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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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WULFSBERG REESE COLVIG & FIRSTMAN

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

H. James Wulfsberg - 046192

Michael W. Barnes – 154654

Deirdre J. Cox - 175923

Kaiser Center

300 Lakeside Drive, 24th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612-3524

Telephone: (510) 835-9100

Facsimile: (510) 451-2170

Thomas D. Cumpston – 142618

General Counsel

El Dorado Irrigation District

2890 Mosquito Road

Placerville, CA 95667

Telephone: (530) 622 4513

Facsimile: (530) 622-1195

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT,

Plaintiff,

v.

TRAYLOR BROS., INC., TRAVELERS

CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF

AMERICA, and Does 1-100, inclusive,

Defendants. 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM.

Case No. CIV.S-03-0949 LKK GGH

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE MOTION

FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

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Plaintiff and counterdefendant El Dorado Irrigation District ("District") filed a

Motion For Protective Order to Require TBI to Schedule the Deposition of TBI's

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Opposing Counsel on a Mutually-Convenient Date; Request For Sanctions and Request

For Shortened Time and Telephonic Hearing. TBI filed an opposition to this motion,

seeking permission to take Mr. Cumpston’s deposition after the current percipient

deposition cutoff date of September 30, 2005, and clarification as to whether EID could

object to TBI questioning Mr. Cumpston regarding his communications with MWH.

On August 22, 2005, the court conducted a telephonic hearing on the Motion. 

Pursuant to the order of the court and as stipulated to by the parties, the following

protective order is hereby made:

1. The Deposition of the District's General Counsel, Thomas D. Cumpston,

will go forward on October 3 and 4, 2005 in San Francisco, California. 

2. TBI may examine Mr. Cumpston concerning communications between

him and Montgomery Watson Harza ("MWH"), pursuant to the court's

prior finding that such communications are not privileged. 

3. The District may assert any appropriate privileges to questions that seek

information beyond communications between Mr. Cumpston and MWH. 

SO STIPULATED:

DATED: August 24, 2005 WULFSBERG REESE COLVIG &

FIRSTMAN

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By s/s: Michael W. Barnes

MICHAEL W. BARNES

At to rn eys for Plai ntiff and

Counterdefendant

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT

DATED: August 24, 2005 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE

By s/s: Mark G. Budwig

MARK G. BUDWIG

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Attorn eys for Defendant and

Counterplaintiff

TRAYLOR BROS., INC.

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

Dated: 9/5/05

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

______________________

 Hon. Gregory G. Hollows

 United States Magistrate Judge

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