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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 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 

201 Mission Street, Suite 2700 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 348-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 348-6001 

Email: jsouthwick@gibsonrobb.com 

 cjou@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: July 31, 2023 

 

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 August 15, 2022 Order. (Docket No. 52). 

The August 15, 2023 Order, set the following dates: 

o Expert disclosures to be made by: November 18, 2022 

o Supplemental disclosure and disclosure of rebuttal experts: December 2, 2022 

o Discovery to be completed by: January 20, 2023 

o Dispositive motions to be filed by: March 3, 2023 

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

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o Dispositive motions to be heard on: May 9, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. 

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

discovery (January 6, 2023). 

o Final pre-trial conference: June 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. 

o Trial: July 31, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. 

(Dkt. No. 52). 

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. 

On November 14, 2022, the parties met and conferred and agreed that a further 6 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: 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. 

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

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o Trial: February 5, 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: 

Dated: November 14, 2022 POWERS MILLER 

By: _/s/ KATHERINE MARLINK ______ 

John P. Sciacca, Esq. 

Katherine Marlink, Esq. 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs SCOTT LARSEN and 

DEBBIE LARSEN 

Dated: November 14, 2022 LAW OFFICE OF VICTORIA A. 

TURCHETTI 

By: _/s/ MICHAEL S. LEAVY__________ 

Michael S. Leavy, Esq. 

Attorneys for Claimant ATLANTIC 

SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

Dated: November 14, 2022 GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP 

By: _/s/ C. JOSEPH OU______________ 

C. Joseph Ou, Esq. 

Attorneys for Claimants STANDARD FIRE 

INSURANCE COMPANY and ACE 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

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

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Dated: November 14, 2022 COX WOOTON LERNER GRIFFIN & 

HANSEN LLP 

By: _/s/ NEIL S. LERNER ___________ 

Neil S. Lerner, Esq. 

Attorneys for Claimants CLINTON JONES and 

KATHY JONES 

Dated: November 14, 2022 NOMA LAW FIRM 

By: _/s/SALLY NOMA______________ 

Sally Noma, Esq. 

Attorneys for Claimant MARKEL AMERICAN 

INSURANCE COMPANY 

Dated: November 14, 2022 KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN

By: _/s/ JOHN D. GIFFIN______________ 

John D. Giffin, Esq. 

Attorneys for Claimant OX BOW MARINA 

Dated: November 14, 2022 GROTEFELD HOFFMANN GORDON & 

 OCHOA, LLP

By: _/s/MARGARET L. SELL___________ 

Margaret L. Sell, Esq. 

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 ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

Case No. 2:21-cv-00390-JAM-AC; Our File No. 5813.24 5

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: 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 11:00 a.m. 

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

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 14, 2022 /s/ John A. Mendez 

 THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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