Lewis, et al v. Russell, et al
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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 1/7/2019 ORDERING the Final Pretrial Conference RESET to 4/1/2019 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb, and the Jury Trial RESET to 6/25/2019 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 5 (WBS) before Senior Judge William B. Shubb. (Huang, H)
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JENNIFER HARTMAN KING (Bar No. 211313)
ALANNA C. LUNGREN (Bar No. 269668)
HARTMAN KING PC
520 Capitol Mall, Suite 750
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone:
(916) 379-7530
Facsimile:
(916) 379-7535
JHartmanKing@HartmanKingLaw.com
ALungren@HartmanKingLaw.com
BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP
HARRIET A. STEINER (Bar No. 109436)
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone:
(916) 325-4000
Facsimile:
(916) 325-4010
Harriet.Steiner@bbklaw.com
Exempt From Filing Fees Pursuant To
Government Code Section 6103
Attorneys for Counter Claimant
CITY OF DAVIS
HARTMAN KING PC
520 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 750
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
TEL: (916) 379-7530 / FAX: (916) 379-7535
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TRIAL AND
OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH IN
PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
Plaintiffs,
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Case No.: CIV S-03-2646 WBS AC
CHARLES H. LEWIS AND JANE W.
LEWIS,
v.
ORDER
ROBERT D. RUSSELL, ET AL.,
[LR 144]
Defendants,
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Trial Date: April 23, 2019
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AND RELATED COUNTER, CROSS AND
THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS.
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STIPULATION
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TRIAL AND OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH IN PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER;
[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Counter Claimant City of Davis (the “City”); Counter Claimants The Davis Center, LLC,
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Emily A. Stover, individually and as Trustee of the Stover Family Trust and as Personal
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Representative for Melvin Stover (Deceased), and Richard Albert Stinchfield, individually and as
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Trustee of the Robert S. Stinchfield Separate Real Property Trust and as Trustee of the Barbara
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Ellen Stinchfield Testamentary Trust (collectively, “Landowners”); Counter Claimants Potter
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Taylor & Co., Potter, Long, Adams & Taylor Ltd., Davis Center, Potter-Taylor, Inc., Potter Taylor
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& Scurfield, Inc. (collectively, “Potter-Taylor”); and Counter Defendants Charles H. Lewis
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(Deceased) and Jane W. Lewis (Deceased), Estate of Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) and Robert
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Zehnder as Personal Representative of Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) (“Lewis”) (the City,
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Landowners, Potter-Taylor and Lewis are referred to collectively herein as the “Participating
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Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, on August 12, 2013, The Davis Center moved to amend the scheduling order
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(Doc. No. 447) and the Participating Parties stipulated to extend the deadlines to disclose experts
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(Doc. No. 458). On August 30, 2013, the Court entered Orders granting the Motion (Doc. No. 457)
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and approving the Stipulation (Doc. No. 460).
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WHEREAS, on February 28, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation
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to amend the scheduling order to allow time to produce and compile data associated with the
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investigative study (Doc. No. 472). On March 3, 2014, the Court entered an Order approving the
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Stipulation (Doc. No. 474).
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WHEREAS, on August 15, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to
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amend the scheduling order to allow time to produce and compile additional data associated with the
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site investigation (Doc. No. 475). On August 19, 2014, the Court entered an Order approving the
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Stipulation (Doc. No. 477).
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WHEREAS, on December 12, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation
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to amend the scheduling order to allow time to develop a cost estimate and work plan for the proposed
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remediation (Doc. No. 478). On the same day, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation
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(Doc. No. 479).
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WHEREAS, on June 2, 2015, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to
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amend the scheduling order to allow additional time to develop a cost estimate and work plan for the
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proposed remediation and to enter into possible mediation in an effort to resolve the case (Doc. No.
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480). On June 15, 2015, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation (Doc. No. 481).
