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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 TO EXTEND REBUTTAL 

EXPERT DEADLINES; ORDER THEREON CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00609-TLN-DAD

GailAnn Y. Stargardter (Bar No. 250749)

Andrew J. King (Bar No. 253962)

ARCHER NORRIS

A Professional Law Corporation

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800

Walnut Creek, CA 94596-3759

Telephone: 925.930.6600

Facsimile: 925.930.6620

gstargardter@archernorris.com

aking@archernorris.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY f/k/a USF INSURANCE 

COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY f/k/a USF INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Michigan corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT 

COMPANY, a California corporation; 

CALIFORNIA CAPITAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a California corporation

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-00609-TLN-DAD

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINES 

TO FILE AND SERVE REBUTTAL 

EXPERT REPORTS; ORDER THEREON 

Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

Magistrate Judge: Hon Dale A. Drozd

CALIFORNIA CAPITAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a California corporation

Counterclaimant,

v.

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY f/k/a USF INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a Michigan corporation

Counterdefendant.

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CALIFORNIA CAPITAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a California corporation

Third Party Plaintiff,

v.

JERRY LEE and BETTY LEE,

Third Party Defendants.

Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY f/k/a 

USF INSURANCE COMPANY (“Atain”) and Defendant/Counterclaimant CALIFORNIA 

CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY (“California Capital”), and Third Party Defendants 

JERRY LEE and BETTY LEE (the “Lees”), through their respective counsel of record, hereby 

enter into the following stipulation regarding the deadlines for rebuttal expert reports, and agree 

as follows:

WHEREAS, the Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order originally set July 30, 2015 as the 

last date to designate expert witnesses;

WHEREAS, the Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order also stated that: “Within twenty (20) 

days after the designation of expert witnesses, any party may designate a supplemental list of 

expert witnesses who will express an opinion on a subject covered by an expert designated by 

an adverse party.” (Docket 27.)

WHEREAS, on August 4, 2015, the Court entered an Order based on the parties’ 

stipulation, which modified the expert disclosure deadlines such that the last day to designate 

expert witnesses was August 14, 2015 and the last date to designate rebuttal experts was extended 

to September 3, 2015 (Docket 40).

WHEREAS, on August 4, 2015, California Capital disclosed James P. Schratz as a 

retained expert that California Capital intends to call to testify at trial in this matter, and provided 

with its disclosure a copy of Mr. Schratz’s expert report.

WHEREAS, Atain did not designate an expert on the date set for expert witness 

disclosures, but intends to designate a rebuttal expert in response to California Capital’s 

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designation of Mr. Schratz.

WHEREAS, due to the volume of materials identified in Mr. Schratz’s report, Atain’s 

rebuttal expert will need additional time beyond the September 3, 2015 rebuttal expert 

designation deadline to complete a rebuttal expert report. 

WHEREAS, the additional time required for Atain to file and serve its rebuttal expert 

report (two weeks) will not impact any of the remaining pretrial dates identified in the Court’s 

Pretrial Scheduling Order in this action.

STIPULATION

Atain, California Capital, and the Lees hereby agree to and stipulate to each of the 

following:

1. The last day for the parties to identify rebuttal experts by name remains September 

3, 2015.

2. The last day to file and serve rebuttal expert reports is extended to September 17, 

2015.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, by and between Atain, California Capital, and the Lees, by 

and through their respective counsel. 

Dated: August 24, 2015 ARCHER NORRIS

/s/ Andrew J. King_________

GailAnn Y. Stargardter

Andrew J. King

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

ATAIN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

f/k/a USF INSURANCE COMPANY

Dated: August 24, 2015 GRANT, GENOVESE & BARATTA, LLP

/s/ Lance D. Orloff (as authorized on 8/21/15) 

James M. Baratta

Lance D. Orloff

Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant

CALIFORNIA CAPITAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY

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Dated: August 24, 2015 SPINELLI, DONALD & NOTT

/s/ Sean M. Patrick (as authorized on 8/24/15) 

Ross R. Nott

Sean M. Patrick

Attorneys for Third Party Defendants JERRY LEE

and BETTY LEE

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 26, 2015

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