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Leonard c. Herr, SBN 081896 JAN 0 3 2022
Rhea Ikemiya, SBN 267 136
HERR PEDERSEN 82;BERGLUND LLP $53M) COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Attorneys at Law -
DEPT' 403
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300
Visalia, CA 93291
Telephone: (559) 636-0200
Attorneys for Defendants,
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KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION
and STEVEN HAUGEN
RECEIVED
12/29/2021 1:38 PM
ChriStPPher S- H311; SBN 203901 FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Ben NlcholsOD, SBN 239893 By: Estela Alvarado, Deputy
MCCORMICK BARSTOW LLP
P.O. Box 28912
Fresno, CA 93729—89 12
Telephone: (559) 433—1300
Facsimile: (559) 433—2300
Attorneys for Plaintiff, JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO
Case Number: 19CECGOO769
JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT, .
STIPULATION AND
Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION
FOR RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS,
v. DISCOVERY, AND TIME To BRING
ACTION To TRIAL
KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION;
STEVE HAUGEN, solely in his official Trial Date: February 14, 2023
capacity as Kings River Water Master;
BURRELL DITCH COMPANY; LOVELACE
WATER CORPORATION (tka CIRCLE "L"
FARMS); CLARK'S FORK RECLAMATION
DISTRICT No.
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RECLAMATION DISTRICT No. 761 (aka
COHN CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED
DISTRICT No. 761); CORCORAN
IRRIGATION COMPANY; CRESCENT CANAL
COMPANY; EMPIRE WEST SIDE
IRRIGATION DISTRICT; JOHN HEINLEN
MUTUAL WATER COMPANY; LAGUNA
IRRIGATION DISTRICT; LAST CHANCE
WATER DITCH COMPANY; LEMOORE
CANAL az,IRRIGATION COMPANY;
HERR PEUEKSEN
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Anomeys At Law _ 1_
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Suite 300
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE
CA
Visalia,93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL
(559) 636—0200
LIBERTY CANAL COMPANY; LIBERTY
MILL RACE COMPANY; PEOPLES DITCH
COMPANY; REED DITCH COMPANY;
RIVERDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT;
SOUTHEAST LAKE WATER COMPANY;
STINSON CANAL 8t.IRRIGATION
COMPANY; STRATFORD IRRIGATION
DISTRICT; TRANQUILLITY
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DISTRICT; TULARE LAKE BASIN WATER
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100, inclusive,
Defendants.
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D: The Parties in the above—captioned matter, by and through their respective
E attorneys 0f record, hereby stipulate and jointly request that the Court enter an
a order extending the time for defehdants to respond to the amended complaint,
E extending the stay on discovery until 30 days after such responsive pleadings are
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filed or later time as agreed to by the parties, and extending the mandatory
a time to bring this action to trial by six months.
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RECITALS
H 00 A. Plaintiff JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT (“JID”) filed a verified
H KO complaint against Defendants KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION (“KRWA”),
toO STEVE HAUGEN, and twenty three other member units of KRWA on March 1,
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2019. Defendants answered on May 31, 2019. JID filed a First Amended
[0 t0 Complaint on October 28, 2020.
[Q CO B. This litigation is complex, dealing with the confluence of legal and
[\J ~b equitable issues, numerous interrelated agreements governing the Kings River, and
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numerous parties With varying interests in Kings River water. After litigation was
t0 ON initiated, the parties exchanged written discovery and several depositions were
Nfl taken, While the parties also engaged in ongoing settlement discussions.
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(559) 636—0200
1 of the parties extending the time for the defendants to respond to the First
2 Amended Complaint to March 30, 2021, and staying discovery until such
3 responses are filed.
4 D. On March 25, 2021, the Court entered an order upon the stipulation
5 of the parties further extending the time to respond to the First Amended
6 Complaint to July 30, 2021, and staying discovery until such responses are filed.
7 E. On August 18, 2021, the Court entered an order upon the stipulation
8 vacating the trial date of January 10, 2022, Mandatory Settlement Conference,
9 Trial Readiness Conference, and all related trial dates, and further extending the
10 time to respond to the First Amended Complaint and staying discovery until
11 October 1, 2021.
12 F. A Case Management Conference was held on September 16, 2021.
13 The parties firovided an update to the Court on the status of the case, and the
l4 Court set a continued status conference for November 16, 2021.
