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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

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 STIP. TO FURTHER MODIFY DATES (NORTHERN, 

WESTERN & SOUTHERN PLUME TRIAL); ORDER; 

CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

FOLGER LEVIN & KAHN LLP

Margaret R. Dollbaum (SB# 093725) 

Jolie-Anne S. Ansley (SB# 221526) 

Embarcadero Center West 

275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 986-2800 

Facsimile: (415) 986-2827 

D. Stephen Schwabauer (SB# 173567) 

City Attorney 

City of Lodi, California 

221 West Pine Street 

Lodi, CA 95240 

Telephone: (209) 333-6701 

Facsimile: (209) 333-6807 

KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD

Daniel J. O’Hanlon (SB# 122380) 

Robert E. Murphy (SB# 040981) 

A Professional Corporation 

400 Capitol Mall, 27th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4416 

Telephone: (916) 321-4500 

Facsimile: (916) 321-4555 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

M&P INVESTMENTS, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:00-cv-2441 FCD KJM 

STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFY 

DATES ESTABLISHED IN THE 

COURT’S FOURTH AMENDED 

SCHEDULING ORDER (NORTHERN, 

WESTERN & SOUTHERN PLUME 

TRIAL); ORDER 

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS, 

COUNTERCLAIMS, THIRD-PARTY 

CLAIMS AND FOURTH-PARTY CLAIMS. 

“AS MODIFIED”

WHEREAS, on January 26, 2005, the Court issued its Fourth Amended Scheduling Order 

for the Northern, Western, & Southern Plume Trial establishing discovery and pre-trial deadlines, 

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STIP. TO FURTHER MODIFY DATES (NORTHERN, 

WESTERN & SOUTHERN PLUME TRIAL); ORDER; 

CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

which was subsequently modified by Order of this Court on August 8, 2006, and on December 

14, 2006. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff City of Lodi is currently finalizing settlements with the remaining 

Southern Plume Defendant (Randtron). 

WHEREAS, certain Northern Plume Defendants (the Gundershaug parties; Lustre-Cal 

Nameplate Corporation; the Ackel parties; Wright Motors; the Ehlers parties; the Weil Motors 

parties; Elizabeth Benson, as Trustee of the Nancy Lee Benson Revocable Living Trust; and Lodi 

Chrome) and the City of Lodi have concluded joint investigation efforts of the Northern Plume 

area. 

WHEREAS, the City of Lodi and Northern Plume Defendants have been engaged in 

ongoing mediations under the auspices of Court-appointed mediator Lester J. Levy of JAMS. As 

a result of these mediations, the City has reached tentative settlements with many of the Northern 

Plume Defendants, and is in the process of finalizing the settlement agreements. The City 

believes it will soon achieve a near-global settlement of the Northern Plume and will shortly 

submit a motion for approval of settlements for at least 14 groups of parties. 

WHEREAS, the City of Lodi and certain South Central/Western Plume defendants 

(the Newfield parties, the Lewis parties, the Norge parties, the Service Laundry parties, Harman 

Managers Investment Ltd., R. Spiekerman, the Bollinger parties, and the Bader parties) have 

completed joint investigation efforts of the South Central/Western Plume area. 

WHEREAS, the City of Lodi and South Central/Western Plume Defendants have been 

engaged in ongoing mediations under the auspices of Court-appointed mediator Lester J. Levy of 

JAMS. As a result of these mediations, the City has reached tentative settlements with many of 

the South Central/Western Plume Defendants, and is in the process of finalizing several 

settlement agreements. 

WHEREAS, to allow for the completion of settlement agreements with Northern Plume 

and South Central/Western Plume Defendants, and to avoid undue litigation expense by 

complying with the deadlines established in the Court’s Fourth Amended Scheduling Order 

(Northern, Western & Southern Plume Trial), the Parties now seek an order pursuant to Federal 

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STIP. TO FURTHER MODIFY DATES (NORTHERN, 

WESTERN & SOUTHERN PLUME TRIAL); ORDER; 

CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) modifying and extending the deadlines set forth within the Fourth 

Amended Scheduling Order, as previously modified, for 4 months. The Parties propose the 

schedule be modified as follows: 

 Current Date Proposed Date

Discovery Completed November 9, 2007 March 7, 2008 

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses September 10, 2007 January 11, 2008 

Expert Discovery Completed October 30, 2007 March 4, 2008 

Final Date to Hear Dispositive Motions January 25, 2008 May 23, 2008 

Last Day to File Motions in Limine February 8, 2008 June 13, 2008 

Oppositions to Motions in Limine Due February 25, 2008 June 30, 2008 

Hearing on Motions in Limine March 7, 2008 

at 10:00 a.m. 

