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Parties Involved:
Clean Air Products, Inc.
Defendant
Darrin Simmons
Defendant
Thomas N. Smith
Plaintiff

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GILMORE, WOOD, 

VINNARD& MAGNESS

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

P. O. BOX 28907 

FRESNO, CA 93729-8907 STIPULATION TO PERMIT FILING OF SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT IN 05-CV-01187 ETC. (No. 05-CV-01187) 

DAVID M. GILMORE, #105429 

GILMORE, WOOD, VINNARD & MAGNESS 

P. O. Box 28907 

Fresno, CA 93729-8907 

Telephone: (559) 448-9800 

Facsimile: (559) 448-9899 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Thomas N. Smith 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

THOMAS N. SMITH, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DARRIN SIMMONS dba CLEAN 

AIR PRODUCTS, INC., 

Defendants. 

No. 05-CV-01187 

STIPULATION TO PERMIT FILING OF 

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT IN 

05-CV-01187 AND TO CONSOLIDATE 

05-CV-01187 AND 05-CV-01024 AND 

ORDER THEREON 

Plaintiff, Thomas N. Smith, by his counsel David M. Gilmore, Gilmore, 

Wood, Vinnard & Magness, and Defendants Clean Air Products, Inc. and Darrin 

Simmons, by his counsel Leonard C. Herr, stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. Smith, in pro per, filed Actions 05-CV-01187 and 05-CV-01024 

against Defendants Simmons and Clean Air Products. Action 05-CV-01187 has a first 

amended complaint already on file. The claims in both cases arise from the same 

underlying transactions. 

2. Defendants have filed motions to dismiss both cases on a variety of 

grounds. These motions are scheduled to be heard on May 22, 2006. 

3. After meeting and conferring with counsel for Defendants, Plaintiff 

agrees that the operative pleadings should be amended to address the issues raised by 

Defendants in the motion to dismiss. 

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GILMORE, WOOD, 

VINNARD& MAGNESS

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

P. O. BOX 28907 

FRESNO, CA 93729-8907 STIPULATION TO PERMIT FILING OF SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT IN 05-CV-01187 ETC. (No. 05-CV-01187) 

4. The parties agree that Plaintiff should be given leave to file a second 

amended complaint in 05-CV-01187 and further that the two actions should be 

consolidated with the second amended complaint in 05-CV-01187 to be the operative 

complaint once filed. 

5. The motions to dismiss shall be taken off calendar without prejudice 

to Defendants’ right to file a motion to dismiss as to the second amended complaint. 

Dated: May __, 2006 GILMORE, WOOD, VINNARD & 

MAGNESS 

By: /s/ David M. Gilmore 

David M. Gilmore 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Dated: May __, 2006 DOOLEY, HERR & PELTZER, LLP 

By: /s/ Leonard C. Herr 

Leonard C. Herr 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER

 Based on the Stipulation of the parties and for good cause, 

1. Action No. 05-CV-01187 and 05-CV-01024 are hereby consolidated 

with 05-CV-01187 being the surviving case. 

2. Plaintiff shall file a second amended complaint in 05-CV-01187 

within 20 days of the date of this Order. 

3. Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss currently scheduled to be heard on 

May 22, 2006 are off calendar without prejudice to Defendants’ right to refile. 

Dated: June 15, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

OLIVER W. WANGER 

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