Anderson v. Marsh

Filing 33

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 1/8/2016 ORDERING 32 Expert Disclosure EXTENDED to 5/13/2016. (Reader, L)

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Andrew C. Schwartz (State Bar No. 64578)
Adam M. Carlson (State Bar No. 257795)
CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK
A Professional Corporation
2121 North California Blvd., Suite 1020
Walnut Creek, California 94596
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Karen L. Snell (State Bar No. 100266)
Attorney at Law
102 Buena Vista Terrace
San Francisco, CA 94117
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Wayne Steven Anderson

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WAYNE STEVEN ANDERSON

CASE NO.: 1:14-CV-01599 TLN-SAB

Plaintiff,

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JOINT REQUEST TO MODIFY PRETRIAL
SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER

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vs.

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CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER
JOHN MARSH and DOES 1-20,

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Defendants.

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On March 24, 2015, this Court filed a Pretrial Scheduling Order in this matter.

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Document No. 18. On October 16, 2015, the Court modified certain dates in the Pretrial

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Scheduling Order. Document No. 22.

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Pretrial Scheduling Order, the parties respectfully request that the Court modify one of the

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cutoff dates set forth in the Pretrial Scheduling Order.

In this Joint Request for further modification of the

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Specifically, the parties request that the Court extend the deadline for expert

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disclosures from March 9, 2016, to May 13, 2016. The parties’ request that all other dates set

CASPER, MEADOWS,
SCHWARTZ & COOK
2121 N. California Blvd.,
Suite 1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
TEL: [phone]
FAX [phone]

Anderson v. California Highway Patrol Officer Marsh, et al.
Joint Request to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order and Order

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forth in this Court’s October 16, 2015 Order remain in effect.
The parties make this request for good cause. The parties are seeking the opportunity

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to complete fact discovery and then engage in meaningful settlement negotiations.

The

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parties believe the chances for settlement will be increased if the discussions take place

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before the parties incur the substantial costs of retaining experts and preparing expert

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disclosures.

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The parties are on track to complete fact discovery on schedule, by February 10, 2016.

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Under the current Pretrial Scheduling Order the parties would be required to produce expert

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reports within the following four weeks, expending significant time and resources, before they

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have had the opportunity to mediate their dispute in possession of all the relevant facts. The

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modification the parties seek will give them the opportunity to engage in meaningful and,

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hopefully, fruitful settlement discussions.
For the foregoing reasons, the parties jointly request that the Court Order the cutoff

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date for expert disclosures to be extended until May 13, 2016.

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Dated: January 8, 2016

/s/ - “Andrew C. Schwartz”
By: ANDREW C. SCHWARTZ
CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: January 8, 2016

/s/ - “Wil Fong”
By: WIL FONG
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Attorney for Defendants

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby ORDERED that the Pretrial Scheduling

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Order is modified to extend the deadline for expert disclosures from March 9, 2016, to May 13,

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2016.

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Dated: January 8, 2016

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CASPER, MEADOWS,
SCHWARTZ & COOK
2121 N. California Blvd.,
Suite 1020
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
TEL: [phone]
FAX [phone]

Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge
Anderson v. California Highway Patrol Officer Marsh, et al.
Joint Request to Modify Pretrial Scheduling Order and Order

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