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

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JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY’S LEAVE TO FILE 

FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO COMPLAINT AND FIRST AMENDED CROSS-CLAIM

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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CURET, APLC

555

MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE & CURET, APLC 

Blaise S. Curet, #124983 

555 Montgomery Street, Suite 720 

San Francisco, California 94111-3910 

Tel.: (415) 352-6200; Fax: (415) 352-6224 

Attorneys for Defendants and Cross-Claimants 

Steadfast Insurance Company, Northern 

Insurance Company of New York, and 

Zurich American Insurance Company, as 

successor to Valiant Insurance Company with respect 

to the policies at issue in the litigation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THE RANDALL GROUP, INC., 

RANDALL REALTY CORP., AND CTL 

MANAGEMENT, INC. 

Plaintiffs, 

v 

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, ROYAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, NORTHERN INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF NEW YORK, VALIANT 

INSURANCE COMPANY, STEADFAST 

INSURANCE COMP[ANY, and DOES 1 

through 30, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

 CASE NO. 4:10-01793 SBA 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING 

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY'S LEAVE TO FILE FIRST 

AMENDED ANSWER TO 

COMPLAINT AND FIRST AMENDED 

CROSS-CLAIM 

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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CURET, APLC

555

MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

Plaintiffs The Randall Group, Inc., Randall Realty Corp., and CTL Management, 

Inc., by and through their attorneys WOLKIN CURRAN, LLP, by David F. Myers; 

defendants and cross-defendants Arrowood Indemnity Company, as successor to the Royal 

Indemnity Company and formerly known as the Royal Insurance Company of America 

and erroneously named herein as the Royal Insurance Company of America, by and 

through its attorneys MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT, LLP, by David Tartaglio; 

defendants and cross-defendants St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company by and 

through its attorneys BOHM, MATSEN, KEGEL & AGUILERA, LLP by A. Eric 

Aguilera; and defendants and cross-complainants Steadfast Insurance Company, Northern 

Insurance Company of New York, and Zurich American Insurance Company, as successor 

to Valiant Insurance Company with respect to the policies at issue in the litigation, by and 

through their attorneys SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE & CURET, APLC, by Blaise 

S. Curet, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. Defendant and Cross-Claimant Zurich American Insurance Company 

(“ZAIC”) seeks to file a First Amended Answer to Complaint, a copy of which has been 

provided to all parties, replacing Valiant Insurance Company with ZAIC, as the successor 

to Valiant Insurance Company with respect to the policies at issue in the litigation. 

2. Defendants and Cross-Claimants Steadfast Insurance Company, Northern 

Insurance Company of New York, and ZAIC seek to file a First Amended Cross-Claim, a 

copy of which has been provided to all parties, replacing Valiant Insurance Company with 

ZAIC, as the successor to Valiant Insurance Company with respect to the policies at issue 

in the litigation. 

3. The Parties hereby stipulate that Defendants and Cross-claimants Steadfast 

Insurance Company, Northern Insurance Company of New York, and ZAIC may amend 

the Answer and Cross-Claim to reflect the above amendments. 

4. The First Amended Answer to Complaint and First Amended Cross-Claim 

will be deemed served as of the date they are electronically served on all parties via 

electronic filing by the CM/ECF system. 

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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555

MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

5. Answers previously filed to the Cross-Claim are deemed responsive to the 

First Amended Cross-Claim so that no party needs to file a new response to the First 

Amended Cross-Claim. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

DATED: July 12, 2010 WOLKIN CURRAN, LLP 

 By: /S/ DAVID F. MYERS 

 DAVID F. MYERS 

Attorneys for The Randall Group, Inc., 

Randall Realty Corp., and CTL Management 

DATED: July 12, 2010 MUSICK, PEELER & GARRETT, LLP 

 By: /S/ DAVID TARTAGLIO 

 DAVID TARTAGLIO 

Attorneys for Arrowood Indemnity Company, 

as successor to the Royal Indemnity Company 

and formerly known as the Royal Insurance 

Company of America and erroneously named 

herein as the Royal Insurance Company of 

America 

DATED: July 21, 2010 BOHM, MATSEN, KEGEL & AGUILERA, LLP 

 By: /S/ A. ERIC AGUILERA 

 A. ERIC AGUILERA 

Attorneys for St. Paul Fire and Marine 

Insurance Company 

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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555

MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

DATED: July 21, 2010 SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE & CURET, APLC

 By: /S/ BLAISE S. CURET 

 BLAISE S. CURET 

Attorneys for Defendants and CrossClaimants Steadfast Insurance Company, 

Northern Insurance Company of New York 

and Zurich American Insurance Company, as 

successor to Valiant Insurance Company to 

the policies at issue in the litigation

ORDER 

The above stipulation is accepted and IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 9, 2010 

 By: 

 Judge of the United States District Court 

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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555

MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

I am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the 

age of eighteen years and not a party to the within action; my business address is 555 

Montgomery Street, Suite 720, San Francisco, California 94111-3910. 

On July 21, 2010 , I served the following document(s) described as 

JOINT STIPULATION REGARDING ZURICH AMERICAN 

INSURANCE COMPANY'S LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED 

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT AND FIRST AMENDED CROSSCLAIM 

on the interested parties in this action by placing true copies thereof enclosed in sealed 

envelopes addressed as follows: 

Brandt L. Wolkin 

David F. Myers 

Wolkin, Curran, LLP 

555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 982-9390 

Facsimile: (415) 982-4328 

E-mail: dmyers@wolkincurran.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

The Randall Group, Randall Realty 

Corporation, and CTL Management, Inc. 

A. Eric Aguilera 

Bohm, Matsen, Kegal & Aguilera, LLP 

695 Town Center Drive, Suite 700 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

Telephone: (714) 384-6500 

Facsimile: (714) 384-6501 

E-mail: eaguilera@bmkalaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance 

Company 

David Tartaglio 

Musick, Peeler & garrett LLP 

One Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000 

Los Angeles, California 

Telephone: (213) 629-7679 

Facsimile: (213) 624-1376 

E-mail: d.tartaglio@mpglaw.com 

Attorneys for Arrowood Indemnity 

Company, as successor to the Royal 

Indemnity Company and formerly 

known as the Royal Insurance Company 

of America and erroneously named 

herein as the Royal Insurance Company 

of America 

BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: In accordance with the Court's November 18, 

2004 Amended Order re: Electronic Filing and Service , I transmitted the above-named 

document to via the LexisNexis File & Serve ("LNFS") E-File system for electronic 

transfer for filing on the website maintained by LNFS for the posting of documents filed 

and served in this case. As provided by that Order, transmission to LNFS constitutes 

service upon counsel of record. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the 

transmission, any electronic message or other indication that the transmission was 

unsuccessful. 

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SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE 

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MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 720 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111-3910 

TEL (415) 352-6200 • FAX (415) 352-6224

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on July 21, 2010, at San Francisco, California. 

 /s/

 Theresa Lewis

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