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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Asbestos Litigation

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DEFENDANT TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE PLEADING (L. RULE 5 AND 6; FRCP 6) 

John R. Brydon [Bar No. 83365] 

Edward P. Tugade [Bar No. 226797] 

DEMLER, ARMSTRONG & ROWLAND, LLP 

601 California Street, Suite 704 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: (415) 949-1900; Fax: (415) 354-8380 

Emails: bry@darlaw.com; tug@darlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant PNEUMO ABEX LLC, 

successor in interest to Abex Corporation 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS H. TOY, SR. and

AGNES TOY, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 

INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 4:19-cv-00326-HSG

And Related Cases: 

4:19:cv-00325-HSG and 4:19-cv-00336 

HSG 

Judge: Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

EXTENSION OF TIME FOR 

DEFENDANT TO FILE 

RESPONSIVE PLEADING (L. RULE 

5 AND 6; FRCP 6)

[Removed from Alameda County 

Superior Court Case No. RG18932350] 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 5 and 6, and Fed. R. Civ. P. 6, Plaintiffs 

Thomas H. Toy, Sr. and Agnes Toy, by and through their attorneys of record, and 

Defendant Pneumo Abex LLC, successor in interest to Abex Corporation, by and 

through its attorneys of record, hereby stipulate to an extension as follows: 

1. On December 14, 2018, Plaintiffs Thomas H. Toy, Sr. and Agnes Toy 

(“Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint for Personal Injury and Loss of Consortium (“the 

Complaint”) in Alameda County Superior Court (Case No. RG18932350) 

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2. On January 18, 2019, and unbeknownst to Defendant, Defendant Viad 

Corp filed a Notice of Removal pursuant to § 1442 in the Northern District of 

California (Case No. 4:19-cv-00326). 

3. On January 22, 2019, the same day the state court answer or response 

to the state court Complaint by Defendant Pneumo Abex LLC, successor in interest 

to Abex Corporation’s (“Defendant) was due, and unbeknownst to Defendant, 

Defendant The William Powell Company and Defendant Copes-Vulcan, Inc. filed 

their Notices of Removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1442(a)(1) in the 

Northern District of California (Case Nos. 19-cv-00336, and 19-cv-00325, 

respectively). Not until recently did Defendant learn of the Notices of Removal in 

the three separate federal court actions, and that Plaintiffs noticed the Deposition of 

Plaintiff Thomas H. Toy for February 18, 2019. 

4. On February 6, 2019, the Court issued its Related Case Order, finding 

and instructing all parties, that the three cases are related. 

5. On February 12, 2019, Plaintiffs and Defendant met and conferred 

regarding Defendant’s intent to file its responsive pleading and/or Motion to 

Dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (B)(2), and the Deposition of 

Plaintiff Thomas H. Toy, Defendant’s attendance and participation during the 

Deposition of Thomas H. Toy, presently scheduled for February 18, 2019. 

6. During the meet and confer process, the parties agreed for Defendant 

to have an extension to respond to the Complaint in each of the separate, and now 

related, actions, and that Defendant’s attendance and participation during the 

Deposition of Thomas H. Toy, initially and unilaterally noticed for February 18, 

2019, and rescheduled to February 19, 2018, will not constitute a waiver of 

Defendant’s objections to the deposition and Defendant’s rights to move to dismiss 

the case or seek any other relief permitted under the law. Further, the parties 

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agreed this stipulation is not intended to be, nor does it constitute to be a general 

appearance by Defendant in this federal action. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between 

Plaintiffs and Defendant through their respective counsel of record that: 

(1) Defendant Pneumo Abex LLC, successor in interest to Abex 

Corporation’s date to file its federal court answer or otherwise file its federal court 

response to the Complaint now in federal court, under the three separate and 

related cases identified in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 above, is extended to March 14, 

2019. 

(2) This stipulation between Plaintiffs and Defendant does not waive 

Defendant’s rights to move to dismiss the case or seek any other relief permitted 

under the law. 

(3) This stipulation is not intended to be, nor does it constitute to be a 

general appearance in this federal action. 

(4) Defendant’s attendance during the Deposition of Thomas H. Toy, 

scheduled for February 19, 2018, will not constitute a waiver of Defendant’s 

objections to the deposition and Defendant’s rights to move to dismiss the case or 

seek any other relief permitted under the law. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: February 22, 2019 DEAN OMAR BRANHAM SHIRLEY, LLP 

By: /s/ Benjamin H. Adams Jessica M. Dean, Esq. 

Benjamin H. Adams, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

THOMAS H. TOY, SR. and AGNES TOY 

Dated: February 22, 2019 DEMLER, ARMSTRONG & ROWLAND LLP

By: /s/ John R. Brydon John R. Brydon, Esq. 

Edward P. Tugade, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

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Defendant PNEUMO ABEX LLC, successor 

in interest to Abex Corporation 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 25, 2019 ________________________________

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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