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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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GUY O. KORNBLUM (SBN 39974) 

WALTER G. CRUMP (SBN 203743) 

NICHOLAS J. PETERSON (SBN 287902) 

KORNBLUM, COCHRAN, 

ERICKSON & HARBISON, LLP 

1388 Sutter St., Suite 820 

San Francisco, CA 94109 

Telephone: (415) 440-7800 

Facsimile: (415) 440-7898 

GEORGINA R. DUGGS, Individually and 

as Trustee of the EDWARD & GEORGINA 

DUGGS LIVING TRUST; ZANE DUGGS 

and GEMMA DUGGS, minors, by 

GEORGINA R. DUGGS, their natural guardian 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO 

GEORGINA R. DUGGS, Individually and 

as Trustee of the EDWARD & GEORGINA 

DUGGS LIVING TRUST; ZANE DUGGS and 

GEMMA DUGGS, minors, by GEORGINA R. 

DUGGS, their natural guardian,

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

JAMES EARL EBY, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No.: 3:14-cv-03734-RS 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO ENLARGE ADR DEADLINE 

RECITALS TO STIPULATION 

On August 18, 2014, Plaintiffs filed the above-reference suit against Defendant Mr. Eby alleging 

that, inter alia, Eby fraudulently obtained $1.25 Million in life insurance death benefit proceeds from a 

MetLife life insurance policy No. 210227420USU, issued by MetLife Investors USA Insurance to 

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insured, Mr. Edward L. Duggs, the late husband of Plaintiff Georgina R. Duggs via an improper and 

illegal life settlement. 

On September 10, 2014, Defendant filed their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint for 

Failure to State a Cause of Action (per FRCP 12(b)(6)). See Dkt. #18. 

On September 17, 2014, the Court referred the case to the Court’s ADR department “for the 

purposes of engaging in mediation to take place, ideally, within the next 90 days [i.e., before December 

12, 2014].” See Dkt. #21. 

On November 10, 2014, the Court issued a notice that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss shall be 

submitted without oral argument, vacating the hearing set for November 13, 2014. 

On November 24, 2014, the ADR Clerk issued a Notice Appointing Martin Quinn as Mediator. 

See Dkt. #33. 

On November 10, 2014, for reasons of the uncertainty of the matter due to Defendant’s pending 

Motion to Dismiss, the parties agreed to seek an extension of the ADR cut-off date. As well, because of 

the potential of a conflict of interest in using Mr. Quinn as a mediator, the parties agreed to request a 

new mediator other than Mr. Quinn. 

On November 10, 2014, the parties through Plaintiffs’ counsel contacted Mr. Daniel Bowling, 

the ADR Case Administrator for this matter, to request a new mediator. 

On January 12, 2015, the ADR Office assigned John A. Koeppel as the new mediator (see Dkt. 

#39), with a mediation date of February 23, 2015. 

On February 11, 2015, Mr. Koeppel’s office notified the parties that he could no longer attend 

the mediation on that date, and that March 16, 2015 would be the earliest he could reschedule the 

mediation. 

On February 12, 2015, Plaintiffs’ counsel, with the consent of Defendant’s counsel, contacted 

Mr. Bowling once again to request a new mediator that could meet the Court’s March 1, 2015 ADR cutoff date. 

On February 17, 2015, the ADR Office vacated Mr. Koeppel and instead assigned Andre Hassid 

as the new mediator. See Dkt. #42. Mr. Hassid was able to keep the originally-scheduled February 23, 

2015 mediation date for the parties. 

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On February 23, 2015, all parties attended the mediation at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, 

San Francisco, California 94102, with Mr. Hassid. During that time, it was determined by all involved 

that the mediation should be extended due to confidential issues that arose during the mediation which 

required further research on the part of the parties. The parties and Mr. Hassid then agreed to March 19, 

2015 to resume the mediation, which is the same date as the upcoming Case Management Conference 

with this Court. 

On February 25, 2015, the Court issued a new Mediation Hearing date for March 19, 2015 at 

11:00 a.m.at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16th Floor, San Francisco, California 94102. 

STIPULATION 

Subject to the above recitals, all parties hereby stipulate to the following: 

All Plaintiffs and Defendant, through their respective attorneys, herby stipulate and agree to 

enlarge the ADR deadline from March 1, 2015 to April 1, 2015 to allow the parties to resume and 

complete their mediation on March 19, 2015 with the intended goal of reaching a full and final 

settlement of the matter. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

Dated: February 26, 2015 KORNBLUM, COCHRAN, ERICKSON 

 & HARBISON, LLP 

 /s/ Nicholas Peterson__________ 

 NICHOLAS PETERSON, ESQ. 

 Counsel for Plaintiffs 

Dated: February 26, 2015 BEITCHMAN & ZEKIAN, LLP 

 /s/ David P. Beitchman_________ 

 DAVID P. BEITCHMAN, ESQ. 

 Counsel for Defendant 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

In light of the foregoing Stipulation and for good cause being shown therefore, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

The ADR deadline for this matter shall be enlarged to April 1, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Date: ________________________ ____________________________ 

 The Hon. Richard Seeborg 

 District Court Judge 

2/27/2015

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