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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9659 CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CASE SCHEDULE

Bret A. Stone SBN 190161 BStone@PaladinLaw.com 

Kirk M. Tracy SBN 288508 KTracy@PaladinLaw.com 

PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP

1176 Boulevard Way 

Walnut Creek, CA 94595 

Telephone: (925) 947-5700 

Facsimile: (925) 935-8488 

Counsel for Estate of Robert Renzel, Deceased, by and through his 

successors in interest, Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

Robert E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, Susan Carter 

and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

and Bascom Avenue Development LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF ROBERT RENZEL, 

DECEASED, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ESTATE OF LUPE VENTURA, 

DECEASED, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 4:15-cv-1648-HSG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

CASE SCHEDULE 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. 

Action filed: April 10, 2015 

Discovery cut-off: September 8, 2017 

Trial date: April 23, 2018 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the discussion with the Court at the September 14, 2017 Case 

Management Conference, the parties have met and conferred regarding a proposed modification 

of the case schedule to further mediation efforts; 

WHEREAS, a pilot test has been proposed for additional environmental investigation to 

support the development of a final remedial action plan and cost estimate; 

WHEREAS, the environmental consultants for Renzel have approved the technical scope 

of the pilot test at a fixed cost of $237,148.50; 

WHEREAS, Renzel and Torres have worked diligently and in good faith with each other 

to negotiate an agreement to share the costs of the pilot test, but have not been able to come to an 

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agreement; 

WHEREAS, Torres filed a motion for summary judgment against Renzel, ECF No. 187, 

currently set for hearing on November 16, 2017; 

WHEREAS, Renzel’s opposition to Torres’s motion for summary judgment is currently 

due September 26, 2017 and Torres’s reply brief is due October 3, 2017; 

WHEREAS, the Court set the current deadlines in this matter in its May 15, 2017 Order 

Amending Case Schedule and Vacating Case Management Conference, ECF No. 167; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree to continue expert discovery deadlines by approximately 30 

days, to facilitate mediation of a cost sharing agreement for the pilot study; 

THEREFORE, all parties1

 herby stipulate with each other as follows, and request that the 

Court so order the terms of this stipulation: 

1. No later than October 13, 2017, Renzel and Torres will conduct a mediation 

session to reach an agreement on cost sharing for the pilot study mentioned above, and thereby 

will provide approval for commencement of the investigation. An insurance company 

representative with authority to settle shall attend the mediation session in person for each of 

Renzel’s and Torres’s respective insurers. If Renzel and Torres reach a cost sharing agreement 

prior to October 13, 2017, a mediation session shall not be necessary; 

2. No later than October 13, 2017, the parties shall report back to the Court on the 

result of the mediation; 

3. If a stipulation to stay the litigation, including the length of time proposed for such 

a stay, is not filed by October 13, 2017, the parties shall appear at a further Case Management 

Conference on October 17, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, 1301 Clay Street, 

Oakland, before the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.; 

4. The briefing schedule for Torres’s motion for summary judgment against Renzel, 

ECF No. 187, shall be modified as follows: Renzel’s opposition is due no later than October 27, 

2017; Torres’s reply shall be due no later than November 6, 2017; the hearing shall remain as 

 

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 A copy of this stipulation was provided to all pro se parties via email on September 14, 2017, 

requesting their review and agreement by signature. No objections were received. 

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scheduled for November 16, 2017; and 

5. The following deadlines shall be set for this matter: 

a. Affirmative expert designation: October 16, 2017 

b. Rebuttal expert designation: November 6, 2017 

c. Expert discovery cutoff: December 4, 2017 

d. Deadline for hearing of dispositive motions: January 18, 2017, at 2:00p.m. 

e. Pretrial conference: April 10, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. 

f. Trial date: April 23, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED 

DATED: September 15, 2017 PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP 

 

/s/ Bret A. Stone

 

Counsel for Renzel 

DATED: September 15, 2017 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP 

/s/ Glenn A. Friedman

 

Counsel for Counter Defendants Ann Renzel 

Sebastian, Susan Carter and the Estate of Robert 

Renzel 

DATED: September 15, 2017 CAUFIELD & JAMES LLP 

 

/s/ Jeffery L. Caufield

 

Counsel for Alfredo and Carmen Torres 

DATED: September 15, 2017 

 

HYANG BAE WHANG, SEON GEUN WHANG, 

KYU CHUK WHANG 

Pro se 

DATED: September 15, 2017 

GARY TRAN 

Pro se 

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DATED: September 15, 2017 

THU HUYNH and NGOC T.B. TRAN 

DATED: September 15, 2017 

 

 UKTAE HAN and MIJA HAN 

Pro Se 

Good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED except that the deadline for hearing of dispositive 

motions is January 18, 2018, at 2:00p.m. 

Dated: September 15, 2017 _________________________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

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