U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Filing 21

ORDER on Stipulation Extending Joint Scheduling Conference Deadlines. The Scheduling Conference currently set for 5/1/2014, is CONTINUED to 7/8/2014, at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. The parties' joint scheduling report shall be filed by no later than 7/1/2014. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 4/21/2014. (Timken, A)

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Anna Y. Park, SBN 164242
Rumduol Vuong, SBN 264392
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
255 East Temple Street, Fourth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Laura J. Maechtlen
Brian Wong
SEYFARTH SHAW
560 Mission Street, 31st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
FARMERS INSURANCE EXHANGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY )
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COMMISSION,
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Plaintiff,
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FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,
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Defendants
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Case No: 1:13-CV-01574 AWI SKO
CORRECTED JOINT STIPULATION
EXTENDING JOINT SCHEDULING
CONFERENCE DEADLINES AND
ORDER

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Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or
“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Farmers Insurance Exchange (“Defendant”), through their respective
counsel of record herein, hereby respectfully request a continuance of the joint scheduling
conference and accompanying deadlines.
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On September 30, 2013, the EEOC filed the instant action pursuant to Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the action on January 28, 2014. The EEOC filed its

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opposition to Defendant’s motion on February 24, 2014 and Defendant replied on March 3,

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2014. On March 4, 2014, the Court took the matter under submission. (Docket No. 18).

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A. Good Cause to Extend Deadline for Submission of Proposed Protective Order

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The motion to dismiss is still under submission with the Court. The resolution of the

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motion to dismiss is necessary for the parties to productively proceed with the Rule 26(f)

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conference and the joint scheduling conference.

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B.

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As such, the parties stipulate and respectfully request that the joint scheduling conference

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Stipulation to Extend Deadlines

and attendant deadlines be amended as follows:

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1. The joint scheduling conference shall be held on July 8, 2014.

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2. The parties shall submit a joint scheduling report to the Court no later than July 1,

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2014.
3. The parties shall conduct their Rule 26(f) conference no later than June 18, 2014.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: April 21, 2014

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_/s/ Rumduol Vuong_________
RUMDUOL VUONG,
Trial Attorney
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

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Date: April 21, 2014

/s/ Brian Wong
George E. Preonas
Andrew M. Paley
Laura J. Maechtlen
Brian Wong
Attorneys for Defendant
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE

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ORDER

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GOOD CAUSE SHOWING, THIS COURT HEREBY ORDERS THAT,

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The initial scheduling conference shall be continued to July 8, 2014. The parties shall

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conduct their Rule 26(f) conference no later than June 18, 2014, and their joint scheduling report

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shall be due on July 1, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 21, 2014

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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