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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RESCHEDULING HEAIRNG ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION 

TO DISMISS THESE RELATED ACTIONS ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS 

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John R. Hillsman (Cal. Bar No. 71220) 

uroy3@aol.com 

Derek B. Jacobson (Cal. Bar No. 88417) 

dbj@mhpsf.com 

McGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY 

535 Pacific Avenue 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone: (415) 421-9292 

Facsimile: (415) 403-0202 

Wayne Parsons (pro hac vice) 

WAYNE PARSONS LAW OFFICES 

1406 Colburn Street, Suite 201 C 

Honolulu, HI 96817 

Telephone: (808) 845-2211 

Facsimile: (808) 843-0100 

wparsons@Hawaii.rr.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS COOK, JASON K. ARNOLD, 

JACK L. DURHAM, JOHN M. 

HUNTER, III, LARZ A STEWART, and 

ELIZABETH H. ZEIGER, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CHAMPION SHIPPING AS, and 

CHAMPION TANKERS AS, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:09-cv-03605-FCD-DAD 

(Related to case No. 2:09-CV-03603-FCDDAD) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

RESCHEDULING HEARING ON 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS 

THESE RELATED ACTIONS ON THE 

GROUNDS OF FORUM NON 

CONVENIENS

Hearing Date: June 25, 2010 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 2 

Before: Hon. Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

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MASAO KINJO and YORI MORI, 

 Plaintiffs, 

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CHAMPION SHIPPING AS, and 

CHAMPION TANKERS AS, 

 Defendants. 

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 WHEREAS Defendant CHAMPION SHIPPING A.S.’ Motion to Dismiss these Related 

Actions on the Ground of Forum Non Conveniens was originally set for hearing on June 4th, 

2010, but was rescheduled by the Court for hearing June 25th, 2010; 

 AND WHEREAS lead counsel for the Plaintiff, John R. Hillsman, will be unavailable on 

June 25th, 2010 due to a longstanding, pre-existing calendar conflict; 

 IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED AMONG THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH 

THEIR RESPECTIVE UNDERSIGNED ATTORNEYS OF RECORD that the June 25th, 2010 

hearing on Defendant’s aforesaid Motion may be rescheduled to August 6th, 2010. 

Dated: June 8th, 2010 McGUINN, HILLSMAN & PALEFSKY 

 WAYNE PARSONS LAW OFFICES 

 By: /s/ JOHN R. HILLSMAN 

 JOHN R. HILLSMAN 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs MASAO KINJO ,YORI 

MORI, THOMAS COOK, JASON K. ARNOLD, 

JACK L. DURHAM, JOHN M. HUNTER, III, 

LARZ A. STEWART, and ELIZABETH H. 

ZEIGER 

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Dated: June 8th , 2010 EMARD DANOFF PORT TAMULSKI & 

PAETZOLD LLP and 

 HOLLAND & KNIGHT, LLP 

 By: /s/ John M. Toriello 

 John M. Toriello 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 CHAMPION SHIPPING AS and CHAMPION 

TANKERS AS 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. Defendant CHAMPION SHIPPING A.S.’ Motion to Dismiss 

these Related Cases on the Ground of Forum Non Conveniens shall be heard in Courtroom 2 at 

10:00 a.m. on August 6, 2010. 

Dated: June 8, 2010 

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