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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 FOR CANCELLATION, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE OF COUNTERDEFENDANTS’ 

SUPERSEDEAS BOND; PROPOSED ORDER

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE M. WALLIS, D.V.M., JAMES L.

WALLIS, and HYGIEIA BIOLOGICAL 

LABORATORIES, INC., a California 

Corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 

INC., a New York corporation, ATLANTIC 

MUTUAL INSURANCE, CO., INC., a 

New York corporation,

 Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

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CASE NO. 2:08-CV-02558 WBS AC

Assigned to: Honorable William B. Shubb,

Courtroom 5, 14th Floor

Magistrate Judge Allison Claire, 

Courtroom 26, 8th Floor

STIPULATION FOR 

CANCELLATION, RELEASE, AND 

DISCHARGE OF 

COUNTERDEFENDANTS’ 

SUPERSEDEAS BOND; PROPOSED

ORDER

COMPLAINT FILED: 4/6/09

JOANNA R. MENDOZA, State Bar No. 148320

LAW OFFICES OF JOANNA R. MENDOZA, P.C.

P.O. Box 2593

Granite Bay, CA 95746

(916) 781-7600

(916) 781-7601 FAX

jmendoza@theiplawfirm.com

JOEL C. BAIOCCHI, State Bar No. 107095

LAW OFFICE OF JOEL C. BAIOCCHI

P.O. Box 67

Dutch Flat, CA 95714

(530) 389-9175

(530) 389-9176

jcblaw2@colfaxnet.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Counterdefendants

and Third-Party Defendant 

Dale M. Wallis, James L. Wallis,

Hygieia Biological Laboratories

and Joanna R. Mendoza

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The parties to his action, by and through their respective counsel, by 

stipulation, request the Court for an Order canceling, releasing, and discharging 

the Supersedeas Bond that Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants Dale M. Wallis, 

D.V.M., James L. Wallis, and Hygieia Biological Laboratories, Inc. 

(“Counterdefendants”) posted in connection with their appeal of this matter to 

the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

In support of this request, the parties state as follows:

1. Judgment in this action was filed on November 12, 2013 (Doc. No. 269) 

and amended on February 20, 2014 (Doc. No. 277). 

2. Counterdefendants appealed the judgment on March 21, 2014 (Doc. No. 

288). On December 30, 2015, Counterdefendants lodged a Supersedeas 

Bond, International Fidelity Insurance Company as Surety, Bond No. 

0684640, in the amount of $108,747.00 (Doc. No. 332). This Court, on 

February 17, 2016, approved the bond (Doc. No. 336).

3. On March 21, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its 

Memorandum decision and affirmed the Judgment (Doc. No. 339), and 

on April 4, 2016, issued its Mandate (Doc. No. 340). 

4. On April 20, 2016, Counterdefendants satisfied the Judgment in full by 

tender of a check in the amount of $92,054.82 to Counterclaimants’ 

counsel.

5. The parties request that the Court enter the proposed order, set forth 

below, ordering that the Supersedeas Bond is no longer required and is 

hereby fully and unconditionally discharged released, and exonerated 

and that the Surety is hereby released from any and all past, present, 

and future liability in connection with the issuance of the Supersedeas 

Bond, and directing the Clerk to return the canceled Supersedeas Bond 

to counsel for Counterdefendants.

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Dated: April 11 , 2016

SELVIN WRAITH HALMAN LLP

By: /s/

Gary R. Selvin

Robin D. Korte

Attorneys for Defendants/Counterclaimants

Centennial Insurance Co. and Atlantic 

Mutual Insurance Co. Inc.

Dated: May 13 , 2016 LAW OFFICE OF JOEL C. BAIOCCHI

By: /s/

Joel C. Baiocchi

Attorney for Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants

Dale M. Wallis, D.V.M., James L. Wallis, and 

Hygieia Biological Laboratories, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

1. The Supersedeas Bond posted by Counterdefendants is hereby fully and 

unconditionally discharged released, and exonerated, and that the 

Surety is hereby released from any and all past, present, and future 

liability in connection with the issuance of the Supersedeas Bond.

2. The Clerk is directed to the Clerk to return the canceled Supersedeas 

Bond to counsel for Counterdefendants.

Dated: May 13, 2016

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I declare that I am over the age of 18. I am not a party to this cause. I am 

an attorney at law with my office located at 33340 Main Street, Dutch Flat, 

California 95714.

On April ___, 2016, I served the following:

STIPULATION FOR CANCELLATION, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE OF 

COUNTERDEFENDANTS’ SUPERSEDEAS BOND; PROPOSED ORDER 

BY ELECTRONIC FILE TRANSFER TO ECF FILE AND SERVE: 

By transmitting a true copy of the documents listed above for service on all 

parties to this action pursuant to applicable statutes, local rules, and/or order of 

this Court.

Gary R. Selvin Attorney for Defendants

SELVIN WRAITH HALMAN LLP

505 14th Street, Suite 1200

Oakland, CA 94612

Telephone: (510) 874-1811

Facsimile: (510) 465-8976

E-mail: gselvin@selvinwraith.com

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United 

States that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed this __th day of April, 2016, in Dutch Flat, California.

___/s/ Joel C. Baiocchi_____

JOEL C. BAIOCCHI

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