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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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SF1\360053\1 STIPULATION AND ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS/ADR CERTIFICATION CASE NO. 05-0915 SBA

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

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CHARLES A. REID (State Bar No. 221306)

JOHN J. POWERS (State Bar No. 145623)

CHERYL A. JORGENSEN (State Bar No. 224323)

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

50 Fremont Street, 20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-2235

Telephone: (415) 591-7500

Facsimile: (415) 591-7510

E-mail: charles.reid@dbr.com

 jjpowers@dbr.com

 cheryl.jorgensen@dbr.com

Of Counsel:

JAMES M. ALTIERI 

WILLIAM T. CORBETT, JR.

ROBERT M. VINCI

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

500 Campus Drive

Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-1047

Telephone: (973) 360-1100

Facsimile: (973) 360-9831 

E-mail: james.altieri@dbr.com

 william.corbett@dbr.com

 robert.vinci@dbr.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND 

SURETY COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF 

OAKLAND, A CORPORATION SOLE,

Defendant.

Case No. 05-0915 SBA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS

ADR CERTIFICATION

The parties stipulate to participate in the following ADR process:

Court Processes:

iArbitration iENE iMediation 
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(To provide additional information regarding timing of session, preferred subject matter 

expertise of neutral, or other issues, please attach a separate sheet.)

Private Process:

i Private ADR

At this time, the parties are already engaged in mediation relative to the numerous 

underlying actions with the Honorable David Hunter of the Alameda County Superior Court.

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

Dated: June 20, 2005 /s/ Charles A. Reid, III

Charles A. Reid, III

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

Dated: June 20, 2005 /s/ Robert C. Leventhal

Robert C. Leventhal

Attorneys for Defendant

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF 

OAKLAND, A CORPORATION SOLE

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated:7/1/05 s/Saundra Brown Armstrong

Saundra B. Armstrong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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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 had 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: June 20, 2005 /s/ Michael Eisele

Michael Eisele on behalf of Plaintiff 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH, LLP

Dated: June 20, 2005 /s/ Charles A. Reid, III

Charles A. Reid, III

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY
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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 had 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: June 20, 2005 /s/ Michael Canizzaro 

Michael Canizzaro on behalf of Defendant

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF OAKLAND, 

A CORPORATION SOLE

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

Dated: June 20, 2005 /s/ Robert C. Leventhal

Robert C. Leventhal

Attorneys for Defendant

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF OAKLAND, 

A CORPORATION SOLE