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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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Stipulation and Application for Order Lifting Stay of Litigation; Proposed Order

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHARLES H. LEWIS and JANE W. LEWIS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ROBERT D. RUSSELL; et al., 

 Defendants. 

AND RELATED COUNTER, CROSS AND 

THIRD PARTY CLAIMS. 

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Case No. CIV. S-03-2646 WBS KJM

STIPULATION AND EX PARTE 

APPLICATION FOR ORDER 

DISSOLVING STAY OF LITIGATION 

AND REQUIRING RULE 26a 

DISCLOSURES 

*** Proposed *** 

ORDER DISSOLVING STAY AND 

REQUIRING RULE 26a DISCLOSURES

The parties hereto, through their respective counsel of record, do hereby stipulate and 

apply to the above-entitled Court for an order dissolving the stay of litigation in above-entitled 

case imposed by the Court’s April 14, 2005 Order of Settlement Process and requiring initial 

and/or supplemental Rule 26a disclosures. 

A. Pertinent Procedural History. 

On April 14, 2005, in order to facilitate the mediation process in the instant action, the 

Court issued its Order of Settlement Process. Among other things, the Order stated: 

The ordering of this settlement process will result in a continued stay of litigation 

proceedings except for administrative matters and the discrete motions identified 

above. The time parameters of the stay will depend upon the time necessary for the 

expert to perform investigation and report as well as the continued ability of the 

parties to agree on events associated with Stages II and III of the Settlement Process. 

S. Craig Hunter, CA State Bar No. 125247

Attorney At Law 

PO Box 13810 

San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 

Tel: (805) 544-4980 

email: craighunterlaw@sbcglobal.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Charles H. Lewis and Jane W. Lewis 

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Reluctantly, Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows, who was appointed by this Court 

to mediate the issues in controversy between and among the parties to the above-entitled 

action, determined that the mediation efforts had run their course without a successful 

resolution of the action and that the stay of litigation imposed by the Order of Settlement 

Process should be dissolved and the litigation recommenced (see Judge Hollows’ January 22, 

2008 order; Exhibit A hereto). Accordingly, on March 28, 2008, Judge Hollows issued an 

order directing the parties submit to the Court a request that a status conference be scheduled 

(see Judge Hollows’ March 28, 2008 order; Exhibit B hereto). 

Pursuant to Judge Hollows’ March 28, 2008 order, on April 11, 2008, the parties 

submitted their Stipulation Requesting Joint Status Conference, asking that a status 

conference be scheduled in the above-entitled action. In response to the parties’ request, the 

Court scheduled a status (pretrial scheduling) conference, ultimately rescheduling that 

conference for September 8, 2008. 

On September 4, 2008, sua sponte, the Court continued the status (pretrial scheduling) 

conference to April 6, 2009. However, the Court did not dissolve the stay of litigation 

imposed by the Order of Settlement Process. 

B. Stipulation and Application for Order Dissolving Litigation Stay. 

The parties hereto do stipulate to, and respectively request that the Court issue, an 

order dissolving the litigation stay imposed by the Order of Settlement Process. 

The parties hereto also do stipulate to, and respectively request that the Court issue, 

an order consistent with the parties’ Amended Joint Status Report, filed on August 25, 2008, 

requiring that, within sixty (60) days following the Court’s order, Rule 26(a)(1) initial 

disclosures be made (to the extent not already made) and that, as to those parties already 

having made an initial disclosure, supplemental disclosures be made, as appropriate, 

pertaining to the new claims made against recently named defendants Martin Franchises Inc. 

and Vic Manufacturing Company. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: September 12, 2008. /s/ S. Craig Hunter 

S. Craig Hunter 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Charles H. Lewis and Jane W. Lewis 

Dated: September 12, 2008. KOELLER NEBEKER CARLSON & HALUCK, LLP 

By: /s/ Chad N. Dunigan 

Chad N. Dunigan 

Attorneys for The Davis Center, LLC; Emily A. Stover, 

Individually, as Personal Representative for Melvin R. 