July 11, 2008 

at 10:00 a.m. 

Final Pre-trial Conference April 4, 2008 

at 1:30 p.m. 

August 1, 2008 

at 1:30 p.m. 

Trial June 10, 2008 

at 9:00 a.m 

October 7, 2008 

at 9:00 a.m 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties hereto that 

the deadlines established by the Court in the Fourth Amended Scheduling Order (Northern, 

Western & Southern Plume Trial) may be further modified as set forth above. 

DATED: September 5, 2007 FOLGER LEVIN & KAHN LLP 

/s/ Margaret R. Dollbaum 

Margaret R. Dollbaum 

Attorneys for Plaintiff City of Lodi 

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STIP. TO FURTHER MODIFY DATES (NORTHERN, 

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CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

DATED: September 5, 2007 BARG COFFIN LEWIS & TRAPP LLP 

/s/ JON ENSCOE 

JON ENSCOE 

R. MORGAN GILHULY 

SERGIO BORGIOTTI 

Attorneys for Defendant Lustre-Cal Nameplate Corp. 

DATED: ______________, 2007 SOMACH, SIMMONS & DUNN, PC 

MICHAEL ELDON VERGARA 

KANWARJIT SINGH DUA 

Attorneys for Defendants Ackel Investment Co., 

Charles Ackel, Northridge Mills, Inc., and William 

Ackel as Administrator of the Estate of Norma Ackel, 

as Trustee of the Norma Ackel Trust, and as Trustee of 

the August Ackel Trust 

DATED: ______________, 2007 MAYALL HURLEY KNUTSEN SMITH & GREEN 

J. ANTHONY ABBOTT 

Attorneys for Defendants California Pallet 

Corporation, as successor to Tusco Casting, Inc., 

Preszler Electric & Pump Service and Richard Preszler 

DATED: ______________, 2007 ROGERS JOSEPH O’DONNELL 

ROBERT C. GOODMAN 

ANN M. BLESSING 

Attorneys for Defendant Elizabeth Benson, as Trustee 

of the Nancy Lee Benson Revocable Living Trust 

DATED: September 5, 2007 MULLEN, SULLIVAN & NEWTON, LLP 

/s/ JAMES V. DEMERA, III 

JAMES V. DEMERA, III 

Attorneys for Defendant Holz Rubber Company, Inc. 

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CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

DATED: September 5, 2007 YARON & ASSOCIATES 

/s/ KATHLEEN FRIEDLANDER 

GEORGE D. YARON, JR. 

KATHLEEN FRIEDLANDER 

Attorneys for Defendant Lodi Chrome 

DATED: ______________, 2007 SEDGWICK DETERT MORAN & ARNOLD 

SCOTT D. MROZ 

MATTHEW G. DUDLEY 

Attorneys for Defendant Kayser-Roth Corporation

DATED: ______________, 2007 CAULFIELD, DAVIES & DONAHUE 

JAMES R. DONAHUE 

Attorneys for Defendants James J. Babcock and 

Service Laundry & Dry Cleaners 

DATED: ______________, 2007 SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. 

DOUGLAS L. SMITH 

Attorneys for Defendants James J. Babcock and 

Service Laundry & Dry Cleaners 

DATED: September 5, 2007 LAW OFFICE OF K. ROBERT FOSTER 

/s/ K. ROBERT FOSTER 

K. ROBERT FOSTER 

Attorney for Defendant Robert Spiekerman 

DATED: September 5, 2007 

/s/ by THOMAS H. KEELING 

MICHAEL NORRIS 

In Propria Persona 

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STIP. TO FURTHER MODIFY DATES (NORTHERN, 

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CASE NO. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD KJM 

DATED: September 5, 2007 FREEMAN, D’AIUTO, PIERCE, GUREV, KEELING 

& WOLF 

/s/ THOMAS H. KEELING 

THOMAS H. KEELING 

Attorneys for Defendants Paul Mariani, Delano 

Gotelli, and Victor Leonardini 

DATED: ______________, 2007 GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER 

DANIEL S. FLOYD 

Attorneys for Defendants Randtron, Holz Rubber 

Company and Oldco Holz, Inc. 

DATED: September 5, 2007 WALSWORTH FRANKLIN BEVINS & MCCALL, 

LLP 

/s/ ANDREW NELSON 

ANDREW NELSON 

Attorneys for Defendants Robert O. Bader, Estate of 

Harry L. Bader, Deceased, and Marjorie Bader 

DATED: September 5, 2007 GAW VAN MALE SMITH MYERS & MIROGLIO 

/s/ TERESA A. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ. 

