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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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PARTIES’ STIP. TO CONTINUE THE 08/23/07 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CITI APARTMENTS, INC.; PRIME 

APARTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC; PRIME 

PROPERTIES I, LLC; RMSV BAY CITI 

PROPERTIES I DE, LLC; RMSV BAY CITI 

PROPERTIES I, LLC; 124 MASON, DE, 

LLC; TROPHY PROPERTIES, VI, LLC; 

LRL CITI PROPERTIES I DE, LLC; 

FRANK LEMBI; WALTER LEMBI; 

ANDREW J. HAWKINS,

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY; and 

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

 Nos. C 06 05752 CW 

 C 06-7086

PARTIES’ STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE THE 8/23/07 COMBINED 

MOTION HEARING AND CMC, AND 

ALL RELATED DATES; ORDER 

Date: August 23, 2007 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Dept.: Courtroom 2, 4th floor 

Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken

Complaint Filed: August 21, 2006 

CITI APARTMENTS, INC., et al. 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY; and 

DOES 1 through 100 inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

 

Susan E. Firtch, CASB# 154624

Eva P. Kwan, CASB# 246034 

BURNHAM BROWN 

A Professional Law Corporation 

P.O. Box 119 

Oakland, California 94604 

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1901 Harrison Street, 11th Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 444-6800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 

Email: dwaterrs@burnhambrown.com 

 sfirtch@burnhambrown.com

 ekwan@burnhambrown.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, Defendant MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY (“Markel”) 

and Plaintiffs CITI APARTMENTS, INC.; PRIME APARTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC; 

PRIME PROPERTIES I, LLC; RMSV BAY CITI PROPERTIES I DE, LLC; RMSV BAY CITI 

PROPERTIES I, LLC; 124 MASON, DE, LLC; TROPHY PROPERTIES, VI, LLC; LRL CITI 

PROPERTIES I DE, LLC; FRANK LEMBI; WALTER LEMBI; ANDREW J. HAWKINS 

(“Plaintiffs”), by and through their respective attorneys of record hereby request and stipulate to 

a continuance of the combined Case Management Conference/hearing on motion to dismiss first 

amended complaint that is currently set for August 23, 2007, to September 27, 2007, and that all 

related dates be changed accordingly as set forth below. Markel is represented by Susan E. 

Firtch of Burnham | Brown. Plaintiffs are represented by Walter G. Crump of Kornblum & 

Associates. 

The request and stipulation are based on the following grounds. 

1. In its June 11, 2007 order granting Markel’s motion for summary judgment and 

Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a first amended complaint to bring new claims, court set the 

hearing date for any motion to dismiss that Markel might file, and a Case Management 

Conference (“CMC”), for August 23, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. 

2. Plaintiffs filed their first amended complaint, and Markel filed a motion to 

dismiss pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(1) and (12)(b)(6). Under the present schedule, Plaintiffs’ 

opposition is due August 2, Markel’s opposition is due August 9, a joint CMC statement is due 

August 16, and the motion hearing/CMC is set for August 23, 2007. 

3. On July 26, 2007 the parties participated in mediation with Judge Rebecca 

Westerfield (ret.) pursuant to the ADR mediation program. The parties were able to reach an 

agreement in principle, entitled “deal points,” which has not yet been finalized and/or executed. 

While the parties hope that it will be finalized and executed, it appears that this cannot happen 

prior to August 2, the due date of Plaintiffs’ opposition to the motion to dismiss, because 

Plaintiffs’ corporate counsel will be unavailable from approximately July 27 through August 3 

for medical reasons. 

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4. In order to give the parties time to finalize/execute their settlement agreement, yet 

keep Markel’s motion to dismiss on calendar in the event the settlement falls through, the parties 

have agreed to extend all of the currently scheduled dates by one month (keeping the 

CMC/hearing date on a Thursday per the Court’s schedule). Judge Westerfield approved of the 

Parties’ plan to continue the dates by one month in order to facilitate settlement. If the Parties 

do consummate their settlement, the motion to dismiss will be taken off calendar, but the CMC 

will still be necessary to work out the entry of judgment on Markel’s prior summary judgment 

motion, which is part of the planned settlement. 

THEREFORE, PLAINTIFFS AND MARKEL STIPULATE AND AGREE TO THE 

FOLLOWING SCHEDULE: 

 Filing of Plaintiffs’ opposition by September 6, 2007; 

 Filing of Markel’s reply by September 13, 2007; 

 Filing of Joint CMC Statement by September 20, 2007; 

 Hearing on Motion/CMC by September 27, 2007. 

 Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request that this Court enter an Order 

granting the continuance to the dates set forth above. 

DATED: _____________ ____________________________ 

SUSAN E. FIRTCH 

BURNHAM BROWN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY 

DATED: _____________ ____________________________ 

Walter G. Krump 

Kornblum & Associates 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

If the case has not settled and Markel’s motion to dismiss remains on calendar, Plaintiffs’ 

Opposition to Markel’s motion shall be filed on or before September 6, 2007; Markel’s reply 

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shall be filed on or before September 13, 2007; regardless of whether or not the motion remains 

on calendar, the Parties’ Joint CMC Statement shall be filed on or before September 20, 2007; 

the hearing date for the motion to dismiss (if it proceeds) and the CMC is continued to Thursday 

September 27, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. 

DATED: 7/30/07 

____________________________ 

Hon. Claudia Wilken 

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