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

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING THE CHANGE OF CERTAIN DATES IN THE SCHEDULING ORDER - C 05-00198 JW

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SANTANA ROW HOTEL PARTNERS, L.P.,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY, GALLAGHER-PIPINO, INC.,

and ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. 

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: C 05-00198 JW

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING

THE CHANGE OF CERTAIN DATES IN

THE SCHEDULING ORDER

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Cross-Complainant,

v.

GALLAGHER-PIPINO, INC.

Cross-Defendant. _____________________________________

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Amended Complaint Filed: November 30, 2005

WHEREAS, the Court issued its Scheduling Order on October 26, 2005;

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2005, the Court granted Plaintiff Santana Row Hotel Partners,

LP leave to file a first amended complaint, naming Arthur J. Gallagher & Company as a defendant;

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING THE CHANGE OF CERTAIN DATES IN THE SCHEDULING ORDER - C 05-00198 JW

WHEREAS, Defendant Zurich filed its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s first amended

complaint on January 13, 2006, which motion was denied by Order dated February 22, 2006;

WHEREAS, Arthur J. Gallagher & Company appeared and filed its answer on January 18,

2006;

WHEREAS, the parties have and continue to conduct written discovery and to seek to resolve

discovery disputes informally, and have and continue to resolve scheduling conflicts concerning the

taking of oral depositions;

WHEREAS, Defendant Zurich has conducted five depositions on the issue of insurance

coverage and Plaintiff has conducted four depositions;

WHEREAS, the Gallagher defendants have noticed and commenced but not completed one

deposition on the issue of insurance coverage and Plaintiff has noticed two depositions on the issue

of insurance coverage, one of which is presently scheduled to be conducted on March 10, 2006;

WHEREAS, following a meet and confer process, Defendant Zurich has filed a motion for

leave to conduct more than ten fact witness depositions and to depose Plaintiff’s F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6)

designee for more than seven hours, which motion is presently scheduled for hearing before

Magistrate Judge Lloyd on March 28, 2006;

WHEREAS, following further meet and confer efforts among the parties, counsel have

stipulated that the Defendants (collectively) and Plaintiff may each conduct 20 lay witness

depositions without leave of the Court and without waiver of their right to petition the Court for

leave to conduct additional fact witness depositions. The issue of the number of hours of testimony

Defendants may obtain from Plaintiff’s F.R.C.P. 30(b)(6) designee remains on calendar for the

March 28, 2006 hearing before Magistrate Judge Lloyd;

WHEREAS, several additional depositions of out-of-state third party witnesses remain to be

taken on the issues of contract formation, insurance coverage promissory estoppel, third party

beneficiary, and Plaintiff’s damages, and arrangements must be made for deposing those individuals

outside of California, including on the east coast;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the October 26, 2005 Scheduling Order, as amended by Orders

dated January 10, 2006 and March 7, 2006, the parties’ motion(s) for summary adjudication

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING THE CHANGE OF CERTAIN DATES IN THE SCHEDULING ORDER - C 05-00198 JW

regarding liability on the first and second claims for relief in Plaintiff’s first amended complaint are

scheduled for hearing on April 24, 2006;

WHEREAS, all parties believe that the information they will solicit through the outstanding

depositions and written discovery will be critical to (1) the preparation and exchange of their

respective expert witness reports pursuant to F.R.C.P. 26(a)(2)(B), and (2) the preparation and filing

of dispositive motions;

WHEREAS, all parties agree that, under the current schedule, they will not have time to

adequately prepare for either a productive F.R.C.P. 26(a)(2)(B) exchange or meaningful dispositive

motions;

WHEREAS, all of the parties agree that the dates in the Scheduling Order should be changed

to allow the parties to complete lay witness deposition discovery, to engage in a more productive

expert witness exchange, to otherwise narrow the issues for the submission of dispositive pre-trial

motions, and to prepare for trial; and 

WHEREAS, all parties agree that, in light of the complexity of the issues in dispute and the

nature and scope of the discovery that still remains outstanding, the changes requested herein are

necessary to the productive and orderly handling of this matter;

IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, through their

respective counsel of record, as follows:

1. The date regarding expert witness disclosure referenced in paragraph 4 of the

Scheduling Order is changed from May 15, 2006 to September 15, 2006;

2. The date regarding the disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses referenced in paragraph

8 of the Scheduling Order is changed from May 30, 2006 to October 1, 2006;

3. The date regarding the hearing of motions to exclude experts/expert testimony

referenced in paragraph 7 of the Scheduling Order is changed from July 15, 2006 to

November 16, 2006;

4. The date regarding the close of discovery referenced in paragraph 10 of the

Scheduling Order is changed from June 30, 2006 to November 15, 2006;

5. The hearing date for motions or cross-motions for summary adjudication on liability

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING THE CHANGE OF CERTAIN DATES IN THE SCHEDULING ORDER - C 05-00198 JW

under the first two claims for relief of Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is changed

from April 24, 2006 to no later than October 9, 2006;

6. The last date for hearing of dispositive motions is changed from August 28, 2006 to

December 15, 2006; and

7. The date for the filing and lodging of the Preliminary Pretrial and Trial Setting

Conference statement is changed from September 20, 2006 to January 15, 2007, and

the date for the Preliminary Pretrial and Trial Setting Conference is changed from

October 2, 2006 to January 30, 2007. at 11:00am.

Dated: March 10, 2006 RUBY & SCHOFIELD

/s/

By: ____________________

 Steven A. Ellenberg

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Santana Row

Hotel Partners, L.P.

Dated: March 10, 2006 JONES TURNER, LLP

/s/

By: ____________________

 Steven D. Turner

Attorneys for Defendant, Zurich

American Insurance Company

Dated: March 10, 2006 SELVIN WRAITH HALMAN, LLP

/s/

By: ____________________

 Gary R. Selvin

Attorneys for Defendants, Gallagher

Pipino, Inc. and Arthur J. Gallagher &

Company.

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________, 2006 ____________________________

The Honorable James Ware

United States District Court

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