TERESA A. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Defendants Thomas Gundershaug, 

Gundershaug Electric, and Estate of Norval 

Gundershaug, Deceased 

DATED: ______________, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF DARYL B. KATCHER 

DARYL BLAKE KATCHER 

Attorneys for Defendants Thomas Gundershaug, 

Gundershaug Electric, and Estate of Norval 

Gundershaug, Deceased 

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DATED: ______________, 2007 ADAMS EDWARDS & WELCH P.C. 

JOHN WELCH 

Attorneys for Defendants Herman C. Weber, Ida P. 

Weber, and Cain Electrical Works 

DATED: ______________, 2007 

LODI AVENUE CENTERS LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP 

In Propria Persona 

DATED: ______________, 2007 

ROBERT LEE 

Attorney for Defendant Siu Yin Kong 

DATED: ______________, 2007 MCKAY BURTON & THURMAN 

DAVID L. BIRD 

Attorneys for Defendant Harman Managers 

Investment, Ltd. 

DATED: September 5, 2007 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & LONG, LLP 

/s/ KRISTIN N. BLAKE 

KRISTIN N. BLAKE 

ROBERT B. BERRIGAN 

Attorneys for Defendants Gerald J. Van Der Lans and 

Van Der Lans and Sons, Inc. 

DATED: ______________, 2007 

SPIVAK-BOLLINGER DEVELOPMENT CO. 

In Propria Persona 

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DATED: September 5, 2007 HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS VLAHOS RUDY 

LLP 

/s/ ELI R. MAKUS 

ELI R. MAKUS 

Attorneys for Defendants Peter P. Bollinger 

Investment Co., A California Limited Partnership; 

Michael Bollinger, as Trustee of the Peter P. Bollinger 

Ten Year G.R.I.T; Michael Bollinger, as Trustee of the 

Peter P. Bollinger Irrevocable Living Trust, 

Agreement No. One Dated January 1, 1980; and Peter 

P. Bollinger, an Individual 

DATED: ______________, 2007 

LOUVERNA HARRISON 

In Propria Persona 

DATED: September 5, 2007 LAPLANTE SPINELLI DONALD 

/s/ DOMENIC SPINELLI 

JONATHAN R. MARZ 

Attorneys for Defendant Lodi Unified School District 

DATED: September 5, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL R. NORTON 

/s/ MICHAEL R. NORTON 

MICHAEL R. NORTON 

Attorney for Defendants San Joaquin Sulphur 

Company, Ralph A. Burlington, and Bruce A. 

Burlington and Norma J. Burlington 

DATED: ______________, 2007 EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. 

DAMIAN CAPOZZOLA 

Attorneys for Defendants Super Mold Corporation and 

Cable Design Technologies, Inc. 

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DATED: ______________, 2007 BRYDON HUGO & PARKER 

EDWARD R. HUGO 

PAUL BESSETTE 

Attorneys for Defendants Dolores Grace and Connie 

DeWalt Scott

DATED: ______________, 2007 ISOLA & RUIZ, LLP 

DAVID R. ISOLA 

Attorneys for Defendants Lodi Dodge Chrysler 

Plymouth, Inc., Weil Family Trust, Estate of Jack M. 

Weil, Deceased, Wright Motors, Inc., Ehlers Auto, 

Theodore H. Rosen (d/b/a Brackett’s Garage), Joseph 

K. Newfield and Judith L. Newfield, Ehlers Holding, 

Inc. (d/b/a Loren Ehlers Auto Service), Loren Ehlers 

and Mercedes Ehlers, Jerome Bookin, Hazel Houston, 

Rand Jeffrey Spraggins and Mildred Phyllis Spraggins, 

Tokay Foundry Corp., a dissolved California 

corporation, Jan Odland and Carol Odland, Virgil 

Froemke and Marjorie Froemke, and Hertha 

Katzakian, Phil Katzakian, and Lodi Printing Co. 

O R D E R 

Based on the foregoing Stipulation, except as modified by the court, and good cause 

existing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, the dates set forth in the Fourth Amended 

Scheduling Order (Northern, Western & Southern Plume Trial) are RESET as follows: 

 Current Date Proposed Date

Discovery Completed November 9, 2007 March 7, 2008 

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses September 10, 2007 January 11, 2008 

Expert Discovery Completed October 30, 2007 March 4, 2008 

Final Date to Hear Dispositive Motions January 25, 2008 May 23, 2008 

Final Pre-trial Conference April 4, 2008 

at 1:30 p.m. 

August 1, 2008 

at 1:30 p.m. 

Trial June 10, 2008 

at 9:00 a.m 

October 7, 2008 

at 9:00 a.m 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: September 7, 2007 

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