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Parties Involved:
Baja Auto Insurance
Defendant
Baja Insurance Services, Inc.
Counter Defendant
Confie Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
Defendant
Confie Seguros Texas, Inc.
Defendant
Confie Seguros, Inc.
Defendant
Plano Insurance Group, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Shanze Enterprises, Inc.
Counter Claimant

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STIPULATION TO SUSPEND ALL ACTIVITIES IN THE RELATED ACTIONS FOR A 60-DAY PERIOD 

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Sanford L. Michelman (SBN 179702) 

smichelman@mrllp.com 

MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP 

10880 Wilshire Blvd., 19th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90024 

Telephone: (310) 564-2670 

Facsimile: (310) 564-2671 

Mona Z. Hanna (SBN 131439) 

mhanna@mrllp.com

MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP 

17901 Von Karman Avenue, 10th Floor 

Irvine, CA 92614 

Telephone: (714) 557-7990 

Facsimile: (714) 557-7991 

David C. Lee (SBN 193743) 

dlee@mrllp.com

Ilse C. Scott (SBN 233433) 

iscott@mrllp.com

MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP 

One Post Street, Suite 2500 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 882-7770 

Facsimile: (415) 882-1570 

Attorneys for Defendants Confie Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.; 

Confie Seguros Texas, Inc.; and Confie Seguros, Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BAJA INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

SHANZE ENTERPRISES, INC., n/k/a 

PLANO INSURANCE GROUP, INC.; 

CONFIE INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS, 

INC.; CONFIE SEGUROS TEXAS, INC.; and 

CONFIE SEGUROS, INC., all d/b/a BAJA 

AUTO INSURANCE, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:14-cv-02423-KJM-AC 

STIPULATION TO SUSPEND ALL 

ACTIVITIES IN THE RELATED ACTIONS 

FOR A 60-DAY PERIOD AND EXTEND 

THE CASE SCHEDULE;] ORDER

3rd Amended Complaint Filed: 5/20/16 

Judge: Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller 

 

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STIPULATION 

Plaintiff Baja Insurance Services, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Confie Insurance Group 

Holdings, Inc., Confie Seguros Texas, Inc., and Confie Seguros, Inc. (“Confie Defendants”) and 

Shanze Enterprises, Inc. n/k/a Plano Insurance Group, Inc. (“Plano Defendant”), through their 

respective counsel of record herein, enter into this Stipulation with reference to the following 

circumstances: 

WHEREAS, on October 15, 2014, Plaintiff filed its original Complaint in the abovecaptioned action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; 

WHEREAS, on April 21, 2016, Plaintiff filed its Second Amended Original Complaint & 

Application for Injunctive Relief (“SAC”) in the above-captioned action; 

 WHEREAS, on April 28, 2016, Plano Defendant filed its First Amended Counterclaim 

against Plaintiff; 

 WHEREAS on May 5, 2016, Plano Defendant filed its answer to the SAC; 

 WHEREAS, on May 18, 2016, Plaintiff and the Confie Defendants filed a Stipulation to 

Extend Time to Respond to the Complaint (L.R. 144(a)), which extended Defendants’ deadline to 

respond to the SAC to May 26, 2016; 

 WHEREAS, on May 20, 2016, Plaintiff filed its Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) in the 

above-captioned action; 

 WHEREAS, on June 3, 2016, Plano Defendant filed its answer to the TAC; 

 WHEREAS, on June 6, 2016, Plaintiff and the Confie Defendants filed a Stipulation to 

Extend Time to Respond to the Complaint (L.R. 144(a)), which extended the Confie Defendants’ 

deadline to respond to the TAC to June 13, 2016; 

WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in meet and confer sessions, and have agreed to a 

temporary 60-day hold on all litigation activities (with one exception, noted below) to enable the 

parties to explore a potential global settlement resolution with respect to this action and the related 

action, Baja Insurance Services, Inc. v. Plano Insurance Group, Inc. f/k/a Shanze Enterprises, Inc., 

et al., District Court of Travis County, Texas, Case No. D-1-GN-16-001670 (collectively, the 

“Related Actions”); 

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WHEREAS, in light of the fact that the Confie Defendants were only very recently added as 

new parties to this action, the parties have further stipulated to a modification of the Scheduling 

Order issued in the above-captioned matter, and agreed to jointly request that the Court modify its 

current Scheduling Order; 

WHEREAS, the stipulated 60-day hold in the Related Actions and modification of the 

Scheduling Order will enable the parties to focus their time and resources on a good faith settlement 

effort, and will likewise promote judicial efficiency in the Related Actions; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that they will report back to the Court after the 60-day hold 

period to report whether the parties have reached a resolution, require additional time to complete a 

resolution, or need to return to active litigation; and 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that in the event they determine prior to the end of the 

