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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 TO MODIFY THE PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER

SCOTT P. DEVRIES, Cal. Bar No. 88221 RACHEL E. HUDGINS (admitted pro hac vice)

HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP 

50 California Street, Suite 1700 Bank of America Plaza, Ste. 4100 

San Francisco, CA 94111 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. 

Telephone: 415.975.3700 Atlanta, GA 30308 

Facsimile: 415.975.3701 Telephone: 404.888.4000 

Email: SDeVries@hunton.com Facsimile: 404.888.4190 

 Email: RHudgins@hunton.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs RLC INDUSTRIES CO. 

and ROSEBURG FOREST PRODUCTS CO. 

JEFFREY S. CROWE, Cal. Bar No. 216055 

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 10th Floor 

Costa Mesa, California 92626 

Telephone: 714.513.5100 

Facsimile: 714.513.5130 

Email: jcrowe@sheppardmullin.com 

SCOTT SVESLOSKY, Cal. Bar No. 217660 

MARY E. GREGORY, Cal. Bar No. 210247 

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

333 South Hope Street, 43rd Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071-1422 

Telephone: 213.620.1780 

Facsimile: 213.620.1398 

Email: mgregory@sheppardmullin.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

RLC INDUSTRIES CO. and ROSEBURG 

FOREST PRODUCTS CO., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LIBERTY INSURANCE 

CORPORATION, EVEREST NATIONAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY, and THE 

OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:23-cv-00649-TLN-DB 

Assigned to the Hon. Troy L. Nunley and 

Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

LIMITED MODIFICATION OF THE 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

 

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TO THE HONORABLE COURT: 

Plaintiffs RLC Industries, Inc. and Roseburg Forest Products Co. (collectively 

“Roseburg”), and Defendant Liberty Insurance Corporation (“Liberty”) (collectively “the 

Parties”), by and through their attorneys of record, enter into the following stipulation for 

an order modifying the Court’s Scheduling Order (ECF 32) to continue the completion 

date for certain fact discovery until May 31, 2024. 

I. RECITALS.

WHEREAS: 

1. On April 7, 2023, Roseburg filed its Complaint in this action against Liberty, 

The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and Everest National Insurance Company. 

Roseburg asserts causes of action for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of 

good faith and fair dealing against Liberty. Roseburg alleges that Liberty failed to defend 

Roseburg against claims arising out of a fire in Weed, California, that originated on 

Roseburg’s premises. Roseburg further alleges that Liberty’s conduct was in bad faith. 

Liberty denies Roseburg’s claims. 

2. On May 26, 2023, Liberty filed its Answer to Roseburg’s Complaint. 

3. On April 7, 2023, the Court issued its Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order. 

(ECF 5). 

4. On June 30, 2023, the Parties submitted their Joint Federal Rule 26(f) Report 

and Discovery Plan. (ECF 24). 

5. On July 11, 2023, the Court issued a Minute Order advising the Parties to 

submit any request to modify the Court’s Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order through a 

Stipulation and Proposed Order for the Court’s consideration. (ECF 25). 

6. On August 7, 2023, pursuant to Roseburg and defendant Ohio Casualty 

Insurance Company’s Stipulation, the Court dismissed Ohio Casualty with prejudice. 

(ECF 28). 

7. On January 29, 2024, pursuant to Roseburg and defendant Everest National 

Insurance Company’s Stipulation, the Court dismissed Everest with prejudice. (ECF 35). 

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8. On December 19, 2023, the Court granted Roseburg’s and Liberty’s request 

to modify the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order. (ECF 32). The Order continued the nonexpert discovery completion date from January 19, 2024 to May 3, 2024. 

9. The Parties will complete all written party discovery by May 3, 2024 apart 

from that associated with (i) a Joint Statement addressing the sufficiency of Liberty’s 

responses to discovery served by Roseburg in September 2023 which will be filed no later 

than April 19, 2024, and (ii) the Parties’ respective privilege logs. 

10. On February 8, 2024, Liberty served a Subpoena Duces Tecum to non-party 

Baker Hostetler (“Baker”). Liberty and Baker have had several discussions regarding 

Baker’s expected production. To date, Baker has produced over 23,000 pages of 

documents. Baker has advised Liberty that it has additional documents to produce and will 

need several weeks to complete its production. Baker’s combined productions will exceed 

1 terabyte of electronically stored documents. 

