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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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Case No. C 10-00077 EMC -1- STIPULATION OF M. ALEXANDER TO BE BOUND 

BY JUDGMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

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SONNENSCHEIN 

NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP

2121 N. CALIFORNIA 

BLVD., SUITE 800

WALNUT

CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 

(925) 949-2600 

MICHAEL BARNES (State Bar No. 121314) 

JONE TRAN (State Bar No. 239311) 

SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP 

2121 N. California Blvd., Ste. 800 

Walnut Creek, California 94596-7342 

Telephone: (925) 949-2600 

Facsimile: (925) 949-2610 

Emails: mbarnes@sonnenschein.com 

jotran@sonnenschein.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant 

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 

MARIO ALEXANDER 

829 “C” Street, Apt. 5 P.O. Box 3232 

Eureka, California 95501 Eureka, California 95502 

Telephone: (707) 616-0862 

Defendant In Propria Persona 

MARIO ALEXANDER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO/OAKLAND DIVISION 

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, an 

Illinois Corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

RICHARD BARNETT and MARIO 

ALEXANDER,

 Defendants. 

No. C 10-00077 EMC 

STIPULATION OF MARIO 

ALEXANDER TO BE BOUND BY 

JUDGMENT AND PROPOSED ORDER 

THEREON

RELATED COUNTERCLAIM. 

STIPULATION TO BE BOUND BY JUDGMENT

 WHEREAS defendant Mario Alexander is the plaintiff in an underlying state court action 

against defendant Richard Barnett, an Allstate policyholder, styled Alexander v. Barnett,

Humboldt County Superior Court case no. DR090825 (the “Underlying Action”); and 

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Case No. C 10-00077 EMC -2- STIPULATION OF M. ALEXANDER TO BE BOUND 

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NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP

2121 N. CALIFORNIA 

BLVD., SUITE 800

WALNUT

CREEK, CALIFORNIA 94596 

(925) 949-2600 

 WHEREAS Allstate has commenced this action for declaratory relief to determine whether 

its policy requires it to defend or indemnify Mr. Barnett in the Underlying Action under his 

homeowners policy; and 

WHEREAS Mr. Alexander, as the underlying plaintiff, is a potential claimant under Mr. 

Barnett’s Allstate policy pursuant to California Insurance Code section 11580 and has been 

joined in this action as a nominal defendant to bind him to the judgment and thereby to prevent 

inconsistent rulings; and 

WHEREAS Mr. Alexander resides more than 250 miles from the courthouse and lacks the 

financial resources to engage counsel to represent him in this action or to travel to court for 

appearances; and 

WHEREAS Mr. Alexander does not wish to bear the burden of litigating coverage under 

an insurance policy to which he is not a party; and 

 WHEREAS Mr. Alexander is willing to be bound by any ruling by this Court decreeing 

Allstate’s coverage obligations with respect to the Underlying Action; and 

 WHEREAS Mr. Alexander’s active participation in this action is unnecessary for the 

complete, fair and efficient adjudication of the coverage issues raised by the pleadings in this 

action; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, Allstate and Mr. Alexander hereby stipulate and agree that Mr. 

Alexander will be bound by any judgment, order or other ruling herein decreeing the rights, 

responsibilities and obligations of the parties with respect to the issues addressed in Allstate’s 

complaint for declaratory relief in this action, and acknowledges that this Court’s rulings thereon 

will be binding upon him. To that end, Mr. Alexander shall be entitled to receive all pleadings, 

motions, discovery, discovery responses and other documents served or filed by the parties or 

the Court, but shall be otherwise excused from participating in or attending Court proceedings, 

provided that, for purposes of appearing to give testimony or to produce documents at deposition 

or trial, Mr. Alexander shall be deemed a party to this action. 

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