Chartis Specialty Insurance Company et al v. United States of America

Filing 140

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 139 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Extending Chartis' Deadline to Response to Pending Discovery filed by Chartis Specialty Insurance Company. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 5/27/15. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2015)

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GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP
SCOTT L. DAVIS TX #05547030
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
MATTHEW J. SCHROEDER TX # 00791619
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
COLIN G. MARTIN TX # 24013105
(pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: [phone]/Facsimile: [phone]
WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP
DAVID F. WOOD #68063
[e-mail]
GREGORY P. ARAKAWA #159023
[e-mail]
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700
Concord, CA 94520-7982
Telephone: [phone]/Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Chartis Specialty Insurance Company

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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CHARTIS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, for
itself and as subrogee of Whittaker
Corporation; and WHITTAKER
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant.

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Case No. CV-13-01527-EMC (MEJ)
[PROPOSED] STIPULATED
ORDER EXTENDING CHARTIS
SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY’S DEADLINE TO
RESPOND TO ALL PENDING
DISCOVERY AND DEFENDANT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S
DEADLINE TO SEEK DISCOVERY
RELIEF

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER EXTENDING CHARTIS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY’S DEADLINE TO RESPOND AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S
DEADLINE TO SEEK DISCOVERY RELIEF
(CASE NO. CV-13-01527-EMC (MEJ))

STIPULATION

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Plaintiff Chartis Specialty Insurance Company, n/k/a AIG Specialty Insurance Company
(“AIG Specialty”), and Defendant United States of America (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby
enter into this stipulation (“Stipulation”) and agree that AIG Specialty’s deadline to respond to

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Defendant’s pending written discovery requests will be extended to Friday, June 12, 2015. The

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currently pending discovery requests encompassed by this stipulation are: Defendant United

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States of America’s Second Request for Production of Documents Directed to Plaintiff AIG

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Specialty Insurance Company f/k/a Chartis Specialty Insurance Company served on April 29,

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2015, and Defendant United States of America’s Interrogatories Directed to Plaintiff AIG

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Specialty Insurance Company f/k/a Chartis Specialty Insurance Company served on April 29,
2015 (collectively, “Pending Discovery”).
Because this extension will result in AIG Specialty’s response to the Pending Discovery
being served after the May 29, 2015 fact discovery cut-off date, to accommodate Local Rule Civ.
37-3, the Parties agree and seek Court approval to extend Defendant’s deadline to seek discovery

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relief from the Court pursuant to Judge Chen’s Civil Standing Order on Discovery until seven (7)
days after AIG Specialty serves its responses, or until June 19, 2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate, by and through their undersigned counsel of
record, as follows:
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AIG Specialty shall respond to the Pending Discovery no later than June 12,

2015, and
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Defendant may seek any necessary discovery relief from the Court pursuant to

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Judge Chen’s Civil Standing Order on Discovery no later than seven (7) days after Plaintiff

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serves its responses, or no later than June 19, 2015.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER EXTENDING CHARTIS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY’S DEADLINE TO RESPOND AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S DEADLINE TO SEEK
DISCOVERY RELIEF
(CASE NO. CV-13-01527-EMC (MEJ))

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Dated: May 27, 2015

GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP

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By: /s/ Matthew J. Schroeder
Matthew J. Schroeder
Attorneys for Plaintiff AIG SPECIALTY SPECIALTY
INSURANCE COMPANY
Scott L. Davis (pro hac vice)
Matthew J. Schroeder (pro hac vice)
Colin G. Martin (pro hac vice)
1601 Elm Street, Suite 3000
Dallas, TX 75201
WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP
DAVID F. WOOD #68063
[e-mail]
GREGORY P. ARAKAWA #159023
[e-mail]
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700
Concord, CA 94520-7982
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER EXTENDING CHARTIS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY’S DEADLINE TO RESPOND AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S DEADLINE TO SEEK
DISCOVERY RELIEF
(CASE NO. CV-13-01527-EMC (MEJ))

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Dated: May 27, 2015

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE SECTION

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By: /s/ C. Scott Spear
C. Scott Spear
Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA

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C. Scott Spear, Esq.
Environmental & Natural Resources Division
Environmental Defense Section
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20004-7611
Telephone:[phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER EXTENDING CHARTIS SPECIALTY INSURANCE
COMPANY’S DEADLINE TO RESPOND AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S DEADLINE TO SEEK
DISCOVERY RELIEF
(CASE NO. CV-13-01527-EMC (MEJ))