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Parties Involved:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Defendant
Sustainable Modular Management, Inc.
Plaintiff

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PORTER LAW GROUP, INC.

Brittany Rupley Haefele [276208]

7801 Folsom Boulevard, Suite 101

Sacramento, California 95826

Telephone: 916-381-7868

Facsimile: 916-381-7880

Email: bhaefele@porterlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

HALLETT&PERRIN

Michael S. Alfred, [Texas Bar No. 24014416], pro hac vice

D 214.922.4121 F 214.922.4142 | 

1445 Ross Ave., Suite 2400

Dallas, Texas 75202

malfred@hallettperrin.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUSTAINABLE MODULAR MANAGEMENT, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SUSTAINABLE MODULAR 

MANAGEMENT, INC.

Plaintiff,

v.

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY

Defendant.

Case No. 2:19-CV-02542-MCE-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

STAYING ACTION PENDING 

ARBITRATION

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I.

INTRODUCTION

On December 19, 2019, plaintiff United States of America, for the use and benefit 

of Sustainable Modular Management, Inc. (“SMM”) filed its complaint alleging a Miller Act 

claim against defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“LMIC”) to recover monies 

allegedly owed on a payment bond issued in connection with SMM’s provision of modular 

buildings for use by the United States Government located at Beale Air Force Base (“Project”)

(Dkt. # 1). SMM was a subcontractor to SES Construction and Fuel Services LLC (“SCF”) on 

the aforesaid federal public works Project. The underlying subcontract agreement between SMM 

and SCF for the Project (“Subcontract”) contains an arbitration provision that calls for the 

submission of any dispute between those parties to be submitted to binding arbitration before the 

American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) with the hearing to be conducted in Knoxville, 

Tennessee. Defendant LMIC is the surety on the Miller Act Payment Bond for the Project. The 

parties, LMIC and SMM, hereby stipulate to a stay of these proceedings pending arbitration 

between SCF and SMM, as follows:

II.

STIPULATION

1. On February 27, 2020, SCF filed its Demand for Arbitration against SMM before 

AAA seeking to recover amounts that SCF alleges are due to it by SMM arising from its work 

under Subcontract. The AAA docketed the proceeding initiated by SCF as AAA Case No. 01-20-

0000-7087 ("Arbitration Proceeding"). SMM’s response in the Arbitration Proceeding is 

currently set for June 1, 2020.

2. SMM and SCF's surety, LMIC, have agreed to stay proceedings in this action 

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pending conclusion of the Arbitration Proceeding between SCF and SMM before AAA.

3. LMIC and SMM agree to be bound by the decision rendered in the Arbitration 

Proceeding with regard to factual findings made by the arbitrator and any amounts found due, if 

any, in connection with the Project; however, LMIC reserves all other claims and defenses that 

LMIC may have in this action, including, but not limited to those arising from the terms and 

conditions of the bond furnished by LMIC, which is the subject of the Complaint in this action.

Dated: April 27, 2020 HALLETT & PERRIN

By: /s/ Michael S. Alfred

Michael S. Alfred

Attorney for Plaintiff 

SUSTAINABLE MODULAR 

MANAGEMENT, INC.

Dated: April 27, 2020 PORTER LAW GROUP, INC. 

 By: /s/Brittany Rupley Haefele/_

Brittany Rupley Haefele

Attorney for Defendant

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE

COMPANY

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ORDER

IS HEREDBY ORDERED that this action be stayed in its entirety pending completion 

of the Arbitration Proceeding. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that LMIC and SMM be bound by the decision rendered in 

the Arbitration Proceeding with regard to factual findings made by the arbitrator and any 

amounts found due, if any, in connection with the Project; however, LMIC reserves all other 

claims and defenses that LMIC may have in this action, including, but not limited to those 

arising from the terms and conditions of the bond furnished by LMIC, which is the subject of 

the Complaint in this action.

The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enter judgment consistent with the decision of the 

arbitrator(s).

Defendant’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and Request for Stay (ECF No. 10) is 

DENIED as moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 28, 2020

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