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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATION TO ENLARGE DEFENDANT WATKINS’ TIME TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER 

Case No. 07-CV-06418-JSW 

415257.01 

KEKER & VAN NEST, LLP 

ELLIOT R. PETERS - #158708 (epeters@kvn.com) 

DANIEL PURCELL - #191424 (dpurcell@kvn.com) 

LAURIE CARR MIMS - #241584 (lmims@kvn.com) 

R. ADAM LAURIDSEN - #243780 (alauridsen@kvn.com) 

710 Sansome Street 

San Francisco, California 94111-1704 

Telephone: (415) 391-5400 

Facsimile: (415) 397-7188 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ALLEN L. AMOS, ERIC CHUA, CAROL ANN COHN, NEIL R. 

COHN, ROBERT E. DUTTO, ROBERT D. ELLSWORTH, 

SUSAN M. ENGLISH, JAMES C. HALBLEIB, STEPHEN 

HAUSE, DON J. JOHNSON, LAURINDA A. MARTIN, 

SHANDRANETTE MIDDLETON, GEORGE J. PETTY, 

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, JR,; LINDA SOO HOO, DIRCK R. 

STINSON, PAUL H. WAGENER, and ROBERT H. WATKINS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., INC., 

a Delaware Corporation, ARTHUR J. 

GALLAGHER & CO., INSURANCE BROKERS 

OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California Corporation,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

EDGEWOOD PARTNERS INSURANCE 

CENTER, a California corporation; DAN R. 

FRANCIS; JOHN G. HAHN; ANDREW 

(“WALLY”) BROWN, JR.; BRIAN F. QUINN; 

NEIL R. COHN; CAROLANN COHN; MICHAEL 

J. BROWN; STEPHEN HAUSE; LAURA J. 

WICK; JAMES C. HALBLEIB; LAURINDA 

(“LAURIE”) A. MARTIN; ERIC CHUA; GEORGE 

J. PETTY; LINDA SOO HOO; ROBERT E. 

DUTTO; SUSAN M. ENGLISH; DON J. 

JOHNSON; ALLEN L. AMOS; WILLIAM (“BILL”) 

PHILLIPS, JR.; DIRCK (“RICK”) R. STINSON; 

ROBERT (“BOB”) D. ELLSWORTH; ROBERT H. 

WATKINS; PAUL H. WAGENER; 

SHANDRANETTE MIDDLETON, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 07-CV-06418-JSW 

STIPULATION TO ENLARGE 

DEFENDANT WATKINS’ TIME TO 

FILE AMENDED ANSWER, 

INCLUDING COUNTERCLAIMS; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

[Civil Local Rule 6-1(a)] 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

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STIPULATION TO ENLARGE DEFENDANT WATKINS’ TIME TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER 

Case No. 07-CV-06418-JSW 

415257.01 

WHEREAS, all defendants in this action filed their Answers to plaintiffs’ First Amended 

Complaint on February 8, 2008; and 

WHEREAS, the parties previously agreed to extend the deadline for all defendants to file 

amended answers without leave of Court to March 31, 2008; and 

WHEREAS, the parties previously agreed to extend the deadline for defendant Harrison 

Watkins to file an amended answer without leave of Court to April 14, 2008; and 

WHEREAS, the Court previously entered orders approving these extensions; and 

WHEREAS, the parties are still discussing, and attempting to resolve without the need 

for litigation, unasserted potential counterclaims belonging to defendant Harrison Watkins; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to agreement of the parties; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), the deadline for 

defendant Harrison Watkins to file an amended Answer without leave of Court under Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 14(a)(1)(B) shall be extended to April 28, 2008. By agreeing to this stipulation, plaintiffs 

do not waive, and specifically preserve, all defenses to the amended Answer and counterclaims 

that exist as of the date of this stipulation. 

DATED: April 14, 2008 KEKER & VAN NEST, LLP 

By: /s/ Daniel Purcell 

DANIEL PURCELL 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ALLEN L. AMOS, ERIC CHUA, CAROL ANN 

COHN, NEIL R. COHN, ROBERT E. DUTTO, 

ROBERT D. ELLSWORTH, SUSAN M. ENGLISH, 

JAMES C. HALBLEIB, STEPHEN HAUSE, DON J. 

JOHNSON, LAURINDA A. MARTIN, 

SHANDRANETTE MIDDLETON, GEORGE J. 

PETTY, WILLIAM PHILLIPS, JR.; LINDA SOO 

HOO, DIRCK R. STINSON, PAUL H. WAGENER, 

and ROBERT H. WATKINS 

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STIPULATION TO ENLARGE DEFENDANT WATKINS’ TIME TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER 

Case No. 07-CV-06418-JSW 

415257.01 

DATED: April 14, 2008 PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

By: /s/ Bradford K. Newman 

 BRADFORD K. NEWMAN 

[Concurrence Obtained General Order 45 § X.B]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., INC. and 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., 

INSURANCE BROKERS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 

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STIPULATION TO ENLARGE DEFENDANT WATKINS’ TIME TO FILE AMENDED ANSWER 

Case No. 07-CV-06418-JSW 

415257.01 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ENLARGEMENT OF TIME

Pursuant to the attached stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefore, the 

deadline for defendant Harrison Watkins to file an amended Answer without leave of Court 

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 14(a)(1)(B) shall be extended to April 28, 2008. Plaintiffs shall not be 

deemed to have waived any defenses to the amended Answer and counterclaims of Harrison 

Watkins that exist as of the date of the parties’ stipulation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________________________ 

 _____________________________________

THE HONORABLE JEFFREY S. WHITE 

United States District Judge 

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April 15, 2008

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