General Fidelity Insurance Company v. Quanta Specialty Lines Insurance Company, et al

Filing 52

STIPULATION and ORDER 41 re Dismissal of certain homeowner defendants signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 12/17/2014. All amended homeowner defendants with the exception of Rene Diaz, Monica Diaz, David Beltran, and Alma Beltran are DISMISSED without prejudice. Plaintiff GFIC and dismissed Homeowner Defendants shall bear their own costs and attorneys' fees. (Marciel, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 GENERAL FIDELITY INSURANCE

Case No. 1:14-CV-01325 JAM GSA

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ORDER RE DISMISSAL OF
CERTAIN HOMEOWNER
DEFENDANTS WITHOUT
PREJUDICE, PURSUANT TO
STIPULATION

COMPANY, a South Carolina
12 Corporation,
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Plaintiff,
v.

15 QUANTA INDEMNITY COMPANY, a

Colorado corporation, as successor by

16 merger with QUANTA SPECIALTY

LINES INSURANCE COMPANY;

17 BELLA VISTA ESTATES, a California

Limited Partnership; LAUREL TREE

18 HOMES, INC., a California corporation;

DAVID DYCK, an individual;

19 LAMBETH CONSTRUCTION OF

CALIFORNIA, INC., a suspended

20 California corporation; LAMBETH

CONSTRUCTION, INC., a suspended

21 California corporation; LAMBETH

CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED, a

22 suspended Nevada corporation;

LAMBETH CONSTRUCTION, LLC, an

23 Arkansas limited liability company;

RENE DIAZ and MONICA DIAZ,

24 individuals; NORMA AGUILAR and

JESSE AGUILAR, individuals; TONY

25 ADAYAN, JR., an individual; HECTOR

CERDA and SANDRA CERDA,

26 individuals; MARISA CERROBLANCO,

an individual; ABEL DELGADO and

27 MARIA DELGADO, individuals;

BEATRIZ FLORES and MANUEL

28 GARCIA, individuals; JOSE GOMEZ

SOLIS, an individual; JOSE GUILLEN

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1 and NORMA GUILLEN, individuals;

RAFAEL IGNACIO and BERTHA

2 ALICIA REYES, individuals; LANDY

OROZCO and JOSE LEDESMA,

3 individuals; ALEJANDRO MAGANA

and ESMIRNA ESTRADA, individuals;

4 GREGORIA MORALES, an individual;

FERNANDO ORTIZ and PATRICIA

5 ORTIZ, individuals; JUAN PULIDO and

MARIA PULIDO, individuals;

6 SEVERINO RODRIGUEZ and LEE

ANN RODRIGUEZ, individuals;

7 RICHARD REYES, JR. and SAMUEL

ROBLES, individuals; JORGE

8 SALINAS, an individual; ISMAEL

SPINDOLA, FRANCES SPINDOLA and

9 CRYSTAL SPINDOLA, individuals;

JOSEPH TORRES, an individual;

10 BRENDA VARGAS, an individual;

RICARDO ZARAGOZA and MARIA

11 ZARAGOZA, individuals; JOSE LUIS

ZEPEDA, an individual; ILLIANA

12 MARTINEZ, an individual; RUBEN

BETANCOURT and ROSA

13 BETANCOURT, individuals; MANUEL

ALVAREZ, BERTHA ALVAREZ and

14 SERGIO ALVAREZ, individuals; JOSE

DANIEL AVALOS, an individual;

15 RAMON BARRAGAN and AMPARO

BARRAGAN, individuals; DAVID

16 BELTRAN and ALMA BELTRAN,

individuals; DEMETRIA CARDENAS

17 and OSBALDO CARDENAS,

individuals; JAVIER CAVAZOS, an

18 individual; JUAN JOSE CHAVEZ, an

individual; ARTURO CISNEROS, an

19 individual; JOSE CORTEZ and

MARICELA CORTEZ, individuals;

20 CARLOS CUEVAS and JERONIMA

CUEVAS, individuals; NORBERTO

21 DIAZ, JR. and LORENA DIAZ,

individuals; SALVADOR GALLARDO,

22 an individual; EDWARD GALLEGOS

and VERONICA GALLEGOS;

23 individuals; IVAN SERGIO GARIBAY

and ESPERANZA GARIBAY;

24 individuals; NELSON GARIBAY and

LUCILA GARCIA, individuals; SERGIO

25 GARIBAY and YOLANDA GARIBAY,

individuals; WALLY GONZALES and

26 ELENA GONZALES, individuals; JUAN

GONZALEZ and GINA GONZALEZ,

27 individuals; JULIAN GUTIERREZ and

MARIA GUTIERREZ, individuals;