15 G. A status conference was held 0n November 16, 2021. At that time,
16 the Court set a new trial date of February l4, 2023.
17 H. The parties continue to work in good faith to resolve this litigation,
18 With significant progress. Negotiations involve complicated operational aspects
19 concerning the Kings River, and the provisions of significant, interrdated
20 agreements between the twenty-eight member units of KRWA. The parties agree
21 that a further extension 0f time to respond to the First Amended Complaint, and a
22 further stay of discpvery, would be beneficial to provide the parties further
23 opportunity to resolve the case without further litigation.
24 STIPULATION
25 Based on the foregoing recitals, the Parties hereby STIPULATE as fOIIOWS:
26 1. The time to respond to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and stay on
27 discovery shall be extended toJune 30, 2022;
28 2. Discovery shall be stayed until 3O days after Defendants’ responsive
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3. The mandatory time to bring this action to trial pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure section 583.310 shall be extended by an additional six (6)
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For the reasons set forth in the Stipulation and good cause having been
shown, the Court adopts the Stipulation and orders as follows:
1. The time to respond to Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint shall be
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extended to June 30, 2022;
2. Discovery in the case shall be stayed until 30 days after Defendants’
responses to the First Amended Complaint are filed, or such later time as
agreed t0 by the parties; and
3. The mandatory time to bring this action to trial pursuant to Code of Civil
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Procedure section 583.310 shall be extended by an additional six (6)
months.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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CA
Visalia, 93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME T0 BRING ACTION TO TRIAL
(559) 636-0200
PROOF 0F SERVICE
C.C.P. §§ 1011, 1013, and 1010.6
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF TULARE
I am, and was at the time of the service hereinafter mentioned, over the age of 18
years and not a party to the above-entitled cause. My business address is 100 Willow Plaza,
Suite 300, Visalia, California. My email is atriesch@hgblaw.net.
On December 29, 2021, I served the document(s) described as: STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS,
DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL on the interested parties in this
action, as stated—below, by providing each a true copy thereof as follows:
***SEE THE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST***
BY PERSONAL SERVICE:
I delivered such document(s) by hand to the office of the above-stated addressee.
BY MAIL:
I placed a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope for deliver)! and
addressed to the above~stated addressee. I am readily familiar with the practice of
HERR PEDERSEN 85 BERGLUND LLP for the collection and processing of
correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. In accordance
With the ordinary course of business, the above—mentioned document(s) would have
been deposited With the United States Postal Service, with postage fully prepaid,
the same day on which they were placed for deposit. I am aware that on motion of
the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage
meter date is more than one day after the date of deposit for mailing an affidavit.
BY FACSIMILE:
I transmitted the above—stated document(s) addressed to the above—stated
addressee at the above-stated facsimile number. A transmission report was issued
by the sending facsimile machine, and the transmission was reported as complete
without error.
X BY PDF TRANSMISSION:
I transmitted the above-stated document(s) via e—mail to the above—stated e-mail
address(es).
X STATE:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct.
FEDERAL:
I declare that I am employed in the office of a member 0f the bar in this Court at
Whose direction service was made. I declare under penalty of perjury under the
laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on December 29, 2021, at Visalia,
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Tulare County,
VALEXANDRIA TRIESCH
California.
SERVICE LIST
James Irrigation District v. Kings River Water Association, et al.
Fresno County Superior Court
Case Number: 19CECGOO769
Ryan S. Bezerra, Esq.
BARTKIEWICZ KRONICK 8a SHANAHAN
A Professional Corporation
1011 Twenty—Second Street
Sacramento, CA 95816—4907
Facsimile: (9 l6) 446-40 18
1'sb@bkslawfirm.com; b11b(&)bkslawfirm.com; msefikaslawfirmcom; hii@bkslawfirm.com;
Christopher S. Hall, Esq.
Benjamin T. Nicholson, Esq.
MCCORMICK BARSTOW LLP
P.O. Box 28912
Fresno, CA 93729-8912
Facsimile: (559) 433-2300
Christopher.halh‘amccormickbarsto‘zvfiom; ben.nich01sonQDmccormickbarstow.com;
debbie. dodd@,rnccormickbarstow. com; patricia.mata@mccormickbarst0w. com;
marv.ramirezQDmccormickbarstow.com;
Attorneys'for Plaintiffi JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Joseph D. Hughes, Esq.
KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER,
COOPER, ROSENLIEB 8r, KIMBALL, LLP
10000 Stockdale Highway, Suite 200
Bakersfield, California 933 l 1
Facsimile: (66 l) 326—04 18
ihughes@ldeinlaw.com; ikomaréfldeinlawcom; shavesfflldeinlaw.com;
Attorneys for Defendant, KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCLATION and STEVE HAUGEN
Kenneth J. Richardson, Esq.
PELTZER 85 RICHARDSON LAW CORPORATION
3746 W. Mineral King Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
Facsimile: (559) 553-6221
krichardson@prlawcorp .com; vacostaifmnrlawcorp com;
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Attorney for Defendants,
LAST CHANCE WATER DITCH COMPANY, and
PEOPLES DITCH COIMPANY
Aubrey A. Mauritson, Esq.
RUDDELL, STANTON,
BIXLER, MAURITSON 81. EVANS LLP
1102 North Chinovvth Street
Visalia, CA 93291
Facsimile: (559) 733—4922
amauritsomfavisalialaw.com; jfoxgvvisalialawcom; ddesantosaiwisalialawcom;
Attorney for Defendants,
TULARE LAKE BASIN WA TER STORA GE DISTRICT,
TULARE LAKE CANAL COMPANY,
SOUTHEAST LAKE WATER COMPANY,
LEMOORE CANAL & IRRIGATION COMPANY,
CORCORAN IRRIGATION COMPANY,
CRESCENT CANAL COMPANY,
REED DITCH COMPANY, and LOVELACE WATER
CORPORATION (flca CIRCLE “L” FARJWS)
Michael N. Nordstrom, Esq.
LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL N. NORDSTROM
222 W. Lacey Boulevard
Hanford, CA 93230
Facsimile: (559) 584—3132
nordiaWnordonm5.com;
Attorney for Defendants,
BURRELL DITCH COMPANY, LIBERTY CANAL
COMPANY, LIBERTY MILL RACE COMPANY, UPPER
SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY, EMPIRE WEST
SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, STINSON CANAL &
IRRIGATION COMPANY, and LAGUNA IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
David W. Kahn, Esq.
KAHN SOARES 8L CONWAY, LLP
219 N. Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
Facsimile: (559) 584-3348
dkahnéfikschanfordcom;
Attorney for Defendants,
STRATFORD IRRIGATION DISTRICT and
RIVERDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Marshall C. Whitney, Esq.
WHITNEY, THOMPSON 8r,JEFFCOACH LLP
970 W. Alluvial Ave.
Fresno, CA 937 11 x.
Facsimile: (559) 753-2560
mwhitnewZDWtilawcom; wiackson®wtilawcom; dmcteeficz‘fiwtilawcom; rnewtonfthwtilavvfiom;
Attorney for TULARE LAKE RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 761 (aka Cohn Central Consolidated
District No. 761)
Joseph Marchini, Esq.
Lauren D. Layne, Esq.
BAKER, MANOCK 85 JENSEN, PC
5260 N. Palm Avenue, Suite 201
Fresno, CA 93704
Facsimile: (559) 432-5620
JMarchmilfflbakermanockfiom; LLavne@bakermanock.com; ilewisQDbakermanockcom;
Attorneys for Defendant, Tranquillity Irrigation District
John P. Kinsey
WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC
265 E. River Park Circle, Suite 3 10
Fresno, CA 93720
Attorney for Defendant, JOHN HEWLEN MUTUAL WATER COMPANY
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FHLEg Leonard c. Herr, SBN 081896 JAN 0 3 2022 Rhea Ikemiya, SBN 267 136 HERR PEDERSEN 82;BERGLUND LLP $53M) COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Attorneys at Law - DEPT' 403 100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300 Visalia, CA 93291 Telephone: (559) 636-0200 Attorneys for Defendants, xoooxlowmbwtor-d KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION and STEVEN HAUGEN RECEIVED 12/29/2021 1:38 PM ChriStPPher S- H311; SBN 203901 FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Ben NlcholsOD, SBN 239893 By: Estela Alvarado, Deputy MCCORMICK BARSTOW LLP P.O. Box 28912 Fresno, CA 93729—89 12 Telephone: (559) 433—1300 Facsimile: (559) 433—2300 Attorneys for Plaintiff, JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FRESNO Case Number: 19CECGOO769 JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT, . STIPULATION AND Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS, v. DISCOVERY, AND TIME To BRING ACTION To TRIAL KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION; STEVE HAUGEN, solely in his official Trial Date: February 14, 2023 capacity as Kings River Water Master; BURRELL DITCH COMPANY; LOVELACE WATER CORPORATION (tka CIRCLE "L" FARMS); CLARK'S FORK RECLAMATION DISTRICT No. NMMNNNNMMr—l 2069; TULARE IAKE RECLAMATION DISTRICT No. 761 (aka COHN CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT No. 761); CORCORAN IRRIGATION COMPANY; CRESCENT CANAL COMPANY; EMPIRE WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT; JOHN HEINLEN MUTUAL WATER COMPANY; LAGUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT; LAST CHANCE WATER DITCH COMPANY; LEMOORE CANAL az,IRRIGATION COMPANY; HERR PEUEKSEN G: BERGLUND LLP Anomeys At Law _ 1_ 160Willow Plaza Suite 300 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia,93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL (559) 636—0200 LIBERTY CANAL COMPANY; LIBERTY MILL RACE COMPANY; PEOPLES DITCH COMPANY; REED DITCH COMPANY; RIVERDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT; SOUTHEAST LAKE WATER COMPANY; STINSON CANAL 8t.IRRIGATION COMPANY; STRATFORD IRRIGATION DISTRICT; TRANQUILLITY \000\]O‘\U‘l-ho.)mr—I IRRIGATION DISTRICT; TULARE LAKE BASIN WATER STORAGE DISTRICT; TULARE LAKE CANAL COMPANY; UPPER SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY; and DOES l to 100, inclusive, Defendants. 8 D: The Parties in the above—captioned matter, by and through their respective E attorneys 0f record, hereby stipulate and jointly request that the Court enter an a order extending the time for defehdants to respond to the amended complaint, E extending the stay on discovery until 30 days after such responsive pleadings are 5‘1 such filed or later time as agreed to by the parties, and extending the mandatory a time to bring this action to trial by six months. fl I... RECITALS H 00 A. Plaintiff JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT (“JID”) filed a verified H KO complaint against Defendants KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION (“KRWA”), toO STEVE HAUGEN, and twenty three other member units of KRWA on March 1, [\3 i—I 2019. Defendants answered on May 31, 2019. JID filed a First Amended [0 t0 Complaint on October 28, 2020. [Q CO B. This litigation is complex, dealing with the confluence of legal and [\J ~b equitable issues, numerous interrelated agreements governing the Kings River, and NC11 numerous parties With varying interests in Kings River water. After litigation was t0 ON initiated, the parties exchanged written discovery and several depositions were Nfl taken, While the parties also engaged in ongoing settlement discussions. 00 [\D C. On December 1, 2020, the Court entered an order updn the stipulation HEKR I’EDERSEN & BERGLUND LL17 Akkomcys Al L4!“- -2- 100 Willow Plaza Suite 300 STIPULA’I‘ION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia, 93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL (559) 636—0200 1 of the parties extending the time for the defendants to respond to the First 2 Amended Complaint to March 30, 2021, and staying discovery until such 3 responses are filed. 4 D. On March 25, 2021, the Court entered an order upon the stipulation 5 of the parties further extending the time to respond to the First Amended 6 Complaint to July 30, 2021, and staying discovery until such responses are filed. 7 E. On August 18, 2021, the Court entered an order upon the stipulation 8 vacating the trial date of January 10, 2022, Mandatory Settlement Conference, 9 Trial Readiness Conference, and all related trial dates, and further extending the 10 time to respond to the First Amended Complaint and staying discovery until 11 October 1, 2021. 12 F. A Case Management Conference was held on September 16, 2021. 13 The parties firovided an update to the Court on the status of the case, and the l4 Court set a continued status conference for November 16, 2021. 