Black & Veatch Corporation v. Modesto Irrigation District

Filing 85

STIPULATION and ORDER GRANTING the parties' request to amend the Scheduling Order of November 3, 2011, as follows: non-expert discovery deadline is extended from 12/14/2012 to 2/1/2013 with all other previously ordered dates to remain the same; order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/28/2012. (Rooney, M)

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1 WULFSBERG REESE COLVIG & FIRSTMAN
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
2 H. James Wulfsberg - 046192
Stephen L. Cali - 133923
3 David J. Hyndman - 193944
Kaiser Center
4 300 Lakeside Drive, 24th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3524
5 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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LANG, RICHERT & PATCH
7 Mark L. Creede – 128418
Matthew W. Quall - 183759
8 Fig Garden Financial Center
5200 North Palm Avenue, Fourth Floor
9 Fresno, CA 93704
Telephone: [phone]
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BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION

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BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION,

No. 1:11-cv-00695-LJO-SKO

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Plaintiff,

STIPULATION TO AMEND
SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER
THEREON

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vs.
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MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
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Defendant.
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AND RELATED ACTIONS.

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER;
ORDER THEREON

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Plaintiff and counter-defendant Black & Veatch Corporation (“B&V”); defendant, counter-

3 claimant, and third party complainant Modesto Irrigation District (“MID”); third party defendants
4 and counter-claimants Western Summit Constructors, Inc. (“WSCI”), Federal Insurance Company,
5 Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of
6 America; third-party defendant Big B Construction (“Big B”); and counter-claimant City of
7 Modesto (“City”) (collectively, the “Parties”) hereby agree and stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, the Scheduling Order, dated November 3, 2011, contains a deadline of

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10 December 14, 2012, for the completion of all discovery pertaining to non-experts and February 1,
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WHEREAS, the Parties desire to conduct a private mediation before April 15, 2012,

13 before Mediator Hon. Richard Silver, Rtd., and also desire to postpone taking depositions and
14 limiting discovery prior to the mediation, in order to save attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
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WHEREAS, the Parties believe that they will be able to complete non-expert and expert

16 discovery by March 1, 2013, without the need for continuing the dates currently scheduled for
17 Non-Dispositive Motions, Dispositive Motions, Mandatory Settlement Conference, Pre-Trial
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties as

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The deadline for completion of non-expert discovery shall be continued from

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The deadline for completion of non-expert discovery shall be continued from

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No other provisions of the November 3, 2011 Scheduling Order are otherwise

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(Signatures on the following pages.)

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER;
ORDER THEREON

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DATED: February 16, 2012
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WULFSBERG REESE COLVIG & FIRSTMAN
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

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By /s/ H. James Wulfsberg
H. JAMES WULFSBERG
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION

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DATED: February 16, 2012

HANSON BRIDGET LLP

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By /s/ Tyson M. Shower (As Authorized on 02/14/12)
TYSON M. SHOWER
Attorneys for Defendant, Crossclaimant and Third
Party Claimant
MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT

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DATED: February 16, 2012

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN A. BIARD

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By /s/ Catharine Ching (As Authorized on 02/13/12)
CATHARINE CHING
Attorneys for Third Party Defendant
BIG B CONSTRUCTION

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DATED: February 16, 2012

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DIEPENBROCK ELKIN LLP
By /s/ Eileen Diepenbrock (As Authorized on 02/09/12)
EILEEN DIEPENBROCK
Attorneys for Third Party Defendant
WESTERN SUMMIT CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

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DAVIDOVITZ & BENNETT LLP

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By /s/ Patricia Lakner (As Authorized on 02/16/12)
PATRICIA LAKNER
Attorneys for Defendant and Crossclaimant
CITY OF MODESTO

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER;
ORDER THEREON

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ORDER
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The dates proposed for an extension of the non-expert and expert-discovery deadlines are

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5 not feasible when considering the current non-dispositive and dispositive motion filing deadlines.
6 Continuation of discovery beyond February 1, 2013, will impact the remainder of the schedule, up
7 to and including trial. As such, while the Court will grant the parties' stipulated request for a
8 schedule modification, the discovery deadlines are only extended as follows:
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Deadline

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Previous Deadline

February 1, 2013

December 14, 2012

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11 The rest of the scheduling deadlines remain unchanged, and are as follows:

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13 Expert Discovery

February 1, 2013

14 Non-Dipositive Motion Filing

February 6, 2013

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March 6, 2013

16 Dispositive Motion Filing

March 13, 2013

17 Dispositive Motion Hearing

April 24, 2013

18 Settlement Conference

May 2, 2013

19 Pre-Trial Conference

June 5, 2013

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July 16, 2013

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 28, 2012

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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