McCoy v. Department of the Army et al

Filing 32

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 6/7/2010 ORDERING 31 Plaintiff shall be permitted to file an amended complaint within 10 days of entry of an order by the Court ADOPTING the stipulation. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses due by 9/1/2010; Discovery due by 11/1/2010; Dispositive Motions filed by 12/31/2010; and all other dates shall remain as set by the Court's 29 Scheduling Order. (Reader, L)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney TODD A. PICKLES Assistant U.S. Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 [phone] Main [phone] Facsimile Attorneys for the Secretary of the Army

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1. Plaintiff Roslyn McCoy, and Defendant John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army ("Secretary"), through their respective counsel, hereby respectfully submit the following stipulation to permit Plaintiff to file an amended complaint and request to modify the pretrial schedule. I. RECITALS On July 17, 2009, Roslyn McCoy, proceeding in propria persona, filed this action v. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPSARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS and the HONORABLE JOHN M. McHUGH, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, collectively, Defendants. ROSLYN G. McCOY, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 2:09-CV-01973 LKK-CMK STIPULATION TO PERMIT PLAINTIFF TO FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT AND REQUEST TO MODIFY PRE-TRIAL SCHEDULE; ORDER THERETO [Fed.R.Civ.P.16] IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

asserting claims against the Secretary and the Army Corps of Engineers under "Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for employment discrimination, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, to implement the equal employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination Employment Act ("ADEA") and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973." The Secretary -1-

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answered on November 10, 2009 and the Corps moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. 2. On December 17, 2009, the parties appeared before this Court for a Status (Pre-Trial

Scheduling) Conference. On January 28, 2010, the Court issues its pretrial scheduling order that dismissed the Corps as a party and set following schedule: Deadline for initial disclosure of experts: Close of discovery: Deadline for pretrial motions to be heard: Pretrial conference: Trial: 3. June 7, 2010 August 9, 2010 October 11, 2010 February 7, 2011 April 5, 2011

Thereafter, on February 3, 2010, the Secretary served written discovery on Plaintiff, who

was still proceeding pro per. The Secretary granted Plaintiff an extension to respond to this discovery. 4. On March 17, 2010, John Ota, substituted as counsel for Plaintiff. The Secretary granted

Plaintiff another extension to respond to discovery based on Mr. Ota's substitution as counsel. 5. In April 2010, Plaintiff, through counsel, served responses to the Secretary's written

discovery. Thereafter, in April and May 2010, the parties met and conferred with respect to Plaintiff's responses, including on the issue of the scope of Plaintiff's claims against Secretary. During the course of the meet and confer process, Plaintiff raised the issue of amending her complaint in light of the fact that she was proceeding pro per when she filed the original complaint and now has retained counsel. 6. Given that Plaintiff was proceeding pro per when she filed her initial complaint, and

given her intervening retention of counsel, the parties agree that it is interest of judicial economy to permit Plaintiff to file an amended complaint at this stage of the litigation to assert claims under the Rehabilitation Act as opposed to Title VII. 7. The parties further agree that any amendment is with the express understanding that the

Secretary retains the right to file any appropriate responsive pleading to the amended complaint, including moving to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction any claims that are based on conduct that is beyond the scope of Plaintiff's administrative complaint. 8. Permitting Plaintiff to amend her complaint may alter the scope of discovery.

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expert discovery, the close of discovery, and the deadline for pretrial motions. 9. The parties do not wish to change the pretrial conference date or the trial date. STIPULATION AND REQUEST Based on the foregoing, the parties hereby stipulate and request the following: 1. Plaintiff shall be permitted to file an amended complaint within ten (10) days of entry of

an order by the Court adopting the stipulation. 2. 3. The Secretary shall have twenty (20) days to file a responsive pleading. The Secretary expressly reserves the right to file any appropriate responsive pleading

permitted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, and in no way waives any defense, claims, or argument to the allegations stated in any amended complaint. 4. The following pretrial deadlines shall be extended to the following dates: Initial expert disclosures: Close of discovery: Deadline to for dispositive motions to be heard: 5. September 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 December 31, 2010

All other dates shall remain as set by the Court's January 28, 2010 Scheduling Order.

16 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Attorney for Plaintiff 25 26 27 28 -3Date: June 4, 2010 /s/ John Ota By: JOHN OTA Date: June 4, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney /s/ Todd A. Pickles By: TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Secretary of the Army

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DATED: June 7, 2010

ORDER This matter came before the Court on the parties' Stipulation To Permit Plaintiff To File An Amended Complaint And Request To Modify The Pretrial Schedule. For the reasons stated in the Stipulation and for good cause showing under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court ADOPTS the Stipulation and GRANTS the relief requested therein. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint and the Secretary may file any

appropriate responsive pleadings thereto, all in accordance with the times set forth in the Stipulation. . 2. The Court's January 28, 2010 Scheduling Order is modified to extend the deadlines for

initial disclosure of expert witnesses; close of discovery; and deadline for hearings on pretrial motions, to the dates set forth in the stipulation. 3. All remaining dates and deadlines as set by the Court's January 28, 2010 Scheduling

Order remain as set and are otherwise unaffected by this Order. IT IS SO ORDERED.

______________________________________ CRAIG M. KELLISON UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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