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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 

J. L. SEAN SLATTERY, S.B. 210965 

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. 1: 02 CV 5853 REC DLB 

AND CALIFORNIA AGRI SPRAYERS, INC., ) 

A California Corporation ) STIPULATION and ORDER TO VACATE 

) TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL DATE

 ) AND TO RESET TRIAL DATE AND 

Plaintiffs, ) PRETRIAL DATE 

 ) 

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 PLAINTIFFS WAYNE BILLINGSLEY, WAVA BILLINGSLEY AND 

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 J. L. SEAN SLATTERY, WHO STIPULATE TO VACATE THE CURRENT 

TRIAL DATE AND TO CONTINUE TRIAL IN THE WITHIN ACTION; AND WHICH 

STIPULATION PROVIDES: 

BACKGROUND: 

 1. Plaintiffs Billingsleys, the owners 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. Plaintiffs Billingsleys are the owners of 100 percent of the shares of stock in California 

Agri-Sprayers, Inc. 

 4. Only one of the three orchards owned by the Plaintiffs is the subject of the Plaintiffs’ 

action. 

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

Witness Discovery and Depositions. 

 6. Recently, however, factual developments regarding the subject orchard have occurred that 

may potentially affect the entire scope of this litigation. 

 

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 7. Counsel and experts for both parties are currently attempting to determine how, if at all, the 

scope of this litigation will change as a result of the aforementioned factual developments. 

 8. Plaintiffs and Defendant believe that it is necessary to vacate the current trial date in order 

to conduct testing and further discovery as to the causes of the recent developments concerning the 

subject orchard and how, if at all, the scope of this litigation will change. 

 9. Plaintiffs and Defendant wish to avoid a multiplicity of actions; avoid the necessity of 

prosecuting and defending a separate action involving the death of the new almond trees; to avoid the 

time, cost and expenses in prosecuting and defending a new and separate action; to avoid potentially 

inconsistent results which could occur as a result of litigating two separate actions; and to make 

appropriate and economic use of the Court’s time and resources. 

STIPULATION 

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

trial date of September 27, 2005 to vacate the current Pretrial Conference date before the Honorable 

Dennis Beck and to reset the Pretrial Conference to September 23, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5 

before the Honorable Dennis Beck, Magistrate Judge and further stipulate to reset the trial date to 

Tuesday, November 8, 2005 in Courtroom 1 at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Robert Coyle. 

 So stipulated. 

Date: August 3, 2005 /s/_Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. _____

 Wayne Billingsley, Wava Billingsley, 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

Date: August 9, 2005 /s/Gerald M. Leverett, Esq._____ 

 California Agri Sprayers 

 By Gerald M. Leverett, Esq. 

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 So Stipulated. 

Date: August 9, 2005 /s/J. L. Sean Slattery, Esq.__/S/___ 

 Loveland Industries, Inc. d.b.a. 

 UAP West 

 By J.. L. Sean Slattery, Esq. 

ORDER 

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

date, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves the Stipulation. The trial date of 

September 27, 2005 in the above referenced matter is hereby vacated and the current Pretrial Conference 

date is hereby vacated. 

 Trial in the within matter is reset to commence on Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 1 before the Honorable Judge Coyle. The Pretrial Conference is rest to Friday, September 23, 

2005 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5, before the Honorable Dennis Beck, U. S. Magistrate Judge. 

 IT IS ORDERED. 

DATE: August 15, 2005 ____/s/ Dennis L. Beck__________ 

 DENNIS L. BECK 

 U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

 

 

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