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

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HANCOCK ROTHERT &

BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 EMBARCADERO CENTER 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

(415) 981-5550

MAX H. STERN (SBN 154424) 

HANCOCK ROTHERT & BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 Embarcadero Center, Third Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111-4168 

Telephone: (415) 981-5550 

Facsimile: (415) 955-2599 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Claimant 

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GE PROPERTY & CASUALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Pennsylvania 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS 

INSURANCE COMPANY, a Kansas 

corporation, 

 Defendant. 

CASE NO. CIV.S-04-0131 MCE/DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING HEARINGS ON 

MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT AND TRIAL AND 

RELATED DATES 

COME NOW plaintiff GE Property Casualty & Property Insurance Company 

(“Plaintiff”) and defendant Universal Underwriters Insurance Company (“Defendant”), through 

their counsel, who stipulate as follows, subject to the approval of this Court: 

1. Whereas, trial counsel for Universal, Max H. Stern, has been selected and is 

serving as a juror in a criminal trial venued in Alameda County Superior Court – Hayward Hall of 

Justice before the Honorable Harry R. Sheppard, Department 510; 

2. Whereas, the criminal trial before Judge Sheppard for which Universal’s 

trial counsel is serving as a juror is anticipated to last through August 29, 2005; 

3. Whereas, the criminal trial before Judge Sheppard is in session Mondays 

through Thursdays, and it is dark on Fridays; 

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HANCOCK ROTHERT &

BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 EMBARCADERO CENTER 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

(415) 981-5550

4. Whereas, the attached Exhibit A is a letter from Judge Sheppard confirming 

these circumstances; 

5. Whereas, Mr. Stern advised Judge Sheppard of his professional 

commitments and scheduled hearings in this case and others, but Judge Sheppard did not find 

these commitments to be cause warranting Mr. Stern to be excused from jury service. 

6. Whereas, GE and Universal agree that a continuance of the hearings on the 

Motions for Summary Judgment is appropriate in light of Mr. Stern’s ongoing jury service; 

7. Whereas, GE and Universal agree that in conjunction with the continuance 

of the hearing date on the Motions for Summary Judgment in light of Mr. Stern’s jury service, the 

Pre-Trial Conference and Trial dates should be modified accordingly; 

8. GE and Universal respectfully seek a continuance of the hearing date for 

GE’s and Universal’s respective Motions for Summary Judgment, presently scheduled for 

Monday, July 25, 2005 to a Friday convenient with the Court between July 25, 2005 and August 

29, 2005, or, alternatively, to date after August 29, 2005 on the Court’s regular Civil Law and 

Motion calendar as Court determines appropriate; 

9. GE and Universal also respectfully seek a continuance of the Joint Pre-Trial 

Conference and Trial date, currently set for August 29, 2005, and October 19, 2005, respectively, 

to dates convenient to the Court. The parties further request that the deadline for submission of 

the Joint Pre-Trial Statement be continued. 

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HANCOCK ROTHERT &

BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 EMBARCADERO CENTER 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

(415) 981-5550

10. This Stipulation may be signed in counterparts. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: July _, 2005 HANCOCK ROTHERT & BUNSHOFT LLP 

By: 

Max H. Stern 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter-Claimant 

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

DATED: July _, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF NELSEN, THOMPSON, PEGUE 

& THORNTON, P.C. 

By: 

Timothy M. Thornton, Jr. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff GE PROPERTY & 

CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

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HANCOCK ROTHERT &

BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 EMBARCADERO CENTER 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

(415) 981-5550

ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the hearings on GE Property & Casualty 

Company’s and Universal Underwriters Insurance Company’s respective Motions for Summary 

Judgment or Partial Summary Judgment, both motions are currently set for July 25, 2005, be 

continued to September 12, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3. Service and filing of Universal 

Underwriters Insurance Company’s Opposition and both parties’ Reply papers are continued 

accordingly. Trial is continued from October 19, 2005 to November 30, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 3. The Pre-Trial Conference is continued from August 29, 2005 to October 3, 2005 at 

2:30 p.m. The Joint Pre-Trial Statement shall be filed on or before September 19, 2005. 

DATED: July 6, 2005 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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[SFDOC:2702-074-803582.3] CIV.S-04-0131 MCE/DAD 

PROOF OF SERVICE

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HANCOCK ROTHERT &

BUNSHOFT LLP 

4 EMBARCADERO CENTER 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

(415) 981-5550

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