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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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LEVIN SIMES KAISER & GORNICK LLP

Jeffrey A. Kaiser (State Bar No. 160594) 

Jessica Biernier (State Bar No. 239831) 

44 Montgomery Street, 36th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 646-7160 

Facsimile: (415) 981-1270 

E-mail: jkaiser@lskg-law.com

 jbiernier@lskg-law.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GERALDINE BURTON, MARK BURTON 

and BLAINE BURTON 

BRYAN CAVE LLP 

Robert E. Boone III (State Bar No. 132780) 

Amy M. Gantvoort (State Bar No. 227294) 

120 Broadway, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, California 90401-2386 

Telephone: (310) 576-2100 

Facsimile: (310) 576-2200 

E-mail: reboone@bryancave.com amy.gantvoort@bryancave.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION 

PERKINS COIE LLP 

Ronald McIntire (State Bar No. 127407) 

Bo Kim (State Bar No. 217394) 

1620 26th Street, 6th Floor 

Santa Monica, California 90404 

Telephone: (310) 788-9900 

Facsimile: (310) 788-3399 

E-mail: RMcIntire@perkinscoie.com

 BKim@perkinscoie.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE BOEING COMPANY 

TUCKER ELLIS & WEST LLP 

Lillian Ma (State Bar No. 210103) 

Brian T. Clark (State Bar No. 184003) 

One Market, Stuart Tower, Suite 1300 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 617-2400 

Facsimile: (415) 617-2409 

E-mail: lillian.Ma@TuckerEllis.com brian.Clark@tuckerellis.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION fka 

PRATT & WHITNEY, INC. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GERALDINE BURTON, individually and 

as personal representative to the estate of 

HAROLD BURTON, decedent; BLAINE 

BURTON, MARK BURTON and DOES 

ONE through TEN, inclusive, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. CV 07-0702 SI 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE 

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Date: May 11, 2007 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Dept.: Courtroom 10, 19th Floor 

This Stipulation to Continue the Case Management Conference (“Stipulation”) is 

entered into by plaintiffs Geraldine Burton, Mark Burton and Blaine Burton (collectively, 

“Plaintiffs”) and defendants McDonnell Douglas Corporation, The Boeing Company and 

United Technologies Corporation (collectively, “Defendants”), for themselves and no 

other defendants, through their respective counsel of record. This Stipulation is entered 

into with reference to the following facts: 

 1. On February 2, 2007, Defendants, each individually, removed this 

consolidated asbestos personal injury and wrongful death action to this Court on “federal 

officer” grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1442(a)(1). 

 2. On February 7, 2007, the Court set the initial case management conference 

for May 11, 2007. 

 3. On March 2, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a motion to remand this action to the San 

Francisco Superior Court. The parties have fully briefed the issues in support of and in 

opposition to the motion to remand. The motion was originally noticed to be heard on 

April 6, 2007, but the parties agreed to continue the hearing until April 20, 2007. On 

March 9, 2007, the Clerk of the Court issued notice continuing the hearing until May 4, 

2007. 

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 4. On March 8, 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (the 

“Panel”) issued a Conditional Transfer Order (“CTO”) to transfer the action to 

Multidistrict Litigation Docket No. 875 – In re Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. 

VI) (“MDL 875”) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for consolidated pre-trial 

proceedings. 

 5. On March 23, 2007, Defendant McDonnell Douglas Corporation filed a 

motion to temporarily stay this action pending its transfer to MDL 875. The parties have 

fully briefed the issues in support of and in opposition to the motion to temporarily stay the 

action. This motion was originally noticed to be heard on April 27, 2007, but the hearing 

was continued by the Court until May 4, 2007. 

 6. On March 23, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Opposition to the CTO and 

later filed a Motion to Vacate the Conditional Transfer Order on April 9, 2007. Defendant 

McDonnell Douglas Corporation filed its Response to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Vacate on 

April 26, 2007. Plaintiffs’ motion to vacate is scheduled for hearing by the Panel on 

May 31, 2007. 

 7. Plaintiffs and Defendants jointly agree that it is premature, and would not be 

prudent nor efficient, to presently address the various agenda items listed in the Court’s 

Case Management Order and conduct the case management conference until the 

fundamental issues of jurisdiction and venue are resolved by the pending motions in this 

Court and before the Panel. 

In light of the foregoing, 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED THAT: 

1. The CMC shall be continued from May 11, 2007 to June 18, 2007, at 2:00 

p.m. 

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2. The Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed and served no later than 

June 11, 2007. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: May 2, 2007 LEVIN SIMES KAISER & GORNICK LLP

JEFFREY KAISER 

JESSICA BIERNIER 

 By: /s/ 

 Jessica Biernier 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GERALDINE BURTON, MARK BURTON 

and BLAINE BURTON 

Dated: May 2, 2007 BRYAN CAVE LLP 

ROBERT E. BOONE III 

AMY M. GANTVOORT 

 By: /s/ 

 Amy M. Gantvoort 

Attorneys for Defendant 

McDonnell Douglas Corporation 

Dated: May 2, 2007 PERKINS COIE LLP 

RONALD McINTIRE 

BO KIM 

 By: /s/ 

 Bo Kim 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE BOEING COMPANY 

Dated: May 2, 2007 TUCKER ELLIS & WEST LLP

LILLIAN MA 

BRIAN CLARK 

 By: /s/ 

 Lillian Ma 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 

fka PRATT & WHITNEY, INC. 

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ORDER

Based upon the foregoing, and finding good cause therefor, it is hereby ORDERED 

that: 

 The Case Management Conference is continued to __________________ at 2:00 

p.m. in Department 10 before the Honorable Judge Susan Illston. 

 It is further ordered that the Joint Case Management Statement, addressing all 

agenda items listed in the Court’s Case Management Order, be filed on 

__________________. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED:______________ ______________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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