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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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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP 

5 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST

FRESNO, CA 93720-1501 

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James P. Wagoner, # 058553 

Jay A. Christofferson, # 203878 

Louis D. Torch, # 192506 

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard 

Wayte & Carruth LLP 

P.O. Box 28912 

5 River Park Place East 

Fresno, CA 93720-1501 

Telephone: (559) 433-1300 

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, 

Plaintiff, 

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MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS 

CO., LLC, 

Defendant 

Case No. C-06-2909 SBA 

STIPULATION AND ORDER IN 

SUPPORT OF AMENDING THE 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Dept: 3 

Judge: Hon. Saundra B. Armstrong 

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1) Whereas Plaintiff, NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (“NEW 

HAMPSHIRE” and Defendant, MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS CO., LLC 

(“MENDOCINO”) agree that they require more time to explore conducting a mediation 

following the mandatory Early Neutral Evaluation session of November 29, 2006; 

2) Whereas MENDOCINO and NEW HAMPSHIRE have agreed to use best efforts 

to mediate the action prior to conducting depositions; 

3) Whereas NEW HAMPSHIRE and MENDOCINO do not want to incur further 

cost in taking the various depositions proposed by both sides without first trying a mediation 

session to resolve the matter; 

4) Whereas, the parties have agreed to a private mediation of their dispute on 

February 23, 2007. 

5) Whereas MENDOCINO requires further time and possibly the need for additional 

discovery before agreeing to a set of stipulated facts for use in dispositive motions and trial; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between NEW HAMPSHIRE and MENDOCINO, 

through their respective attorneys of record to amend the Court’s Scheduling Order to extend by 

31 days the non-expert discovery cut off. Presently, the Scheduling Order lists June 29, 2007 as 

the discovery cut-off date; July 30, 2007 is the proposed new date. The parties, either through 

this stipulation or NEW HAMPSHIRE’s motion, do not seek to modify any other dates or 

requirements of the existing Scheduling Order. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED 

Dated: January 29, 2007 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD 

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 

By:___/s/ Jay A. Christofferson ____________ James P. Wagoner 

Jay A. Christofferson 

Louis D. Torch 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

Dated: January 29, 2007 HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS 

VLAHOS & RUDY, LLP 

By: /s/ Jahmal T. Davis 

Walter R. Schneider 

Jahmal T. Davis 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MENDOCINO FOREST PRODUCTS 

CO., LLC 

 ORDER RE: LEAVE OF COURT 

TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

Good cause showing, and PURSUANT TO STIPULATION IT IS SO ORDERED THAT 

the Scheduling Order be amended to extend the non-expert discovery cut-off from June 29, 2007 

to July 30, 2007. 

Dated: January 30, 2007 ____________________________________ 

SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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