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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

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MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

W. DEAN CARTER

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

E-mail: dean.carter@usdoj.gov

Telephone: (916) 554-2781

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a California 

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

PESTMASTER SERVICES, INC., a California 

corporation, JEFFREY M, VAN DIEPEN, and 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants.

No. 2:19-cv-02120-WBS-KJN

AMENDED STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING HEARING ON UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA’S MOTION TO 

DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

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AMENDED STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiff E. & J. Gallo Winery and Defendant 

United States of America that the hearing on the United States’ Motion to Dismiss First Amended 

Complaint is continued to May 18, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. and the Scheduling Conference currently set for 

April 27, 2020, at 1:30 p.m., is continued to July 20, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. Currently, the hearing on 

Defendant United States’ Motion to Dismiss is scheduled for March 23, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. However, 

given the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, undersigned counsel for the United States has been 

directed to telework and request continuances of court appearances where possible. 

Dated: March 17, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ W. Dean Carter

W. DEAN CARTER

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

By: /s/ Gregory Mason (authorized 3/17/20) 

GREGORY MASON

McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

E. & J. GALLO WINERY

David Fallek

Attorneys for Plaintiff E. & J. GALLO WINERY

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ORDER

Because of the current evolving situation with regard to the Coronavirus and this court’s General 

Orders relating thereto, the hearing on the United States of America’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended 

Complaint and the Scheduling Conference are dropped from calendar. The motion to dismiss will be 

taken under submission and decided without oral argument. 

Dated: March 18, 2020

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