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Parties Involved:
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Counter Claimant
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
Counter Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRU-CON CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,

Plaintiff, CIV. NO. S-05-0583 LKK GGH

vs.

SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL 

UTILITY DISTRICT, et al,

Defendants. 

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SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL 

UTILITY DISTRICT,

Plaintiff, CIV. NO. S-05-0617 LKK GGH

vs.

FRU-CON CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, et al,

Defendants. 

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TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY

COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff, CIV. NO. S-05-1961 LKK GGH

vs.

SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL 

UTILITY DISTRICT, 

Defendant. ORDER

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The court is in receipt of the proposed discovery plan signed by counsel for FruCon/Teichert and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. In that plan, these parties reference

the attendance of a representative from Travelers (Case No. CIV-S 05-1961 filed September 27,

2005- now related to the Fru-Con and SMUD cases). However, the submitted discovery plan is

silent as to Travelers’ agreement, disagreement or supplemental requests.

The court is not certain of the extent to which the interests of Travelers and Frucon/Teichert are aligned. The court is further unsure of the extent to which Travelers will be

relying on Fru-Con for its discovery. The court is unaware of state actions involving Travelers. 

Nevertheless, the court is certain that a discovery plan should not issue unless it involves all

present parties to the federal actions.

Therefore, no later than November 11, 2005, Travelers shall file a joint statement

with Fru-Con and SMUD:

(1) declaring that it will rely on the discovery of the other parties, and plans to take no affirmative

part in discovery; or,

(2) declaring that it will conduct its own discovery to the extent that it desires to do so, and that it

agrees to the procedures and limitations set forth in the filed proposed discovery plan; or,

(3) declaring that it will conduct its own discovery to the extent that it desires to do so, noting

agreement or disagreement with the filed proposed discovery plan and making any supplemental

requests (after consulting with Fru-Con and SMUD counsel) which it desires the court to

consider.

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Fru-Con and SMUD will make known their own agreements or requests with

respect to Travelers discovery in this joint statement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 4, 2005

/s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

 U. S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

GGH:076

Fru-Con583.trv.wpd

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