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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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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

SANDI L. NICHOLS (BAR NO. 100403)

KAMRAN JAVANDEL (BAR NO. 272900)

ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE

 MALLORY & NATSIS LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-4074

Phone: (415) 837-1515

Fax: (415) 837-1516

E-Mail: snichols@allenmatkins.com

kjavandel@allenmatkins.com

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

GOOGLE INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

vs.

OAHU AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE, INC. 

dba OAHU AIR CONDITIONING CO., 

PACIFIC COMMERCIAL SERVICES, LLC, 

MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC., 

and DOES 1 through 100,

Defendants.

OAHU AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE, 

INC.,

Third-Party Plaintiff,

vs.

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL 

SERVICES, INC., SMITH SYSTEMS 

TRANSPORTATION, INC., KAISER 

PERMANENTE VENTURES, LLC, 

GOOGLE, INC., FOOTHILL-DE ANZA 

COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, 

TEST AMERICA LABORATORIES, INC., 

& NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS,

Third-Party Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-cv-01378-WBS-AC

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

FOR EXTENSION FOR GOOGLE INC. 

AND KAISER PERMANENTE VENTURES 

LLC TO MAKE FRCP RULE 26(a)(1) 

INITIAL DISCLOSURES

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st Am. Complaint Filed: November 1, 2013

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st Am. Third Party Comp. Filed: April 28, 2015

Trial Date: October 12, 2016

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(f) and Local Rule 143, Plaintiff 

Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, Third Party Plaintiff Oahu Air Conditioning Service, Inc. 

dba Oahu Air Conditioning Co. ("Oahu"), Defendant Pacific Commercial Services, LLC, and 

Third Party Defendants Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., Smith Systems 

Transportation, Inc., Google Inc. ("Google"), Kaiser Permanente Ventures, LLC ("Kaiser"),1

Foothill-De Anza Community College District ("Foothill"), and Test America Laboratories, Inc. 

("Test America") (collectively, the "Parties"), by and through their respective counsel of record,

hereby stipulate and agree and seek a court order as follows:

RECITALS

WHEREAS the Complaint in this Action was filed on July 8, 2013 and a First Amended 

Complaint was filed on November 1, 2013;

WHEREAS Oahu filed a Third Party Complaint in the Action on February 25, 2014 which 

did not name either Kaiser or Google as Third Party Defendants;

WHEREAS the Court conducted a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference on March 31, 

2014 and subsequently issued a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order on April 3, 2014 (the "April 3 

Status Order") [Dkt. No. 47], which set the date for Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1) 

Initial Disclosures as May 2, 2014, and set the trial date in this Action for January 12, 2016;

WHEREAS the Court subsequently modified the April 3 Status Order on March 18, 2015 

[Dkt. No. 121] and, most recently, entered an Order Granting Oahu's Ex Parte Application for an 

Order Modifying the March 18, 2015 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order, and for Continuance of 

the Trial Date and All Other Deadlines [Dkt. No. 146], and the new trial date is now October 12, 

2016; 

 

1 Kaiser Permanente Ventures, LLC is not the correct defendant based on the acts and/or

omissions stated in the Third Party Complaint, and is not intending to waive any rights, remedies 

or defenses with respect to whether it is a proper party by this stipulation for an extension of time 

to respond.

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

WHEREAS pursuant to motion by Oahu, the Court entered an order granting Oahu the 

right to file an amended Third Party Complaint to name additional parties, including Google and 

Kaiser [Dkt. No. 132];

WHEREAS Oahu filed its First Amended Third Party Complaint on April 28, 2015;

WHEREAS Oahu served Google and Kaiser, respectively, with the First Amended Third 

Party Complaint on May 13, 2015;

WHEREAS Oahu has stipulated to an extension of time to and including July 1, 2015, 

within which Google and Kaiser, respectively, may have to plead or otherwise respond to the First 

Amended Third Party Complaint and said Stipulations were filed with the Court [Dkt. Nos. 144 

and 147];

