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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS; CASE NO.: 08-CV-1779-JSW 

 

NORMAN J. BLEARS (SBN 95600) 

HOGAN & HARTSON LLP 

525 University Avenue, 4th Floor 

Palo Alto, California 94301 

Telephone: (650) 463-4000 

Facsimile: (650) 463-4199 

njblears@hhlaw.com

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JON W. BAYLESS and GARY J. 

MORGENTHALER, as Trustees in Dissolution 

for WESTWAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 

a dissolved Delaware Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, 

and DOES 1-10, 

Defendants, 

CASE NO.: 03:08-CV-01779-JSW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS 

The Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Third-Party Plaintiff, 

v. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Third-Party Defendant. 

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Counsel report that they have met and conferred regarding ADR and have reached the 

following stipulation pursuant to Civil L.R. 16-8 and ADR L.R. 3-5: The parties agree to 

participate in court sponsored mediation (ADR L.R. 6). 

However, the parties ask that the Court assign a mediator with substantial insurance 

coverage experience. 

The parties agree to hold the session by 90 days from the date of the order referring the 

case to mediation. 

Dated: March 19, 2010 HOGAN & HARTSON LLP

 /s/ 

Norman J. Blears 

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant 

Federal Insurance Company

 HODGSON RUSS LLP 

 /s/ Patrick M. Tomovic 

Patrick M. Tomovic, 

Kevin D. Szcepanski, and 

Brent Nowicki (all admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

The Guaranty Building 

140 Pearl Street, Suite 100 

Buffalo, New York 14202-4040 

Telephone: (716) 848-1398 

Facsimile: (716) 819-4751 

- and - 

 DILLINGHAM & MURPHY LLP 

 /s/ March (Hsiao C.) Mao 

Dennis J. Kelly and 

March (Hsiao C.) Mao Local Counsel 

225 Bush Street, 6th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-4207 

Telephone: (415) 397-2700 

Facsimile: (716) 

Attorneys for Third-Party Plaintiffs 

Illinois Union Insurance Company 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS; CASE NO.: 08-CV-1779-JSW 

 

[PROPOSED ORDER] 

 Pursuant to the above Stipulation above, the captioned matter is hereby referred to 

mediation. The deadline for the mediation is 90 days from the date of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________ 

 

 Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

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March 22, 2010

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