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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Property Damage

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

125 E. DE LA GUERRA ST., STE 203

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

TEL: 805-963-9090

FAX: 805-963-9098

Jan A. Greben, SBN 103464 

jan@grebenlaw.com

Brett A. Boon, SBN 283225 

brett@grebenlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE TRUST, GARY 

COPPOLA, and THE TRUST OF ANTHONY M. COPPOLA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION 

THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE 

TRUST, GARY COPPOLA, and THE TRUST OF 

ANTHONY M. COPPOLA; 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PARAGON CLEANERS, INC. (formerly sued as 

GREGORY SMITH, an individual); RICHARD 

LASTER, an individual; THE JANE HIGGINS 

NASH TRUST; JANE NASH AS EXECUTOR OF 

THE ESTATE OF DECATUR HIGGINS, A/K/A 

THE ESTATE OF MABEL ELAINE HIGGINS; 

HARLEY MILLER, an individual; CHERYL 

MILLER, an individual; MARTIN AND MARTIN 

PROPERTIES LLC; CALIFORNIA WATER 

SERVICE COMPANY; the CITY OF VISALIA; 

NASH PROPERTIES LLC [DOE#1], DAVID H. 

NASH, as successor co-trustee of the WILLIAM P. 

NASH and JANE H. NASH REVOCABLE TRUST 

[DOE #2], RICHARD P. NASH, as successor and cotrustee of the WILLIAM P. NASH and JANE H. 

NASH REVOCABLE TRUST [DOE #3], VISALIA 

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; and DOES 4-20, 

inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:11-CV-01257-AWI-BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ 

RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ 

SIXTH AMENDED COMPLAINT 

 

RELATED CROSS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS 

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 15, and the Court’s Minute Order dated 

February 11, 2015, Plaintiffs the Irrevocable Trust of Viola M. Coppola, the Trust of Anthony 

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Coppola, and Gary Coppola (collectively as “Coppola”) together with Defendants, Cross-Claimants, 

and/or Counter-Claimants the City of Visalia (the “City”), Martin and Martin Properties, LLC 

(“Martin”), and Jane Nash as Trustee for the Jane Higgins Nash Trust (the “Nash Trust”) as well as 

executor of the Estate of Decatur Higgins a/k/a the Estate of Mabel Elaine Higgins (the “Estate of 

Higgins”) (collectively the “Parties”) hereby stipulate to the following: 

1. Coppola’s Sixth Amended Complaint, filed February 13, 2015 as Document Number 262 

(“6AC”), does not vary substantively from Coppola’s Fifth Amended Complaint, filed 

December 3, 2013 as Document Number 157 (“5AC”), with respect to the City. The City’s 

Answer to Coppola’s 5AC and Counterclaim (Dkt. No. 173) shall, therefore, be deemed 

responsive to Coppola’s 6AC; 

2. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to Martin. 

Martin’s Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 167) shall, therefore, be deemed responsive to 

Coppola’s 6AC; 

3. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to the Nash 

Trust. The Nash Trust’s Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 177) shall, therefore, be 

deemed responsive to Coppola’s 6AC, and; 

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4. Coppola’s 6AC does not vary substantively from Coppola’s 5AC with respect to the Estate 

of Higgins. The Estate of Higgins’ Answer to Coppola’s 5AC (Dkt. No. 178) shall, therefore, 

be deemed responsive to Coppola’s 6AC. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: March 5, 2015 GREBEN & ASSOCIATES 

 /s/ Jan A. Greben 

Jan A. Greben 

Brett A. Boon 

Attorneys for the Viola M. Coppola Irrevocable Trust, 

Gary Coppola and the Trust of Anthony M. Coppola 

Date: March 5, 2015 ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE MALLORY & 

NATSIS LLP 

 /s/_Emily L. Murray__________________ 

Emily L. Murray 

Tim C. Hsu 

Attorneys for Martin and Martin Properties, LLC 

Date: March 5, 2015 WILLIAMS, JORDAN & BRODERSON LLP 

 /s/_Steven R. Williams___________________ 

Steven R. Williams 

Attorneys for the Jane H. Nash Revocable Trust and the 

Estate of Decatur Higgins 

Date: March 5, 2015 HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP 

 /s/ Leonard C. Herr______________________ 

Leonard C. Herr 

Attorneys for the City of Visalia 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: 3/9/2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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