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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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STIPULATION RE TRIAL AND RELATED DATES; [PROPOSED] ORDER

David L. Hughes, Bar No. 129411

Stacie L. Brandt, Bar No. 166399

BOOTH, MITCHEL & STRANGE LLP

701 South Parker Street, Suite 6500

Orange, California 92856-8155

(714) 480-8500 fax (714) 480-8533

dlhughes@boothmitchel.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, TRAVELERS CASUALTY

AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and

UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY

COMPANY OF AMERICA; UNITED

STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY

COMPANY,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

CLAUDE E. ATKINS ENTERPRISES, INC.,

et al.,

Defendants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM

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Case No. 1:05-cv-00852 SMS

[Assigned to Hon. Sandra M. Snyder]

STIPULATION RE TRIAL AND RELATED

DATES; ORDER

Plaintiffs and Counter-defendants TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY

COMPANY OF AMERICA (“TRAVELERS”) and UNITED STATES FIDELITY &

GUARANTY COMPANY (“USF&G”) ( referred to collectively as “Plaintiffs” or

“SURETY”) and Defendants JOEL ATKINS, TERRY ATKINS, SHIRLEY

ATKINS, CHERYL ATKINS, THOMAS BOWEN, and CLAUDIA BOWEN and

Defendant and Counter-claimant CLAUDE E. ATKINS ENTERPRISES, INC.

(referred to collectively as “Defendants” or “ATKINS”), by and through their

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attorneys of record, stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, on July 7, 2005, SURETY filed its First Amended Complaint in

this matter.

WHEREAS, on November 19, 2007, ATKINS filed its Counterclaim in this

matter.

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the issues in the case are sufficiently

detailed and complex to require additional time to prepare for trial.

WHEREAS, the Parties agree to continue the trial and related dates, as

follows:

Old Date New Date

Expert Disclosure December 14, 2007 March 28, 2008

Supp. Expert Disclosure January 11, 2008 April 18, 2008

Exchange Expert Reports none set May 16, 2008

Settlement Conference (Judge Beck)* February 28, 2008 June 19, 2008 10:00

Ctrm #9

Non-dispositive Motion Filing Deadline February 29, 2008 July 1, 2008

Discovery Cutoff (expert and non) February 22, 2008 July 31, 2008

Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline March 21, 2008 August 1, 2008 

Pretrial Conference May 8, 2008 September 9, 2008 at

2:00pm Ctrm #7

Trial Date June 16, 2008 November 3, 2008 at

9:00am Ctrm #7

(* The Settlement Conference date of June 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. was confirmed with Judge

Beck’s chambers.)

Prepared by:

BOOTH, MITCHEL & STRANGE LLP

/s/ Stacie L. Brandt Dated: December 4, 2007

By: David L. Hughes

Stacie L. Brandt

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STIPULATION RE TRIAL AND RELATED DATES; [PROPOSED] ORDER

Attorneys for Plaintiffs TRAVELERS CASUALTY

AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

BOOTH, MITCHEL & STRANGE LLP

Dated: December 4, 2007 /s/ Stacie L. Brandt

By: David L. Hughes

Stacie L. Brandt

Attorneys for Plaintiffs TRAVELERS CASUALTY

AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY

COMPANY

BRAUN & MELUCCI, LLP

Dated: December 4, 2007 /s/ William J. Braun

By: Kerri M. Melucci

William J. Braun

Attorneys for Defendants CLAUDE E. ATKINS

ENTERPRISES, INC., JOEL ATKINS, TERRY

ATKINS, SHIRLEY ATKINS, CHERYL ATKINS,

THOMAS BOWEN, and CLAUDIA BOWEN

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 7, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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