Belton v. Indigo Dye Group Corp.

Filing 18

AMENDED STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 01/07/2022 MODIFYING Scheduling Order as follows: Discovery due by 2/7/2022; Dispositive Motions filed by 3/21/2022; Dispositive Motion Hearing set for 05/03/2022 at 1:30 PM; J oint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing due 14 days prior to the close of discovery; Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/17/2022 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez; Jury Trial set for 8/1/2022 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 6 (JAM) before District Judge John A. Mendez. (Rodriguez, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LUCKIESIA BELTON,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No.

2:20-cv-02439-JAM-DB

AMENDED STIPULATION AND JOINT
REQUEST TO MODIFY SCHEDULING
ORDER AND PROPOSED ORDER1

INDIGO DYE GROUP CORP.,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff Luckiesia Belton and Defendant Indigo Dye Group Corp., by and through their

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respective Counsel, hereby stipulate, agree, and jointly respectfully move the Court an extension to

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the deadlines for completion of discovery and for the filing of dispositive motions, and in support state

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as follows.

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On April 8, 2021, the Court entered its Pretrial Scheduling Order setting a discovery

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completion date of January 7, 2021 and a dispositive motions deadline of February 18, 2022. Dkt. 10.

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The Parties have been working diligently to meet these deadlines. However, due to COVID related

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illness, the Parties have had to reschedule depositions in this matter multiple times and have not not

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been able to complete Defendant’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition or Plaintiff’s deposition.

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The Parties respectfully jointly request that the Court extend the discovery completion and

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dispositive motions deadlines as described below to allow completing of depositions in this matter and

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allow the Parties to properly support their dispositive motions. This is the Parties first request for an

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extension, which is made in good faith and not for the purpose of delay.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing, the Parties stipulate and agree and jointly

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request that the Court find there is good cause to modify the Scheduling Order as follows:

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Discovery Cutoff Date:

2/7/2022;

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Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline:

3/21/2022;

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Amended pursuant to the Court’s direction to reflect schedule the Court has informed the Parties
it can accommodate.

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Dispositive Motion Hearing:

5/3/2022 at 1:30 PM;

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Joint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing Deadline:
Fourteen (14) days prior to the close of discovery;

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Final Pretrial Conference:

6/17/2022 at 10:00 AM; and

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Jury/Bench Trial

8/1/2022 at 9:00 AM.

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Dated: January 7, 2022

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Respectfully submitted,

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By: /s/ Donald Walker (with express permission)
Attorney for Defendant
Indigo Dye group Corp.
By: /s/ Ignacio J. Hiraldo
IJH LAW
Ignacio J. Hiraldo
Pro Hac Vice
Florida Bar No. 56031
1200 Brickell Ave Suite 1950
Miami, FL 33131
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

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ORDER

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Having read and considered the Amended Stipulation and Joint Request to Modify

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Scheduling Order dated January 7, 2021 (“Stipulation”), and good cause appearing, the Court hereby

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GRANTS the Parties’ joint request and ORDERS that the Pretrial Scheduling Order, Dkt. 10, be

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modified as follows:

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Discovery Cutoff Date:

2/7/2022;

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Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline:

3/21/2022;

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Dispositive Motion Hearing:

5/3/2022 at 1:30 PM;

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Joint Mid-Litigation Statement Filing Deadline:
Fourteen (14) days prior to the close of discovery;

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Final Pretrial Conference:

6/17/2022 at 10:00 AM; and

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Jury/Bench Trial

8/1/2022 at 9:00 AM.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 7, 2022

/s/ John A. Mendez
THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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