Jemery James Ehart, et al v. Ghillie Suits.Com, Inc. et al

Filing 110

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION AND TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS re 107 Stipulation. Signed by Judge James Ware on 12/16/2008. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/16/2008)

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for Plaíntffi, JEREMY JAMES EHART, KRISTY EHART, and STEVEN RYAN McCLANAHAN

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LINITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION .IEREMY.TAMES EHART, KRISTY EHART ancl STEVEN RYAN McCLANAHAN,

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Case No.: C 06 06507 (.rW)

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Plaintiffs,
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STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION AND TOLLING OF STATUTE OF

LIMITATIONS

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GHILLIE SUITS.COM, INC., TODD MUIRHEAD; NEW YORK FIRE-SHIELD INCORPORATED; WACKENHUT S ERVICES, INCORPORATED; THE WACKENHUT CORPORATION and DOES
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Defendants.

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Complaint Filed: October 18,2006

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS

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Plaintif'fs, .IEREMY .IAMES EFIART, McCLANAHAN, (hereinafter "Plaintiffs")
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I(RISTY EIJART ¿urcl STEVEN RYAN
Defendants, GARY

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B. CROSSLAND, THE

GARLAND COMPANY D/B/A FIRE SHIELD WEST (hereinafter "Defendants"), and JACE

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CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC., by and through their attorneys o1'recorcl or in fact, do hereby
stipulate ancl agree as follows:

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Plaintifß

ancl Delendalrts are parties to a lawsuit entitlecl

EhurÍ v. Ghillie Suits.Cont,
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Inc., et ul. filed in the Unitecl States District Court, Northern District of' Califorrria, San

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Division, bearing Case Number C 06 06507 (JW) which concerns tlie complaint for personal
injuries and other damages arising out of a series of incidents or occurrences which ultimately culnrinated

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in injuries on or

about October 28, 2004, while the two plaintiff Marines were
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¡rarticipating at a joint training exercise implernented by the Offìce ol' Secure Transportation,

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Division of the Department ol'Energy, in which both Marines sulfbrecl extetrsive burns.

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Plaintiffs alleged that they were injured as a result

of tlie defective

design,

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manufäcture, distribution, sale, and marketing of certain proclucts (Ghillie Suits and Fire-Proof-it Spray) that they contend were unreasonably clangerous. They also allege that certain persons were

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or are negligent, ancl that said negligence causecl damages to Plaintiffs. During written aud ora<liscovery, GARY B. CROSSLAND and/or THE GARLAND COMPANY DlBlA FIRE SHIELD

WEST were sutrsequeritly iclentifìed as potentially lraving sorre irrvolvement
clistribution, ancl/or marketing

in the sale,

of lìre

retardant identifiecl as "lttspecta-Shielcl" manufactured by

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NEW YORK FIRE-SHIELD, INC., which was allegedly subsequently solcl to Defendants Todd
Muirhead and/or Ghillie Suits.com, Inc. Adclitionally, irr response to written discovery an affiliated entity named JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. was iclentified by GARY B. CROSSLAND ancl TI-IE GARLAND COMPANY D/BIA FIRE SHIELD WEST as ¡rotentially having some

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irrvolvcnrcnt in certain sales, distribution, ancl/or ntarl<eting ol'certailr Ins¡tecta-Shielcl ultimately
solcl to Todcl Muirhead and/or Ghilliesuits.com. Defellclants have cleniecl all allegations. Neither

GARY B. CROSSLAND. THE GARLAND COMPANY DIB/A FIRE SHIELD V/EST

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JACE

CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. were involved in the clesign, manufäcture, sale, or distribution of' the actnal ghillie suits involved in the separate injuries sustainecl by the plaintifß. InspectaShiclcl, according to Defendants Toclcl Muirheacl and Ghillie Suits.conr, Ittc., is the alleged active

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lire rctarclant that rvas contained in the 8 ounce bottles of'Fire-Prool--it-Spray

¡rackagecl and sold by

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Toclcl Muirheacl altd/or Ghillie Suits.com, Inc.

to the Departmeut of Energy and/or Wackenhut

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Services, Inc. and distributed by Wackenhut Services, Inc. to certailr marittes who applied

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ghillie suits worn by the plaintifß. Plaintiffs subsequently
Detunclants, GARY WEST.

