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Parties Involved:
Michael Taylor Designs, Inc.
Plaintiff
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
Defendant

Document Text:

SF/1709343v1 -1- CASE NO. C10-02432-RS 

Stipulated Request for an Order Setting Briefing/Hearing Schedules re Cross-Motions for Partial Summary 

Judgment

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SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

BRUCE D. CELEBREZZE Bar No. 102181 

bruce.celebrezze@sdma.com 

MATTHEW C. LOVELL Bar No. 189728 

matthew.lovell@sdma.com 

One Market Plaza 

Steuart Tower, 8th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 781-7900 

Facsimile: (415) 781-2635 

Attorneys for Defendant Travelers Property 

Casualty Company Of America 

GAUNTLETT & ASSOCIATES 

David A. Gauntlett (SBN 96399) 

James A. Lowe (SBN 214383) 

Andrew M. Sussman (SBN 112418) 

18400 Von Karman, Suite 300 

Irvine, California 92612 

Telephone: (949) 553-1010 

Facsimile: (949) 553-2050 

info@gauntlettlaw.com 

jal@gauntlettlaw.com 

ams@gauntlettlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Taylor Designs, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MICHAEL TAYLOR DESIGNS, INC., a 

California corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Connecticut 

corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. C10-02432-RS

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR AN 

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING AND 

HEARING SCHEDULES FOR CROSSMOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT 

Former Hearing Date: August 5, 2010 

New Hearing Date: September 9, 2010 

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Judge: Hon. Richard Seeborg 

Court: Courtroom 3, 17th Floor

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT counsel for defendant Travelers Property Casualty 

Company of America (“Travelers”) and plaintiff Michael Taylor Designs, Inc. (“MTD”) agree and 

*E-Filed 7/14/10*

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stipulate as follows: 

1. WHEREAS, MTD filed this action on June 2, 2010, 

2. WHEREAS, on June 9, 2010, this matter was reassigned to Hon. Richard Seeborg 

for all further proceedings, and is set for an initial case management conference on October 7, 

2010, 

3. WHEREAS, on June 14, 2010, MTD filed its motion for partial summary judgment 

and set it for hearing on August 5, 2010, 

4. WHEREAS, Travelers filed its answer to MTD’s complaint on June 30, 2010, 

5. WHEREAS, Travelers has not filed its opposition to MTD’s motion, but has advised 

MTD that Travelers will file an opposition to MTD’s motion for partial summary judgment, and, 

concurrently, a cross-motion for partial summary judgment, that will address the same issues raised 

in MTD’s motion, i.e., whether or not Travelers breached any duty to defend MTD in certain 

underlying litigation, 

6. WHEREAS, the parties agree that the cross-motions should be considered together 

by the Court after a single hearing, and 

7. WHEREAS, the parties have agreed on a briefing and hearing schedule that would 

provide for a hearing date of Thursday, September 9, 2010 for MTD’s motion and Travelers’ crossmotion, 

 NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE, AND REQUEST THE COURT TO 

ORDER, AS FOLLOWS: 

1. The August 5, 2010 hearing date for MTD’s motion shall be vacated, 

2. The hearing date for the parties’ motion and cross-motion for partial summary 

judgment shall be Thursday, September 9, 2010, 

3. Travelers shall file its combined opposition to MTD’s motion/Travelers’ crossmotion on Thursday, August 5, 2010 (35 days before the hearing date), 

4. MTD shall file its opposition to Travelers’ motion/MTD’s reply in support of 

MTD’s motion on Thursday, August 19, 2010 (21 days before the hearing date), and 

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5. Travelers shall file its reply in support of its cross-motion on Thursday, August 26 

(14 days before the hearing date). 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

DATED: July 14, 2010 SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP 

By: /s/ Matthew C. Lovell

Bruce D. Celebrezze 

Matthew C. Lovell 

Attorneys for Defendant Travelers Property 

Casualty Company of America 

DATED: July 14, 2010 GAUNTLETT & ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ James A. Lowe

 David A. Gauntlett 

James A. Lowe 

Andrew M. Sussman 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Michael Taylor Designs, Inc. 

ATTESTATION OF FILING

Pursuant to General Order 45.X.B, I attest that I have obtained concurrence in the filing of 

this document from the parties listed above. 

 /s/ Matthew C. Lovell

 Matthew C. Lovell 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

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RICHARD SEEBORG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

DATED: ________________________ 

7/14/10

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