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Parties Involved:
Granite States Insurance Company
Defendant
Richard Spain
Plaintiff

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Michael J. Leahy (Bar No. 82247)

 mleahy@hbblaw.com

Christopher Kendrick (Bar No. 162869)

 ckendrick@HBBLAW.com

Gregory M. Smith (Bar No. 259971)

 gsmith@hbblaw.com

HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP

555 South Flower Street, Forty-Fifth Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: 213.542.8000

Facsimile: 213.542.8100

Attorneys for Defendant, GRANITE STATE 

INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

RICHARD SPAIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

GRANITE STATES INSURANCE 

COMPANY; and DOES 1 through 25, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-CV-01071-LJO-BAM

STIPULATION TO ATTEND

PRIVATE MEDIATION IN LIEU OF 

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

BARBARA A. McAULIFFE

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

1. WHEREAS in its Scheduling Conference Order the Court set a Settlement 

Conference for 10:30 A.M. at April 20, 2016 with Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean;

2. WHEREAS the parties have agreed to attend mediation with Judge Richard 

Stone (Ret.) at 9:00 A.M. on April 28, 2016; 

3. WHEREAS the parties believe that mediation with Judge Stone gives them 

the best chance to resolve this matter at the present time. 

4. THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE and agree that they will mediate 

with Judge Stone as scheduled. 

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5. THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE that they will bargain in good faith 

to resolve this litigation. 

6. The parties request that this Court permit the stipulated mediation in lieu of 

the settlement conference. 

Dated: April 12, 2015 HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP

By: /s/ Gregory M. Smith

Michael J. Leahy

Christopher Kendrick

Gregory M. Smith

Attorneys for Defendant, GRANITE STATE 

INSURANCE COMPANY

Dated: April 12, 2015 BLUMBERG LAW CORPORATION

By: /s/ David L. Margulies

David L. Margulies

Attorneys for Plaintiff, RICHARD SPAIN 

ORDER

Good Cause having been shown, it is hereby Ordered that the parties in this matter 

shall attend mediation with Judge Richard Stone (Ret.) and the Settlement Conference set 

for April 20, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. before Judge Grosjean is Vacated. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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