Opinion
CASE NO. 2:10-CV-02806-GEB-EFB
09-27-2011
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, and NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, successor by merger to TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs, v. WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC., a California corporation; and PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON, Defendants.
STEPHEN M. KNASTER Attorneys for Defendant PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY JEFFREY A. DOLLINGER (as authorized on 9/26/2011) Attorneys for Plaintiffs AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, and NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, successor by merger to TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY ESTA L. BRAND (as authorized on 9/26/2011) Attorneys for Defendant WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS MARCUS CONG (as authorized on 9/26/2011) Attorneys for Defendant UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON JAMES P. WAGONER (as authorized on 9/26/2011) Attorneys for Defendant LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
RICHARD J. DENATALE (SBN 121416)
STEPHEN M. KNASTER (SBN 146236)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
The Orrick Building
STACY E. DON (SBN 226737)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
MARK H. PENSKAR (SBN 77725)
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Attorneys for Defendant
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING
TIME TO RESPOND TO LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY'S SECOND
AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM AND CROSSCLAIM
Judge: Honorable Garland E. Burrell Jr.
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2011, Lexington Insurance Company ("Lexington"), 2011, filed its Second Amended Counterclaim and Crossclaim ("SACC") (Docket 118) naming American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania ("American Casualty") and National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, successor by merger to Transcontinental Insurance Company ("Transcontinental") as counterclaimants, and Pacific Gas and Electric ("PG&E) and Western Environmental Consultants, Inc. ("WECI") as crossclaimants, collectively ("Responding Parties");
WHEREAS, the Responding Parties responses to the SACC are currently due by October 3, 2011;
WHEREAS, the parties to the underlying and related action styled U.S.v. PG&E and WECI, Case No. 2:09-CV-02877-GEB-EFB have agreed to a mediation which will be held on October 3, 2011 (the "Mediation");
WHEREAS, Lexington, the Responding Parties, and Underwriters at Lloyd's ("Lloyds") expect to send counsel or a representative to the Mediation and the parties to this action may seek a resolution of this action as well at the Mediation;
WHEREAS, Lexington, the Responding Parties and Lloyds agree that the Responding Parties may have until 3 weeks following the Mediation and no later than October 24, 2011 to respond to the SACC.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT:
The Responding Parties shall file responsive pleadings to the SACC on or before Monday, October 24, 2011.
RICHARD J. DENATALE
STEPHEN M. KNASTER
ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
STEPHEN M. KNASTER
Attorneys for Defendant
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
JEFFREY A. DOLLINGER
JOHN E. PEER
WOOLS & PEER
JEFFREY A. DOLLINGER
(as authorized on 9/26/2011)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY
OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, and NATIONAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD,
successor by merger to TRANSCONTINENTAL
INSURANCE COMPANY
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
ESTA L. BRAND
(as authorized on 9/26/2011)
Attorneys for Defendant
WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
ALAN R. JAMPOL
MARCUS DONG
JAMPOL ZIMET LLP
MARCUS CONG
(as authorized on 9/26/2011)
Attorneys for Defendant
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON
JAMES P. WAGONER
MICHAEL SCHMIDT
McCORMICK BARSTOW LLP
JAMES P. WAGONER
(as authorized on 9/26/2011)
Attorneys for Defendant
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
IT IS SO ORDERED.
GARLAND E. BURELL, JR.
United States District Judge