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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:185 Employee Pension Plan

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER C-04-4699 SI

ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

17871 Park Plaza Drive, Suite 200

Cerritos, California 90703-8597

Telephone: (562) 653-3200 • (714) 826-5480

Facsimile: (562) 653-3333

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ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

A Professional Corporation

Thomas W. Kovacich, SBN 94046 

Robert Fried, SBN 85579 

Christopher S. Milligan, SBN 211532 

17871 Park Plaza Drive, Suite 200

Cerritos, California 90703-8597

Telephone: (562) 653-3200 • (714) 826-5480

Facsimile: (562) 653-3333

Attorneys for S. J. WEAVER 

CONTRACTING, INC. and STEVEN J. 

WEAVER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSE MORENO as CHAIRMAN and 

LARRY TOTTEN as CO-CHAIRMAN 

of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR 

THE LABORERS HEALTH AND 

WELFARE TRUST FUND FOR 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; 

LABORERS VACATION-HOLIDAY 

TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA; LABORERS PENSION 

TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA; and LABORERS 

TRAINING AND RETRAINING 

TRUST FUND FOR NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

S. J. WEAVER CONTRACTING, INC., 

a California corporation; and STEVEN J. 

WEAVER, an Individual,

Defendant.

CASE NO. C-04-4699 SI

Assigned to Hon. Susan Illston for all 

purposes.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

PROTECTIVE ORDER RE 

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 

BY COMERICA BANK TO 

DEFENDANT STEVEN J. 

WEAVER

Complaint Filed: 11/04/04 

Voluntary Petition Filed: 05/10/05

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between defendant Steven J. Weaver 

(“Defendant”), through his attorneys of record, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & 

Romo, LLP, by Thomas W. Kovacich, and third-party deponent Comerica Bank, 

through its attorney, Elizabeth M. Khachigian, as follows:

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER C-04-4699 SI

ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

17871 Park Plaza Drive, Suite 200

Cerritos, California 90703-8597

Telephone: (562) 653-3200 • (714) 826-5480

Facsimile: (562) 653-3333

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1. Plaintiffs filed a Complaint on November 5, 2004 for breach of an 

alleged collective bargaining agreement between S.J. Weaver Contracting, Inc. 

(“SJW”) and the Northern District Council of Laborers (the “Union”). The 

Complaint also sought damages against Steven J. Weaver (“Weaver”), alleging that 

Weaver and SJW constituted a “single employer,” and was therefore also bound to 

the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.

2. On May 10, 2005, SJW filed a voluntary petition seeking federal 

bankruptcy protection.

3. On May 13, 2005, SJW gave notice to the Court and Plaintiffs of the 

bankruptcy petition.

4. On June 3, 2005, the Court granted Weaver’s Motion to Set Aside 

Default Judgment.

5. Plaintiffs still seek to enforce the terms and conditions of the collective 

bargaining agreement against Weaver.

6. On June 17, 2005, Weaver filed his Answer to the Complaint denying 

Plaintiffs various allegations and raising additional affirmative defenses.

7. On July 27, 2005, the Court held a Case Management Conference, 

wherein the Court directed Plaintiffs to conduct the deposition of Steven Weaver in 

October 2005, in order to determine if there was any basis for continuing to include 

him in the lawsuit as an individual defendant. The Court directed that Weaver 

should file a summary judgment motion following the deposition, on or before 

November 4, 2005, with a hearing date of December 9, 2005, should Plaintiffs be 

unwilling to dismiss him as an individual defendant following his deposition.

8. On August 5, 2005, Plaintiffs served extensive written documents 

requests on Weaver, and Weaver’s deposition took place on October 7, 2005.

9. On August 5, 2005, Plaintiffs served a document subpoena on SJW’s 

bankruptcy trustee, Rosendo Gonzalez, Esq. 

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ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

17871 Park Plaza Drive, Suite 200

Cerritos, California 90703-8597

Telephone: (562) 653-3200 • (714) 826-5480

Facsimile: (562) 653-3333

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10. On August 23, 2005, Plaintiffs served a document subpoena on 

Comerica Bank’s custodian of records seeking a variety of categories of documents 

related to SJW and Weaver’s financial records.

11. On September 13, 2005, Plaintiffs served a document subpoena on 

Comerica Bank’s legal counsel in SJW’s bankruptcy counsel, Shepherd, Mullin, 

Richter & Hampton, LLP, seeking the very same categories of documents sought 

from Comerica Bank.

12. Weaver contends that the records requested by Plaintiffs from 

Comerica Bank contain SJW’s and Weaver’s private, confidential, proprietary and 

trade secret information. Weaver also contends that the records sought by Plaintiffs 

from Comerica Bank are vastly overbroad. Comerica Bank also made its own 

separate written objections. However, on October 20, 2005, Comerica Bank 

produced documents responsive to Plaintiffs’ document subpoena, subject to 

Plaintiffs’ signed stipulation that they would not to disclose or use those documents 

outside of this litigation.

13. Although unwilling to enter into the same stipulation or agree to the 

document production without knowing what the documents consisted of and without 

first having examined the documents, Weaver now desires to obtain copies of the 

documents produced by Comerica Bank to Plaintiffs on October 20, 2005. As a 

result, Weaver is willing to enter into the instant stipulation.

14. Weaver has therefore agreed that the documents produced by 

Comerica Bank to Weaver shall be produced for the purposes of defending against

Plaintiffs’ claims in the instant lawsuit. Weaver agrees that he will not utilize the 

information for any other purposes or outside of this litigation, but that this will not 

affect any potential rights or remedies Weaver may have against Comerica Bank. 

Weaver further agrees that he will not cause any information from these documents 

to be distributed to any parties other then Weaver’s counsel and the Court during 

the course of this lawsuit. Notwithstanding this agreement, the parties agree that 

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ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & ROMO

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

17871 Park Plaza Drive, Suite 200

Cerritos, California 90703-8597

Telephone: (562) 653-3200 • (714) 826-5480

Facsimile: (562) 653-3333

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this shall not operate to waive any rights or claims either party may have against the 

other.

15. Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this lawsuit, counsel for 

Weaver shall promptly return to Comerica Bank all documents and copies produced 

by Comerica Bank pursuant to this stipulation.

DATED: November 4, 2005 ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA, RUUD & 

ROMO, LLP

By:

Christopher S. Milligan, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendant STEVEN J. 

WEAVER

DATED: November ____, 2005

By:

Elizabeth M. Khachigian

Attorneys for COMERICA BANK

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: __________________

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HON. SUSAN ILSTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Susan Illston

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