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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 ORDER -1-

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

MICHAEL E. VERGARA, ESQ. (SBN 137689) 

JOSEPH M. CARPENTER, ESQ. (SBN 233255)

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1000 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 446-7979 

Facsimile: (916) 446-8199 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs James Kotrous 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES KOTROUS, individually and doing 

business as THE MATTRESS FACTORY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

GOSS-JEWETT COMPANY OF NORTHERN 

CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation; 

ESTATE OF ROBERT LAMANET, 

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT COMPANY; STEVEN LAMANET, 

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT COMPANY; MICHAEL LAMANET, 

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT; ROSALIE A. ANSELMO and 

KAREN L. LILENTHAL, as Co – Trustees 

under that certain document entitled “The 

Edward A. Anselmo and Rosalie A. Anselmo 

1992 Revocable Trust,” dated December 21, 

1992; BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., a New 

York corporation, 

 Defendants. 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. 

Case No. CIV. S-02-1520 FCD JFM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

Trial Date: February 1, 2011 

Time: 9:00 am 

Courtroom: 2 

Judge: Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

Filing Date: July 15, 2002 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER -2-

SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

 On March 11, 2010, the parties conducted a VDRP mediation session under Civil Local 

Rule 271. Through this mediation session, the parties tentatively reached a global settlement 

potentially disposing of all the claims asserted in this action. The parties are currently engaged in 

preparing the necessary documents to finalize the agreement. 

In light of this agreement, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties 

hereto as follows: 

Whereas plaintiffs James Kotrous individually and doing business as The Mattress 

Factory (Kotrous) commenced this action in July 2002; 

 Whereas defendant and cross-defendant Bayer CropScience Inc. (Bayer) filed three 

motions for summary judgment, or alternatively, summary adjudication against: (1) Kotrous and 

defendants; (2) defendants and cross-claimants Michael Lamanet, Stephen Lamanet, Goss-Jewett 

Company of Northern California, Inc. (collectively Goss-Jewett); and,(3) defendants and crossclaimants Rosalie A. Anselmo and Karen L. Lilienthal, Co-Trustees of the “The Edward A. 

Anselmo and Rosalie A. Anselmo 1992 Revocable Trust” (Anselmo parties) on January 12 and 

14, 2010; 

 Whereas Goss-Jewett filed a motion to continue the hearing on Bayer’s motion in order to 

conduct additional discovery, which was joined by the Anselmo parties; 

 Whereas Michael Lamanet and Stephen Lamanet filed a motion to amend the Court’s PreTrial Scheduling Order to enable them to file motions for summary judgment against the 

cross-claims of Bayer, Joseph Ramage, and Ramage Environmental; 

Whereas other parties filed various other motions for summary judgment and/or motions 

to strike; 

Whereas the Court granted Goss-Jewett’s motion to continue the hearing on Bayer’s 

motions for summary judgment to allow Goss-Jewett to take certain depositions pursuant to 

Rule 56(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

 Whereas the Court ordered that said depositions shall be completed within 60 days of the 

date of its order, i.e., by no later than April 19, 2010; 

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SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

 Whereas the deposition of Duane Comstock is noticed for March 19, 2010, the deposition 

of Katherine Wuelzer is noticed for March 22, 2010, the deposition of Kelly Darnell is noticed for 

March 23, 2010, and the deposition of Bayer’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness is noticed for March 26, 

2010; 

 Whereas the parties tentatively reached a global agreement potentially disposing of all of 

the claims in this action on March 11, 2010; 

 THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE, through their counsel of record, 

that: 

1. The above-referenced depositions shall be cancelled; 

 2. The deadline to file documents disposing of this action shall be April 14, 2010, 

absent a showing of good cause to extend this date; and 

3. In the event the parties fail to completely dispose of this action by April 14, 2010, 

Goss-Jewett shall complete the discovery permitted by this Court’s February 17, 2010 order 

within 30 days, i.e., by no later than May 14, 2010. 

4. To further support its motions, Bayer may file and serve amended memoranda and 

any supporting evidence, addressing the further discovery, no later than May 21, 2010 in response 

to which Goss-Jewett, the Anselmo parties, and Kotrous may file and serve amended oppositions 

no later than June 4, 2010; 

5. Bayer’s replies shall be filed and served no later than June 11, 2010 and the 

hearing on these matters shall take place on or after June 18, 2010; 

6. The hearing on Michael Lamanet and Stephen Lamanet’s motion to amend the 

Court’s Status (Pre-Trial Scheduling) Order, currently scheduled for April 9, 2010, shall be taken 

off calendar until further notice from the Court; and, 

7. All pending motions filed by other parties shall be taken off-calendar until further 

notice from the Court. 

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SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: SOMACH, SIMMONS & DUNN 

 By /s/ 

 Michael Vergara 

Attorneys for James Kotrous, individually 

and doing business as The Mattress Factory 

DATED: EDGCOMB LAW GROUP 

 

 By /s/ 

 William D. Marsh 

Attorneys for Bayer CropScience Inc. 

DATED: SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

 

 By /s/ 

 Jeffory L. Scharff 

Attorneys for Rosalie A. Anselmo, Karen 

Lilienthal, Albert Anselmo, Eleanor Anselmo, 

Dave Develaar and Linda Davelaar 

DATED: GREVE, CLIFFORD, WENGEL & PARAS, LLP 

 By /s/ 

 Gary L. Vinson 

Attorneys for Kleinfelder, Inc. 

DATED: NOLEN OWENS 

 By /s/ 

 Stephen W. Owens 

 Attorneys for Ramage Environmental and Joseph 

 Ramage 

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SOMACH SIMMONS & DUNN 

A Professional Corporation 

DATED: WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN and 

 DOCKER 

 By /s/_____ ______ 

 Emily M. Weissenberger 

Attorneys for RAH Environmental 

DATED: BRYDON, HUGO & PARKER 

 By /s/ 

 Roland Thé 

Attorneys for Goss-Jewett Company of Northern 

California, Inc., Michael Lamanet, and Steven 

Lamanet 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 29, 2010 ____________________________ 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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