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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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DON J. POOL 166468

THE LAW FIRM OF POWELL & POOL

7522 North Colonial Avenue, Suite 100

Fresno, California 93711

Telephone: (559) 228-8034

Facsimile: (559) 228-6818

Attorneys for the Defendants, Henry W. Willms, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Terry D. Hamilton; Sharon M. Hamilton;

Estates In Eagle Ridge, LLLP, a Colorado

Limited Liability Limited Partnership, James

C. Bateman Petroleum Services, dba Semco,

a California Corporation; and Enviro-Safe,

Inc., a California Corporation,

Plaintiffs, 

vs.

Henry W. Willms, Individually; Dolly G.

Willms, Individually; Henry W. Willms and

Dolly G. Willms as co-trustees of the Trust

Agreement dated September 26, 1986,

between Henry W. Willms and Dolly G.

Willms, Trustors; Dolly Willms, Trustee of

the Trust Agreement dated December 10,

1982, between Henry W. Willms and Dolly

G. Willms, Trustors; Victor R. McClune, an

individual; Lend-Teck Financial, Inc., a

California Corporation; Catherine A. Locke,

an individual; Redwood Trust Deed Services,

Inc., a California Corporation; and Susan

Willms Thurston, Beneficiary of 1982

Willms Trust along with Catherine A. Locke;

and THE WILLMS ENTERPRISE, an

informal entity.

Defendants. 

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Case No. CV F 02 6583 AWI SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO

CONTINUE STATUS CONFERENCE

AND OTHER PENDING MOTIONS

District Court Judge: Anthony W. Ishii

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I

RECITALS

The Scheduling Order entered in the above-entitled matter on May 21, 2004, set the

Pretrial Conference in the above-entitled matter for October 7, 2005, with the Pretrial Statement to

be filed by September 27, 2005.

The parties previously stipulated to continue the last day to file dispositive motions

to October 13, 2005, and the Court so ordered.

On October 27, 2005, all remaining defendants filed their motion for partial summary

judgment on the first claim for relief, which was scheduled to be heard on November 28, 2005. 

On November 16, 2005, the parties stipulated to continue the last day to file the

Pretrial Statement to November 18, 2005.

The parties filed their Joint Pretrial Statement on November 21, 2005.

That same day at the Pretrial Conference and hearing on defendants’ motion for

summary judgment on the second, third, fifth and sixth claims for relief, the Court issued its order

taking defendants’ motion under submission, therefore vacating the hearing, and set the Pretrial

Conference to be held on November 28, 2005, together with defendants’ motion for summary

judgment on the first claim for relief.

On November 22, 2005, theCourtfiled itsMemorandum Opinion and Order Granting

Motion for Summary Judgment in Part and denying Motion for Summary Judgment in Part.

On November 26, 2005, defendants filed their Supplemental Pretrial Statement. 

At the Pretrial Conference and hearing on defendants’ motion for summary judgment

on the first claim for relief on November 28, 2005, the court vacated the trial date of December 6,

2005 and set a status conference for December 19, 2005, to allow for the Court additional time to

rule on the pending motions. 

On December 5, 2005, defendants filed their Motion for Reconsideration of the order

granting and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment second, third and sixth

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claims for relief, which was scheduled to be heard on January 9, 2006. 

On December 14, 2005, the Court filed an order moving the status conference from

December 19, 2005 to January 9, 2006.

On December 15, 2005, defendants filed their Motion to Enter Separate Judgment

Pursuant To Rule 54(b), which was scheduled to be heard on January 9, 2006. 

On December 21, 2005, the Court filed its memorandum of opinion and order

granting defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment on the first claim for relief.

On January 4, 2006, the Court filed an order moving the status conference on calendar

for January 9, 2006 to January 23, 2006, the same day as defendants’ motion for entry of judgment

as to certain defendants.

Plaintiffs’ counsel, Mr. Gilmore, currently has a trial set for January 23, 2006.

Furthermore, defendants’ counsel, Don J. Pool, will be out of the office on January 23, 2006, and

in trial on another matter on January 30, 2006.

In light of the foregoing, the parties request that the Court continue the date of the

status conference and pending motions to February 6, 2006.

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STIPULATION

Based on the foregoing Recitals, 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, by and through their

respective counsel, that the Status Conference and other pending motions be continued to February

6, 2006, or the Court’s next available hearing date.

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SO STIPULATED.

Dated: January 12, 2006 THE LAW FIRM OF POWELL & POOL

/ S / Don J. Pool

DON J. POOL 

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: January 12, 2006 GILMORE, WOOD, VINNARD & MAGNESS

/ S / David M. Gilmore

DAVID M. GILMORE

Attorney for Plaintiffs

III

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

The Status Conference shall be continued to February 6, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., in

Courtroom DC-3;

Defendants’ Motion to Enter Separate Judgments against certain defendants shall be

continued to February 6, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 2 of the new Federal Courthouse; and

Defendants’ Motion for Reconsideration shall be continued to February 6, 2006, at

1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 2 of the new Federal Courthouse.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 18, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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