28 SALVADOR HERNANDEZ, an

individual; SANDRA IBARRA, an

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1 individual; CARLOS IGLESIAS and

MONICA IGLESIAS, individuals;

2 MARIA INIGUEZ, an individual;

GERARDO LOPEZ and JULIA LOPEZ,

3 individuals; RODOLFO MALDONADO

and ROSALBA MALDONADO,

4 individuals; JOSE MERAZ and

DOMINGO GONZALEZ, individuals;

5 JIMMY MORENO and MARIA

MORENO, individuals; JOVITA

6 MUNOZ and NICOLAS MORALES,

individuals; MIGUEL MURILLO and

7 SUSANA GUZMAN, individuals; ISIAS

PACHECO and THERESA PENALOZA,

8 individuals; JAVIER PAULINO and

MARGARITA PAULINO, individuals;

9 MOISES PEREZ and MONICA PEREZ,

individuals; MARIA RAMIREZ, an

10 individual; LETICIA REYNA, an

individual; ZEFERINO REYNA, an

11 individual; ROBERT ROBLES and

JULIANA ROBLES, individuals; JOSE

12 GUADALUPE ROSILES and PATRICIA

BAUTISTA CEJA, individuals; ISRAEL

13 RUBALCAVA, an individual;

ARMANDO SANCHEZ and ELEANOR

14 LOPEZ, individuals; ERNESTO

SANCHEZ and TERESA SANCHEZ,

15 individuals; JOSE SANCHEZ, an

individual; JUAN CARLOS SANCHEZ,

16 an individual; PETER SANCHEZ and

VERONICA MARTINEZ SANCHEZ,

17 individuals; MARIA SERRANO, an

individual; GURVINDER SINGH and

18 JAGDEEP KAUR, individuals;

RICARDO BUSTOS TAPIA, an

19 individual; ANDRES TORRES, an

individual; GABRIEL TOVAR and

20 MARIA ZONIA TOVAR, individuals;

FRANCISCO VARGAS and MARIA

21 ALVA, individuals; PAULINO

VAZQUEZ and ROBERTO VARGAS,

22 individuals; LORIANE ZAMORA and

ROBERT JUAREZ, individuals;

23 NORMA ZUNIGA, an individual; LUIS

MUNOZ ALANIS and MARIA

24 CONSUELA MUNOZ, individuals;

PABLO CASTRO, an individual;

25 GUSTAVO ESPINOZA, an individual;

MARIO GARCIA and SALLY GARCIA,

26 individuals; THOMAS F. GHEEN and

JULA A. GHEEN, individuals; OSCAR

27 INIGUEZ and MARSHY INIGUEZ,

individuals; ROBERT L. LEIJA and

28 GUADALUPE G. LEIJA, individuals;

HUMBERTO LOZANO and MARYVEL

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1 LOZANO, individuals; MARTIN

MARES and SULEMA QUINTANILLA-

2 MARES, individuals; STEVEN

PADILLA and LENORA E. PADILLA,

3 individuals; DANIEL A. RODRIGUEZ

and FRIEDA RODRIGUEZ, individuals;

4 LORENZO SALAZAR, ERNESTINA C.

SALAZAR, ADRIAN SALAZAR and

5 MARIA ELENA SALAZAR, individuals;

JUAN G. SANTOS and FRIDA

6 SANTOS, individuals; DANIEL TAMEZ,

an individual; GABRIEL TAMEZ and

7 DESIREE D. TAMEZ, individuals;

JESUS M. VILLAGRANA and

8 ARACELI VILLAGRANA, individuals;

and JOSE ZUL, an individual.

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Defendants.

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This matter is before the Court on the STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL OF

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12 HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS WITHOUT PREJUDICE (hereinafter,
13 “Stipulation”) entered into and executed by Plaintiff GENERAL FIDELITY
14 INSURANCE COMPANY (hereinafter, “GFIC”) and the AMENDED
15 HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS (as more fully identified in the Stipulation and
16 below) on December 8, 2014, through their respective counsel of record in the herein
17 Action. Said Stipulation was filed in this Action on December 12, 2014 [Document
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The AMENDED HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS are the 160 Defendants

20 named in GFIC’s First Amended Complaint for Declaratory Relief, which was filed in
21 this Action on October 17, 2014 [Docket Number 17], who are plaintiffs in the two
22 Underlying Construction Defect Actions and the owners of the single-family
23 residences that are the subject matter of the Underlying Construction Defect Actions,
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(1) RENE DIAZ; (2) MONICA DIAZ; (3) NORMA AGUILAR; (4) JESSE

