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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 TO EXTEND TRIAL AND OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH IN PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

JENNIFER HARTMAN KING (Bar No. 211313)

ALANNA C. LUNGREN (Bar No. 269668)

TYLER BOWLIN (Bar No. 305715)

KING WILLIAMS LLP

520 Capitol Mall, Suite 750

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 379-7530

Facsimile: (916) 379-7535

JHartmanKing@KingWilliamsLaw.com

ALungren@KingWilliamsLaw.com

TBowlin@KingWilliamsLaw.com 

BEST, BEST & KRIEGER LLP

HARRIET A. STEINER (Bar No. 109436)

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 325-4000

Facsimile: (916) 325-4010

Harriet.Steiner@bbklaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

CITY OF DAVIS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES H. LEWIS AND JANE W. 

LEWIS, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

ROBERT D. RUSSELL, ET AL.,

Defendants,

Case No.: CIV S-03-2646 WBS AC

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TRIAL 

AND OTHER DEADLINES SET FORTH 

IN PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

[PROPOSED] ORDER

[LR 144]

Trial Date: April 25, 2017

AND RELATED COUNTER, CROSS AND 

THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.

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KING 

WILLIAMS LLP

520

CAPITOL 

MALL, SUITE 750

SACRAMENTO, CA 95814

TEL: (916) 379-7530 / FAX: (916) 379-7535

Exempt From Filing Fees Pursuant To 

Government Code Section 6103

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

STIPULATION

The City of Davis (the “City”); The Davis Center LLC, Emily Stover, individually, and as 

Trustee of the Stover Family Trust and as Personal Representative for Melvin Stover (Deceased); 

and Richard Albert Stinchfield, Individually and as Trustee of the Robert A. Stinchfield Separate 

Real Property Trust and as Trustee of the Barbara Ellen Stinchfield Testamentary Trust (“The 

Davis Center”); Charles H. Lewis and Jane W. Lewis (Deceased) (“The Lewises”); Potter-Taylor 

& Company, Potter Long, Adams & Taylor, Ltd., Davis Center, Potter-Taylor, Inc. and Potter 

Taylor & Scurfield Inc. (“Potter Taylor”) (collectively, the “Participating Parties”), are parties to 

the above-captioned matter. The Participating Parties, by and through their respective counsel, 

hereby stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, on August 12, 2013 The Davis Center moved to amend the scheduling order 

(Docket No. 447) and the Participating Parties stipulated to extend the deadlines to disclose experts 

(Docket No. 458). On August 30, 2013 The Court entered Orders granting the Motion (Docket No. 

457) and approving the Stipulation (Docket No. 460). 

WHEREAS, on February 28, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation 

to amend the scheduling order to allow time to produce and compile data associated with the 

investigative study (Docket No. 472). On March 3, 2014, the Court entered an Order approving the 

Stipulation (Docket No. 474). 

WHEREAS, on August 15, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to 

amend the scheduling order to allow time to produce and compile additional data associated with the 

site investigation (Docket No. 475). On August 19, 2014, the Court entered an Order approving the 

Stipulation (Docket No. 477). 

WHEREAS, on December 12, 2014, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation 

to amend the scheduling order to allow time to develop a cost estimate and work plan for the proposed 

remediation (Docket No. 478). On the same day the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation 

(Docket No. 479).

WHEREAS, on June 2, 2015, the Participating Parties entered into a further stipulation to 

amend the scheduling order to allow additional time to develop a cost estimate and work plan for the 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

proposed remediation and to enter into possible mediation in an effort to resolve the case (Docket No. 

480). On June 15, 2015, the Court entered an Order approving the Stipulation (Docket No. 481). 

WHEREAS, the Participating Parties held a mediation in December of 2015, and since 

that time have continued to negotiate settlement terms among themselves and with the California 

Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; and, 

WHEREAS, the Participating Parties, as defined above, believe they have reached 

agreement on the major terms of a settlement, but require time to draft settlement documents and 

secure approval of those terms by all Participating Parties, including the City of Davis City 

Council; and to secure approval from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, a 

process that is likely to require at least another eight weeks; and

WHEREAS, due to the upcoming trial date, proceeding toward trial on the current schedule

would unnecessarily direct the Participating Parties’ resources on trial preparation instead of allowing 

the Participating Parties to focus their resources on coordinating with one another in an effort to reach 

and finalize a mutually agreeable resolution and avoid the need for trial. 

NOW THEREFORE, the Participating Parties hereby stipulate to extend the existing 

deadlines to the following dates:

1. Dispositive motion filing deadline is reset to June 23, 2017;

2. Final pretrial conference is reset to August 20, 2017, or at such time that is convenient 

for the Court;

3. Jury trial is reset for October 22, 2017, or at such time that is convenient for the Court.

Dated: December 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

KING WILLIAMS LLP

/s/ Jennifer Hartman King

Jennifer Hartman King

Attorneys City of Davis

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Dated: December 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP

/s/ Peter W. Dye (as authorized on December 20, 2016)

Peter W. Dye

Attorneys for The Davis Center LLC; Emily Stover, 

individually, and as Trustee of the Stover Family Trust and 

as Personal Representative for Melvin Stover (Deceased); 

and Richard Albert Stinchfield, Individually and as Trustee 

of the Robert A. Stinchfield Separate Real Property Trust 

and as Trustee of the Barbara Ellen Stinchfield 

Testamentary Trust

Dated: December 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

Law Offices of Francis M. Goldsberry

 /s/ Francis M. Goldsberry (as authorized on December 20, 2016)

 Francis M. Goldsberry

Attorneys for Potter-Taylor & Company, Potter Long, 

Adams & Taylor, Ltd., Davis Center, Potter-Taylor, Inc. and 

Potter Taylor & Scurfield Inc.

Dated: December 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

Schuering Zimmerman & Doyle LLP

/s/ Keith D. Chidlaw (as authorized on December 20, 2016)

Keith D. Chidlaw

Attorneys for Charles H. Lewis and Jane W. Lewis 

(Deceased)

ORDER

For good cause and pursuant to the above stipulation of the Participating Parties, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Dispositive motion filing deadline is reset to June 23, 2017;

2. Final pretrial conference is reset to August 28, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.

3. Jury trial is set for October 31, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2016

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