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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL DEADLINES C 09 02388 JW PVT 

12854140.3 

Andrew B. Downs, SBN 111435 

E-Mail: andy.downs@bullivant.com 

BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC 

601 California Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: 415.352.2700 

Facsimile: 415.352.2701 

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States Fire 

Insurance Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

VESTA STRATEGIES, LLC, a limited liability 

company; SAMUEL W. HENKA, an 

individual, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 09 02388 JW PVT 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING PRETRIAL DEADLINES 

Plaintiff United States Fire Insurance Company and defendant Vesta Strategies, LLC, by 

and through its Court-Appointed Receiver Thomas Dillon, stipulate as follows: 

1. On December 16, 2009, the Court entered a Scheduling Order at Docket # 121, 

which set various deadlines, including the following: 

Close of All Discovery March 14, 2011 

Last Date for Hearing Dispositive Motions May 9, 2011 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference at 11:00 a.m. February 14, 2011 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference Statements February 4, 2011 

2. Also on December 16, 2009, the Court entered an Order appointing Thomas 

Dillon as Receiver of Vesta Strategies, LLC (Docket #123). On December 22, 2009, the 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL DEADLINES C 09 02388 JW PVT 

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Receiver’s Oath and Affirmation were filed (Docket # 126). On January 13, 2010, the Court 

approved the Receiver’s Bond (Docket # 129). 

3. On September 23, 2010, the Court entered an Order appointing the firm of 

Hollister & Brace as counsel for the Receiver (Docket # 188). 

4. In the period between the entry of the Scheduling Order and today, the Court has 

dismissed the Counterclaim of defendant Henka and the putative class which he sought to 

represent, leaving only U.S. Fire, Vesta and Samuel Henka as parties to this lawsuit. (Docket # 

181, May 27, 2010). U.S. Fire and Henka are contemporaneously submitting a Stipulation and 

Order for dismissal without prejudice of U.S. Fire’s claims against Henka, which will leave U.S. 

Fire and Vesta, through the Receiver, as the only parties to this action. 

5. On October 22, 2010, the Court granted a Stipulation and Order to set aside the 

default of Vesta and gave Vesta 10 days to file a Counterclaim. Docket # 191. 

6. Because Vesta has just appeared in this action, the remaining time allotted for 

discovery in this action is insufficient to for purposes of resolving the issues between U.S. Fire 

and Vesta. Vesta and U.S. Fire stipulate and request that the Court amend the December 21, 

2009 Scheduling Order to make the deadlines as follows: 

Close of All Discovery January 13, 2012 

Last Date for Hearing Dispositive Motions March 26, 2012 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference at 11:00 a.m. December 12, 2011 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference Statements December 2, 2011 

These dates represent an extension of approximately 10 months, equivalent to the amount of 

time which has elapsed between the appointment of the Receiver, and the authorization of 

retention of counsel by the Receiver with the subsequent vacating of the default of Vesta. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL DEADLINES C 09 02388 JW PVT 

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DATED: October 29, 2010 

BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC 

By /s/ Andrew B. Downs 

Andrew B. Downs, SBN 111435 

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States Fire Insurance 

Company 

DATED: 10/29/10 

HOLLISTER & BRACE 

By /s/ Peter L. Candy (per e-mail authorization) 

Robert L. Brace, SBN 122240 

Peter L. Candy, SBN 149976 

Attorneys for Thomas Dillon, Court-Appointed 

Receiver for defendant Vesta Strategies, LLC and 

for defendant Samuel Henka 

ORDER 

The parties having stipulated and good cause appearing due to the need for the Receiver 

to retain counsel, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Scheduling Order filed December 16, 2009 (Docket 

# 121) is modified to substitute the following deadlines in the Case Schedule: 

Close of All Discovery (¶ 9) January 13, 2012 

Last Date for Hearing Dispositive Motions (¶ 10) March 26, 2012 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference at 11:00 a.m. (¶ 13) December 12, 2011 

Preliminary Pretrial Conference Statements (¶ 11) December 2, 2011 

All other provisions and deadlines set in the Scheduling Order filed December 16, 2009 

(Docket # 121) shall remain in full force and effect. 

DATED: 

 

United States District Judge 

November 3, 2010 

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