USA v. Sterling Centrecorp Inc. et al

Filing 254

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 11/20/15: Expert discovery in this case shall close on December 11, 2015. All other dates established in this case remain unchanged. (Kaminski, H)

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JOHN C. CRUDEN
Assistant Attorney General
Environment and Natural Resources Division
GABRIEL ALLEN (GA Bar No. 740737)
[e-mail]
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
PATRICAL L. HURST (DC Bar No. 438882)
[e-mail]
PETER KRZYWICKI (MI Bar No. P75723)
[e-mail]
PAUL CIRINO (NY Bar No. 2777464)
[e-mail]
U.S. Department of Justice
Environment and Natural Resources Division
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL,
Plaintiffs,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING
THE DATE FOR THE CLOSE OF EXPERT
DISCOVERY (PHASE II)
Trial Date: July 18, 2016
Judge:
Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr.

vs.
STERLING CENTRECORP INC., STEPHEN P.
ELDER, and ELDER DEVELOPMENT, INC.,

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Case No. 2:08-cv-02556- MCE-CKD

[Complaint Filed: October 27, 2008]

Defendants.

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery
Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CDK

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
SUSAN FIERING
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN (CA Bar No. 197054)
Deputy Attorney General
California Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
1515 Clay St., 20th Fl.,
Oakland, CA 94612
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
California Department of Toxic Substances Control

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GARY J. SMITH (State Bar No. 141393)
KAITLYN D. SHANNON (State Bar No. 295735)
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104-1251
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Sterling Centrecorp, Inc.

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STIPULATION EXTENDING THE DATE FOR THE CLOSE OF EXPERT DISCOVERY

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WHEREAS, on August 19, 2015, the Court entered the Stipulation and Order Extending

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Time for Designation of Experts and Exchange of Expert Reports, and Hearing Date for Dispositive

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Motions (Phase II) (ECF No. 241) extending to December 4, 2015, the close of expert discovery,

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and;

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WHEREAS, on October 2, 2015, Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. (“Sterling”) made its

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designation of experts and produced its expert reports, with one of its experts being Dr. Shelley

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Bookspan; and

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WHEREAS, counsel for the Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America (the

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“United States”) requested to take the deposition of Dr. Bookspan prior to the November 13, 2015,

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date for the designation of supplemental experts; and

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WHEREAS, given Dr. Bookspan’s work and vacation schedule, the deposition was
scheduled for November 18, 2015, at Sterling’s counsel’s office in San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2015, Dr. Bookspan stated that she was ill and could not
travel to San Francisco for the deposition; and
WHEREAS, given the professional and personal schedules of counsel for Sterling and the

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United States, as well as the intervention of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the parties and Dr.

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Bookspan agreed that they could be available for the deposition on December 10, 2015, in San

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Francisco, in the event that the Court permitted a short extension of the expert discovery deadline for

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this purpose; and

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WHEREAS, the Parties believe that it is reasonable to extend the expert discovery deadline

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by one week to accommodate counsel and the witness for the deposition and that there would be no

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need for a corresponding extension of any other deadlines in the case, including the April 14, 2016,

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date for hearing dispositive motions; and

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WHEREAS, the Parties are unaware of any prejudice that would be suffered by any party
based on the relief requested herein.

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NOW THEREFORE, the United States and Sterling hereby jointly stipulate and respectfully

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request that Court extend the deadline for the close of expert discovery by one week, to December

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11, 2015, for the purpose of allowing the deposition of Dr. Shelley Bookspan.

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SO STIPULATED.

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Counsel for Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. and Department of Toxic Substances
Control have authorized Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America to file this
Stipulation on behalf of these Parties; the United States will retain documents evidencing this
authorization.
For Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America

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November 19, 2015

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For Plaintiff Department of Toxic Substances Control

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
SUSAN FIERING
Supervising Deputy Attorney General

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/s/ Paul Cirino
PATRICIA L. HURST
GABRIEL ALLEN
Environmental Enforcement Section
PAUL CIRINO
Environmental Defense Section
Environment and Natural Resources Division
United States Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, DC 20044

November 19, 2015

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/s/ Timothy E. Sullivan
TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN
Deputy Attorney General
1515 Clay St., 20th Floor
P.O. Box 70550
Oakland, CA 94612

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For Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc.
November 19, 2015

/s/ Gary J. Smith
GARY J. SMITH
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
456 Montgomery Street , Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery
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ORDER

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In view of this Stipulation, the Court finds that good cause exists for issuance of an Order
extending the date for the close of expert discovery by one week. Expert discovery in this case shall
close on December 11, 2015. All other dates established in this case remain unchanged.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 20, 2015

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