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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 42:9601 CERCLA

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John R. Till SEN 178763 JTill@PaladinLaw.com 

Kirk M. Tracy SBN 288508 KTracy@PaladinLaw.com 

PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP 

1176 Boulevard Way 

Walnut Creek, CA 94595 

Telephone: (925) 947-5700 

Facsimile: (925) 935-8488 

Counsel for PlaintiffS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVSION 

RYAN SCHAEFFER, an individual; ANNE 

SCHAEFFER, an individual; and REESE 

SCHAEFFER, a minor by and through her 

general guardians Ryan Schaeffer and Anne 

Schaeffer, 

PlaintiffS, 

v. 

GREGORY VILLAGE PARTNERS, L.P., a 

California Partnership, et a/. 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:13-CV-4358 JST 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING 

ORDER 

Courtroom 9- 19th Floor 

Trial Date: February 29, 2016 

20 Plaintiffs Ryan Schaeffer, Anne Schaeffer, and Reese Schaeffer (collectively, 

21 "Plaintiffs"), defendants Gregory Village Partners, L.P. and VPI, Inc. (general partner of Gregory 

22 Village Partners, L.P.) (collectively, "Gregory Village"), and defendants Joseph Lee, Moon Lim, 

23 and Jiewon Lim (collectively, "Lee-Lim Defendants") (collectively, "Defendants") submit this 

24 stipulation and proposed order to modify the Court's current scheduling order and extend the 

25 current discovery cut-off deadlines in light of the fact that Plaintiffs have reached settlement with 

26 all non-defaulting defendants in this matter. 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO MODIFY SCIIEDULING ORDER 

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1 1. Settlement Statns 

2 a. Chevron and MBE Settlement and Motion for Good Faith Determination: 

3 Plaintiffs, Chevron, and MBE fully executed a settlement agreement on June 15, 2015. 

4 See ECF No. 255, at 14. On July I, 2015, Chevron and MBE filed a Motion for Good Faith 

5 Settlement Determination, with hearing on the motion set for August 6, 2015. ECF No. 255. The 

6 deadline for oppositions to that motion was July 15, 2015. No oppositions were filed. If the 

7 Court grants the motion, Plaintiffs will file a motion to dismiss Chevron and MBE. On July 27, 

8 2015, the Court vacated the hearing for Chevron's good faith determination motion. The parties 

9 are awaiting the court's ruling on this motion. 

10 b. Gregory Village Settlement: 

11 Plaintiffs and Gregory Village fully executed a settlement agreement as ·of July 24, 2015. 

12 Gregory Village will file a motion for good faith settlement determination within 15 days of final 

13 execution of the agreement. The settlement agreement is contingent upon the court granting that 

14 motion and on granting a minor's compromise to be filed by Plaintiffs after the Court's 

15 determination of good faith. 

16 c. Lee-Lim Settlement: 

17 Plaintiffs and Lee-Lim Defendants fully executed a settlement agreement on July 21, 

18 2015. See Notice of Settlement, ECF No. 265. Lee-Lim Defendants intend to file a motion for 

19 good faith settlement determination within 20 days. The settlement agreement is contingent upon 

20 the court granting that motion. 

21 d. Discoverv: 

22 Plaintiffs, Gregory Village, and Lee-Lim Defendants have worked with the Honorable 

23 Wayne D. Brazil (Ret.), the Special Master assigned for discovery disputes in this matter, see 

24 ECF No. 243. Given that Plaintiffs have now settled with the Gregory Village and Lee-Lim 

25 Defendants, Judge Brazil, based on the existing good cause, has agreed that, and recommends 

26 that, the parties refrain from further discovery in this matter until further recommendation or 

27 order by him or by the Court. Plaintiffs, Gregory Village, and Lee-Lim Defendants have agreed 

28 to take all scheduled depositions off calendar now that settlements agreements have been 

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executed and to withdraw all pending written discovery between Plaintiffs, Gregory Village, an d 

Lee-Lim Defendants pending orders related to good faith and minor's compromise motion s. 

Plaintiffs, Gregory Village, and Lee-Lim Defendants further agree that all expert discovery date s 

will be modified by at least 30 days pending the Court's order on this stipulation and propose d 

order modifying currently set case deadlines. 

e. Case Deadlines: 

The current case deadlines, as set by the Comt's Januruy 20, 2015 order, ECF No. 137, ar e 

as follows: 

Event Deadline 

Fact Discovery Cut-off August 14, 2015 

Expert Disclosures August 28, 2015 

Expert Rebuttal September 30, 2015 

Expert Discovery Cut-off October 30, 2015 

Deadline to File Dispositive Motions November 20, 2015 

Pretrial Conference Statement February 2, 2016 

Pretrial Conference February 12, 2016 at 2:00p.m. 

