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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, 

SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

FRESNO, CA 93720-1501 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

D. Greg Durbin, # 81749 

John M. Dunn, # 166482 

Adam Wahlquist, # 250456 

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, 

Wayte & Carruth LLP 

P.O. Box 28912 

5 River Park Place East 

Fresno, CA 93720-1501 

Telephone: (559) 433-1300 

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Defendants FOX HOLLOW 

OF TURLOCK OWNERS ASSOCIATION el at [listed 

on signature page] 

Daniel S. Truax (SBN 157276) 

Lisa Blanco Jimenez (SBN 234671) 

NEUMILLER & BEARDSLEE 

A Professional Corporation 

P.O. Box 20 

Stockton, CA 95201-3020 

Telephone: (209) 948-8200 

Facsimile: (209) 948-4910 

Attorneys for Defendants and Plaintiffs MAUCTRST, 

LLC, el at [listed on signature page] 

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, a California 

Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RICHARD SINCLAIR, an individual; et 

al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV-F-03-5439 OWW DLB 

(Consolidated with 1:03-CV-5774 OWW SMS) 

and Stanislaus County Superior Court Case No. 

322675 

STIPULATION TO AMEND 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER 

FILED JUNE 16, 2008, TO CONTINUE 

ALL DATES BY APPROXIMATELY 

FOUR (4) MONTHS AND TO CONTINUE 

HEARING ON MOTION TO DISMISS; 

AND ORDER THEREON 

AND CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS 

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SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, this case is a consolidation of three (3) actions: An action commenced by 

Plaintiff Fox Hollow of Turlock Owners’ Association (“Plaintiff Fox Hollow HOA”), case 

number CIV-F-03-5439 OWW DLB (the “Fox Hollow Action”); an action commenced by 

Plaintiff California Equity Management Group, Inc. (“Plaintiff CEMG”), case number CIV-F-03-

5774 (the “CEMG Action”); and an action originally commenced by Plaintiff Lairtrust LLC and 

others, in the Stanislaus County Superior Court, case number 322675, and consolidated by 

stipulation of the parties and order of this Court (the “Lairtrust Action”); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs/Defendants California Equity Management Group, Inc. and Fox 

Hollow of Turlock Owners’ Association and Defendant Andrew Katakis (collectively the 

“CEMG/Fox Hollow Parties”) are represented by Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dunn and their firm; 

WHEREAS Defendants Richard C. Sinclair, Brandon Sinclair, Gregory V. Mauchley, 

Mauctrst LLC, Stanley M. Flake as Trustee of Capstone Trust, Capstone LLC, and Lairtrust LLC 

in the Fox Hollow Action, Defendants Mauctrst, LLC, Gregory V. Mauchley, Diana Mauchley, 

Capstone, LLC, Stanley M. Flake as Trustee of Capstone Trust, Brandon Sinclair, Lairtrust, LLC, 

Richard C. Sinclair, Deborah A. Sinclair, Sinclair Enterprises, Inc., Stanley M. Flake, Stanley M. 

Flake as Trustee of The F. Hans Trust, and Stanley M. Flake as Trustee of The Julie Insurance 

Trust in the CEMG Action, and Plaintiffs Lairtrust, LLC, Mauctrst, LLC, and Capstone, LLC in 

the Lairtrust Action (collectively the “Sinclair/Mauchley/Flake Parties”), are represented by Mr. 

Truax, Ms. Jimenez and their firm; 

WHEREAS, as a result of the status conference held with this Court on June 13, 2008, the 

Court issued a Scheduling Conference Order, that established the following schedule for the case: 

EVENT DATE

Exert Disclosure 1/14/09 

Supplemental Expert Disclosure 2/13/09 

Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 

 Filing Deadline 6/15/09 

Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 7/17/09 

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SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

 Hearing Deadline 9:00 a.m., Crtrm 9 

Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 

 Filing Deadline 7/1/09 

Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 8/3/09 

 Hearing Deadline 10:00 a.m., Crtrm 3 

Settlement Conference 6/16/09 

 10:00 a.m., Crtrm 9 

Pre-Trial Conference 9/18/09 

 11:00 a.m., Crtrm 9 

Trial Date 10/20/09 

 9:00 a.m., Crtrm 3 

 [JT – 10 days] 

WHEREAS, at the time of the status conference, most of the parties in this action were 

also parties to an action pending in the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, Case 

No. 332233 involving the same real property (the “State Court Action”), and are represented in 

the State Court Action by the same counsel that are representing them in this action; 

WHEREAS, at the time of the status conference the trial in the State Court Action was set 

to commence on September 18, 2008; 

WHEREAS, certain of the defendants in the CEMG Action filed a motion to dismiss on 

July 14, 2008, that was initially set for hearing on October 6, 2008, and then continued due to the 

press of business by the Court to November 17, 2008, at 10:00 am in Courtroom 3; 

WHEREAS, due to the unavailability of the courtroom in the State Court Action, the trial 

in the State Court Action was vacated and reset to commence on November 18, 2008, and the 

parties waived the five (5) statute therein up to and including December 15, 2008; 

