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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9601 CERCLA

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

125 E. DE LA GUERRA ST., STE. 203

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

TELEPHONE: (805) 963-9090

FACSIMILE: (805) 963-9098

Jan A. Greben, State Bar No. 103464

jan@grebenlaw.com

Brett A. Boon, State Bar No. 283225

brett@grebenlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Cross Defendant, Third Party Defendant, 

Counter Defendant and Counter Claimant KFD Enterprises, Inc.,

a California corporation dba Norman’s Dry Cleaner, and 

Third Party Defendant Kenneth Daer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KFD ENTERPRISES, INC., a

California corporation dba Norman’s Dry 

Cleaner,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF EUREKA, et al.

Defendants.

______________________________________

AND RELATED COUNTER AND CROSS 

CLAIMS

Case No.: 3:08-CV-04571 MMC

THIRD AMENDED STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE ALL PENDING COURT 

DATES; DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY 

GALLAGHER; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff KFD Enterprises, Inc. (“KFD”), 

Cross-Defendant Kenneth Daer, Defendant, Cross-Claimant, Counter-Claimant, and CrossDefendant City of Eureka, Defendant, Cross-Defendant, and Cross-Claimant Winzler & Kelly, 

Defendants and Cross-Defendants Union Oil Company of California, Unocal Corporation, and 

Chevron Corporation (“Union Oil entities”), Defendant, Cross-Defendant, and Cross-Claimant 

Environmental Resolutions, Inc./Cardno USA (“ERI/Cardno”), and Defendants and CrossDefendants Multimatic LLC and the Kirrberg Corporation (“Multimatic Entities”) as follows:

RECITALS

1. This stipulation is entered into between the parties to continue all pending court dates for 

approximately three (3) months to allow the parties to continue to pursue settlement 

negotiations that have commenced and continue before private mediator Timothy Gallagher.

2. On October 1, 2008, the Complaint was filed in this action, seeking relief under CERCLA 

and pendent state claims. Numerous cross and counter claims followed.

3. The action arises out of solvent and petroleum contamination in Eureka, California. The 

issues of liability and allocation are complex, and the claimed damages approach $10 

million.

4. The parties commenced their mediation on October 4, 2012, with Mr. Gallagher. Mr. 

Gallagher has since held three in-person mediations, the last of which occurred on December 

20, 2012. Mr. Gallagher has determined that a resolution may be possible but requires 

additional time to resolve related insurance issues, the expected cost of remediation, and 

related allocation issues. Recent summary judgment decisions by the Court and continued 

insurance company negotiations will require further time to attempt resolution. To this end, 

Mr. Gallagher requests, and the parties stipulate, for a further three-month postponement of 

all pending court dates.

5. This 90-day period will give the parties the best opportunity to resolve complex, technical, 

and remediation cost issues that have prevented settlement.

STIPULATION

NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate and agree, subject to Court approval, as follows:

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A. The last day to complete expert discovery is hereby continued from February 15, 2013 to

May 17, 2013.

B. The deadline to file motions to compel expert discovery is hereby continued from February 

22, 2013 to May 24, 2013.

C. The deadline to file dispositive motions is hereby continued from March 1, 2013 to June 7, 

2013.

D. The Case Management Conference is hereby continued from March 22, 2013 to June 21, 

2013.

E. The deadline for hearing on dispositive motions is hereby continued from April 5, 2013 to 

July 19, 2013.

F. The deadline for lead counsel to meet and confer for Pretrial Conference purposes is hereby 

continued from April 22, 2013 to July 26, 2013.

G. The deadline for jury instructions, voir dire and verdict forms, exhibit exchange with other 

parties, and motions in limine is hereby continued from May 3, 2013 to August 9, 2013.

H. The Joint Pretrial Conference Statement filing deadline is hereby continued from May 13,

2013 to August 23, 2013.

I. The deadline for filing oppositions to motions in limine is hereby continued from May 13,

2013 to August 23, 2013.

J. The deadline for filing exhibits lists with stipulations and objections is hereby continued 

from May 17, 2013 to August 23, 2013.

K. The Pretrial Conference is hereby continued from May 28, 2013 to September 3, 2013.

L. The Trial is hereby continued from June 10, 2013 to September 9, 2013.

The parties also request a conference call with Court should the Court deem it necessary to 

discuss the proposed dates.

