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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

Attorneys At Law

980 FULTON AVENUE

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95825

Telephone: (916) 929-7000

Facsimile: (916) 929-7111

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STIPULATION AND ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DATE - 1 -

TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

MICHAEL S. MIDDLETON (SBN 161465)

mmiddleton@trainorfairbrook.com

980 Fulton Avenue

Sacramento, California 95825

Telephone: (916) 929-7000

Facsimile: (916) 929-7111

mlr:5547001.1314641.1

Attorneys for Defendants

THERMACOR PROCESS, LP, 

THERMACOR PROCESS, INC. and 

THERMACOR, L.C.

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

MATTHEW J. WEBER (SBN 227314) 

mweber@downeybrand.com

3425 Brookside Road, Suite A

Stockton, California 95219 

Telephone: (209) 473-6450

Facsimile: (209) 473-6455

Attorneys for Defendants 

RICHARD B. BENDER II and JOE KEYES

HANSON BRIDGETT LLP

SEAN P. THOMPSON (SBN 210529)

sthompson@hansonbridgett.com

JOHN W. KLOTSCHE (SBN 257992)

jkotsche@hansonbridgett.com

500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1500

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 442-3333

Facsimile: (916) 442-2348

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC., a California 

corporation, 

Plaintiff,

v.

THERMACOR PROCESS, L.P., a Texas 

limited partnership; THERMACOR 

PROCESS, INC., a Texas corporation; 

THERMACOR, L.C., a Texas limited 

liability company; RICHARD B. 

BENDER II, an individual; JOE KEYES, 

an individual; and DOES 21 through 50, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-CV-01831-MCE-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER VACATING 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DATE 

(Yolo County Superior Court Case 

No. CV13-1298)

Trial Date: March 7, 2016

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TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

Attorneys At Law

980 FULTON AVENUE

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95825

Telephone: (916) 929-7000

Facsimile: (916) 929-7111

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STIPULATION AND ORDER VACATING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE DATE - 2 -

Plaintiff Frank M. Booth, Inc. ("Plaintiff') and Defendants Thermacor Process, L.P., 

Thermacor Process, Inc., Thermacor, L.C., Richard B. Bender II, and Joe Keyes ("Defendants"), 

through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

1. The parties have agreed to submit this matter to private mediation with mediator 

Bruce Edwards, on April 17, 2015. The mediation will involve the issues raised in Plaintiff's 

Complaint, as well claims arising out of the related State Court matter, The Regents of the 

University of California v. McGuire and Hester, et al., Yolo County Superior Court, Case No. 

CV13-383. 

2. The parties agree that good cause exists for a continuance of the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference currently scheduled in this matter for March 5, 2015. 

3. The parties agree that at this time, the best opportunity to resolve this matter will 

be to address this and the State Court claims simultaneously in the hopes of reaching a global 

settlement. 

4. The parties agree that while all parties would participate in the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference in good faith, it would be difficult to resolve the claims without 

simultaneously addressing the State Court claims. As the State Court claims involve entities that 

are not parties to this Federal Court action, the parties believe that the best use of the Court's time 

and resources would be to conduct a Mandatory Settlement Conference at some time after the 

scheduled mediation on April 17, 2015. 

5. As the Trial in this matter is currently scheduled for March 7, 2016, no parties will 

be prejudiced by vacating the current Mandatory Settlement Conference and rescheduling it for a 

date after April 17, 2015. 

6. The parties agree that this Stipulation may be signed in counterparts and submitted 

to the Court in that manner. The parties also agree that facsimile copies of signatures may be 

submitted to the Court.

7. The parties agree that the parties' Joint Application to Continue Trial, filed 

herewith, may be heard on an ex parte basis.

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TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

Attorneys At Law

980 FULTON AVENUE

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95825

Telephone: (916) 929-7000

Facsimile: (916) 929-7111

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Dated: February 19, 2015 TRAINOR FAIRBROOK

By: /s/ Michael S. Middleton

MICHAEL S. MIDDLETON 

Attorneys for Defendants

THERMACOR PROCESS, LP, 

THERMACOR PROCESS, INC. and 

THERMACOR, L.C.

Dated: February 18, 2015 HANSON BRIDGETT, LLP

By: /s/ Sean P. Thompson 

SEAN P. THOMPSON

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FRANK M. BOOTH, INC. 

Dated: February 19, 2015 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew J. Weber

MATTHEW J. WEBER

Attorneys for Defendants

RICHARD B. BENDER II and JOE 

KEYES

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and for good cause appearing therefor, the March 

5, 2015 Mandatory Settlement Conference is hereby VACATED. The parties are ORDERED to 

file a status report one week after the private mediation, currently scheduled for April 17, 2015, 

occurs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 23, 2015

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