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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 SELECTING ADR PROCESS/ADR CERTIFICATION CASE NO.: C05-5202 CW

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SARA M. THORPE (SBN: 146529)

GIOVANNA A. FERRARI (SBN: 229871)

GORDON & REES LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

MITCHELL A. ORPETT – Pro Hac Vice

H. WESLEY SUNU – Pro Hac Vice

TRIBLER ORPETT & MEYER, P.C.

225 West Washington Street, Suite 1300

Chicago, IL 60606-3408

Telephone: (312) 201-6400

Facsimile: (312) 201-6401

Attorneys For Plaintiff,

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY,

as successor-in-interest to Specialty National

Insurance Company

BRUCE H. WINKELMAN (SBN 124455)

JENNIFER L. ELOWSKY (SBN 230739)

CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP

2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1220

Berkeley, California 94704

Telephone: (510) 549-3330

Facsimile: (510) 217-5894

Attorneys for Defendant

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE

COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, as

successor-in-interest to Specialty National

Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation,

Plaintiff

v.

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. C05-5202 CW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

ADR CERTIFICATION

Hon. Claudia Wilken

Complaint filed: Dec. 15, 2005

2nd Am. Complaint filed: Feb. 3, 2006

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The parties stipulate to participate in the following ADR process:

Private Process:

The parties stipulate to participate in private process mediation to be provided either ARIASUS or JAMS before a mediator with sufficient expertise in the subject areas of insurance and 

reinsurance.

Dated: April 7, 2006. TRIBLER ORPETT & MEYER, P.C.

By

Mitchell A. Orpett

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE

COMPANY, as successor-in-interest to Specialty

National Insurance Company

Dated: April 7, 2006. CRAIG & WINKELMAN, LLP

By

Bruce H. Winkelman

Attorneys for Defendant

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE COMPANY

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: ____________________ ______________________________

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Private mediation to be held by July 17, 2006. 4/18/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Claudia Wilken

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SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION BY PARTIES AND LEAD TRIAL COUNSEL

Pursuant to Civ. L.R. 16 and ADR L.R. 3-5(b), each of the undersigned certifies that he or

she has read either the handbook entitled “Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District

of California,” or the specified portions of the ADR Unit’s Internet site,

www.adr.cand.uscourts.gov, discussed the available dispute resolution options provided by the

court and private entities, and considered whether this case might benefit from any of them.

Dated: April 7, 2006 _/s/_____________________________________________

On behalf of plaintiff AMICO, as successor-in-interest to 

Specialty National Insurance Company.

Dated: April 7, 2006 __/s/____________________________________________

Counsel for plaintiff AMICO, as successor-in-interest to

Specialty National Insurance Company.

Dated: April 7, 2006 /s/______________________________________________

On behalf of defendant American Re-Insurance Company.

Dated: April 7, 2006 /s/____________________________________________

Counsel for defendant American Re-Insurance Company.

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