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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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 ANDREWS FARMS v. CALCOT, LTD., et al.; 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER; 

SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF MICHAEL J. 

STUMP 

RALPH B. WEGIS SBN 67966 

MICHAEL J. STUMP SBN 193542 

LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS, P.C. 

1930 Truxtun Avenue 

Bakersfield, California 93301 

(661) 635-2100 

(661) 635-2107 FAX 

rwegis@ralphwegis.com

mstump@ralphwegis.com 

Attorneys for: Plaintiffs 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDREWS FARMS, a California 

partnership; and, GREG PALLA, a sole 

proprietor and doing business as GREG 

PALLA FARMING COMPANY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CALCOT, LTD; EADIE AND PAYNE, LLP; 

and DOES 1-50, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 1:07-cv-00464-LJO-DLB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO CONTINUE FRCP, RULE 26(f) 

MANDATORY SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE; and, DECLARATION OF 

MICHAEL J. STUMP IN SUPPORT 

THEREOF 

OLD DATE: NOVEMBER 29, 2007 

PROPOSED DATE: JANUARY 30, 2008 

This case is presently set for a Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(f) Mandatory 

Scheduling Conference on Thursday, November 29, 2007. In view of recent developments impacting 

the trial calendar and calendar of counsel for Plaintiffs, the parties have agreed to continue the 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference from November 29, 2007 to January 30, 2008. This agreement is 

made by the parties and proposed to the Court as a means of accommodating the trial calendar of 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER; 

SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF MICHAEL J. 

STUMP 

Plaintiffs’ counsel so as to permit the parties to meet and confer on matters of discovery once the 

pleading have been settled, the defendants’ answers have been filed, and counsel for Plaintiffs have 

adequate time to both participate in the meet and confer discussions required under Rule 26, prepare 

the documents necessary for mutual exchange, and to attend the Mandatory Scheduling Conference 

before this Court. 

On October 2, 2007, Plaintiffs’ counsel the Law Offices of Ralph B. Wegis, P.C., and its 

Ralph B. Wegis and Michael J. Stump, commenced a jury trial in the Imperial County Superior Court 

captioned John Doe, et al. vs. El Centro Elementary School District with case number ECU01892. 

The matter proceeded as a jury trial for approximately three weeks and was scheduled to be 

completed in the first full week of November, 2007. In the interim, the wildfires in Southern 

California, specifically San Diego County, caused counsel for the defendant, El Centro Elementary 

School District to be evacuated from their homes a status that remained uncertain as far as their return 

as of October 25, 2007. On October 25, 2007, the Imperial County Superior Court and its Judge 

Yeager, discharged the jury and scheduled the matter for a further four weeks’ jury trial now set to 

commence November 26, 2007 and to be tried through December 21, 2007, and as such this will 

require plaintiffs’ counsel to attend trial during those times in El Centro, California. (See 

accompanying Declaration of Michael J. Stump.) 

Therefore, the parties hereby stipulate and agree, and having so agreed request that the Court 

order, that the Rule 26 Mandatory Scheduling Conference now scheduled for November 28, 2007 be 

continued to January 30, 2008. The parties have agreed to commence meet and confer discussions on 

Friday November 2, 2007 irrespective of this requested continuance. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER; 

SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF MICHAEL J. 

STUMP 

Dated: November 2, 2007 GRISWOLD, LASALLE, COBB, 

DOWD & GIN, LLP 

By /s/ROBERT M. DOWD 

ROBERT M. DOWD, 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

CALCOT, LTD. 

Dated: November 2, 2007 CLIFFORD & BROWN 

By /s/STEPHEN T. CLIFFORD 

STEPHEN T. CLIFFORD, 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

CALCOT, LTD., and 

ROBERT W. NORRIS 

Dated: November 2, 2007 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH, LLP 

By /s/JERRY CASHEROS 

MARSHALL C. WHITNEY, 

JERRY CASHEROS, 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

EADIE & PAYNE, LLP 

[Remaining signatures are on the following page] 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER; 

SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF MICHAEL J. 

STUMP 

Dated: November 2, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS 

By 

MICHAEL J. STUMP, 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

ANDREW FARMS and 

GREG PALLA, dba 

GREG PALLA FARMING 

COMPANY 

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[Proposed] ORDER OF THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

UPON THE STIPULATION AND AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO, AND FOR GOOD 

CAUSE DEMONSTRATED, THE FRCP RULE 26 MANDATORY SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE IS CONTINUED TO JANUARY 30, 2008 at 8:15am. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: _11/5/07_________________ s/Lawrence J. O’Neill___________________________ 

 JUDGE U.S. DISTRICT COURT 

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