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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME ON SETTLEMENT PROCESS 

JEFFORY J. SCHARFF (SBN 137620) 

MICHAEL E. VINDING (SBN 178359) 

SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2640 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 446-3400 

Facsimile: (916) 446-1759 

sbv-law@scharff.us 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant/ 

Cross-Claimant/Cross-Defendant ROSALIE A. 

ANSELMO and KAREN L. LILIENTHAL, 

CO-TRUSTEES under that certain document entitled 

“THE EDWARD A. ANSELMO AND ROSALIE A. 

ANSELMO 1992 REVOCABLE TRUST” dated 

December 21, 1992; ALBERT ANSELMO 

ELEANOR ANSELMO, DAVE DAVELAAR and LINDA DAVELAAR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES KOTROUS, individually and doing 

business as THE MATTRESS FACTORY, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

GOSS-JEWETT COMPANY OF NORTHERN

CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation;

ESTATE OF ROBERT LAMANET, 

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT COMPANY; STEVEN LAMANET,

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT COMPANY; MICHAEL LAMANET

individually and as an officer of GOSSJEWETT; ROSALIE A. ANSELMO and 

KAREN L. LILENTHAL, as Co – Trustees 

under that certain document entitled “The 

Edward A. Anselmo and Rosalie A. Anselmo 

1992 Revocable Trust,” dated December 21, 

1992; BAYER CROPSCIENCE INC., a New 

York corporation, 

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Case No.: CIV. S-02-01520 FCD JFM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME ON SETTLEMENT 

PROCESS 

Trial Date: February 1, 2011 

Time: 9:00 am 

Courtroom: 2 

Judge: Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

Filing Date: July 15, 2002

AND ALL RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. 

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On March 11, 2010, the parties conducted a VDRP mediation session under Civil Local 

Rule 271. Through this mediation session, the parties tentatively reached a global agreement 

potentially disposing of all the claims asserted in this action. The parties are currently engaged 

in preparing the necessary documents to finalize the agreement. 

 On March 29, 2010, this Court issued its order upon stipulation of the parties (the “March 

29 Order”) which initially set April 14, 2010, as the deadline to file documents disposing of the 

within action and set numerous other deadlines pertaining to this action. 

 On April 13, 2010, insurance carriers to defendants Edward A. Anselmo, deceased; 

Albert A. Anselmo, deceased; Rosalie Anselmo; Eleanor Anselmo; Dave and Linda Davelaar 

(collectively the “Anselmo Parties”) advised through counsel that said insurance carriers 

objected to the proposed settlement. 

 On April 13, 2010, counsel for the settling parties were advised as to these objections. 

After discussions between counsel there was mutual agreement to continue to pursue potential 

settlement, and counsel for the Anselmo Parties agreed to attempt to resolve the concerns of the 

Anselmo Parties’ insurance carriers. 

 On April 16, 2010, the Court issued its order upon stipulation of the parties which set 

April 28, 2010, as the deadline to file documents disposing of the within action and set numerous 

other deadlines pertaining to this action. 

 Thereafter, counsel for the Anselmo Parties requested a statement of objections from all 

three carriers. To date, only two, Zurich North America and Century Indemnity, have 

responded. The Hartford has not. The settling parties continue to desire that the matter be 

settled, and as set forth below, stipulate to a further continuance of the settlement process to 

allow counsel for the Anselmo Parties to attempt to resolve the objections of their carriers. 

 NOW, THEREFORE, COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND 

AGREE, through their counsel of record, that: 

1. The deadline to file documents disposing of this action presently set for April 28, 

2010, shall be extended to May 12, 2010. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME ON SETTLEMENT PROCESS 

2. In the event the parties fail to completely dispose of this matter by May 12, 2010, 

the settling parties request that this Court order carrier representatives of Zurich North America, 

Century Indemnity and The Hartford, fully authorized to resolve this matter, to appear before the 

Court on a date to be set by the Court. 

3. In the event the parties fail to completely dispose of this action by May 12, 2010, 

the deadline for Goss-Jewett to complete discovery permitted by the Court’s February 17, 2010 

order, shall be extended to June 18, 2010. 

4. Similarly, to further support its motions for summary judgment, Bayer’s deadline 

to serve amended memoranda and any supporting evidence, addressing the further discovery, 

shall be extended to July 9, 2010, in response to which Goss-Jewett, the Anselmo Parties and 

Kotrous may file and serve amended oppositions no later than July 16, 2010. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: _____4/29/10____________ SIMONS, SOMACH & DUNN 

By: /s/ Michael Vergara (as authorized 4/29/10)

Michael Vergara 

Attorneys for James Kotrous, individually 

and doing business as The Mattress Factory 

DATED: _____4/29/10_____________ EDGCOMB LAW GROUP 

By:/s/ William D. Marsh (as authorized 4/29/10)

William D. Marsh 

Attorneys for Bayer CropScience Inc. 

DATED: _____4/28/10_____________ SCHARFF, BRADY & VINDING 

By: s/_Jeffory J. Scharff

Jeffory J. Scharff 

Attorneys for Rosalie A. Anselmo, Karen 

Lilienthal, Albert Anselmo, Eleanor Anselmo, 

Dave Davelaar and Linda Davelaar 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND TIME ON SETTLEMENT PROCESS 

DATED: _____4/29/10_____________ GREVE, CLIFFORD, WENGEL & PARAS, LLP 

By: _/s/ Gary L. Vinson (as authorized 4/29/10)

Gary L. Vinson 

Attorneys for Kleinfelder, Inc. 

DATED: _____5/4/10_____________ NOLEN LAW FIRM 

By__/s/ Rudy Nolen (as authorized 5/4/10)\ 

Rudy Nolen 

Attorneys for Ramage Environmental and 

Joseph Ramage 

DATED: _____4/29/10______________ WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN 

and DOCKER 

By: _/s/ Emily Weissenberger (as authorized 

4/29/10)

Emily Weissenberger 

Attorneys for RAH Environmental 

DATED: _____________________ BRYDON, HUGO & PARKER 

By:/s/ Roland Thè (as authorized 4/29/10)

Roland Thè 

Attorneys for Goss-Jewett Company of Northern 

California, Inc., Michael Lamanet and Steven 

Lamanet 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 4, 2010 _________________________________ 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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