Roadrunner Intermodal Services, LLC v. T.G.S. Transportation, Inc.

Filing 102

Joint STIPULATION and ORDER to Extend Outstanding Pleading and Discovery Deadlines and Stay Discovery. Good cause appearing, the parties stipulation to extend the time to respond to Coxs First Amended Complaint, continue all outstanding discovery de adlines, and stay all other discovery for forty-five (45) days is HEREBY GRANTED as follows:... refer to the pleading re items a-i. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference currently set for March 29, 2018 is HEREBY CONTINUED toMa y 24, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. A revised joint scheduling conference report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed in Word format to bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The parties may appear at the conference by telephone with each party using the following dial-in number and access code: dial-in number 1-877-411-9748; access code 3190866. If the parties file a notice of settlement prior to the conference, then the conference will be vacated. signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 3/27/2018. (Herman, H)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFREY COX, Plaintiff, 11 v. 12 ROADRUNNER INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, CENTRAL CAL TRANSPORTATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and DOES 1 through 50, Case Nos.: 1:17-cv-01207-DAD-BAM, 1:17cv-01056-DAD-BAM (consolidated) 13 14 15 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY Defendant(s). 16 19 ROADRUNNER INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant and CounterPlaintiff, v. 20 JEFFREY COX, 17 18 Plaintiff and CounterDefendant. 21 22 Counterclaim filed October 10, 2017 ROADRUNNER INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 23 Plaintiff, 24 25 26 v. T.G.S. TRANSPORTATION, INC., a California corporation, and DOES 1-10, 27 Defendants. 28 1 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY 1 The Parties respectfully request the Court to extend outstanding pleading and discovery 2 deadlines and stay discovery for forty-five (45) days in order to optimize the Parties’ ability to 3 reach a negotiated resolution of their disputes at the mediation tentatively scheduled for the week 4 of April 23–27, 2018. In support of their stipulation, the Parties state as follows: 5 1. On February 26, 2018, Plaintiff Jeffrey Cox (“Cox”) and Defendants Roadrunner 6 Intermodal Services, LLC (“Roadrunner”) and Central Cal Transportation, LLC (“Central Cal”) 7 filed a stipulation and proposed order for Cox to file a First Amended Complaint. ECF No. 95. 8 2. On February 27, 2018 and March 2, 2018, the Court entered orders granting Cox 9 permission to file a First Amended Complaint and ordering Roadrunner and Central to file a 10 response within twenty-one (21) days after filing and service of the First Amended Complaint. 11 ECF Nos. 96, 97. 12 3. 13 14 15 16 T.G.S. Transportation, Inc. (“TGS”) agreed to amend its responses to Roadrunner’s interrogatories, set one, and requests for production of documents, set one, by March 22, 2018. 4. TGS further agreed to begin TGS’s production of responsive documents to Roadrunner’s requests for production of documents, set one, by March 28, 2018. 5. The Parties agreed to depose the following witnesses on the following dates: 17 a. Grace Castaneda and Chris Rodriguez: April 12, 2018; 18 b. Tim Schneider: April 25, 2018; 19 c. Peter Schneider: April 26, 2018; and 20 d. Judy Vijum: May 22, 2018. 21 22 23 6. On March 5, 2018, Cox filed a First Amended Complaint. ECF No. 98. The deadline for Roadrunner and Central Cal to file a response is March 26, 2018. ECF Nos. 96, 97. 7. On March 12, 2018 TGS propounded interrogatories, set one, and requests for 24 production of documents, set one, on Roadrunner. Roadrunner’s current response deadline is 25 April 16, 2018. 26 27 8. On March 21, 2018, the Parties agreed to engage a private mediator and participate in a mediation the week of April 23–27, 2018. 28 2 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY 1 2 3 9. The Parties have engaged in discovery in this matter and are currently preparing for the upcoming mediation. 10. The Parties anticipate incurring substantial costs associated with pleading and 4 discovery efforts between now and the mediation tentatively scheduled for the week of April 23– 5 27, 2018, including without limitation costs associated with preparing responses to Cox’s First 6 Amended Complaint, the processing and production of electronically-stored information, costs 7 associated with resolving disagreements regarding discovery requests, and costs associated with 8 depositions and third-party discovery. 9 11. The Parties in good faith believe that deferring until after mediation, if necessary, 10 the substantial pleading and discovery costs that will be incurred over the next month will give the 11 Parties the best possible chance to resolve their dispute, as such costs directly and adversely affect 12 the Parties' ability to reach a settlement. 13 12. Should the Parties defer their document productions and other high-cost discovery 14 tasks until, if necessary, after the mediation, they anticipate needing additional time beyond the 15 week of April 23–27, 2018 in order to complete discovery and therefore seek to extend the time 16 for discovery by a proportionate amount of time to allow preservation of assets that could be used 17 to fund a settlement in this matter. 