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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

JEFFREY A. CHARLSTON (State Bar No. 65427)

BRUCE T. SMYTH (State Bar No. 089171)

CHARLSTON, REVICH & CHAMBERLIN LLP

1925 Century Park East, Suite 1250

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (310) 551-7000

Facsimile: (310) 203-9321

Attorneys for Plaintiff

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES FIDELITY &

GUARANTY COMPANY, a Maryland

corporation, 

Plaintiff,

v.

LEE INVESTMENTS LLC dba THE

ISLAND, a California Limited Liability

Company, RICHARD K. EHRLICH, an

individual, REXFORD PROPERTIES, LLC,

a California Limited Liability Company,

REXFORD DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION, a California corporation,

and DIANA CONLEY, an individual,

Defendants.

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

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Case No. 1:99-cv-05583 OWW-SMS

STIPULATION RE RESOLUTION OF

DISPUTE RE EXPERT; 

ORDER THEREON

WHEREAS, the parties in the above-referenced matter have had a dispute with respect to

the deposition of an expert witness, Arthur Levine, and defendant, counterclaimant,

counterdefendant and third-party plaintiff Lee Investments, LLC dba The Island has filed a motion

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to terminate deposition, set for hearing on September 8, 2006, and the parties have reached a

resolution of that dispute pursuant to the terms of the stipulation set forth herein; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, plaintiff, counterdefendant and counterclaimant

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (“USF&G”), counterdefendant and third-party

plaintiff American Specialty Insurance Services, Inc. (“American Specialty”), defendant,

counterclaimant, counterdefendant and third-party plaintiff Lee Investments, LLC dba The Island

(“Lee”) and counterdefendant, counterclaimant and third-party defendant Aon Risk Services, Inc.

of Central California Insurance Services (“Aon”), by the through their counsel of record, hereby

stipulate as follows:

1. Mr. Levine will be produced for a total of a maximum of three hours of further

deposition pursuant to the original stipulation for the taking of expert depositions, a maximum of

two hours of which will be allotted to counsel for USF&G and American Specialty, and one hour

of which will be allotted to counsel for Aon, at the end of which three hour time limit the

deposition will be deemed concluded. 

2. The deposition will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the offices of Charlston Revich &

Chamberlin LLP, located at 1925 Century Park East, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California 90067,

at a mutually agreeable date for counsel and the witness.

3. The parties stipulate that Lee’s motion to terminate the deposition and for

sanctions be taken off calendar. 

4. Lee waives and withdraws its contention that Lee is entitled to an order

terminating the deposition after the fourth session of Mr. Levine’s deposition and sanctions.

5. USF&G and American Specialty waive and withdraw their contention that the

deposition was improperly terminated during Session four of that deposition, waive and withdraw

any contention that the any part of Mr. Levine’s deposition or trial testimony should be excluded

on that basis, and waive and withdraw any request for sanctions. Aon did not contest Lee’s

contention that Lee was entitled to terminate the deposition.

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6. Except as expressly provided above, USF&G, American Specialty and Aon reserve

all other rights to challenge the admissibility of Mr. Levine's testimony and report.

DATED: August 31, 2006 CHARLSTON, REVICH & CHAMBERLIN LLP

JEFFREY A. CHARLSTON

BRUCE T. SMYTH

By: /s/ Bruce T. Smyth

Bruce T. Smyth

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Counterdefendant and ThirdParty Plaintiff UNITED STATES FIDELITY &

GUARANTY COMPANY

DATED: August 31, 2006 DOWLING, AARON & KEELER, INC.

DANIEL O. JAMISON, ESQ.

By: /s/ Daniel O. Jamison

Daniel O. Jamison, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendant, Counterclaimant and ThirdParty Plaintiff LEE INVESTMENTS, LLC

DATED: August 31, 2006 DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP

MATTHEW S. COVINGTON

By: /s/ Matthew S. Covington

Matthew S. Covington

Attorneys for Counterdefendant and Third-Party

Defendant AON RISK SERVICES, INC. OF

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INSURANCE SERVICES

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ORDER

Good cause having been shown.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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