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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

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Joint Stipulation and Request to Continue Hearing Date for United States' Motion and to Continue Trial Schedule 

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ELISE FELDMAN 

ANN C. HURLEY 

MATTHEW THURLOW 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice 

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

ATTORNEYS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ROBERT C. GOODMAN 

AARON P. SILBERMAN 

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell 

311 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

ATTORNEYS FOR STEPHEN C. LYON, SUZANNE S. LYON, RUSSELL R.

TONDA, AND DIANE M. TONDA

KEITH D. CHIDLAW 

Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP 

400 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

ATTORNEY FOR RAJENDRA 

JAMNADAS PERSONAL 

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF 

SHANTILAL JAMNADAS

CHARLES BOLCOM 

Davidovitz & Bennett LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 750 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

ATTORNEY FOR CITY OF MODESTO

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

STEVEN C. LYON, et al, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:07-CV-00491-LJO-SKO 

JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST 

TO CONTINUE HEARING DATE FOR 

UNITED STATES' MOTION FOR 

PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 

REQUEST TO CONTINUE TRIAL 

SCHEDULE 

 

Hearing Date: June 24, 2010 

Time: 8:30 a.m. 

Dept.: 4 

Judge: Hon. Lawrence J. O'Neill 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION AND 

THIRD PARTY ACTIONS 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between counsel for Plaintiff United States of 

America (“Plaintiff”), Defendants Stephen C. Lyon, Suzanne S. Lyon, Russell R. Tonda, and 

Diane M. Tonda (“the Lyons and Tondas”), Defendant Rajendra Jamnadas the personal 

representative of the Estate of Shantalil Jamnadas (“Jamnadas”), and Third Party Defendant City 

of Modesto (“City”) (collectively “the Parties”) as follows: 

WHEREAS the United States, the Lyons and Tondas, and Jamnadas have participated in 

mediation and have reached an agreement in principle pending the approval of United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and United States Department of Justice 

management. 

WHEREAS the United States and counsel for the Defendants will need time to review, 

negotiate, and finalize the language of each consent decree, including obtaining final approval 

and sign-off by the Defendants and by authorized EPA and Department of Justice managers. 

WHEREAS once the consent decrees are executed by the Parties, they will be lodged with 

the Court pending a 30-day public comment period. 

WHEREAS the United States filed a Notice of Motion and Motion for Partial Summary 

Judgment against the Lyons and Tondas on November 3, 2009, setting the hearing date for 

December 14, 2009 (Doc. No. 384). 

WHEREAS the United States and the Lyons and Tondas thereafter stipulated to continue 

the December 14, 2009 hearing date on three (3) occasions (Docs. 396, 430, 453), and the Court 

so ordered (Docs 398, 439, 453), for a total period of five (5) months and ten days. 

WHEREAS the hearing date for the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is currently 

scheduled for June 24, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. (Docs. 450, 453). 

WHEREAS the parties stipulated to continue all dates for the first phase (liability) set in 

the Scheduling Conference Order (Doc. 454) by four (4) months and the Court so ordered (Doc. 

455). 

WHEREAS the current schedule for the first phase (liability) is currently set as follows: 

Nonexpert Discovery Cutoff: September 28, 2010 

Expert Disclosure: October 27, 2010 

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Supplemental Expert Disclosure: December 2, 2010 

Expert Discovery Cutoff: January 19, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline: February 28, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Hearing Deadline: April 6, 2011 

Pretrial Conf.: Date: April 20, 2011 

Court Trial: (4-6 weeks est.) Date: June 7, 2011 

WHEREAS the Parties agree that in light of the significant progress that has been made 

toward settlement, it is appropriate to continue all applicable deadlines including the hearing on 

the United States’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment currently scheduled for June 24, 2010, 

to conserve Court resources and prevent the Parties from incurring potentially unnecessary 

litigation. 

WHEREAS the Parties have agreed to request that the trial schedule and briefing schedule 

for the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment be extended for three (3) months. 

NOW THEREFORE the Parties stipulate that the dates established for the first phase 

(liability) of the bifurcated proceedings be continued as follows: 

Lyons and Tondas’ Opposition Brief Due: September 2, 2010 

United States’ Reply Brief Due: September 16, 2010 

Motion for Partial Summary Judgment 

Hearing Date: September 23, 2010, 8:30 a.m. 

Nonexpert Discovery Cutoff: December 28, 2010 

Expert Disclosure: January 24, 2011 

Supplemental Expert Disclosure: March 3, 2011 

Expert Discovery Cutoff: April 20, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline: May 31, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Hearing Deadline: July 6, 2011 

Pretrial Conference Date: July 20, 2011 

Court Trial Date (4-6 weeks): September 7, 2011 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

IGNACIA MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

By: ____________________________________ 

ELISE FELDMAN 

ANN C. HURLEY 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice 

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 744-6470 

Facsimile: (415) 744-6476 

E-mail: Elise.Feldman@usdoj.gov

Dated: ____________________ STEPHEN C. LYON, SUZANNE S. 

LYON, RUSSELL R. TONDA and 

DIANE M. TONDA 

By: ____________________________________ 

ROBERT C. GOODMAN 

AARON P. SILBERMAN 

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell 

311 California Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 956-2828 

Facsimile: (415) 956-6457 

E-mail: rgoodman@rjo.com

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Dated: ____________________ RAJENDRA JAMNADAS the personal 

representative of the ESTATE OF SHANTILAL 

JAMNADAS 

By: ____________________________________ 

KEITH D. CHIDLAW 

Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP 

400 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 567-0400 

Facsimile: (916) 568-0400 

E-mail: kdc@szs.com 

Dated: ____________________ CITY OF MODESTO 

By: ____________________________________ 

CHARLES BOLCOM 

Davidovitz & Bennett LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 750 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 956-4800 

Facsimile: (415) 788-5498 

E-mail: cbolcom@dblawsf.com

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

The date for the for the hearing on the United States’ Motion for Partial Summary 

Judgment is CONTINUED to September 23, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. and the dates for the first phase 

(liability) of the bifurcated proceedings are CONTINUED for three (3) months as indicated 

below: 

Lyons and Tondas’ Opposition Brief Due: September 2, 2010 

United States’ Reply Brief Due: September 16, 2010 

Motion for Partial Summary Judgment 

Hearing Date: September 23, 2010, 8:30 a.m. 

Nonexpert Discovery Cutoff: December 28, 2010 

Expert Disclosure: January 24, 2011 

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Supplemental Expert Disclosure: March 3, 2011 

Expert Discovery Cutoff: April 20, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline: May 31, 2011 

Pretrial Motion Hearing Deadline: July 6, 2011 

Pretrial Conference Date: August 2, 2011 at 8:30am 

Court Trial Date (4-6 weeks): September 7, 2011 at 8:30am 

Dated: __May 20, 2010______ _/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill________ 

 HONORABLE LAWRENCE J. O’NEILL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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