an-rencled

their Corlplaint to include the

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B. CROSSLAND and THE GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SHIELD

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Del'endants GARY B. CROSSLAND, TI-IE GAIìLAND COMPANY D/B/A FIRE

SHIELD WEST and potential Defendant JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. have electecl to

provide Plaintifß with an incentive to voluntarily dismiss Plaintiffs' claims against GARY B.
CROSSLAND and THE GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SHIELD WEST without prejudice
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to not seek to currently join .IACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, lNC. in this action as a

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¡rotcntial Dcf'enclaltt in excliange lbr an extension ancl cx¡rrcss tolling of'thc Statute of Limitations
l'or Plaintil'f's to rely Llpon as l'ollows:

JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC., GARY B. CROSSLAND,

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THE GARLAND COMPANY DlBlA FIRE SHIELD WEST hereby each separately
agrees that the periods of time in which any and all statutes

of lirnitation may begin

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to run have been and are extencled and tollecl from the date the origirral complaint
rvas fìlccl in Califbrnia Fecleral District Court, San.losc Division, Case No.: C 06
06507 (.fW). Further, these parties agree that on any ancl all causes ol'action against

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GARY B. CROSSLAND, THE GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SHIELD WEST, and JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. that may be held by
Plaintiffs,

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any, fbr all economic and non-economic damages which Plaintifß

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contetrcl they sustained as a result

of the alleged design, manufactut'e, clistribution

and/or salc ol'Insyrecta-Shield by thesc parties, artcl allegecl clainrs f-or negligence regarcling any acts

or ornissions or concluct of'tliese ¡:arties rvith regard to

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manufacture, sale, distribution, and/or packaging,

if any, that niay have resulted in

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tlre separate injuries that occurred on or about October 28,2004, said claims need not
be pursuecl in the current proceeding.

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.IACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, lNC., GAIìY B. CROSSLAND,

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'II{E GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SHIELD WEST

each separately agrees

that each and every period of limitation shall be arrd is hereby tollecl and extended
cluring the period commencing the date the original complaint bearing Case No. C 06

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06507 (JW) was filed

in the United

States District Court, Northem District of

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California, San Jose Division, and encling 30 clays af'ter the clate a trial court
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sigrred and entered,

or the clatc the Plainti[f's scttlc with the

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renraining Defenclarrt currerrtly joinecl, whichever clate is earlier.

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In reliance upon this stipulation, Plaintiffs will voluntarily clisrniss all claims
agairrst GARY B. CROSSLAND and THE GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE

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SHIELD WEST without prejudice. Fnrther, plaintifß will not

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to join JACE
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CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. aIK/a JACE CONTRACTING as
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in this proceeding conditioned upon the Court's authorization to Plaintil'fs
agairrst GARY

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to voluntarily clisrriss their claiurs

B. CROSSLAND and THE

GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SHIELD WEST. Defenclants GARY B.
CROSSLAND, THE GARLAND COMPANY DIB/A FIRE SHIELD 'WEST
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IACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC.
stipulate ancl agree that none

all</a IACE CONTRACTING further

of thern will raise any objection to rtor raise any

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afl'rrntative clel'elrse based on any a¡rplicable statute of'lirrritatiorl
subsequently elect to arrrend the current

if

Plaintiffs
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or subsequently fÌlecl cornplaint to

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GARY B. CROSSLAND, THE GARLAND COMPANY D/B/A FIRE SHIELD
WEST, OT.IACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. A/K/A.IACE CONTRACTING, or separately file a clairn against any or all of them as a party clefenclartt on or before

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the clate that this tolling agreement is sclieduled to errcl. Further, GARY B.
CROSSLAND, THE GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRE SI_IIELD WEST,
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.IACE CONTRACTING SERVICES. lNC. a/k/a .IACE CONTRACTING, shall not
assert or contend that this Stipulation irr any way prejudices or iur¡rairs the Plaintiffs'

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rights to subsequently join GARY B. CRöSSLÂND, THE CARLAND CotvtpÂ)ry

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D/B/A FIRE SHIELD wF,sr. or JACE coNTRAcrrNG sERVrcES, tNc. aik/a
.IACE CONTRAC:TING, as fttture f)ofenclzu¡ts in ary firture anrencletl complainr; in thts action or ôny otlrer nction scckirrg pclstrnal injuries ancl othcr darrrages arrising
out of a series of incideuts or occuffences whioh ultimately culmin¿rted in injnrier; to
tLle Plaint,ilfs on or ¡bour October

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28.2004.