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AGUILAR; (5) TONY ADAYAN, JR.; (6) HECTOR CERDA; (7) SANDRA

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CERDA; (8) MARISA CERROBLANCO; (8) ABEL DELGADO; (9) MARIA

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DELGADO; (10) BEATRIZ FLORES; (11) MANUEL GARCIA; (12) JOSE

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GOMEZ SOLIS; (13) JOSE GUILLEN; (14) NORMA GUILLEN; (15)

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RAFAEL IGNACIO; (16) BERTHA ALICIA REYES; (17) LANDY

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OROZCO; (18) JOSE LEDESMA; (19) ALEJANDRO MAGANA; (20)

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ESMIRNA ESTRADA; (21) GREGORIA MORALES; (22) FERNANDO

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ORTIZ; (23) PATRICIA ORTIZ; (24) JUAN PULIDO; (25) MARIA PULIDO;

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(26) SEVERINO RODRIGUEZ; (27) LEE ANN RODRIGUEZ; (28)

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RICHARD REYES, JR.; (29) SAMUEL ROBLES; (30) JORGE SALINAS;

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(31) ISMAEL SPINDOLA; (32) FRANCES SPINDOLA; (33) CRYSTAL

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SPINDOLA; (34) JOSEPH TORRES; (35) BRENDA VARGAS; (36)

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RICARDO ZARAGOZA; (37) MARIA ZARAGOZA; (38) JOSE LUIS

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ZEPEDA; (39) ILLIANA MARTINEZ; (40) RUBEN BETANCOURT; (41)

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ROSA BETANCOURT; (42) MANUEL ALVAREZ; (43) BERTHA

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ALVAREZ; (44) SERGIO ALVAREZ; (45) JOSE DANIEL AVALOS; (46)

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RAMON BARRAGAN; (47) AMPARO BARRAGAN; (48) DAVID

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BELTRAN; (49) ALMA BELTRAN; (50) DEMETRIA CARDENAS; (51)

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OSBALDO CARDENAS; (52) JAVIER CAVAZOS; (53) JUAN JOSE

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CHAVEZ; (54) ARTURO CISNEROS; (55) JOSE CORTEZ; (56)

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MARICELA CORTEZ; (57) CARLOS CUEVAS; (58) JERONIMA CUEVAS;

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(59) NORBERTO DIAZ, JR.; (60) LORENA DIAZ; (61) SALVADOR

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GALLARDO; (62) EDWARD GALLEGOS; (63) VERONICA GALLEGOS;

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(64) IVAN SERGIO GARIBAY; (65) ESPERANZA GARIBAY; (66)

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NELSON GARIBAY; (67) LUCILA GARCIA; (68) SERGIO GARIBAY; (69)

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YOLANDA GARIBAY; (70) WALLY GONZALES; (71) ELENA

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GONZALES; (72) JUAN GONZALEZ; (73) GINA GONZALEZ; (74)

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JULIAN GUTIERREZ; (75) MARIA GUTIERREZ; (76) SALVADOR

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HERNANDEZ; (77) SANDRA IBARRA; (78) CARLOS IGLESIAS; (79)

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MONICA IGLESIAS; (80) MARIA INIGUEZ; (81) GERARDO LOPEZ; (82)

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JULIA LOPEZ; (83) RODOLFO MALDONADO; (84) ROSALBA

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MALDONADO; (85) JOSE MERAZ; (86) DOMINGO GONZALEZ; (87)

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JIMMY MORENO; (88) MARIA MORENO; (89) JOVITA MUNOZ; (90)

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NICOLAS MORALES; (91) MIGUEL MURILLO; (92) SUSANA GUZMAN;

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(93) ISIAS PACHECO; (94) THERESA PENALOZA; (95) JAVIER

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PAULINO; (96) MARGARITA PAULINO; (97) MOISES PEREZ; (98)

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MONICA PEREZ; (99) MARIA RAMIREZ; (100) LETICIA REYNA; (101)

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ZEFERINO REYNA; (102) ROBERT ROBLES; (103) JULIANA ROBLES;

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(104) JOSE GUADALUPE ROSILES; (105) PATRICIA BAUTISTA CEJA;

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(106) ISRAEL RUBALCAVA; (107) ARMANDO SANCHEZ; (108)

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ELEANOR LOPEZ; (109) ERNESTO SANCHEZ; (110) TERESA

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SANCHEZ; (111) JOSE SANCHEZ; (112) JUAN CARLOS SANCHEZ; (113)

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PETER SANCHEZ; (114) VERONICA MARTINEZ SANCHEZ; (115)

