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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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JODY L. WINTER, #249592

LLOYD WINTER, P.C.

1713 Tulare Street, #122

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 233-3636

Facsimile: (559) 579-1530

jwinter@lloydwinterlaw.com

Attorneys for defendants Eric Hirschfield, an

individual, and James Winter, an individual

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES

INSURANCE COMPANY

Plaintiff,

v.

STRONGTOWER FINANCIAL INC.,

a California corporation; DEANNA 

L. BUCHHOLZ, an individual; ERIC

HIRSFIELD, an individual; JAMES

WINTER, an individual; KATHERINE

S. WESTLAKE, an individual; 

RAYMOND K. JONES, an individual;

ANA GONZALEZ, an individual and

Trustee of Gonzalez Trust UAD

5-29-07 and Estate of Cesar T.

Gonzalez; VICTOR MICHELS, an

individual; JEFFREY S. RAYNES, an

individual and as Trustee of the Jeffrey

S. Raynes Defined Benefit and 401K

Profit Sharing Plan and Trust; RANDI

ARMSTRONG, an individual, AND

KATHLEEN A. GARRETT, an

Individual; and DOES 1-250,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:13-cv-00383-LJO-BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO FILE ANSWER

AND CONTINUING THE 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

 New Scheduling Conference: 

 

 October 22, 201 3

 8:30 a.m. 

 Department 8 (BAM)

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED pursuant to local rule (E.D. Cal. L.R. 144(a)) by 

and between plaintiff Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company, by and through 

their attorney of record, London Fischer, LLP, and defendants Eric Hirschfield and 

James Winter, by and through their attorney of record Lloyd Winter, P.C., to extend the 

time in which to file an answer or responsive motion to the complaint for interpleader for 

30 days up to and including Monday, September 23, 2013.

These stipulating parties have engaged in settlement discussions, drafted the 

settlement agreement and it is being circulated for signatures. Defendants Hirschfield 

and Winter have already signed the agreement. Therefore, the Parties hereby request 

additional time to gather those signatures before these stipulating defendants must 

answer or respond to the complaint in this matter. Currently, the response of stipulating 

defendants is due on Thursday, August 22, 2013.

These stipulating parties have previous extensions pursuant to Local Rule 144(a), 

and hereby move and request the Court’s approval of this additional extension pursuant 

to Local Rule 144(a), (b), and (d).

Dated: August 22, 2013 LONDON FISCHER, LLP, a 

limited liability partnership

By: /s/ Richard S. Endres

Richard S. Endres, 

Attorney for plaintiff, Westchester 

Surplus Lines Insurance Company

Dated: August 22, 2013 LLOYD WINTER, a 

professional corporation

By: /s/ Jody L. Winter

Jody L. Winter, 

Attorney for defendants Eric 

Hirschfield and James Winter

/ / / /

/ / / / 

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ORDER

The parties having so stipulated and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) Defendants may have up to and including September 23, 2013 to file a responsive 

pleading in this matter; 

(2) the INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE set for September 18, 2013 is 

continued to October 22, 2013 at 8:30AM in Courtroom 8 before Judge McAuliffe. A JOINT 

Scheduling Conference Report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be 

electronically filed in full compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference, one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a 

copy shall be e-mailed, in WordPerfect or Word format, to bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The 

parties may appear by telephone. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2013 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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