Martin et al v. United States of America

Filing 14

STIPULATION and ORDER FOR SEVEN-DAY EXTENSION OF NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the non-expert discovery deadline is extended seven (7) days to August 25, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 8/18/2017. (Hernandez, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:16-cv-01703-SAB

11 KATHY M. MARTIN, et al.,

ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR
SEVEN-DAY EXTENSION OF NONEXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

(ECF No. 13)

Defendant.

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The parties to this action hereby stipulate, and request that the Court order, that the deadline

18 for completion of non-expert discovery be extended by seven (7) days, to August 25, 2017, on the
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On July 10, 2017, the United States noticed the deposition of plaintiff Kathy Martin,

21 with production of documents, for August 17, 2017, at 10 a.m. On August 7, 2017, plaintiffs noticed
22 the depositions of two United States Postal Service employees for the following day, August 18,
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2.

Ms. Martin failed to appear for her deposition at the scheduled time on August 17,

25 2017, and Ms. Martin’s counsel was unable to reach her by telephone until late in the afternoon.
26 Counsel for the parties agreed that the United States should be allowed to complete the earlier27 noticed deposition of Ms. Martin before producing the postal employees. The deposition of Ms.
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At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 18, 2017, counsel for Ms. Martin advised

2 counsel for the United States that Ms. Martin was ill and unable to attend the rescheduled deposition.
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In order to accommodate the further rescheduling necessitated by the unexpected

4 illness of Ms. Martin, the parties request that the Court extend the deadline for completion of non5 expert discovery (see Scheduling Order, Doc. 12), by seven (7) days, to August 25, 2017.
Respectfully submitted,

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7 Dated: August 18, 2017

PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney

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/ /s/ Benjamin E. Hall
BENJAMIN E. HALL
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Attorney for Defendant

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12 Dated: August 18, 2017

LAW OFFICES OF EDWARD B.
CHATOIAN

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/ /s/Edward B. Chatoian
EDWARD B. CHATOIAN
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the non-expert

19 discovery deadline is extended seven (7) days to August 25, 2017.
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Dated:

August 18, 2017
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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