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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Property Damage

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GREBEN & ASSOCIATES

125 E. DE LA GUERRA ST., STE 203

SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

TEL: 805-963-9090

FAX: 805-963-9098

Jan A. Greben, SBN 103464 

jan@grebenlaw.com

Christine M. Monroe, SBN 304573 

christine@grebenlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs GARY COPPOLA, an individual; GARY COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR 

TRUSTEE OF THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, 

as TRUSTEE OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION 

GARY COPPOLA, an individual, GARY 

COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF 

THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE 

TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, as TRUSTEE 

OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST; 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PARAGON CLEANERS (formerly sued as 

GREGORY SMITH, an individual); et al. 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:11-CV-01257-AWI-BAM

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING EXTENDING DEADLINES 

SET FORTH IN THE COURT’S 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

RELATED CROSS AND COUNTERCLAIMS 

 

This stipulation is made by and between Plaintiffs Gary Coppola, Gary Coppola as successor 

trustee of the Viola M. Coppola Irrevocable Trust, and Gary Coppola as trustee of the Anthony M. 

Coppola Trust; Defendant Richard Laster; Defendant Paragon Cleaners, Inc.; Defendants the Jane 

Higgins Nash Trust, Jane Nash as Executor of the Estate of Decatur Higgins AKA the Estate of 

Mabel Elaine Higgins, Nash Properties LLC, David H. Nash and Richard P. Nash as the successor 

trustees of the Jane Nash Trust, a trust created under the terms of the Last Will and Testament of 

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Mabel Elaine Higgins, formerly known as the Mabel Elaine Higgins Testamentary Trust and 

commonly known as the Jane Higgins Nash Trust; as well as Defendant California Water Service 

Company; Defendant City of Visalia; Defendant Martin and Martin Properties LLC; and Defendant 

Visalia Unified School District (collectively “Parties”). 

The Parties hereby agree and stipulate to extend certain deadlines set forth in the Court’s 

Scheduling Order, and the stipulated order on certain expert deadlines [Documents 320 and 374] as 

follows. All other deadlines remain unchanged. The Parties stipulate in good faith, following the 

hearing on April 21, 2016, and request that the Court adopt this modified schedule. 

- Coppola’s fact discovery cut-off against the City, only, currently scheduled for June 1, 

2016, shall be moved to June 22, 2016. 

- Initial Expert Witness Disclosures, currently scheduled for June 24, 2016, shall be moved 

to July 13, 2016. 

- Supplemental Expert Witness Disclosures, currently scheduled for July 22, 2016, shall be 

moved to August 18, 2016. 

- The close of expert discovery, currently scheduled to close on September 16, 2016, shall 

be extended to September 23, 2016. 

Dated: April 26, 2016 GREBEN & ASSOCIATES 

 

 /s/ Jan A. Greben 

Jan A. Greben

Christine M. Monroe 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counter Defendants 

GARY COPPOLA, an individual; GARY 

COPPOLA, as SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF 

THE VIOLA M. COPPOLA IRREVOCABLE 

TRUST; and GARY COPPOLA, as TRUSTEE 

OF THE ANTHONY M. COPPOLA TRUST 

 

Dated: April 26, 2016 GUALCO LAW 

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(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Lori J. Gualco 

 Lori J. Gualco 

Attorney for Defendant RICHARD LASTER 

 

Dated: April 26, 2016 GUALCO LAW 

(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Lori J. Gualco 

 Lori J. Gualco 

Attorney for Defendant PARAGON 

CLEANERS, INC. 

Dated: April 26, 2016 WILLIAMS, BRODERSEN & PRITCHETT 

LLP 

(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Steven R. Williams 

 Steven R. Williams 

Attorney for Defendants THE JANE HIGGINS 

NASH TRUST; JANE NASH, as EXECUTOR 

OF THE ESTATE OF DECATUR HIGGINS 

AKA THE ESTATE OF MABEL ELAINE 

HIGGINS; NASH PROPERTIES, LLC; and 

DAVID H. NASH, and RICHARD P. NASH, as 

the SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE JANE 

NASH TRUST, a trust created under the terms of 

the Last Will and Testament of Mabel Elaine 

Higgins, formerly known as the Mabel Elaine 

Higgins Testamentary Trust and commonly 

known as the Jane Higgins Nash Trust 

Dated: April 26, 2016 WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP 

(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

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 /s/ Patrick S. Schoenburg 

 David F. Wood 

Patrick S. Schoenburg 

Attorneys for Defendant CALIFORNIA 

WATER SERVICE COMPANY 

Dated: April 26, 2016 HERR, PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP 

(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Leonard C. Herr 

 Leonard C. Herr 

Ron Statler 

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF VISALIA 

Dated: April 26, 2016 ALLEN, MATKINS, LECK, GAMBLE, 

MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

(Authorized on:4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Tim C. Hsu 

 Emily L. Murray 

Tim C. Hsu 

Attorneys for Defendant MARTIN AND 

MARTIN PROPERTIES, LLC 

Dated: April 26, 2016 NELSON & ROZIER 

(Authorized on: 4/22/2016) 

 /s/ Clayton Christenson 

 John L. Rozier 

Clayton Christenson 

Attorneys for Defendant VISALIA UNIFIED 

SCHOOL DISTRICT 

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 ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 26, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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