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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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LEE N. SMITH (SB #138071) 

SCOTT J. KAPLAN (SB #143478) 

MELISSA A. FOSTER (SB #226755) 

STOEL RIVES LLP

980 Ninth Street, Suite 1900 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 447-0700 

Facsimile: (916) 447-4781 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Defendant 

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC., a Delaware 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

VALLEY INDUSTRIAL SERVICE, INC., a 

former California corporation, et al., 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. CIV. S-00-113 LKK/JFM 

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO FILE DEFAULT 

AND CONSOLIDATED ACTION AND 

CROSS- AND COUNTER-CLAIMS. 

WHEREAS, on or about September 4, 2007, this Court signed an Order allowing Plaintiff 

AmeriPride Services Inc. (“AmeriPride”) to file a default against Texas Eastern Overseas, Inc. 

(“TEO”) itself and as successor to Valley Industrial Service, Inc. (“VIS, Inc.”), the remaining 

defendant in this matter, after notice was served. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff was to enter the default set forth in Exhibit A to the Court’s 

September 4, 2007 Order on or about sixty (60) days after providing notice to interested parties; 

and 

WHEREAS, potential insurers have contacted counsel for AmeriPride to discuss and 

exchange information and engage in potential settlement discussions; and 

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WHEREAS, because the parties are hopeful that this effort may lead to settlement, 

Plaintiff requests that the Court extend the time for Plaintiff to file the default until May 15, 2008, 

at which time Plaintiff requests a Status Conference occur before this Court. 

DATED: February 25, 2008. 

STOEL RIVES LLP

By:/S/_____________________________ LEE N. SMITH 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Defendant 

 ORDER 

It is ORDERED that AmeriPride be given until May 15, 2008 to file Exhibit A to the 

Court’s Order of September 4, 2007, and a Status Conference is scheduled in this matter for 

June 9, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

DATED: February 27, 2008. 

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