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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 [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISMISSAL

Robert D. Hoffman, SBN 123458

CHARLSTON, REVICH & WOLLITZ LLP

1925 Century Park East, Suite 1250

Los Angeles, California 90067-2746

Telephone: (310) 551-7000

Facsimile: (310) 203-9321 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY, a Delaware corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

MID VALLEY AGRICULTURAL

SERVICES, INC.; DON DeBOER;

JOHN LEWIS; and ALICE LEWIS,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:08-CV-00115-OWW-DLB 

 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:

DISMISSAL WITHOUT

PREJUDICE OF CLAIMS

AGAINST JOHN LEWIS AND

ALICE LEWIS

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, plaintiff Fairmont Specialty Insurance

Company ("Fairmont") filed a complaint for declaratory relief and reimbursement

of defense payments in connection with the commercial lines insurance policy

issued by Fairmont’s predecessor, Ranger Insurance Company, to Mid Valley

Agricultural Services, Inc. for the policy period March 1, 2005 to March 1, 2006

bearing policy number GPP 0403069;

WHEREAS, the Complaint filed by Fairmont in the instant action (“Action”) 

named as defendants all of the parties to the pending action filed in Merced County

Superior Court captioned John Lewis, et al. v. Mid Valley Agricultural Services,

Inc., et al., bearing Case No. 149263, including but not limited to, underlying

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plaintiffs John and Alice Lewis (“Lewis Parties”); 

WHEREAS, the Lewis Parties, by their counsel entering into this stipulation,

acknowledge service of the complaint and consent to the Court’s jurisdiction in the

Action; and

WHEREAS, the Lewis Parties do not wish to be parties to the Action or

otherwise participate in the Action;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between plaintiff and the Lewis Parties

through their respective counsel as follows:

1. The Lewis Parties shall be dismissed as defendants in the Action

without prejudice to the right of plaintiff Fairmont to refile or renew its claims

against the Lewis Parties that are the subject of the Action.

2. The Lewis Parties agree to be bound by all judicial orders, rulings,

findings, conclusions, determinations, decrees and judgments issued in the Action

in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Lewis Parties had been parties

to such Action.

3. All parties shall bear their own costs and attorney fees in connection

with the Action and the dismissal of the Lewis Parties without prejudice.

4. All statutes of limitations, statutes regarding the prosecution of claims or the time

within which a trial must be held or judgment must be entered, and all defenses based on delay in

prosecution (collectively "Statutes of Limitations") with respect to claims of Fairmont against the

Lewis Parties provided for by law, equity or judicial decision shall be tolled as provided herein. In

the event that Fairmont refiles or renews the Action, or any causes of action or claims against the

Lewis Parties in connection with the Action in the future, the period from January 22, 2008, up to

and including the date of refiling a renewal of the Action, shall not be included for purposes of

computing the applicable time periods for Statutes of Limitations, provided, however, that this

tolling provision shall not in 

any way serve to extend any Statutes of Limitations that had already run as of and including

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 3 ORDER RE: DISMISSAL

January 22, 2008.

5 This Stipulation does not pertain to any other defendants in the Action and such

other parties remain as defendants in the Action.

Dated: ___________, 2008 CHARLSTON, REVICH & WOLLITZ LLP

ROBERT D. HOFFMAN

By:_____________________________________

Robert D. Hoffman

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY

Dated: ___________, 2008 MORSE, MORSE & MORSE

BRIAN D. MORSE

By:_____________________________________

Brian D. Morse

Attorneys for Defendants

JOHN LEWIS and ALICE LEWIS

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ORDER

Based upon the stipulation of the parties, as set forth above, and good cause

appearing therefore, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants John Lewis and Alice Lewis are

dismissed without prejudice from the captioned action on the terms and conditions

set forth in said stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 5, 2008 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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