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WHEREAS, the Participating Parties held a mediation in December of 2015, and since
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that time have continued to negotiate settlement terms among themselves and with the California
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Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (“Regional Board”).
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WHEREAS, on December 21, 2016, in light of progress in settlement negotiations, the
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Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to amend the scheduling order to allow
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additional time to draft settlement documents and secure approval of those terms by all
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Participating Parties (Doc. No. 511). On December 22, 2016, the Court entered an Order
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approving the Stipulation (Doc. No. 512). Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to
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commence on October 31, 2017.
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WHEREAS, on March 7, 2017, counsel for Lewis filed a Statement of Fact of Death in
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the above-captioned action (“Action”), suggesting upon the record the death of Charles H. Lewis
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and Jane W. Lewis (Doc. No. 518).
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WHEREAS, on May 22, 2017, the Superior Court of California for Yolo County duly
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appointed Robert Zehnder as Personal Representative of Charles H. Lewis in Case Number
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PB17-94.
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WHEREAS, on June 15, 2017, the Participating Parties transmitted various settlement
documents to the Regional Board, for its review and approval.
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WHEREAS, on June 22, 2017, the Participating Parties entered into a stipulation agreeing
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to substitute: 1) Robert Zehnder, as Personal Representative of Charles H. Lewis as a party to this
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Action in place of Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) and Jane W. Lewis (Deceased) for purposes of
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the City’s counter claims against Lewis only; and 2) the Estate of Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) as
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a party to this Action in place of Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) and Jane W. Lewis (Deceased) for
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purposes of the Landowner’s and Potter-Taylor’s respective counter claims against Lewis only
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(Doc. No. 526).
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WHEREAS, on June 22, 2017, in light of the Participating Parties’ progress in having
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prepared the various settlement documents and efforts in the process to secure approval of the
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settlement documents from the Regional Board, the Participating Parties entered into a further
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stipulation to amend the scheduling order and extend the deadlines by three months (Doc. No.
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527). On June 23, 2017, the Court entered an Order approving that stipulation (Doc. No. 529).
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Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to commence on January 30, 2018.
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WHEREAS, on September 22, 2017, in light of progress in settlement negotiations, the
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Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to amend the scheduling order to allow
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additional time to revise settlement documents and secure approval of those terms by all
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Participating Parties (Doc. No. 531). On the same date, the Court entered an Order approving the
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Stipulation (Doc. No. 532). Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to commence on
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May 1, 2018.
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WHEREAS, on December 13, 2017, counsel for the City filed a Motion for Summary
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Judgment or, In the Alternative, Summary Adjudication as to Cross-Claimants Jung Hang Suh
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and Soo Jung Suh (Doc. No. 533) which was heard on February 5, 2018 (Doc. No. 538).
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2017, the Court issued its own Minute Order continuing
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the Pretrial Conference from February 26, 2018 to March 12, 2018 (Doc. No. 534).
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WHEREAS, at that time the Participating Parties had not yet reached agreement on the
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final terms of the Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue (“CNS”) between the Regional Board, and
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the Participating Parties, but continued their negotiations.
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WHEREAS, on January 5, 2018, the Regional Board submitted material revisions and
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changes to the CNS. On January 18, 2018, counsel for Landowners advised all parties to the
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CNS that their clients rejected the Regional Board’s material revisions to the CNS and offered
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alternative language.
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WHEREAS, on January 25, 2018, in light of continued coordination between the
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Participating Parties to negotiate the terms of the various settlement documents and the Regional
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Board’s need for additional time to complete its review of the revised settlement documents, the
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Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to amend the scheduling order (Doc. No.
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536).
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TRIAL AND OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH IN PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER;
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WHEREAS, on January 26, 2018, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation
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(Doc. No. 537). Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to commence on August 7,
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2018, and the pre-trial conference was reset to June 18, 2018.
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WHEREAS, on February 6, 2018, the Court entered an Order granting the City’s Motion
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for Summary Judgment or, In the Alternative, Summary Adjudication as to Cross-Claimants Jung
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Hang Suh and Soo Jung Suh (Doc. No. 539).
