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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE: STAY, SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS, AND LIMITED 

CONSOLIDATION 

ROBERT B. THUM, State Bar No. 60100 

HECTOR H. ESPINOSA, State Bar No. 222426 

THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & STEINER LLP 

333 South Hope Street, Suite 2900 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3048 

Tel. 213.576.8000 

Fax 213.576.8080 

Attorneys for Defendants, MATT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

DICK CORPORATION; DICK CORPORATION/MATT CONSTRUCTION, 

A JOINT VENTURE; AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PA; 

and HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES, For the Use of SERVITECH CONTROLS, INC., a California 

Corporation; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DICK CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania 

corporation; MATT CONSTRUCTION 

CORPORATION; a California corporation; 

DICK CORPORATION/ MATT 

CONSTRUCTION, A JOINT VENTURE, joint 

venture; AMERICAN CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF READING, 

PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania corporation; 

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a Connecticut corporation; CONTROL AIR 

CONDITIONING CORPORATION, a 

California corporation, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-01736-OWW-SMS 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

STAY, SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS, AND 

LIMITED CONSOLIDATION 

Complaint Filed: December 1, 2006 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE 

USE AND BENEFIT OF MID CANADA 

MILLWORK, LTD., a Canadian corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DICK CORPORATION, a corporation; MATT 

CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

a corporation; DICK CORPORATION/ MATT 

CONSTRUCTION, A JOINT VENTURE, a 

Joint Venture; AMERICAN CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF READING, 

PENNSYLVANIA, a corporation; 

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a corporation; and DOES 1 through 20, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-00800-OWW-SMS 

Complaint Filed: June 22, 2006 

UNITED STATES For the Use and Benefit 

CONTROL AIR CONDITIONING 

CORPORATION, a California Corporation; 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DICK CORPORATION, a corporation; MATT 

CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

a corporation; DICK CORPORATION/ MATT 

CONSTRUCTION, A JOINT VENTURE, a 

joint venture; AMERICAN CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF READING, PA, a corporation; 

and HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a corporation, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-01351-OWW-LJO 

Complaint Filed: September 26, 2006 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for the Use 

and Benefit of H.J. MARTIN & SON, INC., a 

Wisconsin corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

DICK CORPORATION, a corporation; MATT 

CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

a corporation; DICK CORPORATION/ MATT 

CONSTRUCTION, A JOINT VENTURE, a 

Joint Venture; AMERICAN CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF READING, 

PENNSYLVANIA, a corporation; MID 

CANADA MILLWORK, LTD., a Canadian 

corporation; HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a corporation, and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-01369-OWW-SMS 

Complaint Filed: September 29, 2006 

STIPULATION 

1. Defendant Dick Corporation/Matt Construction, A Joint Venture, (“Dick/Matt”) 

entered into a contract with the United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) in 

connection with certain construction work related to a new United States Courthouse located in 

Fresno, California (the “Project”). 

2. Plaintiff Control Air Conditioning Corporation (“Control Air”) is a subcontractor to 

Dick/Matt in connection with a portion of the work on the Project. Control Air entered into a 

subcontract with Servi-Tech Controls, Inc. (“Servi-Tech”) in connection with a portion of Control 

Air’s work on the Project. 

3. Plaintiff Mid Canada Millwork, LTD. (“Mid Canada”) is another subcontractor to 

Dick/Matt in connection with a portion of the work on the Project. Mid Canada entered into a 

subcontract with H.J. Martin & Son, Inc. (“HJ Martin”) in connection with a portion of Mid 

Canada’s work on the Project. 

4. During the Project, Dick/Matt submitted requests for changes and time extensions 

to the GSA. Many of those requests are still outstanding and Dick/Matt is in the process of 

preparing a Request for Equitable Adjustment (“REA”) to submit to the GSA in order to initiate a 

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claims resolution process with the GSA. The parties believe that issues raised in this litigation 

may be a part of the REA issues that are to be resolved with and as part of the dispute resolution 

process with the GSA. Those actions are as follows: 

 (i) United States For the Use and Benefit of Servi-Tech Controls, Inc. v. Dick 

Corporation, Matt Construction Corporation, et al. (1:06-cv-01736-OWW) (“Servi-Tech

Action”); 

 (ii) United States For the Use and Benefit of Mid Canada Millwork, LTD. v. Dick 

Corporation, Matt Construction Corporation, et al. (1:06-cv-00800-OWW) (“Mid Canada

Action”); 

 (iii) United States For the Use and Benefit of Control Air Conditioning 

Corporation v. Dick Corporation, Matt Construction Corporation, et al. (1:06-cv-01351-OWW) 

(“Control Air Action”); and 

 (iv) United States For the Use and Benefit of H.J. Martin & Son, Inc. v. Dick 

Corporation, Matt Construction Corporation, et al. (1:06-cv-01369-OWW) (“HJ Martin Action”). 

