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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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BARR & MUDFORD

Attorneys at Law

1824 Court Street

Post Office Box 994390

Redding, CA 96099-4390

(530) 243-8008

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JOHN DOUGLAS BARR ............... California State Bar No. 40663

TROY DOUGLAS MUDFORD ..... California State Bar No. 156392

ESTEE LEWIS..................................California State Bar No. 268358

CATHLEEN THERESA BARR .....California State Bar No. 295538

BARR & MUDFORD, LLP

1824 Court Street/Post Office Box 994390

Redding, California 96099-4390 

Telephone: (530) 243-8008 Facsimile: (530) 243-1648

Attorneys for Defendants, TATE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY,

 Plaintiffs,

 vs.

A R BUSINESS GROUP, INC. dba U S TIRE & 

WHEEL; MARSHAUN TATE; SHAUN TATE 

by and through his guardian ad litem, KENNETH 

TATE; ELISEO QUINTERO, SR.; AIDA 

QUINTERO; FORD MOTOR COMPANY; 

BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC.,

 Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-02639-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE TRIAL AND EXTEND 

THE DISCOVERY CUT OFF AND

EXPERT DISCLOSURE DATES

Trial Date: July 22, 2016

THE PARTIES HERETO, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS on March 31, 2015, defendant AR Business Group, Inc. dba U.S. Tire & 

Wheel filed a Voluntary Petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District 

of California, bankruptcy petition #15-22566;

WHEREAS the bankruptcy action resulted in an automatic bankruptcy stay pursuant to 

11 U.S.C. section 362(a), thereby preventing the parties from proceeding with nine depositions 

that had been set by defendants Tate and Quintero, completing discovery, and from preparing 

and designating experts;

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BARR & MUDFORD

Attorneys at Law

1824 Court Street

Post Office Box 994390

Redding, CA 96099-4390

(530) 243-8008

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WHEREAS on April 20, 2015, the bankruptcy was dismissed for failure to timely file 

documents;

WHEREAS, on April 28, 2015, AR Business Group filed a Motion for Reconsideration 

of the bankruptcy dismissal, which was denied on May 18, 2015, as the Court deemed it “unduly 

confusing” to vacate the dismissal as notice had already been sent to the creditors, and that the 

proper course of action would be for AR Business Group to re-file the bankruptcy action;

WHEREAS on July 14, 2015, AR Business Group, re-filed the Voluntary Petition in the 

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California, bankruptcy petition #15-

25526-D-7, which has resulted in a further automatic stay of proceedings;

WHEREAS the Tate’s and Quintero’s filed a Motion for Relief of the Automatic 

Bankruptcy Stay, which was recently granted on November 25, 2015;

WHEREAS the parties have been unable to conduct discovery in this matter due to AR 

Business Group filing for bankruptcy and the cases being automatically stayed based on the 

bankruptcy;

WHEREAS the current discovery cutoff date is December 18, 2015; the expert witness 

disclosure is due on January 22, 2016; the last day to hear dispositive motions is March 25, 2016; 

the Final Pre-trial Conference is June 16, 2016; and the Trial is set to begin on July 22, 2016;

WHEREAS the parties agree that a further extension is necessary in this case to allow the 

parties to complete discovery, prepare and designate experts; and allow the parties to prepare and 

respond to dispositive motions.

THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, by and through their respective 

counsel, that:

1. The discovery cut off date currently set for December 18, 2015, should be extended until 

April 15, 2016;

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BARR & MUDFORD

Attorneys at Law

1824 Court Street

Post Office Box 994390

Redding, CA 96099-4390

(530) 243-8008

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2. The expert witness disclosure date currently set for January 22, 2016, should be extended 

until May 20, 2016;

3. The last day to hear dispositive motions currently set for March 25, 2016, should be 

extended until July 29, 2016;

4. The Final Pretrial Conference currently set for June 16, 2016, should be continued until 

September 22, 2016;

5. The trial currently set for July 22, 2016, should be continued until October 21, 2016.

DATED: December 7, 2015 BARR & MUDFORD

 /s/ John Douglas Barr

JOHN DOUGLAS BARR

Attorney for Defendants TATE

DATED: December 7, 2015 SELVIN, WRAITH, HALMAN LLP

 /s/ Gary Selvin

GARY SELVIN

Attorney for Plaintiff, Praetorian Insurance Co.

DATED: December 7, 2015 JAMES J. KAUFMAN, A Professional Corp.

 /s/ James J. Kaufman

JAMES J. KAUFMAN

Attorney for Defendants AR BUSINESS 

GROUP, INC., dba US TIRE & WHEEL

DATED: December 7, 2015 LARSON, GARRICK & LIGHTFOOT, LLP

 /s/ Mary P. Lightfoot

ARNOLD D. LARSON

MARY P. LIGHTFOOT

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant,

BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC.

DATED: December 7, 2015 ROSENTHAL LAW

 /s/ S. David Rosenthal

S. DAVID ROSENTHAL

Attorney for Plaintiffs, ELISEO QUINTERO, 

and AIDA QUINTERO

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1824 Court Street

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(530) 243-8008

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Dated: December 7, 2015 MURCHISON & CUMMING, LLP

/s/ Tina H. Vo

RICHARD C. MORENO

TINA H. VO

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Complainant,

U.S. TIRE & WHEEL

ORDER

In accordance with the foregoing stipulation, and subject to the modified trial date as set forth 

below,

1. The discovery cut off date currently set for December 18, 2015, is extended until April 

15, 2016;

2. The expert witness disclosure date currently set for January 22, 2016, is extended until 

May 20, 2016;

3. The last day to hear dispositive motions currently set for March 25, 2016, is extended 

until July 29, 2016;

4. The Final Pretrial Conference currently set for June 16, 2016, is continued until 

September 22, 2016;

5. The Bench Trial currently set for July 22, 2016, is continued until October 28, 2016 (the 

October 21, 2016 date requested above is not an available date on the Court’s calendar).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2015

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