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WHEREAS, on May 11, 2018, in light of continued coordination between the
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Participating Parties to finalize the various settlement documents, and to avoid unnecessarily
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directing the Participating Parties’ resources to trial preparation, the Participating Parties entered
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into a further stipulation to amend the scheduling order (Doc. No. 540).
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WHEREAS, on May 14, 2018, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation (Doc.
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No. 541). Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to commence on January 23, 2019, and
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the pre-trial conference was reset to October 22, 2018.
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WHEREAS, on September 19, 2018, in light of the Participating Parties’ continuing
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efforts toward finalizing the various settlement documents between themselves as well as the
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Regional Board, and in order to obtain final client approval of the near-final settlement
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documents, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to amend the scheduling
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order (Doc. No. 542).
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WHEREAS, on September 21, 2018, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation
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(Doc. No. 543). Under that Order, the trial in this matter was set to commence on April 23, 2019,
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and the pre-trial conference was reset to January 28, 2019.
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WHEREAS, since the Court’s September 21, 2018, Order resetting the trial date to April
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23, 2019, the Participating Parties have finalized the various settlement documents and obtained
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final client approval. At this stage, the final settlement documents have been transmitted to the
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Participating Parties and the Regional Board for execution.
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WHEREAS, due to the upcoming April 23, 2019, trial date, proceeding toward trial on the
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current schedule would unnecessarily direct the Participating Parties’ resources to trial preparation.
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An extension of the existing deadlines by approximately two months will allow the Participating
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Parties to focus their resources on obtaining client signatures on the various settlement documents and
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coordinating on other final steps to facilitate the resolution of this litigation and avoid the need for
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trial.
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NOW THEREFORE, the Participating Parties hereby stipulate to extend the existing
deadlines to the following dates:
1. Final pre-trial conference is reset to March 25, 2019, or at such time that is convenient
for the Court; and
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2. Jury trial is reset for June 26, 2019, or at such time that is convenient for the Court.
Dated: January 7, 2019
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Respectfully submitted,
Law Offices of Francis M. Goldsberry
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By: /s/ Francis M. Goldsberry (as authorized on Jan. 4, 2019)
Francis M. Goldsberry
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Attorneys for Counter Claimants Potter-Taylor & Co.; Potter, Long,
Adams & Taylor, Ltd.; Davis Center; Potter-Taylor, Inc. and Potter
Taylor & Scurfield, Inc.
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Dated: January 7, 2019
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Respectfully submitted,
Hartman King, PC
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By: /s/ Jennifer Hartman King
Jennifer Hartman King
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Attorneys for Counter Claimant City of Davis
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Dated: January 7, 2019
Respectfully submitted,
Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP
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By: /s/ Peter Dye (as authorized on Jan. 4, 2019)
Peter Dye
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Attorneys for Counter Claimants The Davis Center, LLC; Emily A.
Stover, individually and as Trustee of the Stover Family Trust and
as Personal Representative for Melvin Stover (Deceased); and
Richard Albert Stinchfield, individually and as Trustee of the
Robert S. Stinchfield Separate Real Property Trust and as Trustee of
the Barbara Ellen-6Stinchfield Testamentary Trust
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TRIAL AND OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH IN PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER;
[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Dated: January 7, 2019
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Respectfully submitted,
Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP
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By: /s/ Keith D. Chidlaw (as authorized on Jan. 4, 2019)
Keith D. Chidlaw
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Attorneys for Counter Defendants Charles H. Lewis (Deceased) and
Jane W. Lewis (Deceased), Robert Zehnder, as Personal
Representative of Charles H. Lewis, and Estate of Charles H. Lewis
(Deceased)
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ORDER
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For good cause and pursuant to the above stipulation of the Participating Parties, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. Final Pre-trial Conference is reset to April 1, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.
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2. Jury Trial is reset for June 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: January 7, 2019
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