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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Property Damage

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GERALD M. LEVERETT, S. B. 55841 

 Attorney at Law 

1830 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 212 

Bakersfield, California 93301 

Post Office Box 1676 

Bakersfield, California 93303-1676 

Telephone: (661) 326-0234 

Fax: (661) 324-4960 

 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Wayne Billingsley, Wava 

Billingsley and California Agri Sprayers, Inc. 

KEVIN W. ALEXANDER, S.B. 175204 

BRIAN LEDGER, ESQ. S.B. 156942 

GORDON & REES LLP 

101 West Broadway, Suite 1600 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone (619) 696-6700 

Fax: (619) 696-7124 

Attorneys for Defendant Loveland Industries, 

Inc. d.b.a. UAP West 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO 

WAYNE BILLINGSLEY, WAVA BILLINGSLEY ) CASE NO. CIV F 02 5853 REC DLB 

AND CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC., ) (NEW DJ) 

A California Corporation ) 

 ) JOINT STIPULATION TO VACATE 

) TRIAL DATE, AND TO RESCHEDULE

 ) TRIAL DATE 

Plaintiffs, ) 

 ) 

vs. ) [Local Rule 78-230(g); 83-143] 

 ) 

LOVELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. d.b.a. ) 

UAP WEST, a Colorado Corporation and ) 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive ) 

 ) 

Defendant(s) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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COME NOW PLAINTIFF CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC. BY AND THROUGH 

THEIR ATTORNEY OF RECORD GERALD M. LEVERETT AND DEFENDANTS LOVELAND 

INDUSTRIES, INC. D.B.A. UAP WEST BY AND THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS OF 

RECORD GORDON & REES, KEVIN ALEXANDER AND BRIAN LEDGER, WHO STIPULATE 

TO VACATE THE CURRENT TRIAL DATE AND TO CONTINUE TRIAL IN THE WITHIN 

ACTION; AND WHICH STIPULATION PROVIDES: 

BACKGROUND: 

1. On September 9, 2006 the Honorable Oliver Wanger executed an Order on Join Stipulation 

to Vacate Pretrial Date, Trial Date and to reschedule Pretrial and Trial dates. 

2. The above Order was filed with the Clerk of the Court on September 20, 2006. 

3. Upon receiving the Court’s Order counsel discovered that there was a calendar conflict for 

the date set for Trial, February 27, 2007. 

4. Upon discovery of the conflict counsel immediately contacted the Court’s Clerk and alerted 

the Clerk to the conflict. 

5. It was decided, with the consent and permission of the Court’s Clerk, that the current Trial 

date of February 27, 2007 would be vacated and a new Trial date of March 13, 2007 would be 

ordered. It is further agreed that the current Pretrial Statement due date would remain unchanged and 

that the current Pretrial date of January 16, 2007 remaining unchanged. 

STIPULATION 

WHEREFORE, based upon the above facts, the parties hereto stipulate to: 

1. Vacate the current Trial date of February 27, 2007. 

2. Reschedule the Trial date to March 13, 2007. 

3. The Pretrial Statement date is to remain unchanged. 

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4. The Pretrial Conference date is to remain January 16, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 3 

of the United States District Court. 

So stipulated. 

Date: September 21, 2006 Gerald M. Leverett /S/______

 California Agri Sprayers 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

So Stipulated. 

Date: September 21, 2006 Brian Ledger /S/_____________

 Loveland Industries, Inc. d.b.a. 

 UAP West 

 By Brian Ledger, Esq. 

ORDER 

The Court, having considered the Joint Stipulation of the parties hereto to vacate the current Trial 

date of February 27, 2007 and, GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, 

The Court hereby approves the Stipulation. 

The Court does hereby vacate the current Trial date of February 27, 2007. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the PretrialConference remain on January16, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. 

in Department 3 of this Court. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that Trial in the above referenced matter isrescheduled for March 13, 

2007 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 3 of the above referenced court. 

IT IS ORDERED. 

DATE: ___September 27______, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER____________ 

 OLIVER WANGER 

 U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

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