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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 28:1352 Miller Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED ORDER] 

HANSON BRIDGETT LLP 

SEAN-THOMAS P. THOMPSON, SBN 210529 

sthompson@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 Plaintiff HAROLD E. NUTTER, 

INC., dba HAROLD E. NUTTER & SON, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF 

HAROLD E. NUTTER, INC., dba 

HAROLD E. NUTTER & SON, INC., a 

California corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

KORTE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 

dba THE KORTE CO., a Missouri 

corporation; and TRAVELERS 

CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY 

OF AMERICA, a Connecticut corporation, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:12−CV−02449−JAM−GGH 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO STAY CASE PENDING 

MEDIATION 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Harold E. Nutter, Inc. dba Harold E. 

Nutter & Son, Inc. (“Nutter”), Korte Construction Company dba The Korte Co. (“Korte”) 

and Travelers Casualty And Surety Company of America (“Travelers”), through their 

counsel of record, as follows: 

1. In an effort to try and reach an early resolution of this action, Nutter, Korte 

and Travelers agree that Nutter’s claims should be mediated before Donald L. Sullivan. 

The mediation shall involve counsel and representatives for Nutter and Korte, 

respectively, and is scheduled for June 12, 2013. 

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2. Therefore, in order to preserve judicial economy, as well as to prevent any 

unnecessary discovery and litigation costs to Nutter, Korte and Travelers, the parties 

have agreed, subject to court approval, that all proceedings be stayed pending 

completion of mediation, including the hearing on Korte’s Motion to Dismiss currently set 

for June 6, 2013, and all related deadlines. 

3. Within fourteen (14) days after completion of mediation, the parties will 

update the Court, in writing, on the outcome of the mediation. If the parties have not 

reached a settlement at that time, the stay will no longer be in effect and the Court shall 

reschedule the hearing on Korte’s Motion to Dismiss, and all related deadlines. 

DATED: May 9, 2013 HANSON BRIDGETT LLP

By: /s/ John W. Klotsche

SEAN P. THOMPSON 

JOHN W. KLOTSCHE 

Attorneys for Plaintiff HAROLD E. NUTTER, 

INC., dba HAROLD E. NUTTER & SON, INC. 

DATED: May 9, 2013 GREENSFELDER, HEMKER & GALE, P.C.

By: /s/ Michael E. Wilson

MARY ANN L. WYMORE 

MICHAEL E. WILSON 

Attorneys for Defendants Korte Construction 

Company dba The Korte Co. and Travelers 

Casualty And Surety Company of America 

ORDER

All proceedings in this case, including the June 6, 2013 hearing on Korte 

Construction Company dba The Korte Co.’s (“Korte”) Motion to Dismiss and related 

deadlines, are stayed pending completion of the mediation currently scheduled for June 

12, 2013 before Donald L. Sullivan. 

Within fourteen (14) days after the completion of mediation, the parties will update 

the Court, in writing, on the outcome of mediation. If the parties have not reached a 

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settlement at that time, the stay will no longer be in effect and the Court shall reschedule 

the hearing on Korte’s Motion to Dismiss, and all related deadlines. 

DATED: 5/10/2013 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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