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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Damage

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE 

Law Offices of 

MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME, LLP

RICHARD S. LINKERT, ESQ. (SBN 88756) 

KATHERINE E. UNDERWOOD, ESQ. (SBN 249308) 

3638 American River Drive 

Sacramento, CA 95864 

Telephone: (916) 978-3434 

Facsimile: (916) 978-3430 

Attorneys for Defendants, ANN MCKEEVER HATCH, 

AS TRUSTEE OF THE HATCH 1987 REVOCABLE 

TRUST, et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, ET AL. 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:09-CV-02445-KJM-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING THE NON-DAMAGES 

EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE 

FROM APRIL 22, 2011 UNTIL MAY 31, 

2011. 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS 

Plaintiff the United States of America (“United States”) and Defendants/CrossDefendants, Sierra Pacific Industries, Eunice Howell, individually and d/b/a/ Howell’s Forest 

Harvesting, W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc., Landowner Defendants, and Caterpillar, Inc. 

(collectively “Defendants”) through their respective counsel, hereby submit the following 

Stipulation and Proposed Order Continuing the Non-Damages Expert Disclosure Deadline. 

RECITALS

1. On February 11, 2010, this Court entered its Status (Pre-trial Scheduling) Order 

that, among other things, provided that amendment would only be allowed by leave of Court with 

good cause shown. On August 31, 2010, this Court amended its Status (Pre-trial Scheduling) 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE 

Order upon the request of Sierra Pacific, for good cause shown. Subsequently, on August 31, 

2010, and March 15, 2011, the Court issued Minute Orders amending and resetting certain dates 

in the Status (Pre-trial Scheduling) Order. 

2. Defendants believe good cause exists for a brief continuance of the current April 

22, 2011, Non-Damages Expert Disclosure deadline. The parties have been actively engaged in 

liability and non-damages discovery that is on-going. This includes numerous depositions that 

have been noticed to occur over the next few weeks, the scheduling of which has been difficult 

given the number of counsel involved and the deponents’ availability. All parties agree that it is 

in the interests of justice and an efficient resolution of this case to extend the non-damages expert 

disclosure deadline by five weeks, from April 22, 2011 until May 31, 2011, which will not affect 

the rest of the schedule. The United States stipulates to Defendants’ request for more time as set 

forth herein. 

STIPULATION

Based on the foregoing recitals, the parties hereby STIPULATE that: 

1. The deadline to submit Non-Damages Expert Disclosures is continued from April 

22, 2011, to May 31, 2011. 

2. This continuance of the deadline to submit Non-Damages Expert Disclosures will 

not affect any other deadlines in this action. 

 3. All remaining dates and deadlines as set by the Court in its August 31, 2010 

Order, and as modified by the Court’s August 31, 2010, and March 15, 2011, Minute Orders, are 

otherwise unaffected by this Stipulation and Proposed Order. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE 

 4. By entering into this stipulation, none of the parties waive any rights or arguments 

that they may otherwise have with respect to their ability to request or oppose additional 

continuances in this action if necessary. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

DATED: March 24, 2011 U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 

By /s/ Kelli Taylor 

KELLI TAYLOR 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DATED: March 24, 2011 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: /s/ William R. Warne 

WILLIAM R. WARNE 

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES 

DATED: March 24, 2011 RUSHFORD & BONOTTO, LLP 

By: /s/ Phil Bonotto 

PHIL BONOTTO 

Attorneys for Defendants/Cross-Defendants 

EUNICE HOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY and d/b/a 

HOWELL’S FOREST HARVESTING 

DATED: March 24, 2011 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME, LLP

By: /s/ Richard S. Linkert 

RICHARD S. LINKERT 

Attorneys for Defendants/Cross-Claimants 

W.M. BEATY & ASSOCIATES and 

LANDOWNER DEFENDANTS 

(Brooks Walker et al.) 

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DATED: March 24, 2011 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN, & ARNOLD LLP 

By: /s/ Frederic Grannis 

FREDERIC GRANNIS 

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant 

CATERPILLAR, INC.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONTINUING EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINE 

 ORDER 

 This matter came before the Court on the parties’ Stipulation To Continue The NonDamages Expert Disclosure Deadline. For the reasons stated in the Stipulation and for good 

cause showing, the Court ADOPTS the Stipulation and GRANTS the relief requested therein. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Non-Damages Expert Disclosure 

Deadline is now May 31, 2011. All remaining dates and deadlines as set by the Court’s August 

31, 2010 Order, and as modified by the Court’s August 31, 2010, and March 15, 2011, Minute 

Orders, remain as set and are otherwise unaffected by this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: March 28, 2011. 

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