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Dated: January 2, 2013 GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

/s/ Jan A. Greben

JAN A. GREBEN

BRETT A. BOON

Plaintiff, Cross Defendant, Third Party Defendant, 

Counter Claimant KFD ENTERPRISES INC., a 

California corporation dba Norman’s Dry Cleaner; and 

Third Party Defendant KENNETH DAER

Dated: January 2, 2013 GORDON & REES, LLP

/s/ George A. Acero

KRISTIN N. REYNA

GEORGE A. ACERO

Defendant and Third Party Defendant 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS, INC.

Dated: January 2, 2013 DAVIDOVITZ & BENNETT LLP

/s/ Charles Bolcom

MORIS DAVIDOVITZ

CHARLES BOLCOM

Defendant, Third Party Plaintiff, Counterclaimant 

CITY OF EUREKA

Dated: January 2, 2013 GLYNN & FINLEY LLP

/s/ Andrew T. Mortl

ANDREW T. MORTL

MORGAN LOPEZ

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Defendants 

UNION OIL CO. OF CALIFORNIA, UNOCAL 

CORP. AND CHEVRON CORP.

Dated: January 2, 2013 SEVERSON & WERSON PC

/s/ Peter C. Lyon

PETER C. LYON

NANNETTE DE LARA

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Defendant, and CrossClaimant WINZLER & KELLY

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Dated: January 2, 2013 DONGELL LAWRENCE FINNEY LLP

/s/ Thomas F. Vandenburg

THOMAS F. VANDENBURG

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Defendants 

MULTIMATIC LLC and THE KIRRBERG 

CORPORATION

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DECLARATION OF TIMOTHY GALLAGHER

I, TIMOTHY GALLAGHER, hereby declare and state:

1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before the United States District Court for 

the Northern District of California, and I am a partner in the law firm of Gallagher and 

Gallagher, a Professional Corporation, and acting as mediator in the above-reference action.

2. On October 4, 2012, the parties, including their insurance carriers, participated in a 

mediation with me in San Francisco. Existing information concerning contamination and 

potential liability was presented. Each party and the insurance carriers were provided an 

opportunity to present their information confidentially to me. I determined that a resolution 

was possible but required additional information concerning the extent of contamination and 

its cost to remediate. I also determined that both an allocation of each party’s liability as well 

as establishing the respective insurer’s potential duty to their insureds was necessary.

3. The parties have participated in three separate mediations with me through December 20, 

2012. These sessions involved discussions of environmental conditions, identification of 

incidents when contaminants were released into the environment, identification of additional 

insurers, analysis of future environmental assessment and remediation potential costs, 

allocation evaluations and discussions on potential resolutions methods and terms.

4. The parties are hopeful that they can continue their mediation without incurring additional 

pre-trial costs. The parties desire to continue all pending court dates, including the trial, for a 

period of approximately three (3) months.

5. Over the next three months, I intend to determine a path forward that will identify the extent 

of contamination to my satisfaction, allocate liability and determine the level of involvement 

necessary from each of the identified insurance carriers of the respective parties. Recent 

summary judgment decisions issued by this Court will require further time to determine if 

settlement can be reached with parties affected by the denial of these motions. Because of the 

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complexity of the issues associated with the environmental data as well as the involvement of 

the insurance carriers and the length of time normally required for final approval and any 

settlement and final determination of any insurance coverage issues, at the conclusion of the 

three months, it is my expectation that a written and execute agreement in principle will have 

been reached. The agreement in principle would be subject to a finalization of the terms and 

conditions among the parties as well as final approval from the insurance carriers involved in 

funding the remedial measures.

6. I respectfully submit that, based on the foregoing, good cause exists to approve the instant 

Stipulation inasmuch as the parties have been working diligently with regard to conducting 

site investigations and conducting and responding to discovery and have likewise been 

working diligently in an effort to resolve this matter without the parties incurring additional 

fees in further litigation.

7. I respectfully request the Court to continue the pending court dates for another period of 

approximately three months because it will allow the parties to avoid additional, significant 

attorneys’ fees and will foster the parties’ ability to potentially resolve this matter and fund 

the necessary environmental remediation.

I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED 

STATES OF AMERICA, THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.

Executed this 28th day of December, 2012, at Los Angeles, California

/s/ Timothy Gallagher

TIMOTHY GALLAGHER, Declarant

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED

DATED:

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

with the exception that the deadline for

filing the Joint Pretrial Conference Statement is continued to August 13, 2013, the deadline for filing

oppositions to motions in limine is continued to August 20, 2013, and the Pretrial Conference is

continued to August 27, 2013.

DATED: January 4, 2013

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