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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONCERNING ADDITIONAL RESPONSE COSTS DIRECTLY INCURRED BY 

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

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PHILIP C. HUNSUCKER (SBN 135860)

BRIAN L. ZAGON (SBN 142403)

MARC SHAPP (SBN 266805)

HUNSUCKER GOODSTEIN PC

3717 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Suite 200

Lafayette, CA 94549

Telephone: (925) 284-0840

Facsimile: (925) 284-0870

LEE N. SMITH (SBN 138071)

PERKINS, MANN & EVERETT, APC

7815 N. Palm Ave, Suite 200

Fresno, CA 93711

Telephone: (559) 447-5700

Facsimile: (559) 447-5600

Attorneys for Plaintiff

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

FRED M. BLUM (SBN 101586)

ERIN K. POPPLER (SBN 267724)

VIVY D. DANG (SBN 297714)

BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

500 Washington Street, Suite 700

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 397-9006

Facsimile: (415) 397-1339

Attorneys for Defendant

TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

[Additional Attorneys Listed on Signature Page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., 

a former California corporation, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:00-cv-00113-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONCERNING ADDITIONAL 

RESPONSE COSTS DIRECTLY 

INCURRED BY AMERIPRIDE SERVICES 

INC.

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

Trial Date: August 5, 2016

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Defendant TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC. (“TEO”) and Plaintiff 

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC. (“AmerPride”), by and through their respective counsel, 

stipulate as follows:

In order to avoid the unnecessary introduction of voluminous documents and to 

streamline the trial process, the Parties stipulate to the following facts for the limited and 

sole purposes of this trial, and not to be used for any other purpose.

STIPULATION

1. AmeriPride has directly incurred $1,926,622.62 in investigation and 

remediation costs after the Court’s April 20, 2012 Order (Dkt. 915) through June 2015. 

These costs are identified on Exhibit 1 to this stipulation.

2. AmeriPride has directly incurred $74,863.90 in regulatory oversight costs 

after the Court’s April 20, 2012 Order through March 2015. These costs are identified on 

Exhibit 1 to this stipulation.

3. For the purposes of this action only, costs described in Paragraphs 1 and 2 

are recoverable under Section 107(a)(4)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a)(4)(B).

4. There are investigation and cleanup costs and oversight costs for which

AmeriPride seeks recovery that are not included in this stipulation. AmeriPride reserves 

all of its rights in connection with such costs. TEO reserves all of its rights to object to 

such costs.

Date: February 16, 2016 BASSI, EDLIN, HUIE & BLUM LLP

By: /s/ Fred M. Blum

FRED M. BLUM

ERIN K. POPPLER

Attorneys for Defendant

TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

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Date: February 16, 2016 WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & 

DICKER LLP

By: /s/ Ronald S. Bushner

RONALD S. BUSHNER (SBN 98352)

SHANA INSPEKTOR (SBN 291841)

WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN 

& DICKER LLP

525 Market Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-2725

Telephone: (415) 433-0990

Facsimile: (415) 434 1370

Attorneys for Defendant

TEXAS EASTERN OVERSEAS, INC.

Date: February 16, 2016 HUNSUCKER GOODSTEIN PC

By: /s/ Brian L. Zagon PHILIP C. HUNSUCKER BRIAN L. ZAGON Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

Date: February 16, 2016 PERKINS MANN & EVERETT, APC 

By: /s/ Lee N. Smith LEE N. SMITH Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC.

ORDER

The foregoing stipulation is hereby adopted and approved by the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 22, 2016

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