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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE

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EILEEN R. RIDLEY, CA Bar No. 151735

 eridley@foley.com

NICHOLAS P. HONKAMP, CA Bar No. 261299

 nhonkamp@foley.com

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

555 CALIFORNIA STREET 

SUITE 1700

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-1520

TELEPHONE: 415.434.4484

FACSIMILE: 415.434.4507

Attorneys for Defendant

ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTURION REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, 

LLC; CENTURION REAL ESTATE 

INVESTORS IV, LLC; MISSION PLACE, 

LLC; AMERICAN GUARANTEE &

LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY; 

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY; WESTCHESTER SURPLUS 

LINES INSURANCE COMPANY,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

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Case No. 3:16-cv-00218-VC

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

TO CONTINUE SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

MOTION HEARING DEADLINE AND 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATES

AS MODIFIED

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Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, Plaintiffs Centurion Real Estate Partners, LLC, Centurion 

Real Estate Investors IV, LLC, Mission Place, LLC, American Guarantee & Liability Insurance 

Company, Zurich American Insurance Company and Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance 

Company (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Arch Insurance Company (“Defendant”) 

(collectively the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as 

follows:

RECITALS

1. On April 12, 2016, this Court issued a minute order which set the following 

litigation deadlines:

Ÿ September 2, 2016 - discovery cutoff for issues of the duty to defend and 

indemnify;

Ÿ September 2, 2016 - expert discovery cutoff; and 

Ÿ October 20, 2016 – motion for summary judgment deadline regarding the duty to 

defend and indemnify.

2. The minute order issued by this Court on April 12, 2016, was the first order 

issued in this case setting litigation deadlines, and the instant stipulation is the first request by the

Parties to extend these deadlines.

3. The Court has not yet set a trial date in this matter. 

4. On May 10, 2016, this Court entered an order adopting the Parties’ stipulation to 

complete private mediation by November 6, 2016, which falls after the current summary 

judgment hearing deadline (October 20, 2016). 

5. The Parties are actively engaged in settlement discussions, with each Party having 

already exchanged settlement positions supported by law and fact. Plaintiffs have provided Arch 

with a formal settlement demand and Arch is in the process of responding . Further, the Parties 

are currently in discussions to schedule a private mediation in the short term. 

6. The Parties have completed disclosures and are now engaged in written discovery. 

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Plaintiffs have determined that there are over 100 gigabytes (one million pages) worth of 

potentially relevant documents relating to the underlying liability action, which was litigated 

over the course of 10 years. The Parties recognize that substantial time and resources will have 

to be devoted written and document discovery in order to reach resolution, and even more so if 

this litigation proceeds to dispositive motions or trial. 

7. The Parties agree that a 60-day continuance of the discovery cut-off dates and 

motion for summary judgment deadline will allow the Parties sufficient time to evaluate the 

voluminous documentary evidence to finalize their respective settlement positions, will afford 

the Parties sufficient time to evaluate voluminous documentary evidence to define expert 

witnesses, will allow the Parties sufficient time to complete discovery, will allow the Parties to 

defer significant costs, which, in turn, will increase the prospects of settlement at this stage in the 

litigation, will not adversely impact trial scheduling in this case, and will help will serve the 

interests of judicial economy, and will potentially conserve Party and Court resources.

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree, through their respective 

counsel, as follows:

1. The discovery cutoff for issues of the duty to defend and indemnity is extended to 

November 1, 2016.

2. The expert discovery cutoff is extended to November 1, 2016.

3. The deadline for hearings on motions for summary adjudication on the duty to 

defend or indemnify is extended to December 20, 2016.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: July 29, 2016 /s/ Nicholas P. Honkamp 

NICHOLAS P. HONKAMP

Attorney for Defendant 

ARCH INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

Dated: July 29, 2016 /s/ Christine Fierro

CHRISTINE FIERRO

Attorney for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: ____________________

HONORABLE VINCE CHHABRIA 

United States District Judge 

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1

Pursuant to Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

Stipulation has been obtained from all signatories to the Stipulation.

Dated: July 29, 2016 /s/ Nicholas P. Honkamp 

NICHOLAS P. HONKAMP

Attorney for Defendant 

ARCH INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

August 2, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Vince Chhabria

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