury trial was scheduled for October 25, 2016;

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WHEREAS, at the September 6, 2016 further pre-trial conference, the

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Parties agreed to stipulate to the waiver a jury for the first phase of trial as set

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forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed that the October 25, 2016 trial date

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will be a bench trial as set forth below.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the Parties, and

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subject to the Court’s approval, that:
1. The bench trial shall determine whether the County’s non-legal

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invoices, incurred after January 31, 2012 to April 22, 2016, submitted

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by the County to Travelers constitute defense costs under Insurance

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Company of Pacific Coast Policy No. PS 568 37 41 (10/13/72-

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10/13/75).
2. The Parties agree to waive the right to a jury on the issue described in

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Stipulation No. 1, above.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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DATED: October 4, 2016

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BROWN & WINTERS
By: /s/ William D. Brown
William D. Brown
Benjamin P. Syz
Janet Menacher
Attorneys for Plaintiff
COUNTY OF STANISLAUS

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DATED: October 4, 2016

BECHERER KANNETT & SCHWEITZER

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By: /s/ Lori A. Schweitzer (authorized on 10/4/16)
Lori A. Schweitzer
Scott M. Bloom
Attorneys for Defendant
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY
COMPANY

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JOINT STIPULATION
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ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October 4, 2016

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