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Nature of Suit Code: 150
Nature of Suit: Overpayments &amp; Enforcement of Judgments
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE COMPLAINT

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

JAMES P. DIWIK (Bar No. 164016) 

JENNIFER R. BEIERLE (Bar No. 227505) 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Safeco Insurance Company of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Pursuant to the Local Rules of the United States District Court Eastern District of 

California, rule 6-144, plaintiff Safeco Insurance Company of America (“Safeco”) hereby requests 

an extension of time to complete service of process of the complaint on the defendants. In the 

Court’s February 1, 2006 Order Requiring Joint Status Report, Safeco was ordered to serve the 

complaint in the underlying action on the defendants within 120 days of the date of the filing of 

the complaint (i.e., by May 30, 2006). Due to its continuing discussions with defendants 

regarding resolution of the underlying issues in this lawsuit, Safeco requests a 60-day extension of 

time within which to serve its complaint on the defendants (until July 31, 2006). No prior 

extensions of time have been requested. 

In this action, Safeco, which issued public works payment and performance bonds 

(“Bonds”) to defendants Ladd and Associates, Roy E. Ladd, Inc. and Ladd-Benco (the 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LADD AND ASSOCIATES, a California 

partnership, et al., 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:06 CV-00210-DFL-GGH 

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME 

WITHIN WHICH TO SERVE 

COMPLAINT; 

ORDER 

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“Contractor Defendants”), filed a complaint for indemnification and reimbursement against 

defendants, each of whom are signatories to an Indemnity Agreement in which they agreed to 

indemnify and reimburse Safeco for its losses in connection with various state and federal public 

works construction projects on which Safeco issued Bonds to the Contractor Defendants. After 

sustaining losses in connection with the Bonds, Safeco filed this action for indemnity and 

reimbursement to preserve its claims within the applicable statutes of limitations. 

Safeco and the Contractor Defendants are currently engaged in discussions regarding 

resolution of the underlying disputes including awaiting decision on a recent arbitration. 

Accordingly, Safeco requests a 60-day extension of the deadline (until July 31, 2006) for service 

of process of the indemnity action on the defendants. None of the defendants have been served 

with the complaint. 

DATED: May 26, 2006 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

By: 

Jennifer R. Beierle 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Safeco Insurance Company 

ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION

The Court hereby amends paragraph 1 of its February 1, 2006 Order as follows: 

Plaintiff(s) shall complete service of process on all parties on or before July 31, 2006. All other 

deadlines in the February 1, 2006 Order remain unchanged. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 26, 2006 

 /s/ David F. Levi___________________

 Judge of the United States District Court 

 Eastern District of California 

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