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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING AN ENE 

SESSION PURSUANT TO ADR LOCAL RULE 5-5

Steven P. Rice (State Bar No. 94321) 

 srice@crowell.com 

Queena Mewers (State Bar No. 238925) 

 qmewers@crowell.com 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor 

Irvine, California 92614-8505 

Telephone: (949) 263-8400 

Facsimile: (949) 263-8414 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MT. McKINLEY INSURANCE COMPANY and 

EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY 

Robin D. Craig (State Bar No. 130935) 

 rcraig@craig-winkelman.com 

CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP 

2001 Addison Street, Suite 300 

Berkeley, California 94704 

Telephone: (510) 549-3330 

Facsimile: (510) 217-5894 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - OAKLAND DIVISION 

MT. McKINLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, 

et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA 

CORPORATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

 CASE NO. C09-03857-CW 

The Honorable Claudia Wilken 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR 

CONDUCTING AN ENE SESSION [ADR 

LOCAL RULE 5-5] 

ENE Session with James H. Fleming:

Date: April 15, 2010 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Reed Smith LLP 

1999 Harrison Street, 

Suite 2400 

Oakland, CA 94612

In accordance with ADR Local Rule 5-5, the parties, Plaintiffs Mt. McKinley Insurance 

Company and Everest Reinsurance Company (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Swiss 

Reinsurance America Corporation (“Defendant”), by and through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate as follows and request that the Court enter an order extending the deadline 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING AN ENE 

SESSION PURSUANT TO ADR LOCAL RULE 5-5

for the parties to conduct an early neutral evaluation (“ENE”) session from April 21, 2010 to June 

30, 2010: 

1. On December 22, 2009, the Court entered the Stipulation And Order Selecting 

ADR Process, which ordered the parties to participate in the ENE process pursuant to ADR Local 

Rule 5 and to hold the session by 120 days from the date of entry of that order, or April 21, 2010. 

2. On January 12, 2010, the Court’s ADR Case Administrator issued a notice to the 

parties appointing James H. Fleming, Esq., of Reed Smith LLP to serve as the early neutral 

evaluator for this case. 

3. On February 9, 2010, in accordance with ADR Local Rule 5-7, Mr. Fleming met 

telephonically with counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendant to discuss the nature of the case and the 

procedures to be followed for conducting an ENE session. 

4. During the February 9th call, the parties informed Mr. Fleming that (a) the parties 

had already met informally to discuss their respective positions in this case, as well as methods for 

reaching an early and efficient resolution of this case; (b) the parties were in agreement that 

because their dispute involves questions of law, the most efficient method for resolving their 

disputes is through the filing of cross-motions for summary judgment based upon stipulated facts; 

and (c) that the parties were cooperating to conduct the necessary discovery in an effort to 

facilitate the early filing of cross-motions for summary judgment. 

5. Given the parties’ respective positions and cooperation, the parties believe, and so 

informed Mr. Fleming during the February 9th call, that it would be most efficient and costeffective for the parties to continue to proceed towards resolving this case through cross-motions 

for summary judgment based upon stipulated facts, and that accordingly, the parties would like to 

seek an extension of the April 21, 2010 deadline for conducting the ENE session until after the 

parties have had a chance to complete their discovery and negotiate a set of stipulated facts upon 

which their cross-motions for summary judgment may be based. 

6. In the meantime, Mr. Fleming and the parties agreed to schedule the ENE session 

for April 15, 2010 in case the Court denies the parties’ stipulated request for an extension of the 

April 21, 2010 deadline. Mr. Fleming also set April 1, 2010 as the due date for the parties’ 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR CONDUCTING AN ENE 

SESSION PURSUANT TO ADR LOCAL RULE 5-5

submission of their ENE statements and supporting exhibits. 

7. For the reasons set forth above, the parties hereby stipulate, and respectfully 

request that the Court grant their request, to extend the deadline to complete an ENE session from 

April 21, 2010 to June 30, 2010. 

DATED: March 19, 2010 CROWELL & MORING LLP 

 By: /s/ Steven P. Rice

 Steven P. Rice 

Queena Mewers 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MT. McKINLEY INSURANCE COMPANY and 

EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY 

DATED: March 19, 2010 CRAIG & WINKELMAN LLP 

 By: /s/ Robin D. Craig

 Robin D. Craig 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SWISS REINSURANCE AMERICA 

CORPORATION 

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION SET FORTH ABOVE, IT IS SO ORDERED that 

the deadline for the parties to conduct an ENE session pursuant to ADR Local Rule 5 is extended 

from April 21, 2010 to June 30, 2010. 

DATED: 3/25/2010 

 CLAUDIA WILKEN 

United States District Judge 

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