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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Contract Default

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION 

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Court’s Scheduling Order entered July 2, 2020 [ECF No. 

12], the Pretrial Conference in this matter is presently scheduled for May 16, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. 

in Courtroom 4; 

P. GERHARDT ZACHER (SBN: 043184)

gzacher@grsm.com 

THOMAS J. TOBIN (SBN: 187062) 

ttobin@grsm.com 

MATTHEW P. NUGENT (SBN: 214844) 

mnugent@grsm.com 

GORDON REES SCULLY 

MANSUKHANI, LLP 

101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 230-7743 

Facsimile: (619) 696-7124 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE NORTH 

AMERICA, LLC and UPL NA INC. 

RALPH B. WEGIS (SBN: 67966) 

rwegis@ralphwegis.com 

LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS 

1930 Truxtun Avenue 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

Telephone: (661) 635-2100 

Facsimile: (661) 635-2107 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ANTHONY VINEYARDS 

GREGORY S. MASON (SBN: 148997)

Greg.mason@mccormickbarstow.com 

KAREN L. LYNCH (SBN: 161088) 

Karen.lynch@mccormickbarstow.com 

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH, LLP 

7647 North Fresno Street 

Fresno, California 93720 

Telephone: (559) 433-1300 

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 

Attorneys for Defendant BRANDT 

CONSOLIDATED, INC. 

JOSHUA N. KASTAN (SBN: 284767) 

jnk@dkmlawgroup.com 

DKM LAW GROUP, LLP 

535 Pacific Avenue, Suite 101 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: (415) 421-1100 

Attorneys for Defendant 

NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC. 

ANTHONY VINEYARDS,

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

NATURAL PLANT PROTECTION; 

UPL NA INC.; ARYSTA 

LIFESCIENCE NORTH AMERICA, 

LLC and DOES 1-25, Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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CONFERENCE 

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WHEREAS, Defendants Arysta North America, LLC and UPL NA Inc.’s motions to 

exclude testimony of Plaintiff’s retained expert Gary Osteen and non-retained expert John 

Kovacevich filed on October 14, 2021 [ECF Nos. 39 and 40] remain under submission for the 

Court’s ruling; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc.’s Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss 

filed on November 4, 2021 [ECF No. 47] remains under submission for the Court’s ruling; 

WHEREAS, Defendants Arysta North America, LLC and UPL NA Inc.’s motion for 

summary judgment and/or partial summary judgment filed on December 14, 2021 [ECF No. 

60] remains under submission for the Court’s ruling; 

WHEREAS, Defendant Brandt Consolidated, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment 

and/or partial summary judgment filed on December 14, 2021 [ECF No. 61] remains under 

submission for the Court’s ruling; 

WHEREAS, the Court’s rulings on the above-referenced motions will inform the 

parties’ respective positions with respect to the matters to be addressed at the Pretrial 

Conference and may affect the scope of the claims and/or presentation of evidence with 

respect thereto at trial; 

THEREFORE, in the interests of judicial economy and efficiency, Plaintiff Anthony 

Vineyards (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC; UPL NA 

Inc.; Nutrien AG Solutions, Inc.; and Brandt Consolidated, Inc. hereby STIPULATE and agree 

that the Pretrial Conference currently scheduled for May 16, 2022 be vacated and rescheduled 

following the Court’s rulings on the above-referenced motions. 

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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO: 

Dated: April 13, 2022 GORDON REES SCULLY 

MANSUKHANI, LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew P. Nugent 

P. Gerhardt Zacher 

Thomas J. Tobin 

Matthew P. Nugent 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE NORTH 

AMERICA, LLC and UPL NA INC. 

Dated: April 13, 2022 THE LAW OFFICE OF RALPH B. WEGIS

By: /s/ Ralph B. Wegis 

(as authorized on April 12, 2022) 

Ralph B. Wegis 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ANTHONY VINEYARDS 

Dated: April 13, 2022 MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH, LLP 

By: /s/ Karen L. Lynch 

 (as authorized on April 12, 2022) 

Attorneys for Defendant BRANDT 

CONSOLIDATED, INC. 

Dated: April 13, 2022 DKM LAW GROUP, LLP 

By: /s/ Joshua N. Kastan 

 (as authorized on April 12, 2022) 

Attorneys for Defendant NUTRIEN 

AG SOLUTIONS, INC. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Having reviewed the foregoing stipulation of the parties, and finding good cause 

therefore, the Court orders as follows: 

1. The Pretrial Conference scheduled for May 16, 2022 is hereby VACATED; and 

2. The Pretrial Conference shall be rescheduled by the Court following the Court’s 

rulings on ECF Nos. 39-40, 47, and 60-61. 

Entered this ____ day of _________________, 2022. 

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 Hon. Jennifer L. Thurston 

 United States District Judge 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, 

and not a party to the within action. My business address is: Gordon Rees Scully 

Mansukhani, LLP, 101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000, San Diego, CA 92101, my 

electronic mail address is jsilcott@grsm.com. On April 13, 2022, I served the 

following documents: 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

SERVICE LIST MAINTAINED BY ECF

BY EMAIL TO COUNSEL AT EMAIL ADDRESSES NOTED 

BELOW

 BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE THROUGH THE CM/ECF SYSTEM

which automatically generates a Notice of Electronic Filing at the time said 

document is filed to all CM/ECF Users who have appeared in this case. 

Service with this NEF constitutes service pursuant to FRCP 5(b)(E).

Ralph B. Wegis 

LAW OFFICES OF RALPH B. WEGIS 

1930 Truxton Avenue 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

Tel: (661) 635-2100 / Fax: (661) 635-2107 

Email: rwegis@ralphwegis.com

Email: mhenson@ralphwegis.com 

Email: tmolina@ralphwegis.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Anthony Vineyards 

Joshua Nathan Kastan 

DKM LAW GROUP, LLP 

535 Pacific Avenue 

Suite 101 

San Francisco, CA 94133 

Email: JNK@dkmlawgroup.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. 

Gregory S. Mason

Karen L. Lynch 

MCCORMICK BARSTOW, LLP 

7647 N. Fresno Street

Attorneys for Defendants 

Brandt Consolidated, Inc. 

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of 

America that I am employed in the office of a member of the Bar of this Court at 

whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on April 13, 2022, at San Diego, California 

____________________________ 

Jewell Silcott 

Fresno, CA 93720

Email: Greg.mason@mccormickbarstow.com 

Email: karen.lynch@mccormickbarstow.com 

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