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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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LOMBARDI, LOPER 

& CONANT, LLP

Lake Merritt Plaza 

1999 Harrison Street 

Suite 2600 

Oakland, CA 94612-3541 

TEL: 510/433-2600 

FAX: 510/433-2699 

RALPH A. LOMBARDI (State Bar No. 048217) 

LORI A. SEBRANSKY (State Bar No. 125211) 

LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP 

Lake Merritt Plaza 

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2600 

Oakland, CA 94612-3541 

TEL: (510) 433-2600 

FAX: (510) 433-2699 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOSEPH HARBISON, III dba 

JOSEPH F. HARBISON, III & ASSOCIATES 

MARNIN WEINREB (State Bar No. 161591) 

CYNTHIA D. KINNEY (State Bar No. 196789) 

WAXLER♦CARNER♦WEINREB♦BRODSKY LLP 

1960 East Grand Avenue, Suite 1210 

El Segundo, California 90245 

TEL: (310) 416-1300 

FAX: (310) 416-1310 

Attorneys For Defendant 

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH F. HARBISON, III dba JOSEPH F. 

HARBISON, III & ASSOCIATES, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

 Defendant. 

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No. CIV.S-04-2542 FCD/ JFM 

ORDER CONTINUING MARCH 28, 

2008 STATUS CONFERENCE 

Courtroom: 2, 15th Floor 

The Honorable Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

 STATUS OF UNDERLYING ACTION

This is an insurance coverage and “bad faith” action that arises from an underlying lawsuit 

entitled Christopher J. Olsen v. Joseph F. Harbison, III dba Joseph F. Harbison, III & Associates, 

Sacramento Superior Court action number 03AS06006 (the “Underlying Action”). As the parties’ 

previously advised this Court, American Motorists’ indemnity obligation and alleged breach of the 

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LOMBARDI, LOPER 

& CONANT, LLP

Lake Merritt Plaza 

1999 Harrison Street 

Suite 2600 

Oakland, CA 94612-3541 

TEL: 510/433-2600 

FAX: 510/433-2699 

implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing cannot be determined until the Underlying Action 

has been resolved. 

The trial of the Underlying Action has been continued several times, and is now set for 

March 17, 2008. The trial is estimated to take two weeks. We have been advised that the five-year 

statute expired in February 2008. The parties therefore stipulated to the March 17 trial date, with 

an allowance for the case to trail through April in the event a courtroom is unavailable. We are 

advised the defense will not stipulate to any further extension of the statute. 

 STATUS OF THIS INSURANCE ACTION

Based on the parties’ earlier stipulation, this Court has temporarily stayed litigation of this 

suit pending trial of the Underlying Action. A further status conference is currently scheduled for 

March 28, 2008. This March 28 date was set based on a November 20, 2007 trial date in the 

Underlying Action. 

Since trial of the Underlying Action will not begin until March 17 (at the earliest), the 

parties request that the status conference be continued 60 days, to May 30, 2008. That should 

allow sufficient time to conclude the trial proceedings in the Underlying Action. 

 STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE STATUS CONFERENCE 

The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows: 

1. Because defendant’s indemnity obligation and alleged breach of the implied 

covenant of good faith and fair dealing cannot be determined until resolution of the Underlying 

Action, the parties agree that this action should continue to be temporarily stayed until the 

Underlying Action is resolved. Trial of the Underlying Action currently is set for March 17, 2008. 

2. The parties also stipulate and request that a further status conference be scheduled 

for May 30, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., with an updated joint status report due May 20, 2008. 

DATED: February 15, 2008 

 LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT 

 By: ___/s/ Lori A. Sebransky____________

 Lori A. Sebransky 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 

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LOMBARDI, LOPER 

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Lake Merritt Plaza 

1999 Harrison Street 

Suite 2600 

Oakland, CA 94612-3541 

TEL: 510/433-2600 

FAX: 510/433-2699 

 WAXLER CARNER WEINREB & BRODSKY LLP 

 By: _____/s/ Marnin Weinreb 

 MARNIN WEINREB 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

1. This action continues to be temporarily stayed until the Underlying Action is 

resolved. Trial of the Underlying Action currently is set for March 17, 2008. 

2. A further status conference is set for June 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. An updated joint 

status report must be filed by May 23, 2008. 

DATED: February 15, 2008 

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