Aliaga Aguero v. Esnoz, et al.

Filing 69

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND MOTION DEADLINES AND AMENDING SCHEDULING ORDER AS MODIFIED (Doc. 68 ) signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 3/5/2025: Discovery Deadlines: Fact 6/23/2025; Expert 9/4/2025. Mid-Discovery Status Conference set for 5/19/2025 at 09:30 AM in Bakersfield (CDB) before Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker. Non-Dispositive Motions filed by 9/22/2025. Dispositive Motions filed by 11/10/2025. Dispositive Motion Hearing on 12/22/2025. Pretrial Conference set for 4/27/2026 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. Jury Trial set for 6/23/2026 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. (Deputy Clerk CLA)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOSE ANTONIO ALIAGA AGUERO,

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Plaintiff,
v.
PHILLIP T. ESNOZ, et al.,

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Case No. 1:22-cv-01237-KES-CDB
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
REQUEST TO EXTEND DISCOVERY
AND MOTION DEADLINES AND
AMENDING SCHEDULING ORDER AS
MODIFIED

Defendants.
(Doc. 68)

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Background
Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request to extend discovery and motion
deadlines. (Doc. 68).

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In support of the request, the parties represent that Plaintiff Jose Antonio Aliaga Aguero

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deposed Defendant Philip T. Esnoz on February 6, 2025, and that Defendants deposed Plaintiff on

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February 18, 2025. Plaintiff plans to depose Monica Youree, the former executive director of

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Defendant Western Range Association, the coordination of which is currently in progress, with

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completion anticipated by March 2025. Following these depositions, Plaintiff anticipates requiring

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additional time for non-expert discovery, due to information gained therefrom. The parties have

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agreed to mediation with the anticipated mediation to take place by May 2025. Id. at 2. If

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unsuccessful, Plaintiff intends to depose Esnoz’s employees and accountant and Western Range

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Association’s employee Rosa Canchoa, and issue third-party subpoenas regarding Esnoz’s payroll

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and tax practices. The parties wish to extend discovery deadlines to allow for additional discovery

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if the parties fail to reach an agreement at mediation. Id. at 3.

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Discussion

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The parties propose the following extended deadlines (id. at 3):

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Event

Current Date

New Date

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Non-Expert Discovery Deadline

03/24/2025

06/23/2025

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Expert Disclosure Deadline

04/07/2025

07/07/2025

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Rebuttal Disclosure Deadline

05/05/2025

08/04/2025

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Expert Discovery Deadline

06/06/2025

09/04/2025

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Mid-Discovery Status Conference

02/04/2025

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Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

06/23/2025

09/22/2025

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Non-Dispositive Motion Hearing

07/25/2025

10/23/2025

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Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

08/11/2025

11/10/2025

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Dispositive Motion Hearing

09/22/2025

12/22/2025

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Pre-Trial Conference

01/26/2026

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Trial

03/24/2026

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For good cause shown, the parties’ stipulated request to extend discovery and motion
deadlines (Doc. 68) will be granted.

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Given the extension of other deadlines, it is impractical to grant the parties’ request while

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maintaining the current mid-discovery status conference, pretrial conference, and trial dates. As

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such, and to comport with the assigned district judge’s scheduling protocols, the mid-discovery

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status conference, pre-trial conference, and trial dates will be extended.

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In light of the significant extensions of time granted herein, the Court admonishes the

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parties that it is unlikely to grant further extensions of time, including to accommodate possible

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settlement discussions (which the Court expects to be undertaken in parallel with the extended case

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management dates granted) absent extraordinary circumstances.

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Conclusion and Order
In light of the parties’ representations and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that the scheduling order (Doc. 48) be amended as follows:

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Event

Prior Date

Amended Date

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1. Non-Expert Discovery Deadline

03/24/2025

06/23/2025

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2. Expert Disclosure Deadline

04/07/2025

07/07/2025

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3. Rebuttal Disclosure Deadline

05/05/2025

08/04/2025

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4. Expert Discovery Deadline

06/06/2025

09/04/2025

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5. Mid-Discovery Status Conference

02/04/2025

05/19/2025

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6. Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

06/23/2025

09/22/2025

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7. Non-Dispositive Motion Hearing

07/25/2025

10/23/2025

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8. Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline

08/11/2025

11/10/2025

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9. Dispositive Motion Hearing

09/22/2025

12/22/2025

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10. Pre-Trial Conference

01/26/2026

04/27/2026

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11. Trial

03/24/2026

06/23/2026

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 5, 2025

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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