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Parties Involved:
Karcher Insulation, Inc.
Plaintiff
Lanthier Co., Inc.
Defendant
Safeco Insurance Company of America
Defendant
Solpac Construction Inc.
Defendant
Soltek Pacific Construction Company
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRCIT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel

KARCHER INSULATION, INC., a California 

corporation,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

SOLPAC CONSTRUCTION INC., a California 

corporation doing business as SOLTEK 

PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, a New 

Hampshire corporation; R.J. LANTHIER CO., 

INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1 

through 15, inclusive,

 Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00323-LJO-SAB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE 

ANSWER(S) TO FIRST AMENDED 

COMPLAINT OF KARCHER 

INSULATION, INC.

Plaintiff KARCHER INSULATION, INC. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants SOLPAC 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba SOLTEK PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION CO. (“SOLTEK”) and 

SAFECOINSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (“SAFECO”) (collectively referenced 

herein as “Defendants”) hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

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RECITALS

WHEREAS Plaintiff filed the original Complaint in the United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:14-CV-00323-LJO-SAB (hereinafter “Complaint”) on 

March 7, 2014;

WHEREAS SAFECO filed an Answer to the Complaint on March 27, 2014;

WHEREAS SOLTEK filed an Answer to the Complaint on April 3, 2014;

WHEREAS Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint against Defendants on June 10, 

2014;

WHEREAS former counsel for Defendants passed away the weekend of July 4, 2014;

WHEREAS Defendants have retained new counsel, acknowledged as attorney of record 

for Defendants on October 7, 2014; and

WHEREAS Defendants desire to file Answers to the First Amended Complaint, true and 

correct copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, respectively.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties, through their respective 

attorneys of record, that Defendants be permitted to file the proposed Answers to the First 

Amended Complaint.

Dated: October 13, 2014 LANG, RICHERT & PATCH, P.C.

By: /s/ Matthew W. Quall

Matthew W. Quall

Attorneys for Defendants 

SOLPAC CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba

SOLTEK PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION CO. 

and SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY 

OF AMERICA

Dated: October 7, 2014 LAW OFFICE OF DONNA KIRKNER

By /s/ Donna Kirkner

Donna Kirkner

Attorneys for Plaintiff

KARCHER INSULATION, INC.

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ORDER

This Court, having read and considered the Stipulation to file Answers by SOLPAC 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba SOLTEK PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION CO. and SAFECO 

INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA to the First Amended Complaint, finds that good 

cause exists to allow Defendants to file their respective Answers to Plaintiff’s First Amended 

Complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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