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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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Paul F. Donsbach #174129 

Sybil L. Renick #213149 

KUTAK ROCK LLP 

18201 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1100 

Irvine, CA 92612-1077 

Telephone: (949) 417-0999 

Facsimile: (949) 417-5394 

Patrick W. Kennison (pro hac vice) 

KUTAK ROCK LLP 

1650 Farnam Street 

Omaha, NE 68102-2186 

Telephone: (402) 346-6000 

Facsimile: (402) 346-1148 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants 

STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Delaware corporation; and AMERICAN 

GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a New York corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Delaware corporation; and AMERICAN 

GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a New York corporation, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

JAMES DOBBAS, an individual; PAMELA 

DOBBAS, an individual; DONALD DOBBAS, an 

individual; PETER MANCINI and LISA 

MANCINI, husband and wife; PETER MANCINI 

as Special Administrator of the ESTATE OF 

CLAUDETTE MANCINI, deceased; LISA 

MANCINI as the Guardian Ad Litem for NASYA 

MANCINI, a minor; FALLON TURNER, an 

individual; MERRICK TURNER, an individual, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-00632-FCD-JFM 

SECOND JOINT STIPULATION 

TO CONTINUE DEADLINES FOR 

COMPLETION OF DISCOVERY 

AND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS; 

ORDER 

Judge: Hon. Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

Date of Filing: March 30, 2005 

Trial Date: March 20, 2007 

AND RELATED COUNTER-CLAIMS. 

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Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY 

(“Steadfast”) and AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY 

(“American Guarantee”), and Defendants JAMES DOBBAS, PAMELA DOBBAS, DONALD 

DOBBAS, (“Dobbas”), Defendants and Counter-Claimants PETER MANCINI, LISA 

MANCINI, NASYA MANCINI, (“Mancinis”), and Defendants and Counter-Claimants FALLON 

TURNER, MERRICK TURNER, (“Turners”), (Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants, Steadfast and 

American Guarantee and Defendants Dobbas, Defendants/Counter-Claimants Mancinis and 

Defendants/Counter-Claimants Turners are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Parties”), 

by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby submit this Second Joint Stipulation to 

Continue the Deadlines for the Completion of Discovery and Dispositive Motions. 

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2006, this Court entered an Order extending the deadlines for 

completion of discovery and dispositive motions by sixty (60) days so that all discovery must 

currently be completed on or before August 14, 2006 and all dispositive motions, except for 

motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications, shall be 

heard no later than October 27, 2006. This Court also continued the Final Pretrial Conference to 

January 19, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. and the jury trial to March 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been aggressively pursuing discovery, including taking the 

depositions of: Defendant James Dobbas on April 19, 2006, June 15, 2006, and July 11, 2006; 

James Emmitt, the Person Most Knowledgeable regarding James Dobbas, Inc.’s insurance 

coverage, on April 19, 2006; Robert Fellerath, the underwriter for the Steadfast Policy, on April 

20, 2006; Kevin Duffy, the claims handler for the Steadfast Policy, on April 21, 2006; Dawn 

Wagner, the claims handler for the American Guarantee Policy, on April 24, 2006; Troy Spoon, 

the ranch hand who assisted Defendant James Dobbas, on July 12, 2006; Milton Holstrom, the 

owner of the land from which the bull escaped, on July 13, 2006; Mike Neal, attorney for Dobbas 

and who witnessed the circumstances surrounding the underlying lawsuit, on July 14, 2006; and 

Fred Vitas, Dobbas’ insurance broker who mistakenly cancelled the Allied Umbrella/Excess 

Policy issued to Defendants James Dobbas and Pamela Dobbas and Pacific Antelope, Inc., on 

July 27, 2006. 

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WHEREAS, the Parties are currently attempting to schedule several remaining fact and 

percipient witness depositions, including the depositions of Defendant Pamela Dobbas, Todd 

York, Charlie O’Dell, Jeanne Whitsett, Kelly Watson, Anne Williams, and Kevin Turner. In 

addition to these and other potential fact and percipient witness depositions, the Parties have been 

attempting to schedule the depositions of their designated experts. 

