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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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USDC EDCA NO. 05-1180 RRB-KJM 

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JOINT APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION 

OF SCHEDULING ORDER PERTAINING TO 

EXPERT DISCLOSURE 

THOMAS H. CLARKE, JR. (SBN 47592) 

TIMOTHY A. DOLAN (SBN 209674) 

ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY 

201 Spear Street, Suite 1000 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 543-4800 

Facsimile: (415) 972-6301 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JESSE M. LANGE DISTRIBUTOR, INC. 

et al., 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-01180 RRB-KJM 

JOINT APPLICATION OF ALL PARTIES 

FOR MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING 

ORDER PERTAINING TO EXPERT 

DISCLOSURE; PROPOSED ORDER 

THEREON 

TRIAL DATE: February 23, 2009 

ACTION FILED: June 14, 2005

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. 

All parties, by their undersigned counsel, hereby apply for an order modifying the 

Scheduling Order entered by this Court on December 1, 2006, to postpone the disclosure of 

experts from January 18, 2008, to June 23, 2008. 

In support of this Application, the parties state as follows: 

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered defendants J.M. Lange 

Distributor, Inc. and the Crowstons to initiate site characterization and remedial activities. These 

site characterization activities will, if carried out, provide additional information that will be 

relevant to the litigation herein. The remedial activities, if carried out, will assist with 

ameliorating the contamination that has affected the soil and groundwater in the impacted area at 

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USDC EDCA NO. 05-1180 RRB-KJM 

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JOINT APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION 

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issue in this action. 

All parties in this litigation believe that postponing the expert disclosure date will improve 

the information available to experts and will likely assist the parties in addressing a potential 

resolution of the litigation short of trial. 

As provided in the Scheduling Order, discovery of percipient witnesses is not scheduled to 

close until September 12, 2008 and the trial of this matter is not scheduled to commence until 

February 23, 2009. Accordingly, the parties believe that postponing the disclosure of experts 

until June 23, 2008 will not delay the completion of discovery or the trial of this action. 

For these reasons, all parties join in requesting that this Application be granted. 

Dated: October _____, 2007 ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY 

By: 

THOMAS H. CLARKE, JR. 

TIMOTHY A. DOLAN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY 

Dated: October _____, 2007 LAW OFFICE OF GEOFFREY WM. 

STEELE 

By: 

GEOFFREY W. STEELE 

Attorneys for 

CENTER LAND COMPANY, CENTER 

LAND COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC., 

and MICHAEL R. CURRY 

Dated: October _____, 2007 BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY 

A Professional Corporation 

By: 

JOHN JUSTIN McKENNA 

M. TAYLOR FLORENCE 

Attorneys for 

JESSE LANGE DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 

REBECCA CROWSTON, and JOHN P. 

CROWSTON 

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OF SCHEDULING ORDER PERTAINING TO 

EXPERT DISCLOSURE 

Dated: October _____, 2007 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON, LLP 

By: 

PATRICK J. CAFFERTY JR.

WILLIAM D. TEMKO 

Attorneys for 

SHELL OIL COMPANY 

Upon consideration of the foregoing Application, and good cause appearing therefore, it is 

hereby ORDERED that the Scheduling Order in this action is hereby modified to postpone the 

date for the designation of experts by all parties from January 18, 2008, to June 23, 2008. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 25, 2007 

 /s/ Ralph R. Beistline_______________

 Hon. Ralph R. Beistline, Judge 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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