15 G. A status conference was held 0n November 16, 2021. At that time, 16 the Court set a new trial date of February l4, 2023. 17 H. The parties continue to work in good faith to resolve this litigation, 18 With significant progress. Negotiations involve complicated operational aspects 19 concerning the Kings River, and the provisions of significant, interrdated 20 agreements between the twenty-eight member units of KRWA. The parties agree 21 that a further extension 0f time to respond to the First Amended Complaint, and a 22 further stay of discpvery, would be beneficial to provide the parties further 23 opportunity to resolve the case without further litigation. 24 STIPULATION 25 Based on the foregoing recitals, the Parties hereby STIPULATE as fOIIOWS: 26 1. The time to respond to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and stay on 27 discovery shall be extended toJune 30, 2022; 28 2. Discovery shall be stayed until 3O days after Defendants’ responsive §§§§A§E35§Efi ,momeys A.Law -3— flgfi‘m 1°“ STIPULATION' AND [pROpOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE Vifsaaslé?rsgt_::0::%91 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL pleadings are filed, or such later time as agreed to by the parties; and 3. The mandatory time to bring this action to trial pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310 shall be extended by an additional six (6) months. kOOOVOWU'l-DOJN IT IS SO STIPULATED. HERR PEDERSEN 8r,BERGLUND LLP 10 11 Dated: December 22, 2021 mfiW/W yzLeonard C. Rhea Ikemiya, Heff, Esq £3qu Attorneys for Defendants, 12 KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCIATION and STEVEN HAUGEN 13 14 KLEEN, DENATALE, GOLDNER. COOPER, 15 ROSE’NLiEB 6t. KEMBALL», LLP 16 17 Dated: December 22, 2021 vd’mz Jaéeph D. 4. Hughes, rm Esq. 18 Attorneys fearDefendants, KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCMBON 19 20 w MCCORMICK BARSTOW’ LLP 21 ’7'“ . 22 Dated: December 28, 2021 By: 23 Christopher S. Haj}, ESQ. Benjamin T; Nicholson, Esq. 24 Attorneys for Plaintiff, JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT 25 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// HERR I’EDERSEN k BERGLUND LIP Attomeys At Law -4- 100 Willow Plaza Suite 300 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia.93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL (559) 636-0200 PELTZER & RICHARDSON LAW CORPORATION "-212- ‘.,... 4:1;‘5 "I "__. Dated: December 22, 2021 f, hm;’L. -",—"{(‘ '?_ _, __ ___4_. Kerm’eth J. Rlcfiardson, Esq. Attorneys for Defendants, ©00fl©m¢mlor~l LAST CHANCE WATER BITCH COMPANY, and PEOPLES DITCH COMPANY RUDDILLI STANTON, BIXLER, Ix‘I;“xUR.-TSO\ 8'. EVANS uLEJ -.~' 4—.-' _/ i f. v’_ .u . " . . .. |I_.. _. -...~ ~n ~n- ’- . . r 3-—A h Dated: December 22, 2021 B‘y; r; - Aubrey Mauritson, 35a. Esq‘ S Josh Fox, Esq. Attmmeys for Defendants, : TULARE. LAKE EASIER” VI" ATE R STORAGE C&PCAL COMPANY DISTRICT TULARE LAKE B SOUTI {EAS'J LAKE WA} ER COM FANS LE\.OORE CANAL 8:. IRRKIA’E‘ ION CO M?AVY,' (Had CORCORA‘Q IRRIGATION COMPANY, CRESCEN'E CANAL COMPANY: E REED BITCH COMPANY, WA’I‘ER CORPORATIQN and (fizz: LOVELECE CIRCLE “L" a FARMS) a fl H - LAW= 1.326725%)" 09 _._.‘ Am a w 7., N. um... l‘IURuonHJM Eav12£.~i'§..r‘!.fip .. Hm . . \O b—a —.’— _ "I A_._-. Dated: December 22, 2021 MO "mey; 3'01J‘;:*tnii1311“L:-;, "" [0b—I Buzfiifi LL UI’E‘CH C’Yvfl-‘J‘néi’ LIBM“ L ANN} (“GNP 3‘???Lzfii: Pf“ “#3? HM.” ' [O t0 “flr’mv '1‘" x i *xfj}?SF N .K Ci h's' '2:- I Q.“ Pfi'fi' W'tS’r J‘N :I-KS‘il. l0 (.0 'Mo'fx‘m" C ' ‘ ?‘TCrHH’ I ‘CSA’EH'JN f. L J&‘E‘IUY u a ’ iill‘: i... 1‘; lvlflfm’fi'fi: "'H'I‘R? I'i [0 -D [0 01 /// DO ON /// fl [\J /// m [Q /// HERR [’EDERSEN BERGILIN‘D LLP é: Attomcys AI Law -5- 100 Willow Plaza Suite 300 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia, 93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRWG ACTION TO TRIAL Gammon (559) KAHN SOARES 85 CONWAY, L1,!" J?! I l'iE’lllfui Dated: December 21, 2021 M-wéwd-.. 