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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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1024908.2/22418.05004 1 2:15-cv-01280-KJM-DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY ACTION

Timothy J. Gorry, Esq. (State Bar No. 143797) 

Edward E. Johnson, Esq. (State Bar No. 241065) 

THEODORA ORINGHER PC 

1840 Century Park East, Suite 500 

Los Angeles, California 90067-2120 

Telephone: (310) 557-2009 

Facsimile: (310) 551-0283 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

AGK Sierra de Montserrat, L.P. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

AGK SIERRA de MONTSERRAT, 

L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COMERICA BANK, a Texas 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:15-cv-01280-KJM-DAD

Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

STAY ACTION 

Complaint Filed: April 29, 2015 

Trial Date: July 17, 2017 

Plaintiff AGK Sierra de Montserrat, L.P. (“AGK”) and Defendant Comerica 

Bank (“Comerica”) hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, AGK alleges in this indemnity action that Comerica is obligated to 

indemnify it for any liability and expenses incurred in certain litigation matters, 

including a case pending in the California Superior Court, County of Placer, titled 

Westwood Montserrat, Ltd. v. AGK Sierra de Montserrat, Ltd., et al., Case No. 

SCV0032447 (the “Westwood Action”); 

WHEREAS, trial in the Westwood Action is currently set for February 27, 2017; 

WHEREAS, because Comerica’s potential liability in this action might depend 

on the outcome of the Westwood Action, the parties are unable to complete discovery 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY ACTION

or meaningfully consider settlement until the Westwood Action is resolved; 

WHEREAS, among other things, according to the operative complaint in the 

Westwood Action, the plaintiff is seeking at least $2 million in damages or restitution, 

so a judgment in AGK’s favor in the Westwood Action would potentially reduce 

AGK’s alleged damages and Comerica’s alleged liability in this action by at least $2 

million, increasing the likelihood of any settlement; 

WHEREAS, on November 5, 2015, the Court entered a scheduling order setting 

the final pretrial conference for May 19, 2017, trial for July 17, 2017, and other case 

deadlines [ECF Docket No. 11]; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a stay of approximately seven months, roughly 

two months after the anticipated completion of the trial in the Westwood Action, is 

warranted to conserve judicial resources and the resources of the parties, to permit time 

for resolution of the Westwood Action, and provide the parties with the opportunity to 

meaningfully consider settlement in light of the outcome of the Westwood Action; 

WHEREAS, this Stipulation and Order is without prejudice to the right of either 

party to request at any time that the Court lift the stay at any time prior to May 5, 2017, 

or extend the stay past May 5, 2017. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that: 

(1) this action should be stayed in its entirety through May 5, 2017; 

(2) the current trial date and all other dates in the Court’s November 5, 2015 

Scheduling Order should be vacated; and 

(3) a scheduling conference should be set for _________, 2017 to reset the 

trial date and other case deadlines. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY ACTION

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: October 5, 2016 THEODORA ORINGHER PC

 By: /s/ Edward E. Johnson 

Timothy J. Gorry

Edward E. Johnson 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

AGK Sierra de Montserrat, L.P. 

DATED: October 5, 2016 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

 By: /s/ Frank R. Perrott (as authorized on 10/5/2016) 

 Frank R. Perrott 

Attorneys for Defendant Comerica Bank 

IT IS SO ORDERED that: 

(1) this action is stayed in its entirety through May 5, 2017; 

(2) the current trial date and all other dates in the Court’s November 5, 2015 

Scheduling Order are vacated; 

(3) the parties are to file a joint status report on May 4, 2017, or within seven 

(7) days of the end of the Westwood action, whichever occurs first; and 

(4) a status conference is set for May 11, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. 

Dated: October 12, 2016 

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