5. Dick/Matt and plaintiffs in the above-captioned actions are currently addressing 

and attempting to resolve the matters raised in each Plaintiff’s complaint as part of the REA. To 

facilitate that process, counsel for all parties participated in a conference call with the Hon. Oliver 

W. Wanger on January 26, 2007, whereby, with the Court’s assistance, the parties agreed and 

hereby stipulate to the following set forth below. 

 A. Servi-Tech has provided a statement of their claim and will continue to 

work with Dick/Matt to provide any further information or revisions as needed so that the claim 

can be submitted to the GSA as part of the REA. 

 B. HJ Martin will use its best efforts to provide to Mid Canada any and all 

claims related to its work on the Project in a form and manner consistent with HJ Martin’s 

contractual obligations to Mid Canada by March 16, 2007 such that HJ Martin’s claim can be 

included in the REA by Dick/Matt to the GSA, or in a later supplement to the REA. 

 C. Control Air will use its best efforts to provide Dick/Matt with a claim that 

will be included as a supplement to the REA by March 16, 2007. 

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 D. Mid Canada will use its best efforts to provide Dick/Matt with any and all 

claims related to its scope of work on the Project by March 30, 2007. The Mid Canada claim shall 

incorporate any claims submitted to Mid Canada by its subcontractors and suppliers and must be 

consistent with Mid Canada’s contractual obligations to Dick/Mat and in such a form that the 

claim can be included in the REA by Dick/Matt to the GSA, or in a later supplement to the REA. 

 E. Any claims by Control Air and Mid Canada provided to Dick/Matt in 

accordance with this stipulation will be submitted as a supplement to the REA that Dick/Matt 

anticipates submitting to the GSA by March 9, 2007. 

 F. Each party acknowledges that its claim needs to be submitted in the manner 

and within the timelines set forth herein to be considered in the dispute resolution process with the 

GSA. 

 G. No later than March 16, 2007, Dick/Matt will file a status report to the 

Court including the date the REA was submitted to the GSA. 

6. Pursuant to the stipulation set forth herein and at the request of Dick/Matt in 

consultation with counsel for all parties during the January 26, 2007 conference call, the Court 

ordered the following: 

 A. A six month stay for all appearances and deadlines, including the filing of 

responsive pleadings and discovery deadlines, in the Servi-Tech, Mid Canada, Control Air, and HJ 

Martin Actions beginning from January 26, 2007. 

 B. Any party may apply to the Court to lift or continue the stay upon a 

showing of good cause; 

 C. All parties will participate in a further conference call and status report to 

the Court on July 26, 2007 at 8:45 a.m.. 

 D. The Servi-Tech, Mid Canada, Control Air, and HJ Martin Actions are 

consolidated for the limited purpose of reporting to the Court during the stay. 

7. By entering this stipulation, the parties are not waiving any claims asserted in the 

Control Air, Servi-Tech, Mid Canada, and HJ Martin Actions which are not the subject of passthrough claims to the GSA, and expressly reserve the right to litigate such claims in the Control 

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Air, Servi-Tech, Mid Canada, and HJ Martin Actions and reserve all rights, claims and defenses 

with respect to such claims. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED: 

Dated: February __, 2007 THELEN REID BROWN RAYSMAN & STEINER 

 LLP 

By 

Hector H. Espinosa 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MATT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

DICK CORPORATION; DICK 

CORPORATION/MATT CONSTRUCTION, 

A JOINT VENTURE; AMERICAN 

CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PA; 

and HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

Dated: February __, 2007 KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 

By 

David A. Mobley (As Counsel Admitted Pro Hac 

Vice in the Mid Canada and Control Air

Actions) 

Randall F. Hafer (As Counsel Admitted Pro Hac 

Vice in the Mid Canada and Control Air

Actions) 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MATT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION; 

DICK CORPORATION; and DICK 

CORPORATION/MATT CONSTRUCTION, 

A JOINT VENTURE 

Dated: February __, 2007 MARKS, GOLIA & FINCH, LLP 

By 

Jeffrey B. Baird 

Justin M. Stoger 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MID CANADA MILLWORK, LTD. 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE: STAY, SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS, AND LIMITED 

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Dated: February __, 2007 CASE, IBRAHIM & CLAUSS, LLP 

By 

Brian S. Case 

F. Albert Ibrahim 

Andrew C. Carlton 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CONTROL AIR CONDITIONING 

CORPORATION 

Dated: February __, 2007 LANG, RICHERT & PATCH 

By 

Mark L. Creede 

Craig B. Fry 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SERVI-TECH CONTROLS, INC. 

Dated: February __, 2007 CASE, IBRAHIM & CLAUSS, LLP 

By 

D. Michael Clauss 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

H.J. MARTIN & SON, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of March, 2007. 

 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

HON. OLIVER W. WANGER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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