1” (?;- Duwd W Kuhn, Esq. Attorneys for Defendants, KOOOVONM-bQJlOr—A STRATF‘ORD IRRHGA’WUN DlS’E‘RfCT, RIVERDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, and CLARK’S FORK R ??CLAMA'J‘EON. IJIS’I‘RICT N0. 2069 Dated: December 21, 2021 WMEI‘: a'l C Whitney?! $th Will Jackson, Esq. I U: Allorneys for Dewndant TULARE LAKE RECLAMA’I‘IGN DISTRICT N0 761 (aka Cohn Centxal Consolidated District No. 761) BAK ER, M iNOCK 6r.JENSEN, PC Dated: December 22, 2021 By: rm Toscph '1 s E Iii /\~ fifarchini v Esq Esq f“ .smrc- D. Lame, A tm‘neys Defendant, ’t'm' a TRIM QUILLITY IRKIG 9671.01“ DISTR‘iC’I mumm-hoator-‘Okooofimagas:8 WAGNER JONES HELSLEY, PC [OlOtOIQlOIOlOlOlor—r—AHH Dated: December 22, 2021 01m ?cm—Lm. Nicolas Cardelia, Esq. Attomeys- Eur Defendant, JOHN HEINLEIN MUTUAL WATER COMPANY /// /// HERR PEDERSEN BERCLUND LLP 8: Attomeys At law -5- 100 Willow Plaza Suile 300 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia, 9329] PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL (559) 636—0200 0 RD ER For the reasons set forth in the Stipulation and good cause having been shown, the Court adopts the Stipulation and orders as follows: 1. The time to respond to Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint shall be k000\IO\U‘l-DOJ[\)>—' extended to June 30, 2022; 2. Discovery in the case shall be stayed until 30 days after Defendants’ responses to the First Amended Complaint are filed, or such later time as agreed t0 by the parties; and 3. The mandatory time to bring this action to trial pursuant to Code of Civil W Procedure section 583.310 shall be extended by an additional six (6) months. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: Abig— W’ m? 0F THE C SUPE§IOR COURT m#®m¢wNHO©®fl;azag:s MMMNNMMMNI—IHH HERR PEDERSEN k BERGLUND LLP Anumeys At Law _7_ 100 Willow Plaza Suite 300 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE CA Visalia, 93291 PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME T0 BRING ACTION TO TRIAL (559) 636-0200 PROOF 0F SERVICE C.C.P. §§ 1011, 1013, and 1010.6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF TULARE I am, and was at the time of the service hereinafter mentioned, over the age of 18 years and not a party to the above-entitled cause. My business address is 100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300, Visalia, California. My email is atriesch@hgblaw.net. On December 29, 2021, I served the document(s) described as: STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING EXTENSION FOR RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TIME TO BRING ACTION TO TRIAL on the interested parties in this action, as stated—below, by providing each a true copy thereof as follows: ***SEE THE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST*** BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I delivered such document(s) by hand to the office of the above-stated addressee. BY MAIL: I placed a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope for deliver)! and addressed to the above~stated addressee. I am readily familiar with the practice of HERR PEDERSEN 85 BERGLUND LLP for the collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. In accordance With the ordinary course of business, the above—mentioned document(s) would have been deposited With the United States Postal Service, with postage fully prepaid, the same day on which they were placed for deposit. