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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 12:1730 Collection Under Contract Guaranty

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STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE HEARING AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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BENNETT J. LEE, Bar No. 230482 

NICHOLAS A. MERRELL, Bar No. 240795 

WATT, TIEDER, HOFFAR & FITZGERALD, L.L.P. 

333 Bush Street, Suite 1500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: 415-623-7000 

Facsimile: 415-623-7001 

blee@wthf.com

nmerrell@wthf.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

NATOMA VALLEY RIDGE, LLC, a California 

limited liability company; GSJ COMPANY, LLC 

dba DUNMORE COMMUNITIES, a California 

limited liability company; GRANT AVENUE, 

LLC, a California limited liability company; 

CREEKSIDE 18, LLC, a California limited 

liability company; JEREMY A. DUNMORE, an 

individual; SIDNEY D. DUNMORE, an 

individual; RUTH DUNMORE, an individual; 

CHADY EVETTE DUNMORE, an individual; 

THOMAS E. MARTIN, an individual; DIANE 

CAROL MARTIN, an individual; STEPHEN K. 

PARKINSON, an individual; SUSAN C. 

PARKINSON, an individual; GSJ COMPANY, 

LLC dba DUNMORE COMMUNITIES, as 

trustee, for THE DUNMORE FAMILY TRUST 

dated February 24, 1977, as amended; RUTH 

DUNMORE, as trustee, for THE DUNMORE 

FAMILY TRUST dated February 24, 1977, as 

amended; WESTERN SIERRA NATIONAL 

BANK, a California corporation; WESTERN 

SIERRA BANCORP, a California corporation; 

UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION, an 

Oregon corporation; and UMPQUA BANK, an 

Oregon corporation, GSJ COMPANY, LP, a 

California limited partnership, DUNMAR, LLC, 

a California limited liability company, FAIR 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02715-JAM-JFM [lead 

case] 

STIPULATION TO RESCHEDULE 

HEARING AND ORDER 

Hearing Information

Date: March 17, 2010 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 6

The Honorable Judge John A. Mendez 

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OAKS VILLAGE, LLC, a California limited 

liability company, SIBLEY SQUARE, LLC, a 

California limited liability company, PENRYN 

COUNTRY ESTATES, LLC, a California 

limited liability company, Hillgate Estates, LLC, 

a California limited liability company, 

STEVENSON AVENUE, LLC, a California 

limited liability company, SHASTA OAK 

COURT, LLC, a California limited liability 

company, 

Defendants. 

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

 

v. 

THOMAS E. MARTIN, an individual; DIANE 

CAROL MARTIN, an individual; THOMAS E. 

MARTIN, as trustee for the THOMAS E. 

MARTIN TRUST, established December 26, 

2002; DIANE CAROL MARTIN, as trustee for 

the THOMAS E. MARTIN TRUST, established 

December 26, 2002; BARBERRY LANE, LLC, a 

California limited liability company; EVAN 

ESTATES, LLC, a California limited liability 

company; GV INVESTMENTS, LLC, a 

California limited liability company; 

LAKERIDGE COTTAGES, LLC, a California 

limited liability company; PINE GROVE, LLC, a 

California limited liability company; 

STEVENSON AVENUE, LLC, a California 

limited liability company; TDM 

INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited 

liability company; and DOES 1-20. 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:09-CV-02147-JAM-JFM 

WHEREAS Plaintiff TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA 

(“Plaintiff”) has noticed a Motion for Summary Judgment as against Defendants WESTERN SIERRA 

NATIONAL BANK, WESTERN SIERRA BANCORP,UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION and 

UMPQUA BANK (collectively “Umpqua”), which is set for hearing on March 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in 

Courtroom 6 of the above-captioned court; 

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WHEREAS Plaintiff and Umpqua are actively attempting to reach a resolution of the claims and 

disputes between them, which will be significantly hindered if the aforementioned Motion for Summary 

Judgment remains set for hearing on March 17, 2010; 

WHEREAS counsel for Plaintiff and Umpqua have met and conferred and agree that 

rescheduling the hearing for Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment to a later date would allow 

Plaintiff and Umpqua to continue their efforts to resolve their claims and disputes between them; 

WHEREAS if Plaintiff and Umpqua are able to resolve the claims and disputes between them, 

the Motion for Summary Judgment would be rendered moot; 

WHEREAS the clerk for the Honorable Judge John A. Mendez has advised that the next 

available date for a hearing on a Motion for Summary Judgment before the Honorable Judge John A. 

Mendez would be May 5, 2010; 

THEREFORE, counsel for Plaintiff and Umpqua stipulate as follows: to vacated the hearing on 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment currently set for March 17, 2010, and reschedule the hearing to 

May 5, 2010, or such later date as is convenient for the Court. 

/s/ Nicholas A. Merrell 

NICHOLAS A. MERRELL 

Counsel for Plaintiff TRAVELERS 

CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA 

 February 24, 2010 

/s/ Darrell C. Martin 

DARRELL C. MARTIN 

Counsel for Defendants WESTERN 

SIERRA NATIONAL BANK, 

WESTERN SIERRA BANCORP, 

UMPQUA HOLDINGS 

CORPORATION and UMPQUA 

BANK 

 February 24, 2010 

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. The hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment which is currently scheduled for 

March 17, 2010 is hereby VACATED AND RESCHEDULED for May 5, 2010 at 9:30 

a.m. in Courtroom 6 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California; 

2. All filing deadlines for (1) any opposition to the Motion for Summary Judgment, and/or 

(2) any reply brief in support of the Motion for Summary Judgment shall be governed by 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rules for the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of California, and based upon the new hearing date of May 5, 

2010. 

DATED: February 25, 2010 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________

JOHN A. MENDEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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