Stover, Deceased, and as Trustee of the Stover Family 

Trust; Stover Family Trust; Richard Albert Stinchfield, 

Individually and as Successor Trustee of the Robert S. 

Stinchfield Separate Property Revocable Trust; Robert 

S. Stinchfield Separate Property Revocable Trust 

Dated: September 12, 2008. SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

By: /s/ Jeffory J. Scharff 

Jeffory J. Scharff 

Attorneys for Potter Taylor & Company, and its 

predecessors-in-interest: Potter, Long, Adams & Taylor, 

Ltd.; Davis Center; Potter-Taylor, Inc.; and Potter 

Taylor & Scurfield, Inc. 

Dated: September 12, 2008. DOWNEY BRAND, LLP 

By: /s/ Jennifer Hartman King 

Jennifer Hartman King 

Attorneys for the City of Davis 

Dated: September 12, 2008. DOWNEY BRAND, LLP 

By: /s/ Michael J. Thomas 

Michael J. Thomas 

Attorneys for Marie L. Whitcombe (Deceased) 

Dated: September 12, 2008. COTA DUNCAN & COLE 

By: /s/ Dennis M. Cota 

Dennis M. Cota 

Attorneys for Ben J. Newitt 

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ORDER DISSOLVING STAY 

AND REQUIRING RULE 26a DISCLOSURES 

The Court having reviewed the foregoing Stipulation and Ex Parte Application of, and 

good cause appearing therefor, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stay of litigation imposed by the April 14, 2005 

Order of Settlement Process be, and hereby is, dissolved. 

IT ALSO IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within sixty (60) days following the date of 

this order, initial disclosures required by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(a)(1) be 

made (to the extent not already made) and that, as to those parties already having made an 

initial disclosure, supplemental disclosures be made, as appropriate, pertaining to the new 

claims made against recently named defendants Martin Franchises Inc. and Vic Manufacturing 

Company. The Scheduling Conference set for April 6, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. shall remain as 

previously ordered.

Dated: September 12, 2008 

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Lewis v. Russell, et al. 

United States District Court, Eastern District of California Case No. CIV. S-03-2646 WBS KJM 

DECLARATION OF SERVICE 

I am a citizen of the United States, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or 

interested in this action. I am employed in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California 

and my business address is PO Box 13810, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406. On this day I caused 

to be served the following document(s): 

1) STIPULATION AND EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER 

DISSOLVING STAY OF LITIGATION AND REQUIRING RULE 26a 

DISCLOSURES and Proposed ORDER DISSOLVING STAY AND 

REQUIRING RULE 26a DISCLOSURES 

 by placing the original a true copy into sealed envelope(s) addressed and served 

as follows: 

Jung Hang Suh and Soo Jung Suh 

1843 Trinity Way 

West Sacramento, CA 95691 

Unrepresented Defendants 

Jung K. Seo 

3539 Bradshaw Road, Suite B-265 

Sacramento, CA 95827 

Unrepresented Defendant 

BY MAIL: I deposited such envelope(s), postage prepaid, with the U.S. Postal 

Service at San Luis Obispo, California. 

BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I caused such envelope(s) to be delivered by hand. 

BY OVERNIGHT COURIER: I caused such envelope(s) to be placed for collection 

and delivery in accordance with standard overnight delivery procedures for delivery 

the next business day. 

BY FACSIMILE: I caused such document(s) to be transmitted by facsimile 

transmission from (805) 547-9803 to the person(s) and facsimile transmission 

number(s) shown above. The facsimile transmission was reported as complete 

without error and a transmission report was properly issued by the transmitting 

facsimile machine. A true and correct copy of the transmission report will be attached 

to this proof of service after facsimile service is completed. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on September 12, 2008, at Davis, California. 

/s/ S. Craig Hunter 

S. Craig Hunter 

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