Gcube Insurance Services, Inc. v. Lindsay Corporation

Filing 64

STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 2/24/2014 DETERMINING that the settlement between Third-Party Plaintiff Lindsay Corporation and Lloyd W. Aubry Co., Inc. is a good faith settlement within the meaning and effect of California Code of Civil Procedure §877.6; BARRING all further claims against Lloyd W. Aubry Co., Inc. for equitable comparative contribution, partial or comparative indemnity, comparative negligence or comparative fault. (Michel, G)

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JAMES W. RUSHFORD, ESQ.
State Bar No. 88739
KRISTINA L. SAGER, ESQ.
State Bar No. 249746
RUSHFORD & BONOTTO, LLP
2277 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 495
Sacramento, California 95825
[phone]
Attorneys for Third Party Defendant,
LLOYD W. AUBRY CO., INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GCUBE INSURANCE SERVICES,
INC., a California Corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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LINDSAY CORPORATION, a Delaware )
Corporation; and DOES 1 through 10,
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inclusive,
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Defendants.
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LINDSAY CORPORATION,
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Third Party Plaintiff,
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vs.
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AREVA SOLAR, INC., AUSRA CA I,
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LLC, now known as AREVA SOLAR
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CA I, LLC; SPECIAL SERVICES
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CONTRACTORS, INC; LLOYD W.
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AUBRY CO., INC,; MATERIAL
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INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS, INC.; and
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ZOES 1 through 50, inclusive,
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Third-Party Defendants.
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Case No.: 2:12-CV-01163-WBS-CKD
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER THAT THE SETTLEMENT
BETWEEN THIRD PARTY
DEFENDANT LLOYD W. AUBRY
CO., INC. AND THIRD PARTY
PLAINTIFF, LINDSAY
CORPORATION IS A GOOD FAITH
SETTLEMENT PURSUANT TO
CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE §877.6
Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb
Complaint Filed: 4/30/12
Trial Date: 5/6/14

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Whereas, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff LINDSAY CORPORATION, has

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agreed to settle its Third Party claim against LLOYD W. AUBRY CO., INC. in

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exchange for payment by or on behalf OF LLOYD W. AUBRY, CO., INC. to

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LINDSAY CORPORATION in the total amount of $50,000.

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By and through its counsel of record, each remaining party in this litigation

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hereby stipulates that this settlement is a “Good Faith Settlement” as that term is used

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in California code of Civil Procedure § 877.6 and that by this settlement all further

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claims against LLOYD W. AUBRY CO., INC. for equitable comparative

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contribution, partial or comparative indemnity, comparative negligence or

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comparative fault are barred.

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executed in counterparts by way of original and/or facsimile signatures.

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Dated: 2/24/14

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The parties hereby agree this stipulation may be

SCHAFFER, LAX, MCNAUGHTON & CHEN
By:

/s/ Jill A. Franklin
JILL A. FRANKLIN
State Bar No. 128280
YARON F. DUNKEL
State Bar No. 215873
515 South Figueroa St., Ste. 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attorneys for Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff,
LINDSAY CORPORATION

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Dated: 2/24/14

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RUSHFORD & BONOTTO, LLP
By:

/s/ James W. Rushford
JAMES W. RUSHFORD
State Bar No. 88739
1010 Hurley Way, Suite 410
Sacramento, CA 95825
Attorney for Third Party Defendant,
LLOYD W. AUBRY CO., INC.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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Dated: 2/24/14

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PORTER SCOTT
By:

/s/ Timothy M. Blaine
TIMOTHY M. BLAINE
State Bar No. 124176
350 University Avenue, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95825
Attorneys for Third Party Defendant Project
Assistant Corp

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Dated: 2/24/14

RESNICK & LOUIS
By:

/s/ Brian A. Gonsalves
Brian A. Gonsalves
State Bar No. 238317
9891 Irvine Center Dr., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618
Attorneys for Special Services Contractors, Inc.

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Dated: 2/24/14

STOEL RIVES LLP

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By:
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/s/ Jonathan A. Miles
JONATHAN A. MILES
State Bar No. 268034
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600
Sacramento, CA 95814
Attorneys for Plaintiff, GCUBE INSURANCE
SERVICES, INC.

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ORDER

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All Parties having stipulated for an order determining the good faith of the

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settlement between Third Party Plaintiff Lindsay Corporation and Third Party

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Defendant Lloyd W. Aubry Co., Inc. pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure

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§877.6, the court finds and orders as follows:

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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There appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the settlement between Third

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Party Plaintiff Lindsay Corporation on one hand, and Lloyd W. Aubry Co., Inc. on the

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other hand, is a good faith settlement within the meaning and effect of California Code

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of Civil Procedure §877.6. Accordingly, all further claims against Lloyd W. Aubry

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Co., Inc. for equitable comparative contribution, partial or comparative indemnity,

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comparative negligence or comparative fault are barred.

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Dated: February 24, 2014

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER