Farmers Insurance Exchange, et al v. Steele Insurance Agency Inc., et al

Filing 77

STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 7/8/2014 CONTINUING the Motion Hearing on 74 Motion to Strike, 75 Motion to Dismiss to 8/7/2014 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 7 (MCE) before Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr.; ORDERING that oppsositions be filed by 7/24/2014; ORDERING that any replies be filed by 7/31/2014. (Michel, G)

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Royal F. Oakes (080480), [e-mail]
Michael A. S. Newman (205299), [e-mail]
BARGER & WOLEN LLP
633 West Fifth Street, 47th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire
Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company and
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, an ) Case No. 2:13-CV-00784-MCE-DAD
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inter-insurance exchange; TRUCK
) JOINT STIPULATION MOVING
INSURANCE EXCHANGE, an inter) HEARING DATES ON SPECIAL
insurance exchange; FIRE INSURANCE
EXCHANGE, an inter-insurance exchange; ) MOTION TO STRIKE AND MOTION
MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, ) TO DISMISS; ORDER
a corporation; and FARMERS NEW WORLD )
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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a
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corporation
) Current Date: July 24, 2014
) Time: 2:00 p.m.
Plaintiffs,
) Courtroom: 7
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vs.
) Proposed Date: August 5, 2014
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STEELE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., a )
California corporation; TROY STEELE, an )
individual; TED BLALOCK, an individual; )
LARRY MCCARREN, an individual; BILL )
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HENTON, an individual; CINDY JO
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PERKINS, and individual; and DOES 1
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through 50, inclusive
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Defendants.
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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

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STIPULATION

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The First Amended Cross-Claim of Cross-Claimants Troy Steele and Steele Insurance
Agency, Inc. (“Cross-Claimants”) was filed on June 3, 2014;

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On June 24, 2014, Cross-Defendants Farmers Insurance Exchange, Truck Insurance

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Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Company and Farmers New

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World Life Insurance Company (“Cross-Defendants”) (“Cross-Claimants” and “Cross-

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Defendants” are, respectively, “the Parties”) filed their SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE

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PURSUANT TO CCP 425.16 and MOTION TO DISMISS, setting the hearing of those

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motions both for July 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.;

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Michael A.S. Newman, the counsel for Cross-Defendants with primary responsibility

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for drafting the above motions and the reply briefs for such motions, is set to go on a family

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vacation starting on July 12, 2014 and returning on July 21, 2014;

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As Cross-Claimants’ oppositions to the instant motions are due on July 10, 2014, and

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as Cross-Defendants’ replies are due on July 17, 2014, the drafting of the reply briefs will

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fall largely during the period when Mr. Newman will be on vacation;

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

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Therefore, the Parties stipulate to move the hearing dates for both motions to August

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5, 2014. Correspondingly, the parties stipulate to move the opposition and reply dates to the

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times such oppositions and replies would have been due had the motion initially been set for

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hearing on August 5, 2014 (i.e., July 24 for oppositions and July 31 for replies).

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: July 7, 2014

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BARGER & WOLEN LLP
By: ____________
ROYAL F. OAKES
MICHAEL A.S. NEWMAN
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and CrossDefendants Farmers Insurance
Exchange, Truck Insurance
Exchange, Fire Insurance
Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance
Company and Farmers New World
Life Insurance Company

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Dated: July 7, 2014

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM B.
HANLEY

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By: ___________
WILLIAM B. HANLEY
Attorneys for Defendant Steele
Insurance Agency Insurance
Exchange, Troy Steele, Larry
McCarren and Bill Henton and for
Cross-Claimants Steele Insurance
Agency, Inc. and Troy Steele

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

ORDER

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Having reviewed the Joint Stipulation, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby

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ORDERS that the hearing date for the SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE PURSUANT TO

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CCP 425.16 AND MOTION TO DISMISS of Cross-Defendants Farmers Insurance

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Exchange, Truck Insurance Exchange, Fire insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance

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Company and Famers New World Life Insurance Company (“Cross-Defendants”) is

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continued to Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 7. Correspondingly, the

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opposition and reply deadlines are continued to the times such oppositions and replies would

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have been due had the motion initially been set for hearing on August 7, 2014 (i.e., July 24

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for oppositions and July 31 for replies).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 8, 2014

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