11. Liberty has also served Subpoenas for Deposition Testimony to Baker in its 

capacity as a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) witness, and three individual Baker 

attorneys (Robert Julian, Joseph Chairez and Dustin Dow). However, Liberty contends 

that it cannot take these depositions until Baker completes its production of documents, 

which will not occur before May 3, 2024. Liberty also contends that it will also need time 

to review the anticipated production based on its discussions with Baker. 

12. Roseburg has served a Subpoena for Deposition Testimony and Production 

of Documents to non-party Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP (“Carlson”), and a 

Subpoena for Deposition Testimony to one individual attorney at Carlson, David Bona. 

However, due to Mr. Bona’s work obligations, he is unable to appear for deposition before 

May 3, 2024. 

13. On February 5, 2024, Roseburg served a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

30(b)(6) Notice of Deposition of Liberty. On March 21, 2024, Roseburg served a Notice 

of Deposition of Sarah Kaufman, a Liberty employee. Liberty has designated Ms. 

Kaufman to testify as a 30(b)(6) witness on certain categories. Due to work obligations, 

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Ms. Kaufman is unable to appear for deposition before May 3, 2024. 

14. Roseburg recently advised that it seeks to take the deposition of Liberty 

employee Melissa Mandel. Based on the current deposition schedule, Ms. Mandel and 

counsel may not be available to complete her deposition before May 3, 2024. 

15. Roseburg provided Liberty its privilege log on April 10, 2024. Liberty has 

not yet provided its privilege log. 

16. The Parties reserve the right to take or resume depositions after Liberty 

provides its privilege log and any disputes related to the privilege logs are resolved. 

17. For these reasons, the Parties require additional time to complete the 

depositions identified above after the May 3, 2024 non-expert discovery cutoff. 

II. STIPULATION. 

Therefore, the Parties, by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate to an 

order from the Court extending the non-expert discovery completion date to May 31, 2024 

for the sole purpose of completing the following depositions: 

● Baker Hostetler in its capacity as an F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) witness; 

● Baker Attorney Joseph Chairez; 

● Baker Attorney Robert Julian; 

● Baker Attorney Dustin Dow; 

● Carlson Calladine & Peterson LLP in its capacity as an F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) 

witness; 

● Carlson Attorney David Bona; 

● Liberty employee Sarah Kaufman; and 

● Liberty employee Melissa Mandel. 

The Parties further stipulate that: 

● If the Court orders Liberty to produce additional documents after a hearing 

on the Parties’ Joint Statement of Discovery Disagreements described in Paragraph 9 

above, Roseburg may seek to depose Liberty individuals identified in those documents. 

● Either Party may seek to depose individuals identified in or related to the 

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other Party’s privilege log. 

● If the Court orders either Party to produce communications the Party had 

deemed privileged, the opposing Party may seek to depose or reopen depositions related to 

those communications. 

All other dates in the Court’s December 19, 2023 Order will remain the same. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 16, 2024 

 HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP

 

By 

/s/ Rachel E. Hudgins 

[as authorized on April 16, 2024] 

 SCOTT P. DeVRIES 

RACHEL E. HUDGINS 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

RLC INDUSTRIES CO. and ROSEBURG 

FOREST PRODUCTS CO. 

Dated: April 16, 2024 

 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

 

By /s/ Mary E. Gregory 

 JEFFREY S. CROWE 

SCOTT SVESLOSKY 

MARY E. GREGORY 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Having considered the Stipulation and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that the current Pretrial Scheduling Order in this case (ECF 32) be modified as 

follows: 

● The non-expert discovery completion date shall be continued to May 31, 

2024 for the sole purpose of completing the depositions of: 

● Baker Hostetler in its capacity as an F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) witness; 

● Baker Attorney Joseph Chairez; 

● Baker Attorney Robert Julian; 

● Baker Attorney Dustin Dow; 

● Carlson Calladine & Peterson LLP in its capacity as an 

F.R.C.P.30(b)(6) witness; 

● Carlson Attorney David Bona; 

● Liberty employee Sarah Kaufman; and 

● Liberty employee Melissa Mandel. 

● If the Court orders Liberty to produce additional documents after a hearing 

on the Parties’ Joint Statement of Discovery Disagreements described in Paragraph 9 

above, Roseburg may seek to depose Liberty individuals identified in those documents. 

● Either Party may seek to depose individuals identified in or related to the 

other Party’s privilege log. 

● If the Court orders either Party to produce communications the Party had 

deemed privileged, the opposing Party may seek to depose or reopen depositions related to 

those communications. 

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● All other dates in this Court’s December 19, 2023 Order Modifying the 

Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order shall remain the same. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 16, 2024 

Troy L. Nunley

United States District Judge

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