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Parties Involved:
Avedis Krikorian
Plaintiff
Northfield Insurance Company
Defendant

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STIPULATION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDING, CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01563-AWI-SAB 

FORAN 

GLENNON 

PALANDECH 

PONZI 

&

RUDLOFF PC

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900

EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608

(510) 740-1500

G. EDWARD RUDLOFF, JR. (State Bar No. 56058)

MARJIE D. BARROWS (State Bar No.122129)

KATHLEEN M. DeLANEY (State Bar No. 196376)

SHEROLYN LEE (State Bar No. 257513)

FORAN GLENNON PALANDECH PONZI & RUDLOFF PC

2000 Powell Street, Suite 900

Emeryville, CA 94608

Telephone: (510) 740-1500

Facsimile: (510) 740-1501

Email: erudloff@fgppr.com

Email: mbarrows@fgppr.com

Email: slee@fgppr.com

Attorney for Defendant NORTHFIELD

INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

AVEDIS KRIKORIAN, an individual,

Plaintiff,

vs.

NORTHFIELD INSURANCE 

COMPANY, and DOES 1-50, 

Inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01563-AWISAB 

STIPULATION FOR STAY OF 

PROCEEDING; ORDER 

THEREON

[Local Rule 143]

Complaint Filed: 08/27/13

Trial Date: TBD

TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Defendant Northfield Insurance Company (“Northfield”), by and through its 

attorneys of record, Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff PC, and Plaintiff 

Avedis Krikorian (“Plaintiff”), by and through his attorneys of record, Cohen 

McKeon LLP and the Law Offices of Narine Sulahian, hereby stipulate:

WHEREAS, Northfield issued a commercial insurance policy to Plaintiff, 

Policy Number WS096893, for the policy period August 19, 2011 to August 19, 

2012 (“Policy”);

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STIPULATION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDING, CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01563-AWI-SAB 

FORAN 

GLENNON 

PALANDECH 

PONZI 

&

RUDLOFF PC

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900

EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608

(510) 740-1500

WHEREAS, pursuant to the “Appraisal” conditions of the Policy, if the 

parties disagree on the value of the property, the amount of net income and 

operating expense, or the amount of the loss, the parties may submit the dispute to 

appraisal, an alternative dispute resolution process, to determine the value of the 

property, the amount of net income and operating expense, or the amount of the 

loss; 

WHEREAS, the parties disagree on the amount of Plaintiff’s loss under the 

Policy; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed an action against Northfield in the Superior Court 

of California, County of Fresno, Case No. 13 CE CG 02680 (“Complaint”), for 

breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; 

WHEREAS, Northfield timely filed an Answer to the Complaint in the 

Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, on September 25, 2013; 

WHEREAS, Northfield timely removed the state court action to this Court on 

September 26, 2013, under Case No. 1:13-CV-01563-AWI-SAB; 

WHEREAS, this Court issued an Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling 

Conference, setting forth the scheduling conference and other deadlines, on 

September 27, 2013; 

WHEREAS Northfield requested that any dispute over the value of the loss 

be subject to the Policy’s Appraisal condition, and Krikorian accepted Northfield’s 

request; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Northfield agree to stay this Action until the 

completion of the appraisal process; 

WHEREAS, this Court has the inherent power to control its own calendar; 

and

WHEREAS, a stay of proceedings would permit the parties to engage in an 

alternative dispute resolution process and would serve judicial economy and 

efficiency; 

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STIPULATION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDING, CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01563-AWI-SAB 

FORAN 

GLENNON 

PALANDECH 

PONZI 

&

RUDLOFF PC

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900

EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608

(510) 740-1500

NOW THEREFORE, the parties stipulate to stay this Action until the 

completion of the appraisal process.

DATED: November 14, 2013 FORAN GLENNON PALANDECH

PONZI & RUDLOFF PC

By: /s/ G. Edward Rudloff, Jr

G. Edward Rudloff, Jr.

Marjie D. Barrows 

Kathleen M. DeLaney

Sherolyn Lee

 

Attorneys for Defendant NORTHFIELD

INSURANCE COMPANY 

DATED: November 14, 2013 COHEN McKEON LLP

By: /s/ Heather M. McKeon

Michael L. Cohen

Heather M. McKeon

Brian L. Poulter

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff AVEDIS 

KRIKORIAN

DATED: November 14, 2013 LAW OFFICES OF NARINE SULAHIAN

By: /s/ Narine Sulahian

Narine Sulahian 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff AVEDIS 

KRIKORIAN

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STIPULATION FOR STAY OF PROCEEDING, CASE NO. 1:13-CV-01563-AWI-SAB 

FORAN 

GLENNON 

PALANDECH 

PONZI 

&

RUDLOFF PC

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900

EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA 94608

(510) 740-1500

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation between the parties, and based on the Court’s 

inherent power to control its own calendar, and good cause appearing thereof, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Action for breach of contract and 

breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Northfield is 

hereby STAYED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the stay will remain in effect until the 

parties notify the Court that the appraisal process has been completed. 

PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION, 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 15, 2013 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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