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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING JOINT STIPULATION AND GRANTING MOTION FOR LIMITED STAY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BEL AIR MART, a California corporation 

and WONG FAMILY INVESTORS, L.P., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ARNOLD CLEANERS, INC.; et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:10-CV-02392 MCE-EFB 

ORDER APPROVING JOINT 

STIPULATION AND GRANTING MOTION 

FOR LIMITED STAY 

Date: October 6, 2011 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Courtroom: 7 

Judge: Morrison England, Jr. 

The Joint Stipulation and Motion for a Limited Stay filed by plaintiffs Bel Air Mart and 

Wong Family Investors, L.P. (“Plaintiffs”), and defendants Ralph Armstrong, Yolanda Panattoni, 

Arnold Cleaners, Inc., Han Hoi Joo, Chang Sun Joo, Peter Kim, R. Gern Nagler as Trustee of the 

John W. Burns Testamentary Trust, Robert Gern Nagler, and Arrowood Indemnity Company, as 

alleged insurer of the Estate of John W. Burns, Deceased, and the Estate of Elice G. Burns, 

Deceased, pursuant to California Probate Code §§ 550 et seq.(“Arrowood”) (collectively 

“Defendants”), came before this Court. The matter was deemed appropriate for disposition 

without oral argument in accordance with the provisions of Eastern District Local Rule 230(h). 

After full consideration of the representations and stipulations reflected in the supporting papers 

filed, and the papers and records on file in this action, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the Joint Stipulation and Motion for a Limited Stay is APPROVED 

and GRANTED. 

The Court finds that a limited stay of the litigation through and including January 31, 

2012, is justified and appropriate. 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is immediately STAYED through and 

including January 31, 2012 (“Stay Period”), subject to the following terms and exceptions: 

1. The parties to this litigation may serve subpoenas to “unrelated third parties”1 that 

are directed solely to: 

a. The location of insurance agreements under which a party may 

assert that an insurance business may be liable to satisfy all or part 

of a possible judgment in the action or to indemnify or reimburse for 

payments made to satisfy the judgment; or 

b. The location of any currently named defendants in the present 

litigation (including, in the case of named “deceased” defendants, 

their respective insurance carrier(s) who may be identified as a party 

pursuant to Probate Code Section 550) who have not yet been 

served in this action. 

2. The parties may complete service of their respective previously filed complaint or 

counterclaims against any remaining named defendants that have not yet been located and served, 

including but not limited to any alleged insurers of any named “deceased” defendants pursuant to 

Probate Code Section 550. 

3. Any person or entity that is served with the Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint 

(“Complaint”) or previously filed counterclaims during the Stay Period must timely file a 

responsive pleading thereto in accordance with the deadlines set forth in the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure and applicable local rules. Any response required to any responsive pleading, 

including any counterclaims or cross claims filed by a newly served person or entity, will be 

stayed for the remainder of the Stay Period and due no later than 30 days after the expiration of 

the Stay Period. 

 

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 For purposes of this Order, “unrelated third parties” means any person or entity that is both: (1) not currently named 

in the present litigation as of the date the motion was filed by the parties; and (2) not a past or present principal, board 

member, trustee, officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee, contractor, parent corporation, subsidiary, 

predecessor, or successor of a party currently named in the present litigation. Separate insurance businesses that a 

party may contend is liable to satisfy all or part of a possible judgment in the action or to indemnify or reimburse for 

payments made to satisfy the judgment are expressly considered to be “unrelated third parties”. 

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4. Except as specifically reserved at the end of this paragraph 4, any and all pending 

discovery including, but not limited to, deposition notices and written discovery requests 

presently noticed by the parties to this present litigation, is stayed. Any responses to written 

discovery stayed by the Court pursuant to this Order shall be served within 30 days of the 

expiration of the Stay Period, unless the response period is otherwise extended further by 

agreement of the party propounding the discovery; any deposition previously noticed may be renoticed for a date not earlier than 30 days after the expiration of the Stay Period; and the 

subpoena for documents served by defendant and counterclaimant R. Gern Nagler to Raley’s 

dated July 26, 2011 is deemed withdrawn. All rights and objections to any discovery referenced 

above are maintained by the parties and may be timely asserted after the Stay Period has expired. 

Notwithstanding the above Stipulation for staying of all pending discovery, Arrowood has served 

Plaintiffs with Requests for Production of Documents – Sets One (“Arrowood RFPs”). Plaintiffs 

served responses to the Arrowood RFPs, and have agreed to serve any privilege log associated 

therewith during the pendency of the stay. All existing rights and objections to the Arrowood 

RFPs and any responses provided thereto are maintained by the parties and may be timely 

asserted either after the expiration of Stay Period granted by this Order. Arrowood’s rights to 

move to compel in connection with the Arrowood RFPs, if necessary, are maintained and may be 

timely asserted either after the Stay Period granted by this Order. 

5. Plaintiffs shall be allowed to continue physical site investigation associated with 

the environmental contamination alleged in this matter, as may be approved by the Regional 

Water Quality Control Board. Plaintiffs shall keep Defendants informed of all such physical site 

investigations, and shall provide Defendants notice and the opportunity to observe and make 

inquiries through counsel regarding the investigations. 

6. Counsel for the parties hereto, including any parties subsequently served in 

accordance with the Court’s Order, shall meet and confer 90 days from the date of this Order to 

provide an update on: (a) the location of additional insurance agreements under which a party 

may assert that an insurance business may be liable to satisfy all or part of a possible judgment in 

the action or to indemnify or reimburse for payments made to satisfy the judgment of any party; 

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(b) timing for the completion of any remaining physical site investigation conducted by Plaintiffs 

per paragraph 5, above; and (c) the possibility of the parties pursing alternative dispute resolution 

(i.e., mediation) within the Stay Period. 

7. Plaintiffs may file and have heard by the Court a motion for a further extension of 

time in which to serve defendants named in Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint in the present 

litigation, which the Court will rule upon in conjunction with stay provided for by this Order. 

8. The Stay Period provided by the Court shall not be considered, and each party 

agrees not to assert, plead or raise in any fashion any defense or avoidance based upon the 

expiration or running of any statute of limitations or any defense based upon laches, estoppel or 

the lapse or passage of time to occur during the Stay Period provided by this Order. 

9. If any party seeks relief from this stay, prior to seeking relief from the Court, the 

party seeking such relief from the stay shall be required to meet and confer with the other parties 

to the present litigation regarding the request for relief from the stay and attempt to informally 

resolve the matter prior to filing a request for relief. 

10. The due date for a further joint status report from the parties is moved from 

November 1, 2011, to February 7, 2012 – one week following the expiration of the Stay Period 

provided by this Order. 

11. All other litigation proceedings not specifically herein excepted are stayed through 

and including January 31, 2012. 

Dated: October 6, 2011 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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