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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Property Damage

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

125 E. DE LA GUERRA ST., STE 203

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

TEL: 805-963-9090

FAX: 805-963-9098

Jan A. Greben, SBN 103464 

jan@grebenlaw.com

Christine M. Monroe, SBN 304573 

christine@grebenlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GARY COPPOLA, an individual; GARY COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR 

TRUSTEE OF THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, 

as TRUSTEE OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION 

GARY COPPOLA, an individual, GARY 

COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF 

THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE 

TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, as TRUSTEE 

OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST; 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PARAGON CLEANERS (formerly sued as 

GREGORY SMITH, an individual); et al. 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:11-CV-01257-AWI-BAM

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING EXTENDING EXPERT 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

RELATED CROSS AND COUNTERCLAIMS 

This stipulation is made by and between Plaintiffs Gary Coppola, Gary Coppola as 

successor trustee of the Viola M. Coppola Irrevocable Trust, and Gary Coppola as trustee of the 

Anthony M. Coppola Trust; Defendant Richard Laster; Defendant Paragon Cleaners, Inc.; 

Defendants the Jane Higgins Nash Trust, Jane Nash as Executor of the Estate of Decatur 

Higgins AKA the Estate of Mabel Elaine Higgins, Nash Properties LLC, David H. Nash and 

Richard P. Nash as the successor trustees of the Jane Nash Trust, a trust created under the terms 

of the Last Will and Testament of Mabel Elaine Higgins, formerly known as the Mabel Elaine 

Higgins Testamentary Trust and commonly known as the Jane Higgins Nash Trust; as well as 

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Defendant California Water Service Company; Defendant City of Visalia; Defendant Martin 

and Martin Properties LLC; and Defendant Visalia Unified School District (collectively 

“Parties”).

The Parties hereby stipulate to extend certain deadlines as follows: 

- Initial Expert Witness Disclosures, currently scheduled for July 13, 2016, shall be moved 

to July 27, 2016. 

- Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosures, currently scheduled for August 18, 2016, shall be 

moved to August 30, 2016. 

- The close of expert discovery will remain as scheduled, to close on September 23, 2016. 

- All other deadlines shall remain the same. 

The Parties respectfully request that the Court grant this short extension of certain deadlines 

set forth in the Court’s Scheduling Order, and the stipulated orders on certain expert deadlines 

[Documents 320, 374, and 398] to consolidate the deadlines in this case with those in the Mission 

Linen Case1. Good cause exists because several of the parties to this stipulation have pending 

motions for approval of settlement and likely will not participate in expert discovery [Cal Water – 

Document 390; Martin and Martin Properties – Document 414; VUSD – Document 415]. All but 

one of the remaining parties are counsel in both the Coppola and Mission Linen cases, which have 

similar factual and technical issues. No other deadlines will be affected or modified as a result of 

this stipulation in either case. 

Dated: June 16, 2016 GREBEN & ASSOCIATES 

 

 /s/ Jan A. Greben 

Jan A. Greben

Christine M. Monroe 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter Defendants 

GARY COPPOLA, an individual; GARY 

COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF 

THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE 

TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, as TRUSTEE 

OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST 

 

1 Mission Linen Supply v. City of Visalia, Case No. 1:15-cv-00672-AWI-EPG 

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Dated: June 15, 2016 GUALCO LAW 

(Authorized on 6/15/16) 

 /s/ Lori J. Gualco 

 Lori J. Gualco 

Attorney for Defendant RICHARD LASTER 

 

Dated: June 15, 2016 GUALCO LAW 

(Authorized on 6/15/16) 

 /s/ Lori J. Gualco 

 Lori J. Gualco 

Attorney for Defendant PARAGON 

CLEANERS, INC. 

Dated: June 16, 2016 WILLIAMS, BRODERSEN & PRITCHETT 

LLP 

(Authorized on 6/16/16) 

 /s/ Steven R. Williams 

 Steven R. Williams 

Attorney for Defendants THE JANE HIGGINS 

NASH TRUST; JANE NASH, as EXECUTOR 

OF THE ESTATE OF DECATUR HIGGINS 

AKA THE ESTATE OF MABEL ELAINE 

HIGGINS; NASH PROPERTIES, LLC; and 

DAVID H. NASH, and RICHARD P. NASH, as 

the SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE JANE 

NASH TRUST, a trust created under the terms of 

the Last Will and Testament of Mabel Elaine 

Higgins, formerly known as the Mabel Elaine 

Higgins Testamentary Trust and commonly 

known as the Jane Higgins Nash Trust 

Dated: June 16, 2016 HERR, PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP 

(Authorized on 6/16/16) 

/s/ Leonard C. Herr 

Leonard C. Herr 

Ron Statler 

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF VISALIA 

Dated: June 16, 2016 WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP 

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(Authorized 6/16/16) 

 /s/ Patrick S. Schoenburg 

 David F. Wood 

Patrick S. Schoenburg 

Attorneys for Defendant CALIFORNIA 

WATER SERVICE COMPANY 

Dated: June 15, 2016 ALLEN, MATKINS, LECK, GAMBLE, 

MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

(Authorized on 6/15/16) 

 /s/ Tim C. Hsu 

 Emily L. Murray 

Tim C. Hsu 

Attorneys for Defendant MARTIN AND 

MARTIN PROPERTIES, LLC 

Dated: June 15, 2016 NELSON & ROZIER 

(Authorized on 6/15/16) 

 /s/ Clayton Christenson 

 John L. Rozier 

Clayton Christenson 

Attorneys for Defendant VISALIA UNIFIED 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 20, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

 

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