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Parties Involved:
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
Defendant
Linda D. Jones
Plaintiff
Mona R. Vekas,
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: APPLICATION FOR LETTERS ROGATORY 

IVERSON, YOAKUM, 

PAPIANO & HATCH

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ARNOLD D. LARSON, Esq., (S.B. #77118) MARY P. LIGHTFOOT, Esq., (S.B. #137477) 

DARREN M. BALLAS, Esq., (S.B.# 198584) IVERSON, YOAKUM, PAPIANO & HATCH 

624 South Grand Avenue, 27th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Tel.: (213) 624-7444 / Fax: (213) 629-4563 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH 

AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, successor to 

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., formerly 

known as “The Firestone Tire & Rubber 

Company”) and erroneously sued herein as 

“Firestone Tire & Rubber Company”, and BFS RETAIL & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC 

dba FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 

erroneously sued herein as “Firestone Tire & 

Service Center” 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LINDA D. JONES and MONA R. 

VEKAS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER 

COMPANY, FIRESTONE TIRE & 

SERVICE CENTER; and , DOES 1 

through 100, Inclusive, 

 Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:05-CV-01525-AWI-DLB 

(Removed from Kern County Superior Court, State Action No. S-1500-CV 

256445 SPC) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

APPLICATION FOR LETTERS 

ROGATORY 

[FRCP Rules 26 & 35] 

Complaint filed : September 19, 2005 

Defendants BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, 

LLC, successor to BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., and BFS RETAIL & 

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC (collectively “Defendants”), on the one 

hand, and Plaintiffs LINDA JONES and MONA VEKAS (hereafter “Plaintiffs”), 

on the other hand, agree to the following: 

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WHEREAS the subject vehicle was a 2000 Roadtrek Popular 200 built by 

Home and Park Motorhomes, aka Hanmar Motor Corporation; 

 WHEREAS Hanmar Motor Corporation is a Canadian entity based in 

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; 

 WHEREAS in addition to building the subject vehicle, documents produced 

by Plaintiffs indicate that Hanmar Motor Corporation had possession of the subject 

vehicle for 2 1⁄2 to 3 months after it was sold; 

 WHEREAS Defendants desire to examine Hanmar Motor Corporation 

regarding the subject vehicle and to obtain specifications, service records and other 

documents pertaining to the subject vehicle; 

 WHEREAS Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 28(b) in conjunction with 

Canada Evidence Act, Section 43, et seq., and the Ontario Evidence Act, Section 60 

provide that a United States court may submit letters rogatory to a court in Canada 

for the purpose of obtaining testimonial and documentary discovery; 

 WHEREAS time is of the essence in that the discovery cut-off date is 

December 15, 2006 and Defendants have been informed that the process of 

obtaining a Court order in Canada, and ultimately, compliance by the third party, 

can take up to 90 days, and sometimes more; 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: APPLICATION FOR LETTERS ROGATORY 

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NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed as follows: 

 The Defendants shall be permitted to bring their application for Letters 

Rogatory pursuant to Rule 28(b) by submission of its request ex parte pursuant to 

this Court’s ordinary and regular procedures for submitting proposed orders (i.e., 

via electronic filing and submission to dlborders@caed.uscourts.gov), or 

alternatively, at the convenience of this Court, on a motion to be heard on shortened 

time. 

SO STIPULATED:

Dated: September __, 2006 IVERSON, YOAKUM, PAPIANO & HATCH 

 

 

 By: /S/ 

 DARREN M. BALLAS 

 Attorneys for Defendants, 

BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH 

AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, successor to 

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., formerly 

known as “The Firestone Tire & Rubber 

Company”) and erroneously sued herein as 

“Firestone Tire & Rubber Company”, and BFS 

RETAIL & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC 

dba FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 

erroneously sued herein as “Firestone Tire & 

Service Center” 

Dated: September __, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES E. NORIEGA 

 By: /S/ 

 JAMES E. NORIEGA 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

 LINDA JONES and MONA VEKAS 

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

 The Defendants shall bring their request for Letters Rogatory by submission 

of its request and proposed order pursuant to this Court’s ordinary and regular 

procedures for submitting proposed orders (i.e., via electronic filing and submission 

to dlborders@caed.uscourts.gov), rather than on a noticed motion. 

DATED: September 20, 2006 __/s/ Dennis L. Beck_________ 

 Dennis L. Beck 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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