60-day hold period that resolution is not likely at that time, they will meet and confer in good faith 

regarding a schedule for resetting any deadlines that are taken off-calendar by this stipulation; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties 

that: 

1. All litigation activities in the Related Actions shall be suspended for a period of 60 

days, which shall expire on August 15, 2016 (the “Hold Period”), with the exception of the 

activities identified in Paragraph 2 below; 

2. Notwithstanding the Hold Period, Plaintiff may proceed with the previouslyscheduled deposition of the Rule 30(b)(6) witness of the Plano Defendant, currently set for June 29, 

2016. If, in Confie Defendants’ sole discretion, any testimony elicited at that deposition warrants a 

response, the Confie Defendants may pursue any follow-up activities they deem necessary to 

respond to the testimony, including but not limited to conducting additional discovery; 

3. During the Hold Period, Plaintiff shall suspend all television and radio advertising in 

the State of Texas; 

4. During the Hold Period, Plaintiff shall not open any new Texas business locations, 

nor shall it progress any further with the development of any new Texas business locations; 

5. The parties stipulate and agree that their participation in the Hold Period shall not 

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result in any waiver, estoppel, and/or any other limitation of the parties’ respective legal positions, 

rights, and/or remedies, including but not limited to the Confie Defendants’ right to pursue 

injunctive relief after the expiration of the Hold Period, if necessary (e.g., Plaintiff shall not argue 

that the Hold Period constitutes a “delay” that warrants denial of any request for injunctive relief by 

Confie Defendants); 

6. By no later than August 15, 2016, the parties shall report back to the Court on the 

progress they have made in resolving the Related Actions; 

7. Should the parties determine prior to August 15, 2016 that resolution is not likely at 

that time, they will meet and confer in good faith regarding a schedule for resetting any deadlines 

that are taken off-calendar by this stipulation; 

8. The Confie Defendants shall have until August 25, 2016 to file a response to the 

Third Amended Complaint; and 

9. The parties agree to modify the dates set forth in the June 16, 2015 Status (Pretrial 

Scheduling) Order as follows: 

EVENT CURRENT DEADLINE NEW DEADLINE 

Disclosure of Expert 

Witnesses and Reports 

6/15/16 12/16/16 

Disclosure of Supplemental 

Expert Witnesses and Reports 

7/29/16 1/30/17 

Expert and Fact Discovery 

Cutoff 

8/15/16 2/15/17 

Dispositive Motion Hearing 

Cutoff 

9/23/16 3/24/17 

Joint Pre-Trial Conference 

Statement 

11/17/16 5/17/17 

Final Pre-Trial Conference 12/8/16, at 3:30 p.m. 6/8/17, at 3:30 p.m. 

Deadline for Trial Briefs 1/9/17 7/10/17 

Trial 1/23/17, at 9:00 a.m. 7/24/17, at 9:00 a.m. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 10, 2016 MICHELMAN & ROBINSON LLP 

By /s/ David C. Lee 

Sanford L. Michelman

Mona Z. Hanna 

David C. Lee 

Ilse C. Scott 

Attorneys for Defendants Confie Insurance 

Group Holdings, Inc.; Confie Seguros Texas, 

Inc.; and Confie Seguros, Inc. 

Dated: June 10, 2016 WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & 

DICKER LLP 

By /s/ Valeri C. Williams (as authorized on 6/9/16) 

Valeri C. Williams, pro hac vice 

Attorneys for Defendant Shanze Enterprises, Inc. 

n/k/a Plano Insurance Group, Inc. 

Dated: June 10, 2016 BLAZIER, CHRISTENSEN, BROWDER 

&VIRR, P.C. 

By /s/ Justin M. Welch (as authorized on 6/10/16) 

Justin M. Welch, pro hac vice

Attorneys for Plaintiff Baja Insurance Services, 

Inc. 

 

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ORDER 

EVENT CURRENT DEADLINE NEW DEADLINE 

Disclosure of Expert 

Witnesses and Reports 

6/15/16 12/16/16 

Disclosure of Supplemental 

Expert Witnesses and Reports 

7/29/16 1/30/17 

Expert and Fact Discovery 

Cutoff 

8/15/16 2/15/17 

Dispositive Motion Hearing 

Cutoff 

9/23/16 3/24/17 

Joint Pre-Trial Conference 

Statement 

11/17/16 5/17/17 

Final Pre-Trial Conference 12/8/16, at 3:30 p.m. 6/16/17, at 10:00 a.m. 

Deadline for Trial Briefs 1/9/17 7/10/17 

Trial 1/23/17, at 9:00 a.m. 7/24/17, at 9:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 13, 2016 

Hon. Kimberly J. Mueller United States District Court Judge 

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