Brown et al v. City of Stockton et al

Filing 53

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/11/2017 ORDERING that each party shall take up to five fact discovery depositions. The parties shall exchange liability and causation expert witness reports confidentially subject to the mediat ion privilege by 5/14/2017; The parties shall confer after the confidential exchange of liability and causation by 5/21/2017, regarding whether to engage in further settlement discussions. Following the meet and confer, the parties shall notify Ma gistrate Judge Claire if they decide to engage in a further settlement conference, in which case the settlement conference shall be completed by 6/26/2017. Should the case not resolve at a further settlement conference, or otherwise, the parties s hall notify the court by 6/26/2017, and the court shall then adopt the modifications to its Scheduling Order set forth below: The parties shall exchange Opening Expert Witness Designations and Reports by 7/2/2017. The parties shall exchange Rebuttal Expert Witness Designations and Reports by 8/10/2017. Fact discovery shall re-open 7/29/2017, and all discovery shall close by 8/24/2017. No other dates in the court's Scheduling Order shall be affected. (Zignago, K.)

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
1 JOSEPH A. SALAZAR JR., SB# 169551
E-Mail: [e-mail]
2 RYAN J. MATTHEWS, SB# 311674
E-Mail: [e-mail]
3 2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 700
Sacramento, California 95833
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 916.564.5444
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Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF
6 STOCKTON; WESKEY GRINDER; RYAN
TAIRIOL, LOREEN GAMBOA AND ‘FNU’
7 SCOTT
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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SHAWNA BROWN, individually and as
12 successor-in-interest for Decedent LUTHER
BROWN; A.B., a minor, by and through her
13 guardian ad litem, SHAWNA BROWN; D.P.,
a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem,
14 RITA ALMENDAREZ; A.B., a minor, by and
through her guardian ad litem, RITA
15 ALMENDAREZ; D.P., a minor, by and
through his guardian ad litem, RITA
16 ALMENDAREZ; S.SJ., a minor, by and
through her guardian ad litem, GAYLE
17 JOHNSON; and QUEEN E. BROWN,
individually, ,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CITY OF STOCKTON, a municipal
21 corporation; WESKEY GRINDER,
individually; RYAN TAIRIOL, individually
22 LOREEN GAMBOA, individually; ‘FNU’
SCOTT, individually; and DOES 1-50,
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CASE NO. 2:13-CV-01007-KJM-KJN
STIPULATED SCHEDULING ORDER
FOR PHASED DISCOVERY
Action Filed:
Trial Date:

Defendants.

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ORDER FOR PHASED DISCOVERY

05/20/13
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ORDER

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Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, good cause based on the parties’ good-faith efforts to

4 mitigate costs while conducting phased discovery necessary to conduct settlement discussions, the
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Each party shall take up to five fact discovery depositions;

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a. The parties shall exchange liability and causation expert witness reports

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confidentially subject to the mediation privilege by May 14, 2017;

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b. The parties shall confer after the confidential exchange of liability and

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causation by May 21, 2017, regarding whether to engage in further settlement

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discussions. Following the meet and confer, the parties shall notify Magistrate

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Judge Claire if they decide to engage in a further settlement conference, in

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which case the settlement conference shall be completed by June 26, 2017.

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Should the case not resolve at a further settlement conference, or otherwise, the

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parties shall notify the court by June 26, 2017, and the court shall then adopt the

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modifications to its Scheduling Order set forth below:

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1. The parties shall exchange Opening Expert Witness Designations and

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Reports by July 2, 2017;

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2. The parties shall exchange Rebuttal Expert Witness

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and Reports by August 10, 2017;

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3. Fact discovery shall re-open July 29, 2017, and all discovery shall

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close by August 24, 2017; and

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Designations

4. No other dates in the court’s Scheduling Order shall be affected.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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LEWI
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BISGAAR

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4823-6616-9413.1

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ORDER FOR PHASED DISCOVERY