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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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STIPULATION TO RELATE CASES; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

HANSON BRIDGETT LLP 

ROBERT W. O’CONNOR, SBN 96547 

roc@hansonbridgett.com 

JOHN W. KLOTSCHE, SBN 257992 

jklotsche@hansonbridgett.com 

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1500 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 442-3333 

Facsimile: (916) 442-2348 

Attorneys for FOUGHT & COMPANY, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for 

the use and benefit of The Erection 

Company, Inc., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut 

Surety corporation; LIBERTY MUTUAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

Massachusetts Surety corporation; and 

FOUGHT & COMPANY, INC., an Oregon 

corporation, 

Defendants. 

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STIPULATION TO RELATE CASES 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Walsh/DeMaria Joint Venture V, Walsh Construction Company, The Walsh Group 

Ltd., DeMaria Building Company, Inc., (collectively "Walsh") Travelers Casualty and 

Surety Company of America ("Travelers"), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company ("Liberty"), 

J.R. Conkey & Associates, Inc. ("Conkey"), Fought & Company, Inc. ("Fought") and The 

Erection Company ("TEC") (all collectively referred to as the "Parties"), by and through 

their respective counsel of record herein, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. On or about July 24, 2014, Conkey commenced an action entitled J.R. 

Conkey v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 5:14-cv-03360-

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PSG (“Conkey Action”) by filing a complaint in the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, including a cause of action for recovery on Miller Act 

Payment Bond, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. §§ 3131-3134, relating to monies allegedly owed 

for work performed at a Veterans Administration (“VA”) hospital in Palo Alto, California 

(the "Project"). 

2. On or about September 30, 2014, Fought commenced an action entitled 

Fought v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 5:14-cv-04401-HRL 

(“First Fought Action”) by filing a complaint in the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, including a Miller Act Payment Bond claim for relief, 

pursuant to 40 U.S.C. §§ 3131 et seq., relating to monies allegedly owed for work 

performed on the Project. 

3. On or about December 23, 2014, Fought commenced a second action 

entitled Fought v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 5:14-cv05600-HRL ("Second Fought Action") by filing a complaint in the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of California, including a Miller Act Payment Bond claim for 

relief, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. §§ 3131 et seq., relating to monies allegedly owed for work 

performed on the Project; 

4. As set forth in the parties' stipulation dated January 8, 2015, the Conkey 

Action, First Fought Action and Second Fought Action are all related within the meaning 

of Civil Local Rule 3-12, because the actions concern substantially the same parties and 

transaction or event. Accordingly, on January 8, 2015, the Court ordered the Conkey 

Action, First Fought Action, and Second Fought Action related. 

5. On or about January 9, 2015, TEC commenced an action entitled The 

Erection Company v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America, et al. (N.D. Cal.) 

Case No. 5:14-cv-00125-PSG (“TEC Action”) by filing a complaint in the United States 

District Court for the Northern District of California that included a Miller Act Payment 

Bond claim for relief, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. §§ 3131 et seq., relating to monies allegedly 

owed for work performed on the Project. 

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JEFFREY B. BAIRD 

CHRISTOPHER R. SILLARI 

Attrneys for J.R. CONKEY & ASSOCIATES, 

INC. 

NEWMEYER & DILL WN, LLP 

Bv: _ __,_ ~j_ ~ -f;r: J.B~~ow Attorneys for WALSH/DEMARIA JOINT 

VENTURE V, WALTH CONSTRUCTION 

COMPANY, THE WALSH GROUP L TO. and 

DEMARIA BUILDING COMPANY, INC. 

CORFIELD FELD LLP 

Bv: ~M~IC~H~A-E-L~A-.C~O~R~F=I=EL~D~--------

NATLIE M. KELLOGG 

Attorneys for TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND 

SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and 

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

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10853499.2 

Bv: 

Bv: 

MARKS. FINCH. THORNTON & BAIRD. LLP 

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DAVID, S. DEMIAN 

JEFFREY B. BAIRD 

CHRISTOPHER R. SILLARI 

Attrneys for J.R. CONKEY & ASSOCIATES, 

INC. 

NEWMEYER & DILLSON, LLP 

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J. BRIAN MORROW 

Attorneys for WALSH/DEMARIA JOINT 

VENTURE V, WALTH CONSTRUCTION 

COMPANY, THE WALSH GROUP L TO. and 

DEMARIA BUILDING COMPANY, INC. 

CORFIELD FELD LLP 

NATLIE M. KELLO G 

Attorneys for TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND 

SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and 

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

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PROPOSED ORDER 

THE COURT, HAVING REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE FOREGOING 

STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, HEREBY ORDERS that 

the cases entitled The Erection Company v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of 

America, et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 5:15-cv-00125-PSG, be deemed related to the cases 

entitled J.R. Conkey v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 5:14-

cv-03360-PSG, Fought v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) Case No. 

5:14-cv-04401-PSG, and Fought v. Walsh DeMaria Joint Venture V. et al. (N.D. Cal.) 

Case No. 5:14-cv-05600-PSG, including related counter-claims and cross-claims, 

pursuant to L.R. 3-12 because the actions concern substantially the same parties, 

transaction or event and it appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome 

duplication of labor and expense or conflicting results if the cases are conducted before 

different Judges. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated:

 _________________________________ 

 Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal 

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