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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MEDIATION DEADLINE

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP

MICKI S. SINGER (Bar No. 148699)

JOHN G. GHERINI (Bar No. 220981)

One Embarcadero Center, 16th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111-3628

Telephone: (415) 781-7900

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635

Attorneys for Defendant

General Electric Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Pursuant to Local Rules 6-2 and 7-12, Plaintiff STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (“Defendant”), by 

and through their attorneys of record, hereby submit to the following Stipulation to continue the 

deadline for completion of mediation in the above-referenced matter from January 31, 2006 to 

April 28, 2006.

REASON FOR REQUEST

The parties have worked in good faith to conduct the necessary discovery in order to 

prepare this case for a meaningful mediation. State Farm provided timely discovery responses and 

the parties thereafter worked diligently to set up the depositions of the insureds, which were 

necessary to prepare the case for mediation. It took longer then expected because the parties 

attempted to accommodate the insureds’ schedules. General Electric Company did take the 

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY and 

DOES 1 through 25,

Defendants.

CASE NO. C 05-0772 PJH

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

MEDIATION DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

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deposition of insured Irvin Holmes and most of the deposition of insured Kathleen Holmes, but 

was unable to finish that deposition due to Ms. Holmes schedule. For this reason, the parties 

were not able to conduct a mediation by the end of January as previously anticipated. 

The parties have agreed to use mediator Vivian Williamson and have requested dates from 

her office for a mediation in late March or early April.

STIPULATION

1. The parties agree to participate in mediation after the necessary discovery has been 

concluded. 

2. The parties agree to use Vivian Williamson as the mediator for this case.

3. For the reasons stated herein, the parties stipulate and request that the Court 

extend the mediation deadline from January 31, 2006, to April 28, 2006.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: January 31, 2006 THE LAW OFFICES OF HUBERT & YASUTAKE

 /S/

By:

Darrell Yasutake, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY

DATED: January 31, 2006 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP

 /S/

By:

John G. Gherini

Attorneys for Defendant

General Electric Company

[PROPOSED] ORDER ON FOLLOWING PAGE

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation above, the deadline for mediation in the above captioned 

matter is hereby continued to April 28, 2006.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

2/7/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

FINAL CONTINUANCE!

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