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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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JOINT STATUS AND STIPULATION AND ORDER RE-SETTING DISCOVERY COMPLETION AND 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT WITNESS, AND TRIAL DATES 

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TRAINOR FAIRBROOK DOWNEY BRAND, LLP

MICHAEL S. MIDDLETON (SBN: 161465) MATTHEW J. WEBER (SBN: 227314)

mmiddleton@trainorfairbrook.com mweber@downeybrand.com

980 Fulton Ave. 3425 Brookside Rd., Ste. A

Sacramento, CA 95825 Stockton, CA 95219

Telephone: (916) 929-7000 Telephone: (209) 473-6450

Facsimile: (916) 929-7111 Facsimile: (209) 473-6455

Attorneys for Defendants Attorney for Defendants

THERMACOR PROCESS, LP, RICHARD B. BENDER, II and JOE KEYES

THERMACOR PROCESS, INC. and 

THERMACOR, LC

MURO & LAMPE, INC.

ROSS E. LAMPE (SBN: 172336)

MICHAEL A. FELSTED (SBN: 227627)

75 Iron Point Circle, Suite 155

Folsom, CA 95630

Telephone: (916) 817-6300

Facsimile: (916) 817-6355

Attorneys for Defendant:

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC., a California 

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THERMACOR PROCESS, L.P., A 

Texas limited partnership; et al.,

 

Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:13-cv-01831-MCE-CKD

JOINT STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION 

AND ORDER RE-SETTING DISCOVERY 

COMPLETION AND DISCLOSURE OF EXPERT 

WITNESS DATES

(Yolo County Superior Court Case No. CV13-

1298)

Trial Date: March 7, 2016 

 

 

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Plaintiff Frank M. Booth, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Thermacor Process, LP, 

Thermacor Process, Inc., Thermacor, LC, Richard B. Bender, II and Joe Keyes 

(“Defendants”), submit the following Joint Status Report.

The parties participated in private mediation with mediator Bruce Edwards, on April 

17, 2015. The mediation involved the issues raised in Plaintiff’s Complaint, as well as 

claims arising out of the related State Court matter, The Regents of the University of 

California v. McGuire and Hester, et al., Yolo County Superior Court, Case No. CV13-383.

Though the mediation session on April 17, 2015 was not successful, the parties 

have continued settlement discussions and scheduled a further Defense Mediation for 

October 30, 2015. It is the intent of the parties to schedule a further mediation with UC 

Davis, if warranted, after the Defense Mediation on October 30, 2015. The parties would 

anticipate that if a further mediation session is scheduled with The Regents of the 

University of California, it will take place in December 2015 or January 2016.

STIPULATION 

Given the current status of this matter, Plaintiff Frank M. Booth, Inc., (“Plaintiff”) 

and Defendants Thermacor Process, LP, Thermacor Process, Inc. and Thermacor, LC, 

Richard B. Bender, II and Joe Keyes (“Defendants”), through their respective undersigned 

counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. The parties have agreed to continue with the mediation process with a 

Defense Mediation on October 30, 2015.

2. The parties continue to agree that at this time, the best opportunity to 

resolve this matter will be to address this and the State Court claims simultaneously in 

hopes of reaching a global settlement.

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3. The parties agree that good cause exists to vacate and re-set the Discovery 

Completion date of September 30, 2015, as previously ordered by the Court in its May 11, 

2015 Order, to February 28, 2016.

4. The parties agree that good causes exists to vacate and re-set the date of 

September 30, 2015 for the Disclosure of Expert Witnesses, as previously ordered by the 

Court in its May 11, 2015 Order, to February 28, 2016.

5. Trial is currently scheduled in March 7, 2016. The State Court action is 

scheduled for June 13, 2016. In an effort to maintain judicial economy and possibly 

resolve the State Court Action, the parties Stipulate that the March 7, 2016 trial date 

should be vacated and this matter placed on the Court’s trial calendar for a date following 

the June 13, 2016 State Court trial. No parties will be prejudiced by vacating and re-setting 

the current dates set for the completion of Discovery and Disclosure of Expert Witnesses

and continuing the Trial date.

6. The parties agree that this Stipulation may be signed in counterparts and 

submitted to the Court in that matter. The parties also agree that facsimile copies of 

signatures may be submitted to the Court.

7. The parties agree that the subject matter of this Joint Status Report and 

Stipulation and Order Re-Setting Discovery Completion, Expert Witness Disclosure, and 

Trial dates, may be heard on an ex parte basis.

Dated: October 5, 2015 MURO & LAMPE, INC.

__/s/ Michael A. Felsted___

Ross E. Lampe, Esq.

Michael A. Felsted, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC. 

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Dated: October 5, 2015 TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

_/s/ Michael S. Middleton___

Michael S. Middleton, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendants

THERMACOR PROCESS, LP, THERMACOR 

PROCESS, INC., THERMACOR, LC

Dated: October 5, 2015 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

__/s/ Matthew J. Weber____

Matthew J. Weber, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants

RICHARD S. BENDER, II and 

JOE KEYES

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ORDER 

 

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and for good cause appearing therefore, it is 

ordered that the Discovery Completion and Disclosure of Expert Witness date of September 

30, 2015 is continued to February 28, 2016. The March 7, 2016, trial date is VACATED 

and CONTINUED to September 19, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. The final pretrial conference is 

continued to July 28, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.

Because of the continuance of the trial and the final pretrial conference, the 

following dates are continued as well: 

1. The Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement shall be filed not later than July 

7, 2016.

2. Trial briefs shall be filed not later than July 14, 2016.

3. Any evidentiary or procedural motions are to be filed by July 7, 2016. 

Oppositions must be filed by July 14, 2016, and any reply must be filed by July 21, 2016. 

The motions will be heard by the Court at the same time as the Final Pretrial Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 5, 2015

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