WHEREAS, the parties estimate the trial in the State Court Action will take 

approximately four (4) weeks through mid December 2008; 

WHEREAS, no depositions have been taken in the within action, the parties anticipate 

that deposition will be taken in preparation for expert disclosures, and expert disclosures are set 

for mid January 2009; 

WHEREAS the parties believe that a resolution of the State Court Action may streamline 

the issues in the present action and might facilitate a resolution of the within action; 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

WHEREAS, the parties herein desire to postpone the schedule in this case, including the 

dates set forth in the Scheduling Conference Order and the hearing on said motion to dismiss, by 

approximately four (4) months, due to the time, effort and resources they anticipate devoting to 

the trial in the State Court Action; 

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between CEMG/Fox 

Hollow Parties and the Sinclair/Mauchley/Flake Parties, through their respective counsel of 

record herein, and request is made of the Court to approve, a continuance of the schedule in the 

above-referenced case by approximately four (4) months, as follows: 

 PROPOSED 

EVENT CURRENT DATE CONTINUED DATE

Hearing on Motion to Dismiss 11/17/08 3/16/09 

Exert Disclosure 1/14/09 5/14/09 

Supplemental Expert Disclosure 2/13/09 6/12/09 

Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 

 Filing Deadline 6/15/09 10/12/09 

Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 7/17/09 11/13/09 

 Hearing Deadline 9:00 a.m. 

Crtrm 9 

Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 

 Filing Deadline 7/1/09 10/30/09 

Dispositive Pre-Trial Motion 8/3/09 12/7/09 

 Hearing Deadline 10:00 a.m. 

Crtrm 3 

Settlement Conference 6/16/09 10/13/09 

 10:00 a.m. 

Crtrm 9 

Pre-Trial Conference 9/18/09 1/15/10 

 11:00 a.m. 

Crtrm 9 

Trial Date 10/20/09 2/23/10 

 9:00 a.m. 

Crtrm 3 

 [JT – 10 days] 

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SHEPPARD, WAYTE & 

CARRUTH LLP 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

Dated: October 6, 2008 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

By: /s/ D. Greg Durbin 

D. Greg Durbin 

John M. Dunn 

Adam Wahlquist 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Defendants 

FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION and 

CALIFORNIA EQUITY MANAGEMENT 

GROUP, INC. and Defendant ANDREW 

KATAKIS 

Dated: October 3, 2008 NEUMILLER & BEARDSLEE 

By: /s/ Lisa Blanco Jimenez 

Daniel S. Truax, 

Attorneys for Defendants and Plaintiffs 

Lairtrust, LLC, Mauctrst, LLC, and 

Capstone, LLC, and Defendants Richard C. 

Sinclair, Brandon Sinclair, Gregory V. 

Mauchley, Stanley M. Flake as Trustee of 

Capstone Trust, Diana Mauchley, Deborah 

A. Sinclair, Sinclair Enterprises, Inc., 

Stanley M. Flake, Stanley M. Flake as 

Trustee of The F. Hans Trust, and Stanley 

M. Flake as Trustee of The Julie Insurance 

Trust 

ORDER

The parties having so stipulated and agreed, and good cause appearing, it is hereby 

ORDERED THAT the Scheduling Conference Order be amended and the dates therein and the 

date for the hearing on said motion to dismiss be continued, as follows: 

1. The motion to dismiss currently set for November 17, 2008, is continued to March 

16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3; 

2. The expert disclosure date of January 14, 2009, set forth in the Scheduling 

Conference Order is continued to May 14, 2009; 

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CARRUTH LLP 

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 Stipulation To Amend Scheduling Conference Order Filed June 16, 2008, To Continue All Dates By 

Approximately Four (4) Months And To Continue Hearing On Motion To Dismiss; And Order Thereon 

3. The supplemental expert disclosure date of February 13, 2009, set forth in the 

Scheduling Conference Order is continued to June 12, 2009; 

4. The non-dispositive pre-trial motion filing date of June 15, 2009, set forth in the 

Scheduling Conference Order is continued to October 12, 2009; 

5. The non-dispositive pre-trial motion hearing date of July 17, 2009, set forth in the 

Scheduling Conference Order is continued to November 13, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 9; 

6. The dispositive pre-trial motion filing date set of July 1, 2009, forth in the 

Scheduling Conference Order is continued to October 30, 2009; 

7. The dispositive pre-trial motion hearing deadline of August 3, 2009, set forth in 

the Scheduling Conference Order is continued to December 7, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 

3; 

8. The settlement conference date of June 16, 2009, set forth in the Scheduling 

Conference Order is continued to October 13, 2009, at 10:00 A.M., in Courtroom 9; 

9. The pre-trial conference date of September 18, 2009, set forth in the Scheduling 

Conference Order is continued to January 11, 2010, at 11:00 AM, in Courtroom 3; and 

10. The trial date of October 20, 2009, set forth in the Scheduling Conference Order 

for is continued to February 23, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3. 

October 6, 2008 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER____________ 

 Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Judge 

12444/00001-1281417.v1 

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