Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. v. Natoma Valley Ridge, et al.,

Filing 205

ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 12/30/2011 ORDERING 204 Defendants Western Sierra Bancorp, Western Sierra National Bank, Umpqua Bank and Umpqua Holdings Corporation are hereby DISMISSED with prejudice, each party to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. (Reader, L)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

BENNETT J. LEE, Bar No. 230482
NICHOLAS A. MERRELL, Bar No. 240795
WATT, TIEDER, HOFFAR & FITZGERALD, L.L.P.
333 Bush Street, Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone:
415-623-7000
Facsimile:
415-623-7001
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA

8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY Case No. 2:08-cv-02715-JAM-KJN [lead case]
COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut
corporation,
ORDER DISMISSING ALL CLAIMS AND
CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST
Plaintiff,
DEFENDANTS:
v.
(1) WESTERN SIERRA NATIONAL
BANK;
NATOMA VALLEY RIDGE, LLC, a
California limited liability company; GSJ
COMPANY,
LLC
dba
DUNMORE (2) WESTERN SIERRA BANCORP;
COMMUNITIES, a California limited
liability company; GRANT AVENUE, LLC, (3) UMPQUA HOLDINGS
CORPORATION; AND
a California limited liability company;
CREEKSIDE 18, LLC, a California limited
liability company; JEREMY A. DUNMORE, (4) UMPQUA BANK
an individual; SIDNEY D. DUNMORE, an
individual;
RUTH
DUNMORE,
an
individual; CHADY EVETTE DUNMORE,
an individual; THOMAS E. MARTIN, an
individual; DIANE CAROL MARTIN, an
individual; STEPHEN K. PARKINSON, an
individual; SUSAN C. PARKINSON, an
individual; GSJ COMPANY, LLC dba
DUNMORE COMMUNITIES, as trustee, for
THE DUNMORE FAMILY TRUST dated
February 24, 1977, as amended; RUTH
DUNMORE, as trustee, for THE DUNMORE
FAMILY TRUST dated February 24, 1977,
as
amended;
WESTERN
SIERRA
NATIONAL
BANK,
a
California
corporation;
WESTERN
SIERRA
BANCORP, a California corporation;
UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION, an

W ATT , T IEDER ,
H OFFAR &
F ITZG ERALD , L.L.P.
A TTORN E YS A T L A W

[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL
PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com OF UMPQUA DEFENDANTS

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Oregon corporation; and UMPQUA BANK,
an Oregon corporation, GSJ COMPANY, LP,
a California limited partnership, DUNMAR,
LLC, a California limited liability company,
FAIR OAKS VILLAGE, LLC, a California
limited
liability
company,
SIBLEY
SQUARE, LLC, a California limited liability
company, PENRYN COUNTRY ESTATES,
LLC, a California limited liability company,
HILLGATE ESTATES, LLC, a California
limited liability company, STEVENSON
AVENUE, LLC, a California limited liability
company, SHASTA OAK COURT, LLC, a
California limited liability company,

8
Defendants.
9
10

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut
corporation,

Case No. 2:09-CV-02147-JAM-JFM

11
Plaintiff,
12
v.
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

THOMAS E. MARTIN, an individual;
DIANE CAROL MARTIN, an individual;
THOMAS E. MARTIN, as trustee for the
THOMAS E. MARTIN TRUST, established
December 26, 2002; DIANE CAROL
MARTIN, as trustee for the THOMAS E.
MARTIN TRUST, established December 26,
2002; BARBERRY LANE, LLC, a California
limited liability company; EVAN ESTATES,
LLC, a California limited liability company;
GV INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California
limited liability company; LAKERIDGE
COTTAGES, LLC, a California limited
liability company; PINE GROVE, LLC, a
California
limited
liability
company;
STEVENSON AVENUE, LLC, a California
limited
liability
company;
TDM
INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited
liability company; and DOES 1-20.

23
Defendants.
24
25
26
27
28
-2[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL
PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com OF UMPQUA DEFENDANTS

1

For good cause shown and pursuant to the stipulation between Plaintiff Travelers Casualty

2

and Surety Company of America and Defendants Western Sierra National Bank, Western Sierra

3

Bancorp, Umpqua Holdings Corporation and Umpqua Bank, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

4

All causes of action against Defendants Western Sierra National Bank, Western Sierra

5

Bancorp, Umpqua Holdings Corporation and Umpqua Bank are hereby dismissed with prejudice,

6

each party to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees.

7

IT IS SO ORDERED,

8
9
10

Dated: 12/30/2011_________________
/s/ John A. Mendez________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
-3[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL
PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com OF UMPQUA DEFENDANTS