Jury Trial February 29,2016 at 8:30a.m. 

Plaintiffs have settled with all active defendants, yet each settlement is contingent upo n 

the Court's approval of a motion good faith settlement detennination. Plaintiffs will also file a n 

application for approval of minor's compromise after the motions for good faith settlemen t 

determination have been granted for Gregory Village, and a motion for approval of minor' s 

compromise related to the Lee-Lim Defendants settlement is also intended after a good fait h 

settlement determination has been made as to that settlement. In an effort to avoid unnecess ary 

expenditure of attorney fees and costs, Plaintiffs, Gregory Village, and Lee-Lim Defendants hav e 

agreed to take all depositions off calendar, withdraw all pending written discovery, and to refrai n 

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from asking the Special Master to rule on any pending discovery disputes. However, the fac t 

discovery cut-off date is August 14, 2015, which will pass before the Court issues a ruling on the 

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1 various motions for good faith settlement determination and Plaintiffs' anticipated application for 

2 approval of minor's compromise. Judge Brazil supports this modification regarding discovery 

3 and expert disclosure deadlines pending further order of the Court and believes the parties 

4 requested modifications are in the interest of justice and necessary for preservation of parties' 

5 resources and judicial economy. If the Court denies the requested extension of case deadlines, the 

6 parties will work with the Special Master on the discovery deadlines and expert deadlines. 

7 Accordingly, the parties stipulate as follows: 

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10 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

11 WHEREAS Plaintiffs Ryan Schaeffer, Anne Schaeffer, and Reese Schaeffer ("Plaintiffs") 

12 on the one hand and defendants Chevron U.S.A. Inc., M.B. Enterprises, Inc., Massoud Ebrahhni 

13 Bhagdeep Dhaliwal, Gregory Village Partners, L.P., VPI, Inc., Joseph J. Lee, MoonS. Lim, and 

14 Jiewon Lim ("Defendants"), which are all of the active non-defaulting parties, have executed 

15 separate settlement agreements in this matter. 

16 WHEREAS Plaintiffs and Defendants hereby request that the deadlines currently set in 

17 the Court's Scheduling Order (ECF No. 137) be extended by six (6) months, or such other 

18 extension as the Court deems reasonable and sufficient, in order to allow Plaintiffs and 

19 Defendants to file, have heard, and have ruled upon motions for good faith settlement 

20 determination1 and an application for approval of minor's compromise. 

21 NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate to and request the following 

22 modified litigation deadlines: 

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Event Deadline 

Stay on Deposition Discovery Lifted February 24, 2014 

Fact Discovery Cut-off February 19,2016 

1 One motion is currently pending, see ECF No. 255. A second motion will be filed in regards to 

the settlement between Plaintiffs and Gregory Village Partners, L.P. and VPI, Inc. A third motion 

will be filed regarding the settlement with Joseph J. Lee, MoonS. Lim, and Jiewon Lim. 

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Designation of Experts 

Designation of Rebuttal Experts 

Expert Discovery Cut-off 

Last Day for Filing Dispositive Motions 

Pretrial Statement 

Pretrial Conference 

Jury Trial 

March 4, 2016 

March 30, 2016 

Apri129, 2016 

May20, 2016 

August 2, 2016 

August 12, 2016 at 2:00p.m. 

August 29, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. 

9 FURTHER, in the event the Court does not agree with and order this proposed 

1 0 modification of deadlines, the parties request a telephonic conference with the Court at its earliest 

11 convenience in order to address the above case management issues and deadlines. 

12 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

13 Date: July 27,2015 

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STANZLER LAW GROUP 

/s/ 

Jeffery CUrtiS~, Esq. 

Counsel for Gregory Village Properties, LP, and VPI, Inc. 

THECR~~GROUP 

Alan Johnston; Esq. 

Counsel fot Joseph J. Lee, Moon Lim, and 

JiewonLim 

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The Special Master, The Hon. Wayne D. Brazil (Ret.), endorses the stipulation of the 

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Date: July 27, 2015 

ThM!on. Wayne D. Brazil (Ret.) 

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1 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION AND GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED that 

2 this Court amends the existing deadlines set forth in ECF No. 137 in this matter to incorporate the 

3 parties' modified case deadlines dates proposed above. 

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Date: 

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Jon S. Tigar 

U.S. District Judge 

(Case No. 3: 13-cv-4358 JST) 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

Case No. 3:!3-CV43lB·lST 

July 29, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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