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Parties Involved:
Daniel C. Dorsey
Counter Claimant
Christopher Jude Ricci
Counter Defendant

Document Text:

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JERRALD K. PICKERING, II, SBN: 105253 

MICHAEL L. PICKERING SBN: 109384

PICKERING LAW CORPORATION 

1915 Placer Street, Redding, CA 96001 

P.O. Box 992200, Redding, CA 96099-2200 

(530) 241-5811 

(530) 241-3145 (Facsimile) 

E-Mail: jerry.plc@sbcglobal.net

 mike.plc@sbcglobal.net 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DANIEL C. DORSEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHRISTOPHER JUDE RICCI, 

Plaintiff(s), 

v. 

DANIEL C. DORSEY, 

Defendant(s). 

/

CASE NO: 2:08-CV-00060-FCD-KJM 

SEVENTH STIPULATION BY COUNSEL 

AND REQUEST FOR COURT ORDER: 

AMENDING CERTAIN DATES IN THE 

PREVIOUSLY ISSUED (AND 

PREVIOUSLY AMENDED) STATUS/ 

(PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER; AND 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action, Defendant, 

DANIEL C. DORSEY, represented by Jerrald K. Pickering, II, of the Pickering Law Corporation 

and associate counsel James R. Donahue of the firm Caulfield, Davies & Donahue, LLP; and 

Plaintiff, CHRISTOPHER JUDE RICCI, represented by William M. Duncan, as follows: 

RECITALS 

A. Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint alleging additional claims, including 

slander; 

B. The parties entered into settlement negotations; 

C. Coverage issues have arisen between defendant and his insurer; 

D. The insurance carrier has filed a declaratory relief action (hereinafter “DRA”) in 

Siskiyou County Superior Court, Case Number SC CV CV 10-0200, which is 

presently pending; 

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E. That DRA names as defendants, both plaintiff Christopher Ricci and defendant 

Daniel Dorsey in this case; 

F. That DRA has been informally stayed pending resolution of this present federal 

court case; 

G. The parties have agreed to conduct a mediation before Retired Judge Richard Park 

on July 15, 2010, in Sacramento, California; and 

H. Counsel and the parties ask the court continue the presently set Pre-Trial 

Conference and Trial to the dates already obtained from and approved by the court 

clerk and as set forth below. 

THEREFORE IT IS STIPULATED by and between the parties, by and through counsel, 

as follows: 

Deadline Dates 

1. The parties ask the court to amend its previously issued Amended Status (Pretrial 

Scheduling) Order as follows; 

2. Discovery cut-off is set for August 3, 2010; 

3. The present Pre-Trial Conference set for Friday, June 4, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. is 

rescheduled to Friday, September 3, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.; and 

4. The present Jury Trial set to commence on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, is 

rescheduled to Tuesday, November 2, 2010. 

Discovery Issues 

a. Certain expert witness depositions have been conducted, but certain other expert 

depositions have been delayed pending the outcome of the mediation and will be rescheduled as 

necessary; 

b. Counsel agrees that those depositions can be completed after the mediation, should 

the case not settle; 

c. All outstanding discovery is to be completed by August 3, 2010; and 

d. Counsel agrees that the expert witness testimony of certain experts can be presented 

at trial by way of videotaped deposition, subject to court approval. 

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Amended Pleadings 

1. Plaintiff also anticipates seeking a stipulation to file an amended complaint to 

delete certain claims and claim for punitive damages, which amendment may take place before or 

after the mediation, but to which all counsel will reasonably agree to, as reasonably necessary and 

appropriate. 

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: 

DATED: ______________, 2010 PICKERING LAW CORPORATION 

 _____/s/______________________________ 

 JERRALD K. PICKERING, II 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 DANIEL C. DORSEY 

DATED: _______________, 2010 CAULFIELD, DAVIES AND DONAHUE, LLP 

 _____/s/______________________________ 

 JAMES R. DONAHUE 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 DANIEL C. DORSEY 

DATED: _______________, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM M. DUNCAN 

 _____/s/______________________________ 

 WILLIAM M. DUNCAN 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 CHRISTOPHER JUDE RICCI 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: June 15, 2010 

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