WHEREAS the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(a)(1)(D) require that parties 

joined after the Rule 26(f) conference must make their initial disclosures within 30 days after 

being served or joined, unless a different time is set by stipulation or court order, which would 

require Google and Kaiser, respectively, to serve their Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by Friday, June 

12, 2015, absent stipulation or order, prior to the due date for their respective responsive 

pleadings;

WHEREAS the Parties understand and agree that sufficient time should be allowed for 

Google and Kaiser to investigate the facts, issues, claims, documents and witnesses regarding the 

alleged July 11, 2011 incident; to review the two years of pleadings already filed in the case and 

the discovery already undertaken by and between other parties; to undertake other preliminary 

steps in connection with the defense of the claims against them and to file responsive pleadings, 

which could include motions to dismiss and/or strike some or all of the claims against each of 

them in the First Amended Third Party Complaint, and that said efforts should be allowed to be 

undertaken and said motion(s) should be heard before either party is required to serve Rule 

26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures;

WHEREAS Google and Kaiser have requested a 90-day extension of time, to and 

including September 10, 2015, by which to serve each of their respective Rule 26(a)(1) Initial 

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

Disclosures in this Action and the Parties agree that such extension is reasonable and appropriate 

under the circumstances; and

WHEREAS Google and Kaiser would be prejudiced absent the requested extension, but no 

other party will be prejudiced if it is granted.

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, and each of them, enter into the following Stipulation.

STIPULATION

1. The Recitals are hereby incorporated by reference in this Stipulation.

2. The Parties hereby stipulate and agree to an extension of 90 days, to and including 

September 10, 2015, by which Google and Kaiser, respectively, shall serve their Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure Rule 26(a)(1) Initial Disclosures in this Action.

Dated: June 9, 2015 CHOLAKIAN & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ Kevin K. Cholakian

 (as authorized on June 9, 2015)

KEVIN K. CHOLAKIAN

BRIAN J. FINN

JAMES J. ISON

Attorneys for Plaintiff CAROLINA 

CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

And Third Party Defendant SMITH 

SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION, 

INC.

Dated: June 8, 2015 DONGELL LAWRENCE FINNY LLP

By: /s/Christopher T. Johnson

 (as authorized on June 8, 2015)

JOSHUA N. LEVINE

CHRISTOPHER T. JOHNSON

Attorneys for Defendant and Third-Party 

Plaintiff PACIFIC COMMERCIAL 

SERVICES LLC

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

Dated: June 8, 2015 BASSI EDLIN HUIE & BLUM LLP

By: /s/ Noel Edlin

 (as authorized on June 8, 2015)

NOEL EDLIN

FARHEENA A. HABIB

Attorneys for Defendant and Third-Party 

Complainant OAHU AIR CONDITIONING 

SERVICE, INC. dba OAHU AIR 

CONDITIONING CO

Dated: June 9, 2015 BURNHAM BROWN

By: /s/ Thomas Michael Downey

 (as authorized on June 9, 2015)

ALISON F. GREEN

THOMAS MICHAEL DOWNEY

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL 

SERVICES, INC.

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

Dated: June 8, 2015 WACTOR & WICK LLP

By: /s/ William D. Wick

 (as authorized on June 8, 2015)

WILLIAM D. WICK

ANNA L. NGUYEN

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

KAISER PERMANENT VENTURES, LLC

Dated: June 9, 2015 LYNCH AND SHUPE, LLP

By: /s/ Eric Shiu

 (as authorized on June 9, 2015)

LINDA J. LYNCH

JOHN A. SHUPE

ERIC SHIU

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

FOOTHILL DE ANZA COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE DISTRICT

Dated: June 8, 2015 GORDON & REES LLP

By: /s/ Brian M. Ledger

 (as authorized on June 8, 2015)

BRIAN M. LEDGER

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

TEST AMERICA LABORATORIES, INC.

Dated: June 9, 2015 ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE

 MALLORY & NATSIS LLP

By: /s/ Sandi L. Nichols

SANDI L. NICHOLS

KAMRAN JAVANDEL

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendant

GOOGLE INC.

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STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION FOR RULE 26(a) 

DISCLOSURES

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2015

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