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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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28 1 STIPULATION RE: DEPOSITION OF NEWLY 

DISCLOSED WITNESSES AND PLAINTIFFS’ 

AGREEMENT TO NOT CALL CERTAIN 

WITNESSES

John V. Hager (SBN 61384)

Sean D. Cooney (SBN 253558)

Hager Dowling Lim & Slack

319 East Carrillo Street

Santa Barbara, California 93101

805-966-4700; Fax: 805-966-4120

mail@hdlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant, National Surety 

Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

FRESNO ROCK TACO, LLC, a 

California limited liability company; 

ZONE SPORTS CENTER, LLC, a 

California limited liability company,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION, 

a Fireman’s Fund company; DOES 1-10, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:11-CV-0845-LJO-SKO

District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill

Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

RE: DEPOSITION OF NEWLY 

DISCLOSED WITNESSES AND 

PLAINTIFFS’ AGREEMENT TO NOT 

CALL CERTAIN WITNESSES

WHEREAS, defendant alleges that plaintiffs included several witnesses in the PreTrial Statement that had not been disclosed in Plaintiffs’ initial disclosures or at any time 

during discovery; plaintiffs deny this allegation;

WHEREAS, defendant National Surety Corporation objects to plaintiffs calling 

these witnesses at trial if their depositions are not taken;

WHEREAS, on September 13, 2012, the Court ordered the parties to meet and 

confer regarding the taking of these witnesses’ depositions and to file any stipulations 

and/or motions by September 20, 2012 (CM/ECF No. 129);

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28 2 STIPULATION RE: DEPOSITION OF NEWLY 

DISCLOSED WITNESSES AND PLAINTIFFS’ 

AGREEMENT TO NOT CALL CERTAIN 

WITNESSES

The parties stipulate as follows:

1. National Surety shall be permitted to take the depositions of up to four 

additional depositions, targeted for October 10-12, 2012, subject to counsel and witness 

availability;

2. The time for National Surety’s questioning of each witness is not to exceed 

two hours;

3. Plaintiff will withdraw Lynn Weiss, John Heinrich, Sam Renteria, and 

Shannon Banks from their witness list and be precluded from calling them at trial.

DATED: September 20, 2012 HAGER DOWLING LIM & SLACK

By: /s/ Sean D. Cooney

SEAN D. COONEY

Attorneys for Defendant, National Surety 

Corporation

DATED: September 20, 2012 LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD HAMLISH

By: /s/ Richard Hamlish

RICHARD HAMLISH

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 24, 2012 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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