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MARIA SERRANO; (116) GURVINDER SINGH; (117) JAGDEEP KAUR;

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(118) RICARDO BUSTOS TAPIA; (119) ANDRES TORRES; (120)

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GABRIEL TOVAR; (121) MARIA ZONIA TOVAR; (122) FRANCISCO

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VARGAS; (123) MARIA ALVA; (124) PAULINO VAZQUEZ; (125)

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ROBERTO VARGAS; (126) LORIANE ZAMORA; (127) ROBERT JUAREZ;

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(128) NORMA ZUNIGA; (129) LUIS MUNOZ ALANIS; (130) MARIA

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CONSUELA MUNOZ; (131) PABLO CASTRO; (132) GUSTAVO

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ESPINOZA; (133) MARIO GARCIA; (134) SALLY GARCIA; (135)

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THOMAS F. GHEEN; (136) JULA A. GHEEN; (137) OSCAR INIGUEZ;

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(138) MARSHY INIGUEZ; (139) ROBERT L. LEIJA; (140) GUADALUPE

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G. LEIJA; (141) HUMBERTO LOZANO; (142) MARYVEL LOZANO; (143)

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MARTIN MARES, (144) SULEMA QUINTANILLA-MARES; (145)

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STEVEN PADILLA; (146) LENORA E. PADILLA; (147) DANIEL A.

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RODRIGUEZ; (148) FRIEDA RODRIGUEZ; (149) LORENZO SALAZAR;

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(150) ERNESTINA C. SALAZAR; (151) ADRIAN SALAZAR; (152) MARIA

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ELENA SALAZAR; (153 JUAN G. SANTOS; (154) FRIDA SANTOS; (155)

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DANIEL TAMEZ; (156) GABRIEL TAMEZ; (157) DESIREE D. TAMEZ;

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(158) JESUS M. VILLAGRANA; (159) ARACELI VILLAGRANA; and (160)

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JOSE ZUL.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation, and for good cause shown,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all of the AMENDED HOMEOWNER

7 DEFENDANTS, with the exception of (1) RENE DIAZ, (2) MONICA DIAZ, (48)
8 DAVID BELTRAN, and (49) ALMA BELTRAN are dismissed as Defendants in this
9 Action, without prejudice, subject to the right of Plaintiff GFIC to re-file or renew its
10 claims against the dismissed AMENDED HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS, which are
11 the subject of this Action (hereinafter, the “DISMISSED HOMEOWNER
12 DEFENDANTS”). Pursuant to the Stipulation, all DISMISSED HOMEOWNER
13 DEFENDANTS have heretofore acknowledged service of the Summons and First
14 Amended Complaint in this Action and consented to the Court’s jurisdiction in this
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the DISMISSED HOMEOWNER

17 DEFENDANTS shall be bound by all orders, findings, conclusions, determinations,
18 decrees, stipulations, judgments, settlements and/or agreements made or entered into
19 between the parties to this Action, other than those which constitute factual
20 determinations that are specific to the residences owned by Defendants RENE DIAZ,
21 MONICA DIAZ, DAVID BELTRAN and/or ALMA BELTRAN, in the same manner
22 and to the same extent as if the DISMISSED HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS had
23 been parties to this Action and/or parties to any settlement agreement.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff GFIC and the DISMISSED

25 HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS shall bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees in
26 connection with the dismissal of the DISMISSED HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS
27 without prejudice.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all statute of limitations, statutes regarding
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1 prosecution of claims or time within which a trial must be held or judgment must be
2 entered, and all defenses based upon delay and prosecution (collectively “Statute of
3 Limitations”) with respect to the claims of Plaintiff GFIC against the DISMISSED
4 HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS provided for by law, equity or judicial decision shall
5 be tolled as provided herein. In the event that Plaintiff re-files or renews any claims in
6 connection with this Action in the future against one or more of the DISMISSED
7 HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS, the period from August 25, 2014, up to and
8 including the date of re-filing or renewal of such an action, shall not be included for
9 purposes of computing the applicable time periods for Statute of Limitations, and shall
10 not in any way serve to extend any Statutes of Limitations that had already run as of
11 and including August 25, 2014.
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This ORDER does not pertain to any parties in this Action, other than Plaintiff

13 GFIC and the AMENDED HOMEOWNER DEFENDANTS, all of which remain
14 parties to this Action, with the exception of the DISMISSED HOMEOWNER
15 DEFENDANTS.
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December 17, 2014

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/s/ John A. Mendez___________
The Honorable John A. Mendez
U. S. District Court Judge

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