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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION RE: RULE 26 INITIAL DISCLOSURES; ORDER THEREON

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-00449-MCE-AC - 1

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RALPH A. ZAPPALA, SBN 102052

ERIN SHEFFIELD SANCHEZ, SBN 238450

BUSBY & ZAPPALA LLP

251 Lafayette Circle, Suite 350

Lafayette, California 94549

Telephone: (925) 299-9600

Facsimile: (925) 299-9608

E-mail: rzappala@bzlawllp.com

esanchez@bzlawllp.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants

TRES CRUZES LAND & CATTLE LLC and

JOHN W. BUSBY II, TRUSTEE OF THE

EDWARD PESTANA TRUST

SONIA MARTIN (State Bar No. 191148)

MENGMENG ZHANG (State Bar No. 280411)

DENTONS US LLP

525 Market Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-2708

Telephone: (415) 882-5000

Facsimile: (415) 882-0300

E-mail: sonia.martin@dentons.com

mengmeng.zhang@dentons.com

Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Defendant

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

STEPHEN C. SNIDER (State Bar No. 099557)

SNIDER, DIEHL & RASMUSSEN, LLC

1111 W. Tokay Street

P.O. Box 560

Lodi, California 95241

Telephone: (209) 334-5144

Facsimile: (209) 333-1034

E-mail: s.snider@lodilaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants, Counter-Claimants

and Cross-Complainants

GARY HERD and NANCY HERD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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TRES CRUZES LAND & CATTLE, LLC, a 

California limited liability company,

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

A SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONWIDE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio 

corporation; GARY HERD, an individual; 

NANCY HERD, an individual; and DOES 

1-30, inclusive,

 Defendants.

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JOHN W. BUSBY II, TRUSTEE OF THE 

EDWARD PESTANA TRUST, an individual

 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

A SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONWIDE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio 

corporation; GARY HERD, an individual; 

NANCY HERD, an individual; and DOES 

1-30, inclusive,

 Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:15-cv-00449-MCE-AC

(As Consolidated)

STIPULATION RE: RULE 26 INITIAL 

DISCLOSURES; ORDER THEREON

Associated Case No. 

2:15-cv-00764-MCE-AC

STIPULATION

The parties, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate:

1. Tres Cruzes Land & Cattle, LLC and Scottsdale Insurance Company, A Subsidiary of 

Nationwide Insurance Company provided their respective initial disclosures to each 

other pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) in May 2015 prior to the 

consolidations of the actions. 

2. Gary Herd and Nancy Herd have not yet provided Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(1) initial disclosures in the instant consolidated action, or either of the 

previously unconsolidated actions.

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3. John W. Busby II, Trustee of the Edward Pestana Trust has not yet provided Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) initial disclosures in the instant consolidated action, 

or the previously unconsolidated action in which it is the Plaintiff.

4. The parties hereby agree that the initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(a)(1) made previously by Tres Cruzes Land & Cattle, LLC and 

Scottsdale Insurance Company shall be deemed made in the consolidated action and 

shall be served on Gary Herd, Nancy Herd, and John W. Busby II, Trustee of the 

Edward Pestana Trust no later than March 7, 2016. Tres Cruzes Land & Cattle, LLC 

and Scottsdale Insurance Company shall have up to and until March 7, 2016 to 

supplement and/or modify the previous disclosures.

5. The parties further agree that Gary Herd, Nancy Herd, and John W. Busby II, Trustee 

of the Edward Pestana Trust shall provide their initial disclosures pursuant to Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) to all parties to the consolidated action on or before 

March 7, 2016. 

Dated: February 1, 2016 BUSBY & ZAPPALA LLP

By:__/S/________________________

RALPH A. ZAPPALA

ERIN S. SANCHEZ

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant

TRES CRUZES LAND & CATTLE LLC

Dated: February 1, 2016 BUSBY & ZAPPALA LLP

By:__/S/________________________

RALPH A. ZAPPALA

ERIN S. SANCHEZ

Attorneys for Plaintiff and CounterDefendant

JOHN W. BUSBY II, TRUSTEE OF THE 

EDWARD PESTANA TRUST

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Dated: February 1, 2016 DENTONS US LLP

By:___/S/_______________________

SONIA R. MARTIN

Attorneys for Defendant and CrossDefendant SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, A SUBSIDIARY OF 

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY

Dated: February 1, 2016 SNIDER, DIEHL & RASMUSSEN, LLP 

By:__/S/________________________

STEPHEN C. SNIDER

Attorneys for Defendants, CounterClaimants, and Cross-Complainants

GARY HERD and NANCY HERD

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ORDER

The parties having stipulated thereto and good cause appearing there, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED, that the parties may meet their obligations under FRCP 26(a)(1) as follows:

1. The initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) made in 

May 2015 by Tres Cruzes Land & Cattle, LLC and Scottsdale Insurance Company 

shall be deemed made in the consolidated action and shall be served on Gary Herd, 

Nancy Herd, and John W. Busby II, Trustee of the Edward Pestana Trust no later than 

March 7, 2016. Tres Cruzes Land & Cattle, LLC and Scottsdale Insurance Company 

shall have up to and until March 7, 2016 to supplement and/or modify the previous 

disclosures.

2. Gary Herd, Nancy Herd, and John W. Busby II, Trustee of the Edward Pestana Trust 

shall provide their initial disclosures pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(1) to all parties to the consolidated action on or before March 7, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 10, 2016

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