Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. Dalton et al

Filing 114

STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 6/9/2014 ORDERING Progressive Casualty Insurance Company to produce by 6/2/2014, the 565,000 "hit" documents culled from the use of the search terms in this and four other cas es, subject to the clawback provisions of F.R.Cv.P. Rule 26(b)(5)(B), Federal Rules of Evidence 502(d), and the Courts existing ESI protocol; ORDERING Progressive Casualty Insurance Company to serve Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with a privil eged document log fully compliant with F.R.Cv.P. Rule 26(b)(5)(A) for any documents withheld or redacted on the basis of privilege; ORDERING Progressive Casualty Insurance Company to produce the first privilege log (one-third of the total documents w ithheld or redacted) by 6/19/2014; ORDERING Progressive Casualty Insurance Company to produce the second privilege log by 7/17/2014; ORDERING Progressive Casualty Insurance Company to produce the final privilege log by 8/14/2014; WITHDRAWING 109 Mo tion to Compel; MODIFYING the 108 Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order; ORDERING that discovery be completed by 9/30/2014; ORDERING that expert disclosures be made by 9/30/2014; ORDERING that rebuttal expert disclosures be made by 10/28/2014; ORDERING that Dispositive motions be filed by 1/15/2015. (Michel, G)

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AARON K. McCLELLAN (Ca. SBN 197185)
THOMAS P. MAZZUCCO (Ca. SBN 139758)
HARLAN B. WATKINS (Ca. SBN 176458)
MURPHY PEARSON BRADLEY & FEENEY, P.C.
88 Kearny Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
ANDREW M. REIDY (pro hac vice)
CATHERINE J. SERAFIN (pro hac vice)
DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation as Receiver for Pacific State Bank

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY,

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Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL L. DALTON, HAROLD HAND,
KATHLEEN M. VERNER, PATRICIA A.
HATTON, MAXWELL M. FREEMAN,
YOSHIKAZU MATAGA, GEORGE M.
SCHOFIELD, RICK SIMAS, GARY A.
STEWART, RUSSELL MUNSON, STEVEN
KIKUCHI, STEVE ROSSO, JUSTIN GARNER,
LAURA MAFFEI, LINDA OGATO and the
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR
PACIFIC STATE BANK,
Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:12-cv-00713-TLN-CKD
Assigned to the
Hon. Troy L. Nunley
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER
REGARDING DEFENDANT FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
AS RECEIVER FOR PACIFIC STATE
BANK’S MOTION TO COMPEL
PLAINTIFF PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY TO PRODUCE
ESI AND TO COMPLY WITH THE ESI
ORDER AND TO EXTEND SCHEDULING
ORDER DATES

Now come Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (“Progressive”), Defendant

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Pacific State Bank (“FDIC-R”), and Defendants

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Michael L. Dalton, Harold Hand, Kathleen M. Verner, Patricia A. Hatton, Maxwell M. Freeman,

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Yoshikazu Mataga, George M. Schofield, Rick Simas, Gary A. Stewart, Russell Munson, Steven

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Kikuchi, Steve Rosso, Justin Garner, Laura Maffei, and Linda Ogato (the “Ds & Os” and together with

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Progressive and FDIC-R, the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, and hereby

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stipulate as follows:

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On May 14, 2014, FDIC-R filed a Motion to Compel Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance
Company to Produce ESI and to Comply with the ESI Order. (Docket Entry (“DE”) 109). As a result

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of subsequent discussions between Progressive and FDIC-R and subsequent developments in other

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matters involving similar issues, the Parties stipulate as follows:

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Progressive shall have until June 2, 2014, to produce the 565,000 “hit” documents

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culled from the use of the search terms in this and four other cases1 to FDIC-R subject to the clawback

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provisions of Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 26(b)(5)(B), Fed. R. Evid. 502(d), and the Court’s existing ESI

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protocol.

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Progressive may apply privilege filters to the 565,000 documents and withhold

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documents identified as more likely privileged as a result of application of privilege filters. However,

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Progressive shall serve FDIC-R with a privileged document log which fully complies with Rule

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26(b)(5)(A) for any documents withheld or redacted on the basis of privilege. Progressive shall

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produce the first privilege log for one-third of the total documents withheld or redacted by June 19,

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2014, the second privilege log by July 17, 2014, and the final privilege log by August 14, 2014.

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3.