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signing this Stipulation, Lori B. Feldrnan and Shilccn B. Roger.s, counsel for
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GARY B, CROSSLAND

]'T.tE GARLAND COMPANY D/B/A FIRTI SHIELI)
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JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES" tNC. a/k/a ,IACE CON-l'Ìt A.CTING

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.l'T. Sciano, as attorney lor Plaintiffs, JEREMY JAM.ES EI{ART, KRISTY b,HART and STEVEN

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ftYAN MoCLANAHAN, hereby turthcr stipulato, agree and warrarlt tlrat they
ol'the parties who further agrec trì be bound by the
agrcement,

havo spoken to their

respoctive clients, who have ¿uthorized cach ¿rttorney to Èntor intr: this tolling agrcemenr on behalf
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of their rcspeclive counr;el on this

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IT IS SO STIPI.IT,ATBD,

Datecl: Decelnber 2. 2008

THE LAW OtrTIC]ES OF LORI B.

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Foldman
,A,ttr:nrey for DclÞndant, CiARY I'. CROSSLANI) AND JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. ¿/k/a JAC]E CONTRAC]TING

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rigbts to subsoqueutly join OARY B, CROSSLAND" THE GARLAND CoMPÂ)w

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tr/B/A lìlRE SHIELD WEST, or JACE CONTRACTING SBRVïCES, lNC,

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JACE CONTRACTING, as futuro Þofencfants in any fr¡lure a¡rrÉnclcrl complainr in
Ih¡s acriùn ö¡ âny other ,îc[ion seclcirrg pcrsonat injuries ancl othcr dartrages arisiug out of â sÈriès crf inciclents or occrurÈr1cec which ultimafelyoulmin¿rted in injurierito
the Plaintifl's on or ¿rbout Octobc¡ 28,2004.

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.Defen¿lants.

By signing this Sripulation. Lori B. Feldrnan and Shircør B. Rogels,

counsel for

GARY B. C:ROSSLAND ¿ncl 't'I{B GARLAND COMPANY DIBIA FIRI| SHIHLD

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WESI:', a¡rcl JACE CONTRACTING SERVICES, ,fNC. alk/a JACE CON'IRACTING aud Daniel
,1,T. Sciano, as attornoy

for Plaintiffs. JEREIvfy JAMES EIIART, KRTSTY:bHART and STEVEN
a.groe and wanent thot thoy hnve spoken to thoir

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RYAN McCL¡\NAHAN, hereby further stipulato,

rosprlctive clíeute, who have authorized cach ¿ttc¡rucy to cntcr iuto thi¡ tolling agrcÞmeril on behalf
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agrccment, rT IS SO STIPTJLATËD,

Dated: December 2.2008

TT{E LAW OI'ITIC]ES OF LORI B. rALDM.4,N

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By:

Lori ß, I¡oldman
Atton:ey fo¡ Defþndant, GARI' B. CROSSLANÞ AND .TACF CONTI{ACTING SEIìVICES. INC. a/lçla CONTRACTTlNG

Datctl: December Z, 2008

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TO-MIJSICK,PEELER

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Attorney for Defendant THE GARLAND COMPANY DlBIAFIRE SHIELD TVEST

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Dated: December 2,2008

TINSMAN & SCIANO,INC.

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Attorney for Plaintifß, JEREMY JAMES EHART, KRISTY EHART and STEVEN RYAN MoCLANAHAN

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*** ORDER *** Since parties in an action may stipulate to extend the statute of limitations, the Court finds good cause to accept the parties' Stipulation. See, e.g., Lee v. ABC Carpet & Home,

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236 F.R.D. 193, 199 (S.D.N.Y. 2006) ("Where parties are ordered or agree by stipulation to suspend proceedings during the pendency of legal proceedings, the time during which a party is prevented from obtaining legal relief is not counted for purposes of statutes of limitations" ); Roebuck v. Hudson Valley Farms, 239 F.Supp. 2d 234, 240 n.10 (N.D.N.Y. 2002); Hoffman v. Sbarro, Inc., 982 F. Supp. 249, 260 n.14 (S.D.N.Y. 1997).

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Dated: December 16, 2008
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_______________________________ JAMES WARE United States District Judge

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