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Parties Involved:
Cantex, Inc.
Defendant
Estate of Dejan Popeskovich, Deceased
Plaintiff
New York Rexel, Inc.
Defendant
Branislava Popeskovich
Plaintiff
Ratomir Popeskovich
Plaintiff
Summers Group, Inc. dba Rexel Norcal Valley
Defendant

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STIPULATION FOR ORDER PRESERVING EVIDENCE; ORDER THEREON

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Jonathon J. Herzog, Bar No. 162339 

WESTON HERZOG LLP 

4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 514 

North Hollywood, CA 91602 

Telephone: (818) 755-8555 

Facsimile: (818) 755-8542 

E-Mail: jherzog@westzog.com

Attorneys for Defendants, 

NEW YORK REXEL, INC. and SUMMERS 

GROUP, INC. dba REXEL NORCAL VALLEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RATOMIR POPESKOVICH and 

BRANISLAVA POPESKOVICH, THE 

ESTATE OF DEJAN POPESKOVICH, 

DECEASED by and through his heirs, 

RATOMIR POPESKOVICH and 

BRANISLAVA POPESKOVICH, 

Plaintiffs, 

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CANTEX, INC., REXEL NORCAL 

VALLEY, INC., NEW YORK REXEL, 

INC. , 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:05-CV-00732-WBS-KJM 

STIPULATION FOR ORDER 

PRESERVING EVIDENCE; 

ORDER THEREON

TO ALL PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

WHEREAS, the parties to this litigation desire to protect the evidence in this 

case as it presently relates to the preservation of the ECM component of the 1998 

Kenworth vehicle involved in the incident giving rise to this litigation; 

WHEREAS, the parties also desire the ability to inspect and test said ECM for 

purposes of obtaining evidence relative to the claims asserted in the Complaint in 

this matter; 

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WHEREAS, the parties also desire to jointly retain Timothy Reust to 

download the data from the ECM, to interpret the data and to provide it to the 

parties; 

WHEREAS, the parties further wish to avoid accusations of spoliation of the 

evidence by any other party or parties’ experts as it relates to the ECM and the ECM 

data. 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties below enter into the following 

STIPULATION for entry of an ORDER by the Court herein allowing downloading, 

inspection and/or testing of the ECM pursuant to the agreement set forth herein. 

AGREEMENT AND STIPULATION:

By their duly authorized agents’ signatures below, the parties to this lawsuit 

agree to the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter. 

A. Joint Retention of Timothy Reust 

The parties have jointly retained Timothy Reust to download the data from the 

above-described ECM component while still attached to the motor of the 1998 

Kenworth, to preserve the data in electronic and printed formats and to distribute the 

ECM data to the parties. Mr. Reust shall download the data from the ECM on the 

date and time agreed by all parties to this action. 

B. Download, Interpretation and Distribution of ECM Data 

Timothy Reust will provide the parties with a written protocol to download the 

data from the ECM and the date, time and location for the download. The parties 

shall have twenty (20) days to serve written objections to the download protocol or 

to the date, time or location for the download. The download shall proceed as 

proposed by Mr. Reust if no party serves written objection to the proposed ECM 

download protocol or to the time, date or location for the download. 

If any party serves a written objection to the proposed ECM download 

protocol or to the date, time and location of the download at least ten (10) days prior 

to the proposed date for the download (by facsimile or other means), then no 

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downloading of data from the ECM shall proceed in the absence of a written 

stipulation by all parties, setting forth the protocol to be followed and the date, time 

and location for the download. 

If the parties cannot reach a written stipulation as set forth in the above, then 

no such downloading of data from the ECM shall be performed until the Court in 

which this action is being litigated issues an order setting forth the protocol to be 

followed and the date, time and location for the download. 

All parties have the right to be present, and to have their representatives 

present, for the download of data from the ECM. 

No downloading or testing that will alter, conceal, or otherwise adversely 

affect the evidentiary state of the ECM or the integrity of the data thereon shall take 

place without either the written consent of all parties for the proposed activity or an 

order of the Court herein. 

The ECM download conducted by Mr. Reust may be video taped by any party 

desiring to video tape the inspection and such party shall be the custodian of the 

video tape. Any other party may obtain a copy of any video tape taken by another 

party upon paying the reasonable duplication expense therefor. 

If any observing party or that party’s representative observes any activity by 

the person or persons performing any download of data from the ECM which is 

inconsistent with the approved protocol, then that party/party’s representative, may 

declare the download there and then suspended with such unauthorized activity to 

immediately cease, pending further order of the Court and/or agreement of the 

parties to this Stipulation. 

Promptly after Mr. Reust has downloaded the data from the ECM, he will 

preserve the data in electronic and printed formats and will interpret the data by 

incorporating it in a chart, graph, spreadsheet, timeline or other easily understandable 

format. He will provide all parties with his interpretation of the data and an 

electronic copy of the data downloaded from the ECM. 

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C. Costs 

All parties will divide the costs of downloading, interpretation and 

preservation of the data from the ECM attached to the motor of the 1998 Kenworth 

tractor. 

D. Other 

An objection made pursuant to this stipulation shall be deemed duly served by 

being sent via facsimile or e-mail to the respective counsel of record herein and 

sender receiving a written confirmation that the facsimile transmission was 

delivered. 

Only the parties to this Stipulation may enforce the terms and conditions 

ordered herein and such enforcement shall extend to the parties, their agents, experts 

and any other person(s) employed by or retained by the parties hereto as well as 

Timothy Reust. By executing this Stipulation the undersigned counsel, on behalf of 

their clients, and Timothy Reust stipulate and agree to be bound by its provisions. 

This Stipulation to preserve evidence may be signed in counterparts and 

facsimile signatures will be equally effective as original signatures. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: WESTON HERZOG LLP 

JONATHON J. HERZOG 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NEW YORK REXEL, INC. and 

SUMMERS GROUP, INC. dba REXEL 

NORCAL VALLEY 

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Dated: CARROLL, BURDICK & MCDONOUGH 

BERTRAND LeBLANC, II 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CANTEX, INC. 

Dated: WILCOXEN, CALLAHAN, MONTGOMERY & 

DEACON 

GARY B. CALLAHAN 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: 

TIMOTHY REUST 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 24, 2005 

 

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18 

and not a party to the within action. My business address is 4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 514, 

North Hollywood, CA 91602. 

On June 24, 2005, I served the within document(s) described as: 

STIPULATION FOR ORDER PRESERVING EVIDENCE; ORDER THEREON 

on the interested parties in this action as stated below: 

Gary Callahan, Esq. 

Wilcoxen Callahan Montgomery & Deacon 

2114 K Street 

Sacramento, CA 95816 

Bertrand "Randy" LeBlanc 

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough 

44 Montgomery Street 

Suite 400 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

(BY MAIL) By placing a true copy of the foregoing document(s) in a sealed envelope 

addressed as set forth above. I placed each such envelope for collection and mailing 

following ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this Firm's practice for 

collection and processing of correspondence for mailing. Under that practice, the 

correspondence would be deposited with the United States Postal Service on that same day, 

with postage thereon fully prepaid at North Hollywood, California, in the ordinary course 

of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if 

postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for 

mailing in affidavit. 

I certify that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this Court at whose 

direction the service was made. 

Executed on June 24, 2005, at North Hollywood, California. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

LYNN SULLIVAN 

(Type or print name) (Signature) 

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