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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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Washington Investment Group v. Ruel & Thompson Stipulation and Order Re Resetting

Case No. C0500573 RS OSC Hearing

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DAVID I. KORNBLUH, ESQ., SBN 162310

MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP

25 Metro Drive, 7

th

Floor

San Jose, CA 95110

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

Facsimile: (408) 436-8272

Attorneys for Plaintiff

WASHINGTON INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

BERNARD P. LAHDE, ESQ. (SBN 71579)

JON A. HEABERLIN (SBN 199810)

RANKIN, LANDSNESS, LAHDE, SERVERIAN & STOCK

96 North Third Street, Suite 500

San Jose, California 95112-5572

Telephone: (408) 293-0463

Facsimile: (408) 293-9514

Attorneys for Defendants

STEVE RUEL and DONN SCOTT THOMPSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

WASHINGTON INVESTMENT GROUP,

LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

STEVE RUEL and DONN SCOTT

THOMPSON,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C-05-00573 RS

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING RESETTING OF OSC

HEARING

Date: February 15, 2006

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Courtroom: 4 (5

th

Floor)

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD

HEREIN:

1. This case arises from a dispute between owners of SSL, LLC, a California limited

liability company which provides concrete retaining walls. This matter was submitted to

contractual arbitration in April 2005. On August 22, 2005, the parties engaged in a mediation

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session with Charles Hawkins, Esq. All parties executed an “Agreement to Settle” at the

mediation.

2. Following the mediation, some disputes arose regarding certain terms of the

mediated settlement. These disputes were submitted to arbitration with Mr. Hawkins on

December 15, 2005, who thereafter issued a ruling.

3. The parties are nearing resolution of the written settlement agreement language,

which incorporates terms from the original mediation agreement, as well as Mr. Hawkins’ ruling.

The only issue remaining relates to tax and accounting treatment for payments made under the

agreement.

4. The parties request an additional month to complete work on this release language.

The parties hereby stipulate to a continuance of the OSC hearing set for February 15, 2006, to

March 8, 2006 or another date convenient to the Court.

Dated: February 14, 2006 RANKIN, LANDSNESS, LAHDE,

SERVERIAN & STOCK

By: /s/ Jon A. Heaberlin

JON A. HEABERLIN

Attorneys for Defendants

MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP

DATED: February 14, 2006 By: /s/ David I. Kornbluh

DAVID KORNBLUH

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

The parties having agreed to the foregoing, the Order to Show Cause Re: Dismissal

hearing set for February 15, 2006 shall be continued to ______________, at 9:30 a.m. in

Courtroom 4.

DATED:

MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE UNITED

STATES DISTRICT COURT

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