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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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CV 05-02725 BZ

ANDRE Y. BATES, Bar No. 178170

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1800

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: (213) 975-1600

Facsimile: (213) 975-1740

Email: abates@bakerlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

Underground Construction, Inc.

LAURIN D. QUIAT, admitted pro hac vice

HOLLI L. HARTMAN, admitted pro hac vice

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

303 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

Telephone: (303) 861-0600

Facsimile: (303) 861-7805

Of Counsel for Defendant

Underground Construction, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

C.A. RASMUSSEN COMPANY, LLC, a 

California limited liability company,

Plaintiff,

v.

KEITH STALION LANDSCAPING, an 

unknown business entity; FEDCO 

CONSTRUCTION, INC., a corporation; V. 

DOLAN TRUCKING, INC.; a California 

corporation; UNDERGROUND 

CONSTRUCTION, INC., a California 

corporation; AVERY & AVERY 

EXCAVATING; an unknown business 

entity; ARGONAUT CONSTRUCTORS, 

INC., a California corporation; 

NORTHWESTERN CONTRACTING

CORPORATION, an unknown business 

entity; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. CV 05-02725 BZ

STIPULATION TO STAY 

UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION, 

INC.’S AND AVERY & AVERY 

EXCAVATING’S PARTICIPATION IN 

CASE MANAGEMENT AND INITIAL 

DISCLOSURE ACTIVITIES PENDING 

RULING ON MOTION FOR APPROVAL 

OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

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Defendant Underground Construction, Inc. (“Underground”), Plaintiff C.A. Rasmussen 

Company, LLC (“Rasmussen”), Defendant V. Dolan Trucking, Inc. (“Dolan”), Defendant 

Argonaut Constructors, Inc. and Avery & Avery Excavating (“Avery”), by and through their 

counsel of record, stipulate and agree to the following and request the Court to approve this 

Stipulation and enter an Order in accordance herewith:

1. In mid- September 2003, Rasmussen and Underground reached a settlement in the 

above-captioned action. On September 23, 2005, Underground filed a Notice of Motion and 

Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Entry of Order Barring Contribution Claims, 

setting a hearing for the matter for November 9, 2005 at 10 a.m.

2. In addition, Avery has reached a settlement in principle with Rasmussen and 

expects to execute a settlement agreement shortly, at which time it will also file a motion for good 

faith settlement.

3. The Court’s Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference sets the following 

case schedule for the parties:

(a) October 11, 2005, last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early

settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan.

(b) October 11, 2005, last day to file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation 

to ADR process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference.

(c) October 24, 2005, last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection 

in Rule 26(f) Report, file/serve Case Management Statement, and file/serve Rule 26(f) Report.

(d) October 31, 2005, Case Management Conference in Courtroom G.

4. Underground has entered into an early settlement with Rasmussen in part to avoid 

the costs associated with litigation, especially the costs related to disclosure and discovery

requirements. Avery contemplates entering settlement shortly for the same reason. If

Underground’s Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Entry of Order Barring 

Contribution Claims is granted, then Underground’s participation in this case will end or be 

limited. The same holds true for Avery’s anticipated motion. Therefore, Underground and Avery

request that the Court enter a stay with respect to their participation in the events listed in 

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Paragraph 3 above until the Court rules on Underground’s pending motion and Avery’s

anticipated motion.

5. The other parties to this action with counsel of record stipulate and agree that 

Underground and Avery need not participate in the events listed in Paragraph 3 above until a 

ruling is made on their respective motions regarding settlement.

6. No party to this action will be prejudiced by an Order staying Underground’s and 

Avery’s participation in the case management and initial disclosure activities. If Underground’s 

motion for approval of the settlement agreement is denied, then Underground shall provide its 

initial disclosures and confer with counsel on other matters in a timely fashion. If Avery has not 

executed a settlement agreement and filed a motion for good faith settlement by October 31, 

2005, it will make initial disclosures at that time. If Avery files a motion before November 1, 

2005, for good faith settlement but that motion is subsequently denied, Avery will make its initial 

disclosures promptly upon such denial.

THEREFORE, the parties respectfully request that an Order be entered staying

Underground’s participation in the case schedule set forth in the Court’s Order Setting Initial 

Case Management Conference, including service of initial disclosures and participation in the 

Case Management Conference, until after the Court has entered a ruling on Underground’s 

Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and Entry of Order Barring Contribution Claims.

The parties further request that Avery’s participation in the Court’s Order be stayed until the time

set forth in paragraph 6 above.

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Dated: October 6, 2005. BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

ANDRE Y. BATES

LAURIN D. QUIAT

HOLLI L. HARTMAN

/s/

Andre Y. Bates

Attorneys for Defendant

Underground Construction, Inc.

LAW OFFICES OF LAURA D EACH

LAURA D. EACH

/s/

Laura D. Each

Attorney for Plaintiff C.A. Rasmussen 

Company, LLC

LAW OFFICE OF HANS W. HERB

HANS W. HERB

/s/

Hans W. Herb

Attorney for Argonaut Constructors

BADDELEY, OLIKER & SARTORI

ROBERT P. OLIKER

/s/

Robert P. Oliker

Attorneys for V. Dolan Trucking, Inc.

SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & 

ARNOLD, LLP

SCOTT D. MROZ

BRETT H. BAILEY

/s/

Brett H. Bailey

Attorneys for Avery & Avery Excavating

ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

The Honorable Bernard Zimmerman

Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, 

Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Bernard Zimmerman

 Oct. 6, 2005

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