County of Stanislaus v. Travelers Indemnity Company

Filing 96

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 12/7/2018: In advance of the 1/15/2019 Bench Trial, the court hereby sets a Status Conference for 1/2/2019 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. By 12/20/2018, the parties shall submit a joint status report setting forth the status of this case and file revised pretrial statements pursuant to Local Rule 281. (See document for further details.)(Kirksey Smith, K)

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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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Defendant.

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ORDER

TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY;
and DOES 1 through 50,
inclusive,

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CIV. NO. 1:14-00666 WBS SMS

The court previously set this case for a bench trial
regarding whether certain nonlegal invoices are defense costs,
with the bench trial scheduled for January 15, 2019.1
No. 94.)

(Docket

In advance of the January 15, 2019 bench trial, the

court hereby sets a status conference for January 2, 2019 at 1:30

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The court notes that it ordered the parties to set
forth any other issues they agreed should addressed at the bench
trial, including whether any contamination was “sudden and
accidental” under the terms of plaintiff’s policy with defendant,
but the parties had not reached any agreement as of June 2018.
(See Docket Nos. 94, 95.)
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p.m. in Courtroom 5.

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submit a joint status report setting forth the status of this

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case, including the status of settlement negotiations, the status

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of the underlying state court litigation, and any other issues

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the parties think should be discussed.

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By December 20, 2018, the parties shall

The joint status report shall also set forth how the

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parties agree the bench trial should proceed.

The court notes

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that the parties previously discussed presentation of invoices in

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“groups” during the bench trial.

Accordingly, the joint status

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report shall set forth a list of each group of invoices, discuss

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what each group consists of, and identify the invoices that

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belong to each group.

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By December 20, 2018, the parties shall also file

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revised pretrial statements pursuant to Local Rule 281, including

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revised witness and exhibit lists and proposed findings of fact

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and conclusions of law for the bench trial on this phase of the

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case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

December 7, 2018

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