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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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Stiplation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Answers to Fourth Amended Complaint (CIV-S-02-0018 GEB-GHH) 

EDMUND G. BROWN JR., State Bar No. 37100 

Attorney General of California 

MARGARITA PADILLA, State Bar No. 99966 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

SANDRA GOLDBERG, State Bar No. 138632 

Deputy Attorney General 

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor 

P.O. Box 70550 

Oakland, CA 94612-0550 

Telephone: (510) 622-2145 

E-mail: Sandra.Goldberg@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff California Department 

of Toxics Substance Control 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC 

SUBSTANCES CONTROL, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

CHARLES V. KESTER, ET AL., 

Defendants,

______________________________________

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS, 

COUNTERCLAIMS AND/OR THIRDPARTY ACTIONS.

CIV-S-02-0018 GEB-GHH 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER REGARDING ANSWERS TO 

FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT 

 

Judge: The Honorable Garland E. 

Burrell, Jr. 

Trial Date: None 

Action Filed: January 4, 2002 

 Plaintiff, California Department of Toxic Substances Control and defendants White Rock & 

Kilgore, LLC (“White Rock”), Ravind Shankar (“Shankar”), Charles V. Kester (“Kester”), 

Kilogore & White Rock, LLC (“Kilgore”) and Mid Valley Development, Inc. (“Mid Valley”) 

hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

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Stiplation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Answers to Fourth Amended Complaint (CIV-S-02-0018 GEB-GHH) 

1.The claims against White Rock, Shankar and Mid Valley in this action were settled by the 

Consent Decree approved on April 28, 2010 (Document 1120). Accordingly, White Rock, 

Shankar and Mid Valley are not required to file an Answer to the Fourth Amended Complaint 

filed on July 22, 2010 (Document 1145). White Rock, Shankar and Mid Valley are named as 

defendants in the Fouth Amended Complaint only because they have continuing obligations 

under the Consent Decree and the Court has jurisdiction to enforce the Consent Decree. In light 

of the Consent Decree, White Rock, Shankar and Mid Valley are not required to participate in 

status conferences or other future proceedings that are based on the Fourth Amended Complaint. 

2. Kester shall file its response to the Fourth Amended Complaint by September 24, 2010. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 20, 2010 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC 

SUBSTANCES CONTROL: 

/s/ Sandra Goldberg, Esq.________________

SANDRA GOLDBERG

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for CaliforniaDepartment of 

Toxics Substance Control 

Dated: August 20, 2010 WHITE ROCK & KILGORE, LLC: 

/s/ Robert Craig Iseley, Esq.______________

ROBERT CRAIG ISELEY 

Attorney for White Rock & Kilgore, LLC 

Dated: August 20, 2010 KILGORE & WHITE ROCK, LLC: 

/s/ Robert Craig Iseley, Esq.______________

ROBERT CRAIG ISELEY 

Attorney for Kilgore & White Rock, LLC 

Dated: August 20, 2010 RAVIND SHANKAR 

/s/ Ravind Shankar_____________________

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Stiplation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Answers to Fourth Amended Complaint (CIV-S-02-0018 GEB-GHH) 

Dated: August 20, 2010 CHARLES V. KESTER 

/s/ Charles V. Kester___________________

Dated: August 20, 2010 MID VALLEY DEVELOPMENT, INC. 

 /s/ Jeffory J. Scharff, Esq.______________ 

 JEFFORY J. SCHARFF 

 ` SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

 Attorneys for Mid Valley Development, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 8/20/10 

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