18 19 20 13. This joint stipulation was not filed for the purpose of delay, but rather to provide the Parties the best chance to resolve their disputes at the upcoming mediation. 14. WHEREFORE, under Local Rule 144, the Parties respectfully request that the 21 Court grant their stipulation to extend the time to respond to Cox’s First Amended Complaint, 22 continue all outstanding discovery deadlines, and stay all other discovery for forty-five (45) days 23 as follows: 24 25 26 27 a. Deadline for TGS to amend its responses to Roadrunner’s interrogatories, set one, and requests for production of documents, set one: May 7, 2018; b. Deadline for Roadrunner and Central Cal to respond to Cox’s First Amended Complaint: May 10, 2018; 28 3 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY 1 c. Deadline for TGS to substantially comply with its obligation to produce 2 documents responsive to Roadrunner’s requests for production of documents, 3 set one: May 14, 2018. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 d. Deadline for Roadrunner to respond to TGS’s interrogatories, set one, and requests for production of documents, set one: May 31, 2018; e. Grace Castaneda and Chris Rodriguez’s depositions will take place on or after May 29, 2018 based on party and witness availability; f. Tim Schneider’s deposition will take place on or after June 11, 2018 based on party and witness availability; g. Peter Schneider’s deposition will take place on or after June 11, 2018 based on party and witness availability; h. Judy Vijum’s deposition will take place on or after July 6, 2018 based on party and witness availability; and 14 i. All other discovery is stayed forty-five (45) days from the date of this order, 15 which includes without limitation, depositions, discovery requests, and third- 16 party discovery. 17 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 18 19 Dated: March 22, 2018 SAGASER, WATKINS & WIELAND PC 20 21 22 23 24 By:/s/ Ian B. Wieland (as authorized on 03/22/18) Howard A. Sagaser Ian B. Wieland Christopher M. Rusca Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant, Jeffrey Cox 25 26 27 28 4 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY 1 Dated: March 22, 2018 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 2 3 By: /s/ James N. Nelson James N. Nelson Kurt A. Kappes Michael D. Lane Michelle L. DuCharme Sean A. Newland Attorneys for Plaintiff, Counter-Plaintiff and Defendant ROADRUNNER INTERMODAL SERVICES, LLC and Defendant CENTRAL CAL TRANSPORTATION, LLC 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dated: March 22, 2018 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP 11 By: /s/ Scott J. Ivy (as authorized on 03/22/18) Scott J. Ivy Shane G. Smith Attorneys for Defendant, T.G.S. TRANSPORTATION, INC., a California corporation 12 13 14 15 ORDER 16 17 Good cause appearing, the parties’ stipulation to extend the time to respond to Cox’s First 18 Amended Complaint, continue all outstanding discovery deadlines, and stay all other discovery for 19 forty-five (45) days is HEREBY GRANTED as follows: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 a. Deadline for TGS to amend its responses to Roadrunner’s interrogatories, set one, and requests for production of documents, set one: May 7, 2018; b. Deadline for Roadrunner and Central Cal to respond to Cox’s First Amended Complaint: May 10, 2018; c. Deadline for TGS to substantially comply with its obligation to produce documents responsive to Roadrunner’s requests for production of documents, set one: May 14, 2018. d. Deadline for Roadrunner to respond to TGS’s interrogatories, set one, and requests for production of documents, set one: May 31, 2018; 28 5 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 e. Grace Castaneda and Chris Rodriguez’s depositions will take place on or after May 29, 2018 based on party and witness availability; f. Tim Schneider’s deposition will take place on or after June 11, 2018 based on party and witness availability; g. Peter Schneider’s deposition will take place on or after June 11, 2018 based on party and witness availability; h. Judy Vijum’s deposition will take place on or after July 6, 2018 based on party and witness availability; and i. All other discovery is stayed forty-five (45) days from the date of this order, which includes without limitation, depositions, discovery requests, and third-party discovery. 11 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference currently set for March 29, 12 2018 is HEREBY CONTINUED to May 24, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before 13 Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. 14 carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed one (1) full week prior 15 to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed in Word format to 16 bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The parties may appear at the conference by telephone with each 17 party using the following dial-in number and access code: dial-in number 1-877-411-9748; 18 access code 3190866. If the parties file a notice of settlement prior to the conference, then the 19 conference will be vacated. IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 21 22 Dated: March 26, 2018 A revised joint scheduling conference report, /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND OUTSTANDING PLEADING AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND STAY DISCOVERY

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