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Parties Involved:
Liberty Surplus Insurance Corporation
Defendant
Public Service Mutual Insurance Co.
Plaintiff

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ORDER TO CONTINUE DATE 

FOR EXPERT WITNESS INFORMATION EXCHANGE 

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

Patrick Fredette, #207284

 patrick.fredette@mccormickbarstow.com

Timothy R. Sullivan, #128467

 timothy.sullivan@mccormickbarstow.com

7647 North Fresno Street

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Defendant LIBERTY SURPLUS 

INSURANCE CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

PUBLIC SERVICE MUTUAL INSURANCE 

CO.,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE 

CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:14-CV-00226-MCE-KJN

ORDER TO CONTINUE DATE FOR 

EXPERT WITNESS INFORMATION 

EXCHANGE 

Plaintiff Public Service Mutual Insurance Company (“Public Service”) and Defendant Liberty 

Surplus Insurance Corporation (“Liberty Surplus”) previously participated in mediation efforts in 

relation to the underlying liability action (Balfour v. Fair Oaks Fountains, LLC, et al., Sacramento 

County Superior Court Case No. 34-2010-00082562) which did not resolve the dispute between 

Public Service and Liberty Surplus. Because of the nature of the issues, past mediation efforts, and 

information and documents exchanged in discovery, the parties believe that the dispute is amenable to 

summary judgment or partial summary judgment, which one or both parties are in the process of 

preparing and conferring regarding dates. The parties believe that exchange of expert witness 

information prior to resolution of those motions would be premature, and an unnecessary expenditure 

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ORDER TO CONTINUE DATE FOR 

EXPERT WITNESS INFORMATION EXCHANGE

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

of their respective resources, and would have to be amended following summary judgment or partial 

summary judgment rulings. 

In light of the foregoing, the parties submitted a signed stipulation (ECF No. 20) in which they

requested that the Court continue the current August 25, 2015 deadline for exchange of expert witness 

information to November1, 2015, to allow time for motions for summary judgment and/or partial 

summary judgment to be filed and heard. 

Pursuant to the parties’ signed stipulation (ECF No. 20) and a showing of good cause, the 

August 25, 2015 deadline for exchange of expert witness information is VACATED, and the deadline 

for exchange of expert witness information shall be November 1, 2015. This Order does not affect 

any other deadlines identified in the January 15, 2015 Pretrial Scheduling Order (ECF No. 17). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2015

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