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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 

J. L. SEAN SLATTERY, S.B. 210965 

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. 1: 02 CV 5853 REC DLB 

AND CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC., ) 

A California Corporation ) JOINT STIPULATION TO VACATE 

) PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE

 ) AND TO SET NEW PRETRIAL 

Plaintiffs, ) CONFERENCE DATE and ORDER

 ) 

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 PLAINTIFFS WAYNE BILLINGSLEY, WAVA BILLINGSLEY AND 

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 J. L. SEAN SLATTERY, WHO STIPULATE TO VACATE THE CURRENT 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE AND TO SET A NEW PRETRIAL CONFERENCE DATE IN 

THE WITHIN ACTION; AND WHICH STIPULATION PROVIDES: 

BACKGROUND: 

 1. Plaintiffs Billingsleys, the owners of certain real property located in the County of Tulare, 

State of California more particularly referred to by Tulare County Tax Assessors’ Numbers 338-070-

006, 338-260-016, 338-070-005 and 338-070-006, being a portion of Section 32, Township 26 South, 

Range 26 East MDB&M. 

 2. The above referred to real property is devoted to agricultural purposes and specifically 

three separate almond orchards. 

 3. The orchards are owned by Plaintiff California Agri Sprayers, Inc., a California 

corporation. Plaintiffs Billingsleys are the owners of 100 percent of the shares of stock in California 

Agri-Sprayers, Inc. 

 4. During the pendency of this action, Plaintiffs’ counsel underwent abdominal surgeries in 

February, Mach, June and November of 2004. The parties conducted discovery while 

accommodating counsel’s medical needs. 

 6. The parties have exchanged Expert Witness Disclosures and have commenced Expert 

Witness Discovery and Depositions. 

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 7. Recently, however, factual developments regarding the subject orchard have occurred that 

may potentially affect the entire scope of this litigation. 

 8. Counsel and experts for both parties are currently attempting to determine how, if at all, the 

scope of this litigation will change as a result of the aforementioned factual developments. 

 9. Certain Discovery Disputes regarding Responses to Requests for Admissions and the 

Deposition of Wayne Billingsley have arisen. There is a hearing currently set before the Honorable 

Dennis Beck, Magistrate Judge, to resolve these disputes. The hearing date is Friday, August 5, 2005 

at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 5. These Discovery Disputes must be resolved prior to the schedule 

Pretrial. 

 10. Plaintiffs and Defendant believe that it is necessary to vacate the current Pretrial 

Conference date in order to resolve Discovery Disputes to conduct further discovery 

STIPULATION 

 WHEREFORE, based upon the above facts the parties hereto stipulate to vacate the current 

Pretrial Conference date of August 5, 2005 and further stipulate to reset a Pretrial Conference date to 

August 19, 2005. 

 So stipulated. 

Date: JULY 21, 2005 _Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. /s/_____

 Wayne Billingsley, Wava Billingsley, 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

Date: JULY 21, 2005 Gerald M. Leverett, Esq._/s/_____ 

 California Agri Sprayers 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

 So Stipulated. 

Date: JULY 21, 2005 __J. L. Sean Slattery, Esq.__/s/___ 

 Loveland Industries, Inc. d.b.a. 

 UAP West 

 By J.. L. Sean Slattery, Esq. 

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ORDER 

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

Pretrial Conference date, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves the Stipulation. 

The Pretrial Conference date of August 5, 2005 in the above referenced matter is hereby vacated, and a 

new Pretrial Conference date of August 19, 2005 is set. 

 IT IS ORDERED. 

DATE: July 25, 2005 __/s/ Dennis L. Beck____________________ 

 DENNIS BECK 

 U. S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

 

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