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after the date of deposit for mailing an affidavit. BY FACSIMILE: I transmitted the above—stated document(s) addressed to the above—stated addressee at the above-stated facsimile number. A transmission report was issued by the sending facsimile machine, and the transmission was reported as complete without error. X BY PDF TRANSMISSION: I transmitted the above-stated document(s) via e—mail to the above—stated e-mail address(es). X STATE: I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. FEDERAL: I declare that I am employed in the office of a member 0f the bar in this Court at Whose direction service was made. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on December 29, 2021, at Visalia, MM Tulare County, VALEXANDRIA TRIESCH California. SERVICE LIST James Irrigation District v. Kings River Water Association, et al. Fresno County Superior Court Case Number: 19CECGOO769 Ryan S. Bezerra, Esq. BARTKIEWICZ KRONICK 8a SHANAHAN A Professional Corporation 1011 Twenty—Second Street Sacramento, CA 95816—4907 Facsimile: (9 l6) 446-40 18 1'sb@bkslawfirm.com; b11b(&)bkslawfirm.com; msefikaslawfirmcom; hii@bkslawfirm.com; Christopher S. Hall, Esq. Benjamin T. Nicholson, Esq. MCCORMICK BARSTOW LLP P.O. Box 28912 Fresno, CA 93729-8912 Facsimile: (559) 433-2300 Christopher.halh‘amccormickbarsto‘zvfiom; ben.nich01sonQDmccormickbarstow.com; debbie. dodd@,rnccormickbarstow. com; patricia.mata@mccormickbarst0w. com; marv.ramirezQDmccormickbarstow.com; Attorneys'for Plaintiffi JAMES IRRIGATION DISTRICT Joseph D. Hughes, Esq. KLEIN, DENATALE, GOLDNER, COOPER, ROSENLIEB 8r, KIMBALL, LLP 10000 Stockdale Highway, Suite 200 Bakersfield, California 933 l 1 Facsimile: (66 l) 326—04 18 ihughes@ldeinlaw.com; ikomaréfldeinlawcom; shavesfflldeinlaw.com; Attorneys for Defendant, KINGS RIVER WATER ASSOCLATION and STEVE HAUGEN Kenneth J. Richardson, Esq. PELTZER 85 RICHARDSON LAW CORPORATION 3746 W. Mineral King Avenue Visalia, CA 93291 Facsimile: (559) 553-6221 krichardson@prlawcorp .com; vacostaifmnrlawcorp com; . Attorney for Defendants, LAST CHANCE WATER DITCH COMPANY, and PEOPLES DITCH COIMPANY Aubrey A. Mauritson, Esq. RUDDELL, STANTON, BIXLER, MAURITSON 81. EVANS LLP 1102 North Chinovvth Street Visalia, CA 93291 Facsimile: (559) 733—4922 amauritsomfavisalialaw.com; jfoxgvvisalialawcom; ddesantosaiwisalialawcom; Attorney for Defendants, TULARE LAKE BASIN WA TER STORA GE DISTRICT, TULARE LAKE CANAL COMPANY, SOUTHEAST LAKE WATER COMPANY, LEMOORE CANAL & IRRIGATION COMPANY, CORCORAN IRRIGATION COMPANY, CRESCENT CANAL COMPANY, REED DITCH COMPANY, and LOVELACE WATER CORPORATION (flca CIRCLE “L” FARJWS) Michael N. Nordstrom, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL N. NORDSTROM 222 W. Lacey Boulevard Hanford, CA 93230 Facsimile: (559) 584—3132 nordiaWnordonm5.com; Attorney for Defendants, BURRELL DITCH COMPANY, LIBERTY CANAL COMPANY, LIBERTY MILL RACE COMPANY, UPPER SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY, EMPIRE WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, STINSON CANAL & IRRIGATION COMPANY, and LAGUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT David W. Kahn, Esq. KAHN SOARES 8L CONWAY, LLP 219 N. Douty Street Hanford, CA 93230 Facsimile: (559) 584-3348 dkahnéfikschanfordcom; Attorney for Defendants, STRATFORD IRRIGATION DISTRICT and RIVERDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT Marshall C. Whitney, Esq. WHITNEY, THOMPSON 8r,JEFFCOACH LLP 970 W. Alluvial Ave. Fresno, CA 937 11 x. Facsimile: (559) 753-2560 mwhitnewZDWtilawcom; wiackson®wtilawcom; dmcteeficz‘fiwtilawcom; rnewtonfthwtilavvfiom; Attorney for TULARE LAKE RECLAMATION DISTRICT NO. 761 (aka Cohn Central Consolidated District No. 761) Joseph Marchini, Esq. Lauren D. Layne, Esq. BAKER, MANOCK 85 JENSEN, PC 5260 N. Palm Avenue, Suite 201 Fresno, CA 93704 Facsimile: (559) 432-5620 JMarchmilfflbakermanockfiom; LLavne@bakermanock.com; ilewisQDbakermanockcom; Attorneys for Defendant, Tranquillity Irrigation District John P. Kinsey WANGER JONES HELSLEY PC 265 E. River Park Circle, Suite 3 10 Fresno, CA 93720 Attorney for Defendant, JOHN HEWLEN MUTUAL WATER COMPANY