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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Declaratory Judgement

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE ENE DEADLINE AND 

EXCUSING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE - CASE NO. 3:15-cv-02896-HSG 

STEPHEN M. HAYES (SBN 83583) 

shayes@hayesscott.com

STEPHEN P. ELLINGSON (SBN 136505) 

sellingson@hayesscott.com

JONATHAN K. MYERS (SBN 306756) 

jmyers@hayesscott.com 

HAYES SCOTT BONINO ELLINGSON & McLAY, LLP 

203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 480 

Redwood City, California 94065 

Telephone: 650.637.9100 

Facsimile: 650.637.8071 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HUDSON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO. 

JAMES R. TENERO (SBN 201023) 

jtenero@selmanlaw.com

CHRISTOPHER C. RANCK (SBN 283873) 

cranck@selmanlaw.com

SELMAN BREITMAN LLP 

33 New Montgomery, Sixth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105-4537 

Telephone: 415.979.0400 

Facsimile: 415.979.2099 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Scottsdale Insurance Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

corporation 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

HUDSON SPECIALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a corporation 

 Defendant.

CASE NO. 3:15-cv-02896-HSG

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE EARLY NEUTRAL 

EVALUATION DEADLINE AND 

EXCUSING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE ENE DEADLINE AND 

EXCUSING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE - CASE NO. 3:15-cv-02896-HSG 

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

Having met and conferred with respect to the matters set forth herein, plaintiff Scottsdale 

Insurance Company (“Scottsdale”) and defendant Hudson Specialty Insurance Company 

(“Hudson”), referred to collectively as the “Parties,” by and through their respective counsel, hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

I. 

RECITALS 

1. WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation, this Court ordered the Parties to participate in an 

Early Neutral Evaluation session (“ENE”). Pursuant to the presumptive deadline as specified in the 

local rules of the Northern District, the Court ordered the ENE to occur within ninety day of its 

order, on or before September 26, 2016. 

2. WHEREAS, the Parties have not sought any prior extensions of this presumptive 

deadline. 

3. WHEREAS, the Parties believe that any ENE would be more productive and more 

likely to settle the case if written discovery and documents are exchanged prior to the ENE. 

4. WHEREAS, the Parties wish to exchange written discovery and obtain documents 

before the ENE. 

5. WHEREAS, the Parties have recently propounded initial written discovery and 

document requests. 

6. WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to hold the ENE in the above-referenced matter 

on October 12, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the offices of Selman Breitman LLP at 33 New Montgomery 

Street, Sixth Floor, San Francisco, California. 

7. WHEREAS, it would be inconvenient and costly for Scottsdale to personally attend 

the ENE, as the person responsible for handling this lawsuit is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

8. WHEREAS, it would be inconvenient and costly for Hudson to personally attend the 

ENE, as the person responsible for handling this lawsuit is located in New York, New York, and the 

closest representative of Hudson able to attend the ENE is located in New York, New York. 

9. WHEREAS, a Scottsdale representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

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10. WHEREAS, a Hudson representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

11. WHEREAS, the parties hereby agree and stipulate that Scottsdale and Hudson’s 

representatives do not need to personally attend the ENE, but that they will attend by telephone for 

the duration of the ENE. 

II. 

STIPULATION 

Scottsdale and Hudson hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

 

1. The Parties agree to continue the ENE presumptive deadline to allow the ENE to be 

held on October 12, 2016. 

2. The Parties will hold the ENE in the above-referenced matter on October 12, 2016, at 

10:30 a.m. at the offices of Selman Breitman LLP at 33 New Montgomery Street, Sixth Floor, San 

Francisco, California. 

3. Scottsdale’s representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

4. Hudson’s representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

Dated: August 11, 2016 SELMAN BREITMAN LLP 

By /s/ James R. Tenero 

JAMES R. TENERO 

CHRISTOPHER C. RANCK 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY 

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 

5-1(i)(3), Stephen P. Ellingson hereby attests that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has 

been obtained from each of the other signatories. 

Dated: August 11, 2016 HAYES SCOTT BONINO ELLINGSON & McLAY, LLP 

By /s/ Stephen P. Ellingson 

STEPHEN M. HAYES 

STEPHEN P. ELLINGSON 

JONATHAN K. MYERS 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HUDSON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

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STIPULATION & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE ENE DEADLINE AND 

EXCUSING PERSONAL ATTENDANCE - CASE NO. 3:15-cv-02896-HSG 

ORDER 

 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court hereby orders as follows: 

 

1. The ENE presumptive deadline is continued to allow the ENE to be held on October 

12, 2016. 

2. The Parties will hold the ENE in the above-referenced matter on October 12, 2016 at 

10:30 a.m. at the offices of Selman Breitman LLP at 33 New Montgomery Street, Sixth Floor, San 

Francisco, California. 

3. Scottsdale’s representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

4. Hudson’s representative may attend the ENE by telephone. 

 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 15, 2016 

By 

 HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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