FDIC-R withdraws its Motion to Compel Plaintiff Progressive Casualty Insurance

Company to Produce ESI and to Comply with the ESI Order (DE 109) without prejudice to FDIC-R’s

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The other four cases are Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. FDIC as Receiver for Omni National Bank, No.
1:12-cv-01103-RLV (N.D. Ga.); Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. FDIC as Receiver for Vantus Bank, No.
5:12-cv-04041-DEO (N.D. Iowa); Progressive Cas. Ins. Co. v. Delaney, et al., No. 2:11-cv-00678LRH-PAL (D. Nev.) (involving FDIC as Receiver for Sun West Bank); and Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.
v. FDIC as Receiver for Silver State Bank, No. 2:12-cv-00665-RLH-PAL (D. Nev.).

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right to raise any issues regarding the sufficiency of Progressive’s production or its compliance with

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this Stipulation.2

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The Amended Scheduling Order (DE 108) provides that the schedule may be modified

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upon a showing of “good cause.” Good cause exists in order to allow adequate time to complete the

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ESI review and production as set forth above and other discovery. The Parties therefore stipulate to

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the following modification of the current schedule:

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Item
Close of Fact Discovery
Expert Disclosures
Rebuttal Expert Disclosures
Dispositive Motions Hearing

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Current Deadline
June 12, 2014
August 12, 2014
September 9, 2014
December 24, 2014

Proposed Extension
September 30, 2014
September 30, 2014
October 28, 2014
January 15, 2015

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The parties propose no change to the remaining deadlines, including the pretrial deadlines and

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trial date.

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The parties respectfully request that the Court enter an order to this effect.

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Dated: May 30, 2014

MURPHY PEARSON BRADLEY & FEENEY, P.C.

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By /s/ Aaron K. McClellan
Aaron K. McClellan
Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, P.C.
88 Kearny Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415-393-8087
Email: [e-mail]

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DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP

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By /s/ Catherine J. Serafin (as approved on 5-30-14)
Catherine J. Serafin (pro hac vice)
Andrew M. Reidy (pro hac vice)
1825 Eye Street NW

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Progressive’s amenability to this stipulation is due to a recent order entered by the court in the action
captioned Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. v. Delaney, et al., No. 2:11-cv-00678-LRH-PAL (D.
Nev.) (attached as Exhibit 1), addressing Progressive’s review and production of ESI in that matter.

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Washington, DC 20006
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation as Receiver for Pacific State Bank

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DIEPENBROCK ELKIN LLP

TISDALE & NICHOLSON, LLP

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By /s/ Eileen M. Diepnbrock ( as approved on 530-14)
Eileen M. Diepenbrock (SBN 119254)
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 2200
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: 916-446-2640
Email:
[e-mail]

By /s/ Kevin D. Hughes (as approved on 5-30-14)
Kevin D. Hughes (SBN 188749)
Linda J. Kim (SBN 181122)
2029 Century Park East, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310-286-2351
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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LOSS, JUDGE & WARD, LLP

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Attorneys for Defendants Michael Dalton,
By /s/ Charles Chotvacs (as approved on 5-30-14) Maxwell Freeman, Harold Hand, Patricia Hatton,
Lewis K. Loss (pro hac vice)
Yoshikazu Mataga, Russell Munson, Linda Ogata,
Charles W. Chotvacs (pro hac vice)
George Schofield, and Rick Simas
Matthew J. Dendinger (pro hac vice pending)
Two Lafayette Centre
1133 21st St., NW, Suite 450
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: 202-778-4099
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
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LAW OFFICE OF KENNETH M. MELEYCO

HAKEEM, ELLIS & MARENGO

By /s/ Kenneth Meleyco (as approved on 5-30-14)
Kenneth N. Meleyco (SBN 57785)
2155 West March Lane, Suite 1-C
Stockton, CA 95207
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: 209-476-9429
Email:
[e-mail]

By /s/ Adam A. Ramirez (as approved on 5-3014)
Albert M. Ellis (SBN 79996)
Adam A. Ramirez (SBN 251064)
3414 Brookside Road, Suite 100
Stockton, CA 95219
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 209-474-2654
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN A. CLAIR
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By /s/ Steven A. Clair (as approved on 5-30-14)
Steven A. Clair (SBN 111450)
2155 West March Lane, Suite 1-C
Stockton, CA 95207
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: 209-476-9429
Email:
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants Justin Garner, Gary
Stewart, and Laura Maffei

Attorneys for Defendant Steve Rosso

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ORDER
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: June 9, 2014
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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge