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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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Gary M. Fachin, #065740 

GARY M. FACHIN 

ATTORNEY AT LAW 

2001 22nd Street, Suite 110 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

(661) 328-0363 

(661) 328-9732 (FAX) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC 

SUBSTANCES CONTROL, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TRI-AIR, INC., a California 

corporation; CHARLES ROBINSON, 

an individual; and ROBERT NASH, 

an individual, 

 Defendants. 

CHARLES ROBINSON, 

 Cross-claimant, 

vs. 

JERRY McDONALD and ROBERT NASH, 

 Cross-defendants. 

JERRY McDONALD, 

 Counter/Cross-Claimant,

vs. 

CHARLES ROBINSON, ROBERT NASH, 

TRI-AIR, INC., and ROES 1-X, 

 Cross-defendants. 

Case No. 1:02-cv-06137 OWW SMS 

STIPULATION RE SCHEDULING 

FOLLOWING FIRST MEDIATION 

CONFERENCE ON MAY 7, 2008 ; 

ORDER 

1. WHEREAS, the Tri-Air facility located in Firebaugh, 

California, Assessors Parcel Number (APN) 008-230-02S (“Tri-Air 

Facility”) is the subject of this action; 

2. WHEREAS, the Tri-Air Facility has been the subject of 

site assessments by the following entities: CALEPA (1982); 

Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) (1982); Twining 

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Laboratories, Inc. (1985); SSB Environmental Consultants, Inc. 

(1992); and Geomatrix (1997, 2005, 2008). 

3. WHEREAS, the Tri-Air Facility has been the subject of 

a Human Health Risk Assessment (Geomatrix, 2005). 

4. WHEREAS, it is now appropriate to evaluate the 

feasibility of remediation alternatives for the site; and that 

Tri-Air’s consultants have advised that bioremediation is a 

potential alternative at this site, subject to a pilot study; 

and that such pilot study from initiating preparation of a work 

plan through completion of the study is expected to require a 

period of one year. 

5. WHEREAS, the parties participated in a First Mediation 

Conference in front of Judge Sandra M. Snyder on May 7, 2008; 

and that at such conference the parties discussed the 

performance of such bioremediation pilot study. 

6. WHEREAS, the parties believe that evaluation of the 

remediation alternatives will provide crucial information for 

settlement purposes, because it will assist the parties in 

determining the potential costs of cleanup of the Tri-Air 

Facility site, and the parties further believe that settlement 

of this case is unlikely until the cost of the remedial options 

is known; 

7. WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid litigation expenses 

that could be avoided altogether by holding settlement talks at 

the appropriate time, after the remedial options are known. 

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff DTSC, defendants TRI-AIR, INC., 

CHARLES ROBINSON, and ROBERT NASH, and cross-defendant JERRY 

MCDONALD HEREBY STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING: 

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a. Subject to the following, all scheduled dates are 

vacated; case progress will be monitored by status conferences 

as described below. 

b. A case status conference will be held in front of 

Judge Sandra M. Snyder at 9:15 a.m. on August 14, 2008, for the 

purpose of, inter alia, determining approval status of a work 

plan for performance of the bioremediation study; appearances 

may be by conference call. 

c. A subsequent status conference will be held in front 

of Judge Sandra M. Snyder at 9:15 a.m. on October 16, 2008, for 

the purpose of, inter alia, determining implementation status of 

the bioremediation study; appearances may be by conference call. 

d. Future calendaring will be taken up at the aforesaid 

and future status conferences. 

Dated: 5/19/2008 /s/ Tim Sullivan 

 EDMUND G. BROWN JR. 

Attorney General 

KEN ALEX 

Senior Assistant Attorney General 

TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for California 

Department of Toxic Substances 

Control 

Dated: 6/3/2008 /s/ Gary M. Fachin 

 GARY M. FACHIN 

LAW OFFICES OF GARY M. FACHIN 

Attorneys for Tri-Air, Inc. and 

Charles Robinson 

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Dated: 5/19/2008 /s/ Michael Renberg 

 MICHAEL L. RENBERG 

Parichan, Renberg, Crossman & 

Harvey Law Corporation 

Attorneys for Robert Nash 

Dated: 5/20/2008 /s/ Lee Smith 

 LEE N. SMITH 

Stoel Rives LLP 

Attorneys for Jerry McDonald 

DATED: 6/5/2008 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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