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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 AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY CASE UNTIL JUNE 1, 2015

WILKE, FLEURY,

HOFFELT, GOULD &

BIRNEY, LLP

ATTOR NE YS A T LA W

SACRA ME NTO

WILKE, FLEURY, HOFFELT, GOULD & BIRNEY, LLP

GEORGE A. GUTHRIE (SBN 201263)

gguthrie@wilkefleury.com

DANIEL J. FOSTER (SBN 238012)

dfoster@wilkefleury.com

400 Capitol Mall, Twenty-Second Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 441-2430

Facsimile: (916) 442-6664

Attorneys for HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. dba 

COLUSA COUNTY AUTO MART (erroneously 

sued and served as HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. 

DBA COLUSA AUTO MART, INC.); HOBLIT 

ENTERPRISES, INC. (erroneously sued and 

served as a dba of HOBLIT MOTORS, INC.); 

HOBLIT INVESTMENT PARTNERS 

(erroneously sued and served as a dba of 

HOBLIT MOTORS, INC.); and HOBLIT 

CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (erroneously sued 

and served as HOBLIT DODGE CHRYSLER 

JEEP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INS. CO., a Texas 

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. DBA HOBLIT 

ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA COLUSA AUTO 

MART, INC. DBA HOBLIT INVESTMENT 

PARTNERS; HOBLIT DODGE CHRYSLER 

JEEP; AMBER KESTERSON, individually 

and as guardian ad litem for AK, GK and JK; 

TONY KESTERSON; STEVEN 

KESTERSON; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-01012-WBS-CKD

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO STAY CASE UNTIL JUNE 1, 

2015

STIPULATION

A. On November 26, 2012, AMBER KESTERSON, individually and as guardian ad litem 

for AK, GK and JK; TONY KESTERSON; and STEVEN KESTERSON filed a lawsuit against 

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BIRNEY, LLP

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SACRA ME NTO

numerous Defendants including HOBLIT MOTORS; HOBLIT ENTERPRISES, INC.; and HOBLIT 

INVESTMENT PARTNERS; in the Colusa County Superior Court, Case Number CV 23933 (the 

“Underlying Action”).

B. On April 24, 2014, Plaintiff ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INS. CO. (“ARGONAUT”) 

filed a Complaint for Declaratory Relief in this Court seeking declarations (1) that none of the 

Defendants is, or at any time was, entitled to a defense under an ARGONAUT policy of insurance; (2) 

that none of the Defendants is, or at any time was, entitled to indemnity under an ARGONAUT policy 

of insurance; and (3) for reimbursement of all defense costs and fees incurred by ARGONAUT in 

connection with the Underlying Action.

C. The Underlying Action is currently being litigated in the Colusa County Superior Court 

with a trial scheduled to commence on April 14, 2015.

D. The Parties to the instant action believe that a stay of this coverage action is appropriate 

pending resolution of the Underlying Action based upon, among other things, what the Parties believe 

to be an overlap in factual issues in the Underlying Action and this coverage action.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INS. CO.; 

HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. dba COLUSA COUNTY AUTO MART (erroneously sued and served as 

HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. DBA COLUSA AUTO MART, INC.); HOBLIT ENTERPRISES, INC. 

(erroneously sued and served as a dba of HOBLIT MOTORS, INC.); HOBLIT INVESTMENT 

PARTNERS (erroneously sued and served as a dba of HOBLIT MOTORS, INC.); and HOBLIT 

CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (erroneously sued and served as HOBLIT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP); 

AMBER KESTERSON, individually and as guardian ad litem for AK, GK and JK; TONY 

KESTERSON; and STEVEN KESTERSON, as follows:

1. All claims and proceedings in this coverage action, including initial disclosures,should 

be stayed until June 1, 2015, starting on February 2, 2015.

2. This Stipulation is made without prejudice to either party’s rights, including the right to 

move the Court for an additional stay of this action. 

3. By entering into this Stipulation, none of the Parties waive any defenses, rights, or 

privileges.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY CASE UNTIL JUNE 1, 2015

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: February 2, 2015 WILKE, FLEURY, HOFFELT,

GOULD & BIRNEY, LLP

By: /s/

DANIEL J. FOSTER

Attorneys for HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. dba 

COLUSA COUNTY AUTO MART (erroneously 

sued and served as HOBLIT MOTORS, INC. 

DBA COLUSA AUTO MART, INC.); HOBLIT 

ENTERPRISES, INC. (erroneously sued and 

served as a dba of HOBLIT MOTORS, INC.); 

HOBLIT INVESTMENT PARTNERS 

(erroneously sued and served as a dba of HOBLIT 

MOTORS, INC.); and HOBLIT CHRYSLER 

JEEP DODGE (erroneously sued and served as 

HOBLIT DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP)

DATED: February ___, 2015 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. TREZZA

By: /s/

MICHAEL J. TREZZA

Attorneys for THE KESTERSONS

DATED: February ___, 2015 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP

By: /s/

RAY TAMADDON

Attorneys for ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INS. CO.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO STAY CASE UNTIL JUNE 1, 2015

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ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the Parties:

1. This action and all proceedings and claims thereto, including initial disclosures, are 

hereby stayed until June 1, 2015, starting February 2, 2015.

2. All applicable time periods and deadlines from the date of the start of the stay to the 

time when the stay is lifted are hereby vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 9, 2015

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