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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Damage

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

WILLIAM R. WARNE (Bar No. 141280) 

MICHAEL J. THOMAS (Bar No. 172326) 

ANNIE S. AMARAL (Bar No. 238189) 

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4731 

Telephone: (916) 444-1000 

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100 

bwarne@downeybrand.com 

mthomas@downeybrand.com 

aamaral@downeybrand.com 

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, et al. 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:09-CV-02445-KJM-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

PARTIALLY RESOLVE DISCOVERY 

DISAGREEMENT 

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS 

Defendants Sierra Pacific Industries (“Sierra Pacific”), W.M. Beaty and Associates, Inc. 

(“Beaty”), the Landowner Defendants, and Eunice Howell, individually and d/b/a Howell’s 

Forest Harvesting Products (“Howell”) (collectively, “Defendants”), and Plaintiff the United 

States of America (“United States”) (collectively with Defendants, the “Parties”), by and through 

their respective counsel, hereby submit the following Stipulation to partially resolve a discovery 

dispute currently pending between the Parties regarding Sierra Pacific’s request for more time to 

depose United States Forest Service (“USFS”) Special Agent Diane Welton, USFS Battalion 

Chief Ron Heinbockel, and to conclude the deposition of USFS Special Agent Marion Matthews: 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

STIPULATION

1. The United States agrees to produce Diane Welton for an additional day of 

deposition testimony, where one day is comprised of a total of seven (7) hours. Sierra Pacific 

may question Agent Welton for 3.5 of the additional 7 hours. Beaty, the Landowner Defendants, 

and Howell may collectively question Agent Welton for 3.5 of the 7 hours. Agent Welton’s 

deposition will occur at a court reporter’s office in Vallejo on August 15, 2011, or at a Vallejo 

hotel subject to Ms. Welton’s approval. 

 2. In exchange for the United States’ agreement to produce Agent Welton on the 

terms set forth in paragraph 1, Defendants agree to refrain from pursuing their requests (1) for 

additional time with Battalion Chief Ron Heinbockel, and (2) to produce Special Agent Marion 

Matthews for the remaining 44 minutes of her deposition or for any additional time. Beaty, the 

Landowner Defendants, and Howell all agree to forego this request as well. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 

DATED: July 20, 2011 U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE 

By: /s/ Kelli Taylor (as authorized on 7/20/11)

KELLI TAYLOR 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DATED: July 20, 2011 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: /s/ Annie S. Amaral 

ANNIE S. AMARAL 

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

DATED: July 20, 2011 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT AND JAIME 

By: /s/ Richard S. Linkert (as authorized on 7/20/11)

RICHARD S. LINKERT 

Attorneys for Defendant 

W.M. BEATY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. AND 

LANDOWNER DEFENDANTS 

DATED: July 20, 2011 RUSHFORD AND BONOTTO, LLP 

By: /s/ Phil Bonotto (as authorized on 7/20/11)

PHIL BONOTTO 

Attorneys for Defendant 

EUNICE HOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND 

D/B/A HOWELL’S FOREST HARVESTING 

PRODUCTS 

ORDER 

SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 21, 2011 

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