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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE FACT DISCOVERY DEADLINE AS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE DEPOSITION OF 

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PHILIP C. HUNSUCKER (SBN 135860)

BRIAN L. ZAGON (SBN 142403)

MARC SHAPP (SBN 266805)

HUNSUCKER GOODSTEIN PC

3717 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 200

Lafayette, CA 94549

Telephone: (925) 284-0840

Facsimile: (925) 284-0870

LEE N. SMITH (SBN 138071)

PERKINS, MANN & EVERETT, APC

HUNSUCKER GOODSTEIN PC

7815 N. Palm Ave, Suite 200

Fresno, CA 93711

Telephone: (559) 447-5700

Facsimile: (559) 447-5600

Attorneys for Plaintiff

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

FRED M. BLUM, ESQ. (SBN 101586)

ERIN K. POPPLER, ESQ. (SBN 267724)

VIVY D. DANG, ESQ. (SBN 297714)

BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

500 Washington Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 397-9006

Facsimile: (415) 397-1339

Attorneys for Defendant

TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

[Additional Attorneys Listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., a 

former California corporation, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:00-cv-00113-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO TAKE 

THE DEPOSITION OF THIRD PARTY 

CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER 

COMPANY’S PERSON MOST 

KNOWLEDGEABLE AFTER THE NON- EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATE

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England

Trial Date: August 5, 2016

Plaintiff AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC. (“AmeriPride”) and Defendant TEXAS 

EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC. (“TEO”), by and through their respective counsel, stipulate with 

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respect to the deposition of third-party California-American Water Company (“Cal-Am”), as 

follows:

RECITALS

1. Pursuant to the July 20, 2015 Pretrial Scheduling Order, all discovery, with the 

exception of expert discovery, must be completed by September 30, 2015. Dkt. 988 at 3.

2. On August 17, 2015, TEO served Cal-Am a Subpoena To Testify At A 

Deposition In A Civil Action for the deposition of Cal-Am’s Person Most Knowledgeable

(“PMK”) on several subject matters including: settlement negotiations between Cal-Am and 

AmeriPride, whether response actions taken at the Cal-Am facility were consistent with the 

requirements of the National Contingency Plan (“NCP”), and whether the costs incurred for 

those response actions were consistent with the requirements of the NCP. 

3. On September 11, 2015, AmeriPride also served Cal-Am a Subpoena To Testify 

At A Deposition In A Civil Action for the deposition of its PMK on additional topics. In August, 

before serving its deposition notice, counsel for AmeriPride had requested from Cal-Am’s 

counsel available dates for the deposition of the Cal-Am PMK. AmeriPride waited to serve its 

deposition notice until it had available dates for the deposition from counsel for Cal-Am.

4. Prior to serving the deposition subpoenas, both parties also served separate 

Subpoenas To Produce Documents on Cal-Am. On August 25, 2015, Cal-Am produced 

documents responsive to AmeriPride’s subpoena and has indicated that it will produce additional 

documents. 

5. Cal-Am’s PMK’s deposition is necessary for the issue remanded to this Court to 

“determine the extent to which AmeriPride reimbursed Cal-Am for necessary response costs 

incurred consistent with the NCP.” AmeriPride Services, Inc. v. Texas Eastern Overseas, Inc., 

782 F. 3d 479, 492 (9th Cir. 2015).

6. Cal-Am has agreed to produce Mr. Mark Schubert for the deposition of its PMK. 

Mr. Schubert resides in San Diego, California.

7. Mr. Schubert is unavailable for a deposition before September 30, 2015. 

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8. Mr. Schubert is available for deposition on October 8 or October 15, 2015, and has 

agreed to travel to San Francisco to be deposed. 

9. TEO and AmeriPride’s counsel have agreed to share the reasonable travel costs 

Mr. Schubert will incur to attend this deposition. 

10. Good cause exists for this Court to permit the deposition of third-party Cal-Am to 

be taken fifteen days (15) after the non-expert discovery cut-off date because: (1) the parties 

were diligent in seeking the deposition of Cal-Am so it could be taken before September 30, 

2015; and (2) Cal-Am’s designated witness cannot attend a deposition prior to September 30, 

2015. 

11. By allowing the deposition of Cal-Am to be taken on October 15, 2015 the Parties 

are not aware of any issue that would arise related to their compliance with any other deadlines 

in the Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order.

STIPULATION

Based on the foregoing, AmeriPride and TEO agree and respectfully request that the 

Court permit the deposition of third-party Cal-Am to be taken fifteen days (15) after the nonexpert discovery cut-off date.

Date: September 16, 2015 BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

By: /s/ Fred M. Blum

 FRED M. BLUM ERIN K. POPPLER Attorneys for Defendant TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

Date: September 16, 2015 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN 

& DICKER LLP

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By: /s/ Ronald S. Bushner

RONALD S. BUSHNER (SBN 98352)

SHANA INSPEKTOR (SBN 291841)

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN 

& DICKER LLP

525 Market Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2725

Telephone: (415) 433-0990

Facsimile: (415) 434 1370

Attorneys for Defendant

TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

Date: September 16, 2015 HUNSUCKER GOODSTEIN & NELSON PC

By: /s/ Brian L. Zagon

 PHILIP C. HUNSUCKER BRIAN L. ZAGON Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

Date: September 16, 2015 PERKINS MANN & EVERETT, APC 

By: /s/ Lee N. Smith

 LEE N. SMITH Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, the Court grants the parties’ request to take the 

deposition of third-party Cal-Am fifteen days (15) after the non-expert discovery cut-off date. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 25, 2015

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