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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor 

Post Office Box 1632 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 233-4800 

Facsimile: (559) 233-9330

Timothy Jones #119841 

William C. Hahesy #105743 

John P. Kinsey #215916 

Attorneys for: Defendants John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, Inc., 

a California Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FLYING J, INC., a Utah Corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

THOMAS PISTACCHIO, an individual, 

DELORES PISTACCHIO, an individual, 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, 

a California corporation, JOHN R. 

LAWSON, an individual; JOHN R. 

LAWSON ROCK & OIL, INC., a 

California Corporation. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:03-CV-06706 OWW LJO 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE 

 WHEREAS the Scheduling Conference in this proceeding was originally 

scheduled for March 30, 2007; 

 WHEREAS this Court continued the March 30, 2007, Scheduling Conference to 

July 27, 2007, to accommodate Plaintiffs’ contemplated depositions of Thomas Pistacchio, 

John R. Lawson and David Gruwell, for purposes of opposing the Defendants’ respective 

Motions to Strike under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16 (the “Anti-SLAPP 

Motions”); 

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 WHEREAS Plaintiff has taken the depositions of Thomas Pistacchio and John 

R. Lawson, but has not yet taken the deposition of David Gruwell; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiff intends to take the deposition of David Gruwell in July 

2007; 

 WHEREAS, after Plaintiff has taken the deposition of David Gruwell, the 

parties will need to submit further briefing in connection with Defendants’ respective AntiSLAPP Motions, as well as Defendants’ respective motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure, Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6); 

 WHEREAS the parties wish to continue the Scheduling Conference currently 

scheduled for July 27, 2007, to September 21, 2007, to accommodate the above; and 

 WHEREAS the parties wish to reserve the right to further continue the 

Scheduling Conference pending the briefing schedule and hearing date for Defendants’ 

respective Anti-SLAPP Motions, as well as Defendants’ respective motions to dismiss 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Plaintiff and Defendants, 

through their respective counsel, that the Scheduling Conference currently set for July 27, 

2007, shall be continued to September 21, 2007, at 8:45 a.m. in Courtroom 3 before the 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. 

DATED: June 25, 2007. MANATT PHELPS AND PHILLIPS LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew Urbach 

 Matthew S. Urbach, 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Flying J, Inc. 

DATED: June 25, 2007. SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

By: /s/ John Kinsey 

John P. Kinsey, Attorneys for Defendants 

John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock 

& Oil, Inc. 

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DATED: June 20, 2007. BAKER KEENER AND NAHRA

By: /s/ Daniel Leonard 

Daniel Patrick Leonard, Attorneys for 

Defendants Thomas Pistacchio, Delores 

Pistacchio, and Central Calif. Kenworth 

ORDER

 The Court having reviewed the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing 

therefor: 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference in this proceeding 

shall be continued to from July 27, 2007 at 8:45 a.m. to September 21, 2007 at 8:45 in 

Courtroom No. 3 of the above-referenced Court. 

DATED: June 26, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

United States District Judge 

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