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

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

STAY ACTION 015.696902.1 

FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

2029 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 3500 

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067-3021 

TELEPHONE: 310.277.2223 

FACSIMILE: 310.557.8475 

STEPHEN A. MCFEELY, BAR NO. 054099 

ROBERT C. LEVENTHAL, BAR NO. 119969 

JOSE-MANUEL A. DE CASTRO, BAR NO. 213769 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC 

BISHOP OF OAKLAND, A CORPORATION SOLE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Travelers Casualty and Surety 

Company, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

The Roman Catholic Bishop of 

Oakland, a Corporation Sole, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. C 05 0915 BZ 

STIPULATION AND

ORDER TO STAY ACTION 

Plaintiff, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY 

(“TRAVELERS”) and defendant THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF 

OAKLAND, a Corporation Sole (“the DIOCESE”) (collectively 

“the parties”) by and through their attorneys of record 

identified below hereby enter into the following 

Stipulation to Stay Action: 

WHEREAS, there are multiple related, pending actions 

filed by individuals against the DIOCESE; 

WHEREAS, since at least February 2005, under the 

oversight of Judge Ronald Sabraw with the Alameda Superior 
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

STAY ACTION 015.696902.1 

Court, these cases against the DIOCESE have been the 

subject of extensive settlement negotiations; 

WHEREAS, as part of an ongoing mediation process, Judge 

David Hunter of the Alameda Superior Court has been and is 

actively meeting with the parties in the underlying cases 

in an effort to resolve those cases; 

WHEREAS, if the underlying suits settle, this 

litigation may prove unnecessary; and 

WHEREAS, staying this action for three months will give 

the underlying actions a reasonable amount of additional 

time to settle, after which time this case can proceed, if 

necessary. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED, STIPULATED AND 

ORDERED THAT: 

1. All proceedings in this action shall be stayed 

until October 13, 2005. All previously set dates shall be 

taken off calendar, including the case management 

conference scheduled for July 13, 2005. 

2. The parties’ last day to serve their initial 

disclosures pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1) and to file and serve 

their discovery plan pursuant to Rule 26(f) shall be 

October 31, 2005. 

3. A case management conference shall be held on 

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. The parties shall

meet and confer prior to the conference and shall prepare a

a joint Case Management Conference Statement which shall be

filed no later than ten (10) days prior to the Case

Management Conference. Plaintiff shall be responsible for
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

STAY ACTION 015.696902.1 

Dated: July 8, 2005 DRINKER, BIDDLE & REATH LLP 

By: /s/ Charles A. Reid 

CHARLES A. REID 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

Travelers Casualty and 

Surety Company 

Dated: July 8, 2005 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 

Stephen A. McFeely 

Robert C. Leventhal 

Jose-Manuel A. de Castro 

By: /s/ Robert C. Leventhal 

Robert C. Leventhal 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

The Roman Catholic Bishop 

of Oakland, a Corporation 

Sole 

CERTIFICATION

I attest that Charles A. Reid concurs in the filing of 

this Amended Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Stay 

Action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: THE HON. SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

filing the statement as well as for arranging the conference

call. All parties shall be on the line and shall call (510)

637-3559 at the above indicated date and time.

7-12-05 /s/ Saundra Brown Armstrong