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

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Stip for Settlement Conference w/Assigned Judge, Waiver of Disqualification, and Vacation of Dates for 

Submission of Joint Pretrial Conference Statement, and Final Pretrial Conference; Order 

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Howard N. Wollitz, SBN 58674

Allan J. Favish, SBN 99651 

CHARLSTON, REVICH & WOLLITZ LLP 

1925 Century Park East, Suite 1250 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

(310) 551-7006 • Fax: (310) 203-9321 hwollitz@crwllp.com, afavish@crwllp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, and Fourth-Party Defendant GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

WESTERN MARINE INSURANCE 

SERVICES CORPORATION, a 

California Corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:10-CV-03172-KJM-CKD 

(TEMP) 

STIPULATION PURSUANT TO 

LOCAL RULE 270(b) FOR 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WITH 

ASSIGNED JUDGE, WAIVER OF 

DISQUALIFICATION, AND 

VACATION OF DATES FOR 

SUBMISSION OF JOINT PRETRIAL 

CONFERENCE STATEMENT, AND 

FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE; 

ORDER 

CTRM: 3 

JUDGE: Kimberly J. Mueller

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS the Court issued its order regarding Gemini Insurance 

Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment on June 22, 2016 (ECF No. 142), as a 

result of which all parties consider a settlement conference to be appropriate at this 

time, 

WHEREAS July 15, 2016, is the deadline for the parties to submit their Joint 

Pretrial Conference Statement, 

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Stip for Settlement Conference, Vacation of Dates for Submission of Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement 

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WHEREAS the Final Pretrial Conference is scheduled for July 29, 2016, 

WHEREAS Local Rule 270(a) states that “a settlement conference shall be 

held in all actions,” 

WHEREAS Local Rule 270(b) states that the assigned Judge shall not 

conduct the settlement conference unless affirmatively requested to do so by all 

parties with a written waiver of any claim of disqualification, 

THEREFORE, Gemini Insurance Company, Western Marine Insurance 

Services Corporation, Scottsdale Indemnity Company, Marine Claims Services, 

Inc., Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., and David Cranmer stipulate and agree that: 

1) A settlement conference shall be held in this action pursuant to Local 

Rule 270(a), 

2) All parties affirmatively request that the assigned Judge, Hon. Kimberly 

J. Mueller, may conduct the settlement conference, 

3) All parties waive any claim of disqualification based upon the 

participation of Judge Mueller in the settlement conference, 

4) On a date and time to be determined by the court, all counsel will 

participate in a conference call with the court for the purpose of selecting a date 

and time for the settlement conference, and 

4) The present dates of July 15, 2016, for submission of the Joint Pretrial 

Conference Statement, and July 29, 2016, for the Final Pretrial Conference, are 

vacated, to be rescheduled by the court if the case is not resolved at the settlement 

conference. 

 CHARLSTON, REVICH & WOLLITZ LLP 

By: /s/ Howard N. Wollitz 

Plaintiff, Fourth-Party Defendant and Cross-Complainant GEMINI 

INSURAN CE COMPANY 

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 HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL, LLP 

By: /s/ Valerie A. Moore (as authorized on 

July 7, 2016) 

Attorneys for Intervenor/Fourth-Party 

Plaintiff SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY 

COMPANY 

 KRONENBERG LAW, APC 

By: /s/ Stephen Harold Fleischer-Ihn (as 

authorized on July 7, 2016) 

Attorneys for Defendant/Third-Party 

Plaintiff WESTERN MARINE 

INSURANCE SERVICES 

CORPORATIONNORTH COUNTY LAW 

FIRM 

By: /s/ Anton Carl Gerschler (as authorized 

on July 7, 2016) 

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendants 

ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. 

and DAVID CRANMER; and Fourth-Party 

Defendant ALLIANT INSURANCE 

SERVICES, INC. 

MANNING & KASS, ELLROD, 

RAMIREZ, TRESTER LLP 

By: /s/ David Gorney (as authorized on July 

7, 2016) 

Attorneys for Fourth-Party Defendant 

MARINE CLAIMS SERVICES, INC. 

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ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1) All parties shall participate in the settlement conference as provided 

by Local Rule 270(a). 

2) The parties waive conflict to Judge Mueller acting as settlement 

judge, however, due to Judge Mueller’s trial schedule she is unavailable to 

participate and Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan has been drawn to act as 

settlement judge in this matter. 

3) A settlement conference is scheduled before Judge Brennan for 

September 22, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 8, 13th Floor. 

 The parties are directed to submit confidential settlement conference 

statements via e-mail (efborders@caed.uscourts.gov) to Judge Brennan’s chambers 

seven (7) days prior to the settlement conference. Such statements are neither to be 

filed with the clerk nor served on opposing counsel. However, each party shall efile a one page document entitled Notice of Submission of Confidential Settlement 

Conference Statement. The parties may agree, or not, to serve each other with the 

settlement statements. Each party is reminded of the requirement that it be 

represented in person at the settlement conference by a person able to dispose of 

the case or fully authorized to settle the matter at the settlement conference on any 

terms. See Local Rule 270. 

4) The Final Pretrial Conference set for July 29, 2016 is vacated and 

reset for November 4, 2016 at 10:00 in Courtroom No. 3, 15th Floor, with the 

parties’ Joint Pretrial Conference Statements due on or before October 14, 2016. 

DATED: July 13, 2016. 

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