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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9659 CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response

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REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Bret A. Stone SBN 190161 BStone@PaladinLaw.com 

Kirk M. Tracy SBN 288508 KTracy@PaladinLaw.com 

PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP

1176 Boulevard Way 

Walnut Creek, CA 94595 

Telephone: (925) 947-5700 

Facsimile: (925) 935-8488 

Counsel for Estate of Robert Renzel, Deceased, by and through his 

successors in interest, Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

Robert E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, Susan Carter 

and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

and Bascom Avenue Development LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF ROBERT RENZEL, 

DECEASED et al., 

Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants, 

 v. 

LUPE VENTURA et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:15-cv-1648-HSG 

RENZEL’S REQUEST TO APPEAR BY 

TELEPHONE AT HEARING ON STATUS 

OF GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT 

DETERMINATION AND ORDER 

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

Courtroom 2, 4th Floor 

March 20, 2019 

2:00 p.m. 

L.R. 16-10(a) 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. 

Action filed: April 10, 2015 

Pursuant to Local Rule 16-10(a), Plaintiff and Counter-Defendants Estate of Robert Renzel, 

Deceased, by and through his successors in interest, Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Robert 

E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; 

Ann Renzel Sebastian; and Bascom Avenue Development LLC (collectively, “Renzel”) 

respectfully request that their counsel, Bret A. Stone of Paladin Law Group® LLP, be permitted to 

appear by telephone through CourtCall at the hearing on the status the application for good faith 

settlement determination scheduled for March 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of the Oakland 

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REQUEST FOR TELEPHONIC APPEARANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Office of the Northern District. Counsel requests the telephonic appearance due to lead counsel’s 

office being located in Santa Barbara and lead counsel has a court appearance in Santa Barbara that 

morning making it impossible to arrive in Northern California in time for the hearing. As such, 

counsel respectfully requests to appear by telephone for this hearing on the status of the application 

for good faith settlement determination. 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: March 14, 2019 

PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP 

 

/s/ Bret A. Stone 

 Counsel for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendants 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Renzel’s request for Bret A. Stone to appear by telephone at the hearing scheduled for 

March 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of the Oakland Office of the Northern District, is 

hereby GRANTED. Counsel shall contact CourtCall at (866) 582-6878 to make arrangements for 

the telephonic appearance. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: March 15, 2019 ___________________________ 

HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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