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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement (Insurance)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO BE BOUND BY DECLARATORY RELIEF AS PRAYED

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JAMES C. NIELSEN (111889)

 jnielsen@nielsenhaley.com

TUNG KHUU (221381)

 tkhuu@nielsenhaley.com

NIELSEN, HALEY & ABBOTT LLP

100 Smith Ranch Road, Suite 350

San Rafael, California 94903

Telephone: (415) 693-0900

Facsimile: (415) 693-9674

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

PENN-STAR INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PENN-STAR INSURANCE COMPANY, a

Pennsylvania corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE TRINITY LOGISTICS GROUP, INC., a 

Mississippi corporation; EFREN SANTOS, an 

individual and as successor in interest to LETICIA 

TREJO, deceased and RICARDO SANTOS, 

deceased; REYNALDA SANTOS, an individual; 

CESAR SANTOS, an individual and as guardian 

ad litem for EDUARDO SANTOS, a minor; 

MARIA E. SANTOS, an individual; EFREN J. 

SANTOS, an individual; JOSE A. SANTOS, an 

individual; JUAN M. SANTOS, an individual; 

A2A TRANSPORTATION, INC., a California 

corporation; ALONSO HERNANDEZ, an 

individual; FRESHPOINT, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; SYSCO CORPORATION, INC., a 

Delaware corporation,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-CV-00931-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO BE BOUND BY 

DECLARATORY JUDGMENT 

ACTION

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STIPULATION

Plaintiff Penn-Star Insurance Company, through its counsel, and Great West 

Casualty Company, through its counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Penn-Star has filed this declaratory-judgment lawsuit against several

defendants, including Alonso Hernandez and A2A Transportation, Inc., seeking a judicial 

determination of Penn-Star’s rights and obligations in connection with the underlying 

wrongful-death action styled Efren Santos, et al. v. Alonso Hernandez, et al., Fresno 

Superior Court of the County of Fresno case no. 14CECG02637. 

2. Great West is a motor carrier liability insurer for Alonso Hernandez and A2A 

Transportation, Inc., and is affording them a defense and indemnity, pursuant to the terms, 

limitations and conditions of its policy No. MCP08767A, with respect to the underlying 

Santos action.

3. Penn-Star has provided to Great West copies of the pleadings and service 

papers in this declaratory-judgment lawsuit, and proposes to amend the complaint to name 

Great West as a party defendant to this action.

4. Great West does not wish to be a party to this action, takes no position with 

respect to Penn-Star’s contentions set forth in its complaint as filed herein on June 19, 

2015, and does not oppose the granting of the relief sought by that complaint.

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5. Great West therefore stipulates that, in consideration of Penn-Star forbearing 

to add it as a party defendant to this action, it does not and will not oppose the granting of 

the declaratory relief sought in the original complaint herein as filed on June 19, 2015; and 

that it will be bound to the extent of such relief, if granted.

August 28, 2015 LOSSING & ELSTON

By: /s/ Lawrence G. Lossing .

Lawrence G. Lossing

Attorneys for Great West 

Casualty Company

August 31, 2015 NIELSEN, HALEY & ABBOTT LLP

By: /s/ Tung Khuu .

Tung Khuu

Attorneys for plaintiff

Penn-Star Insurance Company

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 25, 2015

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