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Parties Involved:
Anderson Homes
Defendant
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
Plaintiff

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CASE NO.: 2:15-cv-00357-JAM-EFB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND ANDERSON HOMES’ 

TIME TO RESPOND TO TRAVELERS’ COMPLAINT TO NOVEMBER 17, 2015

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THE AGUILERA LAW GROUP, APLC 

A. Eric Aguilera, Esq. (SBN 192390) 

Raymond E. Brown, Esq. (SBN 164819) 

Kimberly R. Arnal, Esq. (SBN 200448) 

650 Town Center Drive 

Suite 100 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

T: 714-384-6600 / F: 714-384-6601 

eaguilera@aguileragroup.com 

rbrown@aguileragroup.com 

karnal@aguileragroup.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF 

AMERICA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a 

Connecticut corporation; 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ANDERSON HOMES, a California 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 10 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:15cv-00357-JAM-EFB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO EXTEND ANDERSON 

HOMES’ TIME TO RESPOND TO 

TRAVELERS’ COMPLAINT TO 

NOVEMBER 17, 2015 

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CASE NO.: 2:15-cv-00357-JAM-EFB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND ANDERSON HOMES’ 

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Plaintiff TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA 

(“TRAVELERS”) and Defendant ANDERSON HOMES, INC. (“ANDERSON 

HOMES”) hereby stipulate and agree to allow defendant ANDERSON HOMES an 

extension of an additional 14 days (in addition to the prior extensions (three) of 176 

days) of time, until November 17, 2015, to answer, appear, or otherwise reply to 

TRAVELERS’ complaint based on developments that will likely result in the 

complete dismissal of this action. 

1. WHEREAS, TRAVELERS filed the present action on February 12, 2015 

(Dckt No. 1); 

2. WHEREAS, ANDERSON HOMES’ was served on April 20, 2015 

(Dckt No. 7) and its answer was originally due on May 11, 2015; 

3. WHEREAS, TRAVELERS and ANDERSON HOMES previously 

stipulated to extend the time for ANDERSON HOMES to answer, appear, or 

otherwise reply to TRAVELERS’ complaint to August 28, 2015 (Dckt No. 9); 

4. WHEREAS, TRAVELERS and ANDERSON HOMES previously 

stipulated to extend the time for ANDERSON HOMES to answer, appear, or 

otherwise reply to TRAVELERS’ complaint to October 27, 2015 (Dckt No. 10); 

5. WHEREAS, TRAVELERS and ANDERSON HOMES previously 

stipulated to extend the time for ANDERSON HOMES to answer, appear, or 

otherwise reply to TRAVELERS’ complaint to November 3, 2015; 

6. WHEREAS, the present matter involves a coverage dispute arising out 

of an Underlying Action entitled Strange, et al., v. Anderson Homes, et al., San 

Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. 39-2013-00302817-CU-CD-STK 

(“Underlying Action”); 

7. WHEREAS, as part of ongoing mediation efforts in the Underlying 

Action, parties to the Underlying Action and TRAVELERS participated in a 

mediation on October 23, 2015; 

8. WHEREAS, following the October 23, 2015 mediation, the mediator 

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contacted TRAVELERS’ counsel and indicated he believes the Underlying Action 

can be resolved if this action is included in a global settlement agreement and 

communicated to TRAVELERS’ counsel an offer from ANDERSON HOMES to 

resolve this action; 

9. WHEREAS, on November 2, 2015, TRAVELERS’ counsel 

communicated an offer to resolve this action to ANDERSON HOMES’ counsel; 

10. WHEREAS, ANDERSON HOMES has requested additional time to 

respond to TRAVELERS’ November 2, 2015 offer; 

11. WHEREAS, an extension of 14 days will allow the parties and the 

mediator time to resolve both this action and the Underlying Action; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their 

counsel of record, that the new deadline for ANDERSON HOMES to answer, appear, 

otherwise reply to TRAVELERS’ Summons and Complaint is November 17, 2015. 

Dated: November 3, 2015 THE AGUILERA LAW GROUP, APLC

 /s/ Kim Arnal 

A. Eric Aguilera, Esq. 

Raymond E. Brown, Esq. 

Kimberly R. Arnal, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff TRAVELERS PROPERTY 

CASUALTY COMPANY OF AMERICA 

Dated: November 3, 2015 CLAPP MORONEY VUCINICH 

BEEMAN SCHELEY, APLC 

 /s/ Adrienne Nordstrom 

Adrienne E. Nordstrom, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendant ANDERSON HOMES 

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ORDER 

Good cause having been shown, the Court grants the parties’ request for an 

extension of time for defendant ANDERSON HOMES, INC. to answer, appear, 

otherwise reply to TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY OF 

AMERICA’S Summons and Complaint to November 17, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 3, 2015 /s/ John A. Mendez______ 

Hon. John A. Mendez 

 U. S. District Court Judge 

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