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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

JEFFORY J. SCHARFF, State Bar No. 137620

MARK WETTERS, State Bar No. 215767

LAW OFFICES OF JEFFORY J. SCHARFF

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 558-6138

Facsimile: (916) 443-6865

Attorneys for Defendant, Counter-Claimant, 

Cross-Claimant, Cross-Defendant,

Edward Anselmo

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 GOSS-JEWETT COMPANY;

STEVEN LAMANET, individually and as an

officer of GOSS-JEWETT COMPANY;

MICHAEL LAMANET, individually and as

an officer of GOSS-JEWETT; EDWARD

ANSELMO, individually; ESTATE OF

ALBERT G. EVANS, Deceased; ESTATE

OF ESTELLE M. EVANS, Deceased;

ALBERT G. VOLZ, an individual; ESTATE

OF ROBERT M. CARMANY, Deceased;

ESTATE OF FRANCES CARMANY, 

Deceased; ESTATE OF JOHN E.

SPURLOCK, Deceased; MILDRED E.

SPURLOCK, an individual; ESTATE OF

ESTHER VOLZ, Deceased; BAYER

CROPSCIENCE INC., a New York

corporation,

Defendants.

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

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Case No.: 2:02-cv-01520-FCD-JFM

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF CROSSDEFENDANTS PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.,

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY,

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP.,

VULCAN MATERIALS CO. AND

VULCAN CHEMICAL

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Stipulation

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between Defendant, Counter-Claimant, Cross-Claimant

and Cross-Defendant Edward Anselmo (hereinafter “Anselmo”) and Cross-Defendants PPG

Industries, Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, Occidental Chemical Corp., Vulcan Materials Co.

and Vulcan Chemical Technologies, Inc., by and through their respective counsel, that

Anselmo’s cross-claims against PPG Industries, Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, Occidental

Chemical Corp., Vulcan Materials Co. and Vulcan Chemical Technologies, Inc are dismissed

with prejudice. This stipulation does not affect Anselmo’s cross-claims against any other

defendant.

Said parties further agree that cross-defendants PPG Industries, Inc., The Dow Chemical

Company, Occidental Chemical Corp., Vulcan Materials Co. and Vulcan Chemical

Technologies, Inc. waive all claims for any and all costs and/or fees (including but not limited to

attorneys’ fees) they may have against Anselmo related to Anselmo’s cross-claims.

Dated: May 24, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF JEFFORY J. SCHARFF

By: /s/ 

Jeffory J. Scharff, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendant, CounterClaimant, Cross-Claimant, CrossDefendant, Edward Anselmo

Dated: May 24, 2005

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.

By: /s/ 

Gary J. Smith, Esq.

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant, 

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

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Stipulation

Dated: May 24, 2005 FILICE BROWN EASSA & MCLEOD, LLP

By: /s/ 

Gennaro A. Filice, Esq.

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant,

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

Dated: May 24, 2005

BARG COFFIN LEWIS & TRAPP, LLP

By: /s/ 

R. Morgan Gilhuly, Esq.

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant,

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP.

Dated: May 24, 2005

JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MARMARO

By: /s/ 

Kenneth A. Ehrilich, Esq.

Attorneys for Cross-Defendants,

VULCAN MATERIALS CO. AND

VULCAN CHEMICAL

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

ORDER

In light of the stipulation entered above the hearing on defendant Occidental Motion to Dismiss

2

nd Amended Cross Claim set for hearing on June 10, 2005 is VACATED and the motion is

denied as MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2005 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr.

United States District Judge

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