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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI 

2500 VENTURE OAKS WAY, SUITE 350 

P.O. BOX 590 

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-0590 

(916) 444-8271 

SUZANNE M. TRIMBLE, SBN 72969 

TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI 

2500 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 350 

Post Office Box 590 (95812-0590) 

Sacramento, California 95833 

Telephone: (916) 444-8271 

Attorneys for Defendants M.T.M. TRANSPORTATION, 

A corporation; DESERT WIND ENTERPRISES., a 

Corporation, RONALD McCOY, an individual and 

ROBERT COLLINS, an individual 

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN D. CLEMENT, Individually and as 

Personal Representative of the Estate of James 

D. Clement, Sr., Deceased, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

M.T.M. TRANSPORTATION, a corporation; 

DESERT WIND ENTERPRISES, INC.., a 

corporation; RONALD McCOY, an 

individual; ROBERT COLLINS, an 

individual; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. C 06-01499 SBA 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FIRST 

APPEARANCE AND CMC 

WHEREAS, one or more defendants have been duly served with process in this matter and 

a first appearance is due on or before June 12, 2006, a Joint Case Management Conference (CMC) 

Statement is due June 21, 2006, and a CMC is scheduled for June 28, 2006, the parties hereby 

request that there matters be continued for the following reasons: 

 1. This wrongful death action arises out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred in 

Lassen County, California, within the Northern District of California; 

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2500 VENTURE OAKS WAY, SUITE 350 

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-0590 

(916) 444-8271 

 2. This wrongful death action is not the only wrongful death action that has been filed 

as a consequence of the motor vehicle accident; 

 3. A second action for wrongful death is pending in Lassen County, California, 

Superior Court; 

 4. Each of the two actions for wrongful death has been brought by separate and 

competing heirs; 

 5. Defendants will be filing a motion to change venue of the within action from the 

Northern District Court to the Eastern District Court; 

 6. Defendants will be seeking to remove the Lassen County Superior court Action to 

the Eastern District Court in order to join all actions by all heirs into a single proceeding; 

 7. The parties for all heirs and all defendants agree through their counsel that an early 

mediation of these actions could result in an early resolution of all claims and actions; 

 8. Counsel for all parties desire to avoid preparing multiple motions, stipulations, and 

other proceedings in these actions if the parties can reach early resolution; 

 9. The assets available to settle the claims of all heirs in both wrongful death actions, 

including available liability insurance, are fixed or otherwise limited and may be insufficient to 

adequately compensate all heirs in both wrongful death actions; 

 10. Under the circumstances, no party benefits from delay in resolving the claims of all 

heirs. 

ACCORDINGLY, the parties in the above-entitled action submit the following 

stipulations for the court's approval: 

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95812-0590 

(916) 444-8271 

 1. That the defendants M.T.M. Transportation, a corporation, Desert Wind 

Enterprises, Inc., a corporation, Ronald McCoy, an individual, and Robert Collins, an individual be 

granted an extension of time to enter their first appearance in this matter through August 31, 2006; 

 2. That the court's initial Case Management Conference (CMC) be continued from 

June 28, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. to _______________, 2006 at ______ a.m./p.m. to be conducted by 

telephone, plaintiffs' counsel to initiate the conference call; 

 3. That the parties will submit a joint CMC statement no later than 

___________________, 2006, unless the matter settles prior to that date. 

DATED: June 13, 2006 BAUM HEDLUND, PC 

 /s/ 

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 JOHN A. GREAVES 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: June 13, 2006 TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI 

 /s/ 

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 SUZANNE M. TRIMBLE 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 6/30/06 __________________________________________ 

 JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT 

 COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF 

 CALIFORNIA 

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