Lewis vs. DOT Transportation, Inc.

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STIPULATION and ORDER GRANTING the parties' request for an extension of the initial disclosures deadline to 10/20/2017. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 9/21/2017. (Rooney, M)

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BOB REEVE, CA Bar #176231
PO Box 1351, 10 Nove Way, Suite M
Valley Springs CA 95252
[phone], fax, land-line
[e-mail]

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Attorney for MICHAEL E. LEWIS,
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FRESNO DIVISION

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MICHAEL E. LEWIS, an individual,

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Plaintiff,
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DOT TRANSPORTATION, INC., and DOES 1 to 10, )
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Case No: 1:16-cv-01918-DAD-EPG
STIPULATION AND ORDER
EXTENDING F.R.C.P. RULE 26 (a)
INITIAL DISCLOSURE RE DEADLINE

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Plaintiff

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MICHAEL E. LEWIS ("Plaintiff") and defendant DOT TRANSPORTATION, INC., ("Defendant")
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(collectively, "Parties") stipulate pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 261 (a)(1)(C) to

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extend the deadline from September 20, 2017, to October 20, 2017 for the Initial Disclosures required

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by Rule 26 (a)(1), and request that the Court enter an Order that the Initial Disclosures required by

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Rule 26 (a)(1) are due by October 30, 2017.
STIPULATION

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WHEREAS, the Parties, through counsel, met and conferred on the topics required by the
Court in advance of the Scheduling Conference held on September 6, 2017 ("Rule 26 (f)
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Conference"); WHEREAS, the deadline for Initial Disclosures required by Rule 26 (a)(1) would

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ordinarily be today, September, 2017, 14 days after the Parties' Rule 26 (f) Conference;

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WHEREAS, the Parties agree to provide each other additional time to prepare the Initial

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Disclosures required by Rule 26 (a)(1); WHEREAS, Rule 26 (a)(1)(C) permits the Parties to stipulate
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to a due date for Initial Disclosures (F.R.C.P. 26 (a)(1)(C) ("A party must make the initial disclosures

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at or within 14 days after the parties’ Rule 26 (f) conference unless a different time is set by

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stipulation or court order…") (emphasis supplied));

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NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 26 (a)(1)(C), the Parties jointly request and HEREBY

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STIPULATE that the deadline for Initial Disclosures required by Rule 26 (a)(1) for this action be
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extended to October 20, 2017.

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DATED: September 20, 2017

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LAW FIRM OF BOB REEVE
BY______________/s/ Bob Reeve_(as authorized on 9/20/17)
BOB REEVE, counsel for plaintiffs MICHAEL E. LEWIS

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DATED: September 20, 2017
McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP
BY_____________/s/ Laura A. Wolfe ________
LAURA A. WOLFE, counsel for defendant DOT
TRANSPORTATION, INC.

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the Parties, the deadline for Initial Disclosures required by Rule
26 (a)(1) shall be extended to October 20, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

September 21, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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