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

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STIPULATION RE. REQUEST FOR DEFAULT AND EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT; ORDER

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Attorneys for Defendants, INDERBIR SINGH GREWAL, GUNJIT GREWAL,

AND GREWAL BROTHERS FARMING

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FINANCIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

INDERBIR SINGH GREWAL, GUNJIT 

GREWAL, GREWAL BROTHERS 

FARMING, RICHARD RYAN ORTIZ, JR., 

and NICHOLAS N. CASELLA,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv001332-GSA

STIPULATION RE. REQUEST FOR 

DEFAULT AND FOR EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE A RESPONSIVE 

PLEADING; ORDER

(Doc. 16)

 

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Plaintiff, FINANCIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY (herein “Plaintiff”), and 

Defendants INDERBIR SINGH GREWAL; GUNJIT GREWAL; AND GREWAL 

BROTHERS FARMING (herein collectively “Defendants”), by and through their 

respective counsel of record, enter this Stipulation to Set Aside Clerk’s Entry of Default 

Against Defendants Inderbir Singh Grewal, Gunjit Grewal, and Grewal Brothers 

Farming, based upon the below Recitals and Stipulation.

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Roger S. Bonakdar, #253920

2344 TULARE ST., SUITE 301

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721

PHONE (559) 495-1545

FAX (559) 495-1527

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RECITALS

WHEREAS, on or about August 25, 2014, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the 

Eastern District of California, entitled Financial Indemnity Company v. Inderbir Singh 

Grewal, Gunjit Grewal, Grewal Brothers Farming, Richard Ryan Ortiz, Jr., and 

Nicholas N. Casella, a United States District Court Case No. 14-cv-001332 (the 

“Action”).

WHEREAS, on or about September 24, 2014, the parties stipulated to extend 

the time for Defendants to file an Answer or responsive pleading;

WHEREAS, Defendants requested additional time to file an Answer or 

responsive pleading;

WHEREAS, due to a mutual and inadvertent breakdown in communication 

between counsel for the parties, a Request for Entry of Default was submitted to the 

Clerk of the Court;

WHEREAS, on or about December 5, 2014, Plaintiffs requested Default against 

Defendants in this Action (Doc 15). 

WHEREAS, Defendants desire and requested Plaintiffs stipulate to set aside 

the Default;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have considered and now agree to stipulate to set aside 

the Default; and

WHEREAS, the parties stipulate and agree to set aside the Clerk’s entry of 

default against Defendants as set forth in the Stipulation below.

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendants, by and through their respective 

counsel of record, hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Defendant, Inderbir Singh Grewal’s default, filed on December 4, 2014 (Doc 

15), may be set aside;

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2. Defendant Gunjit Grewal’s default, filed on December 4, 2014 (Doc 15), may 

be set aside;

3. Grewal Brothers Farming’s default, filed on December 4, 2014 (Doc 15), 

may be set aside;

4. Defendants’ responsive pleading will be due within 14 days of the issuance 

of the Court’s Order setting aside the defaults.

Date: December 11,, 2014 ZINDER & KOCH

/s/ Jeffrey E. Zinder

JEFFREY E. ZINDER

Attorney for Plaintiff,

FINANCIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

Date: December 11, 2014 BONAKDAR LAW FIRM

/S/ Roger S. Bonakdar

ROGER S. BONAKDAR

Attorney for Defendant, 

Lila Pablo-Martinez

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ORDER

The Court notes that the parties have stipulated, as set forth above, that 

Plaintiff’s request for entry of default against Defendants was filed on account of an 

inadvertent breakdown of communication between counsel for the parties. (Docs. 15, 

16). Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Clerk of Court declined to enter the 

default. (Doc. 17). Therefore, based on the foregoing stipulation, Defendants shall file 

a responsive pleading to the Complaint within fourteen (14) days of the date of 

issuance of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 15, 2014 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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