Stiles v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc, et al
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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 4/17/2020 ORDERING the deadline to complete the depositions of Jeanne Helfrich, Robin Foshee, Procter & Gamble, and Onyx Corp. is EXTENDED up to and including 5/22/2020. The deadline to disclose expert rebuttal reports is EXTENDED up to and including 5/29/2020. Fact discovery otherwise remains closed, and all other dates and deadlines remain unchanged. (Zignago, K.)
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BRYAN A. MERRYMAN (SBN 134357)
bmerryman@whitecase.com
CATHERINE S. SIMONSEN (SBN 307325)
catherine.simonsen@whitecase.com
WHITE & CASE LLP
555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433
Telephone: (213) 620-7700
Facsimile: (213) 452-2329
BIJAL V. VAKIL (SBN 192878)
bvakil@whitecase.com
JEREMY OSTRANDER (SBN 233489)
jostrander@whitecase.com
HALLIE KIERNAN (SBN 313541)
hallie.kiernan@whitecase.com
KRISTEN PREVITO (SBN 320196)
kristen.previto@whitecase.com
WHITE & CASE LLP
3000 El Camino Real
Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Telephone: (650) 213-0300
Facsimile: (650) 213-8158
STEFAN M. MENTZER (admitted pro hac vice)
smentzer@whitecase.com
WHITE & CASE LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 49
New York, NY 10020
Telephone: (212) 819-8200
Facsimile: (212) 354-8113
Dan Terzian (SBN 283835)
PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE &
HECHT LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 262-9333
Facsimile: (213) 279-2008
Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com
Harmett K. Dhillon (SBN 207873)
DHILLON LAW GROUP
177 Post Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 433-1700
Facsimile: (415) 520-6593
Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and
Stiles 4 U, Inc.
Zachary Page (SBN 293885)
CONKLE, KREMER & ENGEL
Professional Law Corporation
3130 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Telephone: (310) 998-9100, ext. 105
Facsimile: (310) 998-9109
Email: mkremer@conklelaw.com
Attorneys for Defendant American
International Industries
Attorneys for Defendant
Walmart Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SHARIDAN STILES, an individual, STILES 4
U, INC., a California corporation,
Plaintiffs,
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v.
WALMART INC., and AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES,
Case No. 2:14-cv-02234-KJM-DMC
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND THE DEADLINES TO
CONDUCT CERTAIN FACT
DEPOSITIONS TO MAY 22, 2020
AND TO DISCLOSE EXPERT
REBUTTAL REPORTS TO MAY 29,
2020
Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND CERTAIN DEPOSITION AND EXPERT REBUTTAL REPORT DEADLINES
No. 2:14-cv-02234-KJM-DMC
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Plaintiffs Sharidan Stiles and Stiles 4 U, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) and defendants Walmart Inc.
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(“Walmart”) and American International Industries (“AII”) (collectively, “defendants”), by and
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through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:
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WHEREAS, the present deadline to complete the fact depositions of Jeanne Helfrich,
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Robin Foshee, Procter & Gamble, and Onyx Corp. is May 1, 2020, and discovery is otherwise
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closed;
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WHEREAS, the present deadline to disclose expert rebuttal reports is May 11, 2020, and
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the parties may need to depose opposing parties’ experts, whom were disclosed on March 9,
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2020, in advance of the deadline to serve expert rebuttal reports;
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WHEREAS, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) permits the modification of a
pretrial scheduling order for good cause;
WHEREAS, the parties submit that good cause exists (1) to extend the deadline to
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complete the depositions of Jeanne Helfrich, Robin Foshee, Procter & Gamble, and Onyx Corp.
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to May 22, 2020, and (2) to extend the deadline to disclose expert rebuttal reports to May 29,
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2020, to allow additional time to depose opening experts, whether in person or by other means
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such as video conference. As established in the parties’ March 13, 2020 stipulation (ECF No.
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417), the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created considerable risks associated
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with travel, see Bill Chappell, NPR, Coronavirus: COVID-19 Is Now Officially A Pandemic,
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WHO Says (Mar. 11, 2020); the leading health authorities counsel against all non-essential travel,
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see Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 7,
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2020); and the aforementioned depositions would require multiple attorneys and the witnesses to
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travel around the country on several occasions over the next four to five weeks—subjecting them
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to substantial risk of contracting and/or spreading COVID-19—if the aforementioned deadlines
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are not extended. Recently, the President extended federal social distancing guidelines through
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April 30, 2020—just 11 days prior to the current deadline to serve expert rebuttal reports. See
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Paul LeBlanc, Jason Hoffman and Kevin Liptak, Trump extends federal social distancing
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guidelines to April 30, CNN.com, available at https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/politics/trump-
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coronavirus-press-conference/index.html; and
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND CERTAIN DEPOSITION AND EXPERT REBUTTAL REPORT DEADLINES
No. 2:14-cv-02234-KJM-DMC
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WHEREAS, the parties agree that the requested extensions best serve the interests of the
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Court and the parties in efficiently and safely conducting fact depositions and the depositions of
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opening experts.
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THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE
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UNDERSIGNED COUNSEL, HEREBY STIPULATE, AND THE COURT ORDERS
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AS FOLLOWS:
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The deadline to complete the depositions of Jeanne Helfrich, Robin Foshee, Procter &
Gamble, and Onyx Corp. is extended up to and including May 22, 2020;
The deadline to disclose expert rebuttal reports is extended up to and including May 29,
2020; and
Fact discovery otherwise remains closed, and all other dates and deadlines remain
unchanged.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: April 9, 2020
WHITE & CASE LLP
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/s/ Bryan A. Merryman
Bryan A. Merryman (SBN 134357)
WHITE & CASE LLP
555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2700
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2433
Telephone: (213) 620-7700
Facsimile: (213) 452-2329
Email: bmerryman@whitecase.com
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Attorneys for Defendant Walmart Inc.
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Dated: April 9, 2020
CONKLE, KREMER, ENGEL,
PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION
/s/ Zachary Page
Zachary Page (SBN 293885)
(as authorized on April X, 2020)
Conkle, Kremer & Engel
Professional Law Corporation
3130 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Telephone: (310) 998-9100, ext. 105
Facsimile: (310) 998-9109
Email: m.kremer@conklelaw.com
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Attorneys for Defendant American International
Industries
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Dated: April 9, 2020
PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE
& HECHT LLP
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/s/ Dan Terzian
Dan Terzian (SBN 283835)
(as authorized on April X, 2020)
PIERCE BAINBRIDGE BECK PRICE &
HECHT LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 262-9333
Facsimile: (213) 279-2008
Email: bdunne@piercebainbridge.com
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DHILLON LAW GROUP
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Harmeet K. Dhillon
DHILLON LAW GROUP
177 Post Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (415) 433-1700
Facscimile: (415) 520-6593
Email: harmeet@dhillonlaw.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sharidan L. Stiles and
Stiles 4 U, Inc.
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: April 17, 2020
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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