WHEREAS, on May 10, 2006, a Motion to Quash Subpoenas issued by Steadfast and 

American Guarantee to Kelly Watson and the Custodian of Records of the Watson Rounds law 

firm was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On July 19, 2006, at 

the hearing on the Motion to Quash, that court ordered Watson Rounds to produce all nonprivileged documents and a privilege log within three (3) weeks from the date of the hearing. 

That court also ordered the parties to meet and confer regarding production of any documents 

identified on the privilege log and seek a motion to compel if necessary. Accordingly, Watson 

Rounds’ non-privileged responsive documents and privilege log are not due until August 9, 2006 

– five (5) days prior to the currently scheduled discovery cut-off date. 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been aggressively pursuing discovery to date and continue 

to do so, however, the Parties mutually agree that in order to have an opportunity to obtain and 

review the Watson Rounds documents, re-schedule the depositions of Kelly Watson and Anne 

Williams, file a motion to compel if necessary, take all the remaining depositions of fact and 

percipient witnesses in this case, and schedule the expert depositions after completion of the fact 

and percipient witness depositions as the experts will need that evidence as part of the foundation 

for their opinions, it is, therefore, necessary to continue the deadlines for completing discovery 

and dispositive motions by approximately sixty (60) days. 

WHEREAS, the Parties mutually agree to keep the current Final Pretrial Conference date 

of January 19, 2007 and the jury trial date of March 20, 2007. 

IT IS THEREFORE AGREED AND STIPULATED AS FOLLOWS. 

1. All discovery, including the depositions of expert witnesses, shall be completed on 

or before October 13, 2006. In this context, “completed” means that all discovery shall have been 

conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall 

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have been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the 

order has been obeyed. 

2. All dispositive motions, except for motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders or other emergency applications, shall be heard no later than January 8, 2007. 

 

Dated: August 4, 2006 KUTAK ROCK LLP 

By: /s/ Paul F. Donsbach (with permission)

Paul F. Donsbach 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants 

STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY and 

AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

Dated: August 4, 2006 NEAL, HAUSHALTER & RAY LLP 

By: /s/ Michael E. Neal (with permission)

Michael E. Neal 

Thomas Smurro 

Counsel for Defendants 

JAMES DOBBAS, PAMELA DOBBAS, and 

DONALD DOBBAS 

Dated: August 4, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF PETER CHASE NEUMANN 

By: /s/ Peter Neumann (with permission) 

Peter Neumann 

Counsel for Defendants/Counter-Claimants: PETER 

MANCINI, LISA MANCINI, NASYA MANCINI, a 

minor by LISA MANCINI 

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Dated: August 4, 2006 PORTER SIMON 

By: /s/ Peter H. Cuttitta (with permission)

Peter H. Cuttitta 

James E. Simon 

Counsel for Defendant/Counter-Claimants: 

FALLON TURNER and MERRICK TURNER 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED THAT: 

1. All discovery, including the depositions of expert witnesses, shall be completed on 

or before October 13, 2006. In this context, “completed” means that all discovery shall have been 

conducted so that all depositions have been taken and any disputes relative to discovery shall 

have been resolved by appropriate order if necessary and, where discovery has been ordered, the 

order has been obeyed. 

2. All dispositive motions, except for motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders or other emergency applications, shall be heard no later than January 12, 2007. 

3. In light of the changes above the court HEREBY MODIFIES the remaining dates 

set in this matter. The Final Pretrial Conference, currently scheduled for January 19, 2007 is 

RESET for March 16, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file a joint pretrial statement no later 

than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Final Pretrial Conference. 

4. The jury trial currently scheduled for March 20, 2007 is RESET for May 22, 2007 

at 9:00 a.m. All associated deadlines for the filing of pretrial documents shall be in conjunction 

with the new trial date. 

5. No further extensions by stipulation and proposed order shall be granted. Any 

future requests shall be made with a properly filed and noticed motion pursuant to Local Rule 78-

230. 

Dated: August 7, 2006 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

 FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR., Judge 

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