Diaz v. City of Merced et al

Filing 37

STIPULATION and ORDER TO SET EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES, PRETRIAL DATES AND TRIAL DATE. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/12/2025. Pretrial Conference set for 11/3/2025 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 4 (JLT) before District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. Jury Trial set for 1/21/2026 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 4 (JLT) before District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston. (Deputy Clerk WAK)

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HARRIS LAW FIRM, PC
7110 N. Fresno St., Suite 400
Fresno, California 93720
Telephone [phone]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 ARMANDO DIAZ,
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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF MERCED, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00065 JLT SKO
STIPULATION TO SET EXPERT
DISCOVERY DEADLINES,
PRETRIAL DATES AND TRIAL
DATE; ORDER THEREON
(Doc. 36)

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On February 14, 2025, the Court issued a Minute Order (Text Only Entry)
(Doc. 34) continuing the pretrial and trial dates and referring the request to extend
discovery deadlines to the Magistrate Judge. On February 21, 2025, the Court
issued an Order Granting Plaintiff’s Application to Extend the Discovery Deadline
to Permit Disclosure of Experts, Rebuttal Experts, and to Complete Expert
Discovery (the “Order”) (Doc. 35).
Pursuant to the Order, the parties were within fourteen (14) days of the order
“to meet and confer and submit mutually acceptable expert discovery disclosure,
rebuttal expert disclosure, and expert discovery deadlines to the District Court in
addition to and together with their proposed mutually acceptable revised trial and
pretrial dates, as previously ordered. (Doc. 34).”

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STIPULATION TO SET EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES, PRETRIAL DATES AND TRIAL DATE;
ORDER THEREON

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As a preliminary matter, the parties apologize to the Court for not filing this

2 stipulation on March 7, 2025, as ordered. Though the parties did meet and confer,
3 the press of other matters prevented the parties from completing and filing this
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Pursuant to the Court’s orders (Doc. 34, 35), the parties stipulate to the

6 following expert discovery deadlines, pretrial dates and trial date:
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Expert disclosures Deadline:
May 30, 2025
Rebuttal Expert Disclosures Deadline:
June 13, 2025

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Expert Discovery to close on:
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Final Pre-Trial Conference:
14 October 31, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
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16 Trial:
17 January 20, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
Courtroom 4
18 5-6 Trial Days
19 Dated: March 10, 2025

HARRIS LAW FIRM, PC

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/s/ Justin D. Harris, Esq.
JUSTIN D. HARRIS, ESQ.
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Dated: March 10, 2025

LONGYEAR, LAVRA & CAHILL, LLP
/s/ Van Longyear, Esq.
VAN LONGYEAR, ESQ.
Attorneys for Defendants

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STIPULATION TO SET EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES, PRETRIAL DATES AND TRIAL DATE;
ORDER THEREON

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ORDER

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The Court has reviewed the parties’ foregoing Stipulation to Set Expert

3 Discovery Deadlines, Pretrial Dates and Trial Date. (Doc. 36.) Accordingly, IT IS
4 HEREBY ORDERED that Stipulation is GRANTED and the deadlines in this case are
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Expert disclosures Deadline:
7 May 30, 2025
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Rebuttal Expert Disclosures Deadline:
9 June 13, 2025
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Expert Discovery to close on:
11 July 14, 2025
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Pre-Trial Conference:
13 November 3, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.1
Courtroom 4
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15 Trial:
January 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m.
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17 5-6 Trial Days
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Deadline to Provide Proposed Settlement Conference Dates:
19 October 22, 2025, or 90 days before trial, whichever is later
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March 12, 2025

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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District Judge Thurston holds Pretrial Conferences on Mondays. The parties’ proposed date has been adjusted
accordingly.
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STIPULATION TO SET EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES, PRETRIAL DATES AND TRIAL DATE;
ORDER THEREON