Golden State Truck Sales, Inc. et al. v. Bay Trailer Sales, LLC et al.
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STIPULATION AND ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 8/7/2017 ORDERING the parties to disclose expert witnesses by 9/28/2017. (Michel, G.)
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LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
JOHN S. POULOS, SB# 154689
MAREN MACADAM, SB# 302362
2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 700
Sacramento, California 95833
Telephone: 916.564.5400
Facsimile: 916.564.5444
Attorneys for Defendants,
BAY TRAILER SALES, LLC
and JONATHAN EMDE
Sean Gavin, SB# 251124
FOOS GAVIN LAW FIRM, P.C.
3947 Lennane Drive, Suite 120
Sacramento, California 95834
Telephone: 916.779.3500
Facsimile: 916.779.3508
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
GOLDEN STATE TRUCK SALES, INC. and
DHARMINDER SINGH
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GOLDEN STATE TRUCK SALES, INC.,
a California corporation;
DHARMINDER SINGH, an individual,
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STIPULATED JOINT REQUEST AND
ORDER
Plaintiffs,
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Case No.: 2:16-cv-00580
v.
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BAY TRAILER SALES, LLC, a
Virginia limited liability company;
JONATHAN EMDE, an individual;
and DOES 1-25, inclusive,
Defendants.
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Plaintiffs Golden State Truck Sales, Inc. and Dharminder Singh (“Plaintiffs”), and
Defendants Bay Trailer Sales, LLC and Jonathan Emde (“Defendants”), having met and
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conferred, hereby jointly request, based on the showing of good cause discussed herein, that the
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Court vacate the deadline to disclose expert witnesses, which is presently set for July 31, 2017,
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and reset the deadline to disclose expert witnesses to September 28, 2017.
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I.
GOOD CAUSE EXISTS TO CONTINUE THE DATE FOR DISCLOSING
EXPERTS
On May 20, 2016, the parties submitted a Joint Status Report (Docket #9) pursuant to
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the Court’s March 21, 2016 Order Requiring Joint Status Report (Docket #3). In their Joint
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Status Report, the Parties proposed January 27, 2017 as the deadline to make initial expert
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disclosures and February 24, 2017 as the deadline to name rebuttal experts.
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On July 19, 2016, this Court issued its Pretrial Scheduling Order. See Docket #11. This
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Pretrial Scheduling Order established the deadline to disclose expert witnesses as April 13, 2017
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and provided a thirty (30) day period following the initial disclosure of expert witnesses to name
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rebuttal witnesses.
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On February 23, 2017, the Parties, via counsel, engaged in a Settlement Conference
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before Judge Brennan. At that Conference, the Parties agreed to cooperate to accomplish the
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sale of certain assets, the successful disposal of which will enable the parties to have more
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productive settlement communications in the near future. To that end, Judge Brennan consented
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to continuing the Settlement Conference to May 4, 2017. This conference has been further
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continued to September 5, 2017 at which point the parties will continue to engage in good faith
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settlement discussions. See Docket #23.
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Since the initial Settlement Conference, the Parties have made progress in the sale of
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those certain assets. Nevertheless, more time is necessary to complete those efforts. The
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Parties and their counsel believe that, unless and until those assets are sold – or alternatively it
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becomes clear the assets will not be sold – the engagement of expert witnesses would be
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premature and potentially wasteful.
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The Parties and their counsel therefore believe and submit that good cause exists for a
further continuation of the deadline to disclose expert witnesses. This will allow both parties to
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focus their efforts and budget toward settlement of the matter. Accordingly, Plaintiffs and
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Defendants jointly request the Court vacate the deadline to disclose expert witnesses, which is
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presently set for July 31, 2017, and reset the deadline to disclose expert witnesses to September
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28, 2017. This change will not disrupt Trial in this matter, which is presently scheduled to
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begin on March 5, 2018.
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No other changes – including the thirty (30) day period following the initial disclosure
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of expert witnesses to name rebuttal witnesses – to the Pretrial Scheduling Order are requested
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at this time.
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II.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Parties jointly request the Court vacate the deadline to
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disclose expert witnesses, which is presently set for July 31, 2017, and reset the deadline to
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disclose expert witnesses to September 28, 2017.
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DATED: August 1, 2017
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
LLP
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By:
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/s/ Maren MacAdam
John S. Poulos
Maren MacAdam
Attorneys for Defendants
BAY TRAILER SALES, LLC and
JONATHAN EMDE
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DATED: August 1, 2017
FOOS GAVIN LAW FIRM, P.C.
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By:
/s/ Sean Gavin
Sean Gavin, Attorneys for Plaintiffs
GOLDEN STATE TRUCK SALES, INC. and
DHARMINDER SINGH
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ORDER
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Good cause appearing, the Court orders as follows: the deadline to disclose expert
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witnesses, which is presently set for July 31, 2017, is VACATED. The new deadline to disclose
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expert witnesses is September 28, 2017. All other dates in the Pretrial Scheduling Order and the
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Supplemental Pretrial Scheduling Order remain unchanged.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 7, 2017
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