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Nature of Suit Code: 240
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Property Damage

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GERALD M. LEVERETT, S. B. 55841 

 Attorney at Law 

1830 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 212 

Bakersfield, California 93301 

Post Office Box 1676 

Bakersfield, California 93303-1676 

Telephone: (661) 326-0234 

Fax: (661) 324-4960 

 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Wayne Billingsley, Wava 

Billingsley and California Agri Sprayers, Inc. 

KEVIN W. ALEXANDER, S.B. 175204 

BRIAN LEDGER, ESQ. S.B. 156942 

GORDON & REES LLP 

101 West Broadway, Suite 1600 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone (619) 696-6700 

Fax: (619) 696-7124 

Attorneys for Defendant Loveland Industries, 

Inc. d.b.a. UAP West 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO 

WAYNE BILLINGSLEY, WAVA BILLINGSLEY ) CASE NO. CIV F 02 5853 OWW DLB 

AND CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC., ) (NEW DJ) 

A California Corporation ) JOINT STIPULATION TO VACATE 

) PRETRIAL DATE, TRIAL DATE, AND

 ) TO RESCHEDULE PRETRIAL AND 

Plaintiffs, ) TRIAL DATES 

 ) 

vs. ) [Local Rule 78-230(g); 83-143] 

 ) 

LOVELAND INDUSTRIES, INC. d.b.a. ) 

UAP WEST, a Colorado Corporation and ) 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive ) 

 ) 

Defendant(s) ) 

__________________________________________) 

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COME NOW PLAINTIFF CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC. BY AND THROUGH 

THEIR ATTORNEY OF RECORD GERALD M. LEVERETT AND DEFENDANTS LOVELAND 

INDUSTRIES, INC. D.B.A. UAP WEST BY AND THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS OF 

RECORD GORDON & REES, KEVIN ALEXANDER AND BRIAN LEDGER, WHO STIPULATE 

TO VACATE THE CURRENT TRIAL DATE AND TO CONTINUE TRIAL IN THE WITHIN 

ACTION; AND WHICH STIPULATION PROVIDES: 

BACKGROUND: 

1. Plaintiff is the owner of certain real property located in the County of Tulare, State of 

California more particularly referred to by Tulare County Tax Assessors’ Numbers 338-070-006, 338-

260-016, 338-070-005 and 338-070-006, being a portion of Section 32, Township 26 South, Range 

26 East MDB&M. 

2. The above referred to real property is devoted to agricultural purposes and specifically 

three separate almond orchards. 

3. The orchards are owned by Plaintiff California Agri Sprayers, Inc., a California corporation. 

4. Only one of the three orchards owned by the Plaintiff is the subject of the Plaintiff’s action. 

For illustrative purposes and information only, attached hereto and made a part hereof is a Tulare 

County Assessors’ Parcel Map showing those parcels owned and the one parcel which is the subject of 

the within action, denoted as “subject parcel”, Exhibit 1. 

5. During the pendency of this action, Plaintiff’s counsel underwent abdominal surgeries in 

February, March, June and November of 2004. The parties conducted discovery while 

accommodating counsel’s medical needs. 

6. The parties have exchanged Expert Witness Disclosures and have commenced Expert 

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Witness Discovery and Depositions. 

7. Currently the depositions of expert witnesses are to be taken. Counsel has cooperated with 

dates to coordinated with the experts availability. The remaining expert witnesses to deposed are: 

1. Dale W. Rush, Ph.D. 

2. Alborz A. Wozniak, P.E. 

3. Michael Ming, ADA 

4. William E. Patin, CPA/ABV 

8. Prior to the taking of the above expert depositions the parties hereto agree to and did 

participate in an agreed upon Mediation before the Honorable Judge John Leo Wagner, Retired United 

States District Court Judge. While the Mediation was extremely helpful the parties were not able to 

reach a mediated agreement. Retired Judge Wagner continues to communicate with the parties in a 

continued effort to mediate a resolution of the parties’ dispute, however, the parties have agreed to 

prepare for trial in the meantime. 

9. During the week of September 5, 2006, Plaintiff’s counsel was advised that an angiogram 

was needed. That angiogram has been scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 21, 2006. 

This will prevent the deposition of the experts referenced above being taken and completed prior to 

the date of the required Joint Pretrial Conference Statement, September 20, 2006, and appropriate trial 

preparation including possible rebuttal experts and their related discovery. 

10. The Joint Pretrial Statement is currently set to filed on or before September 20, 2006. 

11. The Pretrial Conference in the above referenced matter is currently set to take place on 

Monday, September 25, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in Department 3 before the Honorable Oliver Wanger, 

Presiding. 

12. Trial in this matter is currently set for Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in Courtroom Number 

3 before the Honorable Oliver Wanger. 

13. The facts set forth hereinabove and the unanticipated medical requirements of counsel 

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necessitate a rescheduling of the Pretrial and Trial of this matter. 

14. Counsel have discussed the matter and have agreed upon a new Trial, with the Court’s 

permission, in February of 2007, with a Pretrial date during the week of January 15, 2007 and a Joint 

Pretrial Statement being filed on or before December 18, 2007. 

STIPULATION 

WHEREFORE, based upon the above facts, the parties hereto stipulate to vacate the current 

Pretrial date of September 25, 2006 and to vacate the current Trial date of November 7, 2006. 

The parties further stipulate to reset the Pretrial Conference to the week of January 15, 2007 

and to continue and reset the Trial in the matter to February 13, 2007, or at the Court’s convenience, 

including February, 2007. 

So stipulated. 

Date: September 18, 2006 __________/S/_________________ 

 California Agri Sprayers 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

So Stipulated. 

Date: September 18, 2006 _________/S/_________________ 

 Loveland Industries, Inc. d.b.a. 

 UAP West 

 By Brian Ledger, Esq. 

ORDER 

The Court, having considered the Joint Stipulation of the parties hereto to vacate the current 

Pretrial date of Monday, September 25, 2006 and the current Trial date of November 7, 2006 and, GOOD 

CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves the Stipulation. 

The Court does hereby vacate the current Pretrial Conference of date of September 25, 2006. 

The Court does hereby vacate the Trial date of November 7, 2006. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Pretrial Conference be rescheduled for January 16, 2007 at 

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11:00 a.m. in Department 3 of this Court. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that Trial in the above referenced matter isrescheduled for February 

27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 3 of the above referenced court. 

IT IS ORDERED. 

DATE: 9/19/2006 ___/s/ Oliver W. Wanger______ 

 OLIVER WANGER 

 U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

 

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