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Parties Involved:
Ace American Insurance Company
Claimant
Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company
Claimant
Hanover Insurance Company
Claimant
Elaine Ilderton
Claimant
Clinton Jones
Claimant
Debbie Larsen
Counter Defendant
Scott Larsen
Counter Defendant
Markel American Insurance Company
Claimant
Ox Bow Marina
Claimant
Standard Fire Insurance Company
Claimant
Sweet Emotion
Defendant

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

Case No. 2:21-cv-00390-JAM-AC; Our File No. 5813.24

JOSHUA A. SOUTHWICK (246296)

C. JOSEPH OU (294090)

GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP

1255 Powell Street

Emeryville, California 94608

Telephone: (415) 348-6000

Facsimile: (415) 348-6001

Email: jsouthwick@gibsonrobb.com

jou@gibsonrobb.com

Attorneys for Claimant

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of the Complaint of SCOTT 

LARSEN and DEBBIE LARSEN, as owners 

of SWEET EMOTION, from exoneration from 

or limitation of liability

Case No. 2:21-cv-00390-JAM-AC

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER

Action Filed: March 3, 2021

Trial Date: February 5, 2024

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

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Claimants Hanover Insurance Company, Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, Standard

Fire Insurance Company, Ace American Insurance Company, Clinton and Kathy Jones, Markel

American Insurance Company, Ox Bow Marina and Plaintiffs-in-Limitation Scott and Debbie

Larsen submit the following stipulation and proposed order seeking to extend certain discovery

deadlines provided in the Court’s November 15, 2022 Order. (Docket No. 58).

The November 15, 2022 Order, set the following dates:

o Expert disclosures to be made by: May 19, 2023

o Supplemental disclosure and disclosure of rebuttal experts: June 2, 2023

o Discovery to be completed by: July 21, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be filed by: September 6, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be heard on: November 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.

o Joint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing Deadline: 14 days prior to close of

discovery (July 7, 2023).

o Final pre-trial conference: December 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

o Trial: February 5, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

(Dkt. No. 58). 

The parties met and conferred and agreed that a continuance of the deadlines for expert 

disclosures, supplemental disclosures and discovery cut off would be appropriate given the status 

of discovery as well as the status of settlement negotiations. This action arises out of an explosion 

and fire at the Ox Bow Marina on September 14, 2020. The parties have diligently taken the 

depositions of multiple witnesses. However, given the number of witnesses and vessels involved, 

discovery is not yet complete. In addition, repairs at the Ox Bow Marina are ongoing, discovery 

regarding the circumstances relating to the incident and the damages incurred by the marina as a 

result of the incident continue to be undetermined. The parties cannot adequately prepare expert 

reports until discovery is complete and cannot adequately engage in settlement negotiations until 

damages can be better determined.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

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On May 15, 2023, the parties met and conferred and agreed that a further 3-month 

continuance would allow the parties time to complete the necessary discovery to meaningfully 

engage in settlement discussion. The parties contacted the Court and confirmed that the Court is 

able to accommodate the following schedule:

o Expert disclosures to be made by: August 18, 2023

o Supplemental disclosure and disclosure of rebuttal experts: Sept. 1, 2023

o Discovery to be completed by: Oct. 20, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be filed by: December 8, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be heard on: February 13, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

o Joint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing Deadline: 14 days prior to close of

discovery (Oct. 6, 2023).

o Final pre-trial conference: March 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

o Trial: May 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

The parties respectfully request the Court grant the parties’ request to continue the dates as outlined 

above. 

Pursuant to the Monition and order on application for publications, all claims were to be 

filed on or before April 18, 2021 (Docket Nos. 7, 8). On or about April 20, 2021, Elaine Ilderton 

filed a request for an extension of time to file her claim (Docket No. 20). The Court granted Ms. 

Ilderton’s request for a 90-day extension to file her claim (Docket No. 21), giving a new filing and 

service deadline of July 21, 2021. No separate claim by Ms. Ilderton has been filed in this limitation 

action. Therefore, based on the foregoing facts and pursuant to FRCP Title XIII Rule F(4), Ms. 

Ilderton does not have a separate claim in this limitation action, making her signature on this 

Stipulation unnecessary.

IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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Dated: May 17, 2023 GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP

/s/ C. JOSEPH OU

C. Joseph Ou

jou@gibsonrobb.com

Attorneys for Claimant

ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY

Dated: May 17, 2023 POWERS MILLER

/s/ JOHN P. SCIACCA

John P. Sciacca

jps@powersmiller.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

SCOTT LARSEN and DEBBIE LARSEN

Dated: May 17, 2023 LAW OFFICE OF VICTORIA A. 

TURCHETTI

/s/ MICHAEL S. LEAVY

Michael S. Leavy

MSell@ghlaw-llp.com

Attorneys for Claimant

ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE

COMPANY

Dated: May 17, 2023 COX WOOTON LERNER GRIFFIN & 

HANSEN LLP

/s/ NEIL S. LERNER

Neil S. Lerner

nsl@CWLFIRM.com

Attorneys for Claimants

CLINTON JONES and KATHY JONES

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Dated: May 17, 2023 NOMA LAW FIRM

/s/ SALLY NOMA

Sally Noma

sally@nomalaw.com

Attorneys for Claimant 

MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Dated: May 17, 2023 KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN

/s/ JOHN D. GIFFIN

John D. Giffin

John.Giffin@kyl.com

Attorneys for Claimant

OX BOW MARINA

Dated: May 17, 2023 GROTEFELD HOFFMANN GORDON & 

OCHOA, LLP

/s/ MARGARET L. SELL

Margaret L. Sell

MSell@ghlaw-llp.com

Attorneys for Claimant HANOVER

INSURANCE COMPANY

I, C. Joseph Ou attest that the other signatories listed above and on whose behalf the filing

is submitted, concurred in the filing’s content, and authorized the filing.

/s/ C. JOSEPH OU

C. Joseph Ou

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

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ORDER MODIFYING PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Pre-trial Scheduling 

Order of July 18, 2022, is MODIFIED as follows: 

o Expert disclosures to be made by: August 18, 2023

o Supplemental disclosure and disclosure of rebuttal experts: September 01, 2023

o Discovery to be completed by: October 20, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be filed by: December 08, 2023

o Dispositive motions to be heard on: February 13, 2024, at 1:30 PM.

o Joint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing Deadline: 14 days prior to close of

discovery.

o Final pre-trial conference: March 22, 2024, at 11:00 AM.

o Trial: May 6, 2024, at 9:00 AM.

Counsel shall contact Judge Mendez’ courtroom deputy, M York, via e-mail at 

myork@caed.uscourts.gov, prior to filing a stipulation and proposed order to continue the dates set 

forth in this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2023 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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