Bakersfield Pipe & Supply, Inc., v. Cornerstone Valve, LLC

Filing 46

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 39 Stipulation to Amend the Scheduling Order and Preliminary Pretrial Order, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 4/1/2016. Expert discovery shall be completed by 4/28/2016. Non-Dispositive Motion Deadlines: Filed by 5/13/2016; Hearing by 6/10/2016. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BAKERSFIELD PIPE & SUPPLY,

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Plaintiff,
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CORNERSTONE VALVE, LLC, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01445 JLT
ORDER GRANTING IN PART STIPULATION TO
AMEND THE SCHEDULING ORDER AND
PRELIMINARY PRETRIAL ORDER
(Doc. 39)

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On March 24, 2016, Defendants filed an ex parte application seeking an extension of time to

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complete expert discovery. (Doc. 41-1) The Court held an informal conference on the motion at

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which it learned further about the reasons the parties had not completed expert discovery. As a result,

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the Court ordered counsel to speak to their experts and to develop, as best they could, a schedule for

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completing the experts’ depositions by the end of April. (Doc. 44) This has happened.

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Based upon the joint statement of counsel, the Court ORDERS:

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1.

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The parties SHALL complete expert discovery no later than April 28, 2016.

Following SHALL be the deposition schedule:

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a.

Deposition of Plaintiff’s expert, Bob Smith will occur on April 18, 2016;

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b.

Deposition of Plaintiff’s expert, Cary Evans will occur on April 19, 2016;

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c.

Deposition of Plaintiff’s expert, Dan Byrum will occur on April 19, 2016;

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d.

Deposition of Defendants’ expert, Nitesh K. Gupta will occur on April 25,
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2016;

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e.

Deposition of Defendants’ expert, Randall Merritt will occur on April 25, 2016;

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Deposition of Defendants’ expert, Jamie Farr will occur on April 25, 2016;

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Deposition of Defendants’ expert, John Hughett will occur on April 26, 2016;

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h.

Deposition of Defendants’ expert, Jimmy Talley will occur on April 27, 2016;

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Deposition of Plaintiff’s expert, James Bock will occur on April 28, 2016;

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2.

Any non-dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than May 13, 2016 and heard no

later than June 10, 2016;
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The ex parte application to amend the motion expert discovery deadlines is DENIED

as MOOT;
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No further amendments to the case schedule will be authorized absent a showing of

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exceptional good cause, which does not include that counsel has been/will be busy with other matters

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or is or has been in trial.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 1, 2016

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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