United Energy Trading, LLC v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. et al

Filing 161

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 160 TO EXTEND REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE DEADLINE. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 6/26/17. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2017)

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Laurie Edelstein (Bar No. 164466)
Seth R. Sias (Bar No. 260674)
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
1891 Page Mill Road, Suite 200
Palo Alto, California 94304
Telephone: [phone]
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HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
Thomas D. Leland (Pro Hac)
Leah E. Capritta (Pro Hac)
1801 California Street, Suite 5000
Denver, Colorado 80202
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Arnold Barba (SB# 198131)
Nicholas Begakis (SB# 253588)
LIMNEXUS LLP
1055 West 7th Street, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: [phone]
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[e-mail]
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Charles L. Coleman III (65496)
50 California Street, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED ENERGY TRADING, LLC

Attorneys for Defendants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Albert
Torres, Bill Chen, and Tanisha Robinson

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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UNITED ENERGY TRADING, LLC,

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Plaintiff,
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a )
California corporation; ALBERT TORRES, an
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individual; BILL CHEN, an individual; TANISHA )
ROBINSON, an individual,
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Defendants.
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No. 15 Civ. 2383 (RS) (SK)
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND
REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS
DISCLOSURE DEADLINE
Action Filed: May 28, 2015

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST
TO EXTEND REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE DEADLINE

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND
REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE DEADLINE

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WHEREAS, plaintiff United Energy Trading, LLC (“UET”) filed this action on May 28,

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2015;
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2016, UET filed its Second Amended Complaint;
WHEREAS, on August 25, 2016, defendants Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(“PG&E”), Albert Torres, William Chen, and Tanisha Robinson (collectively, the “Individual
Defendants,” and together with PG&E, the “defendants”) filed an Answer to UET’s Second
Amended Complaint;
WHEREAS, the parties agreed to and the Court approved a discovery plan, which the
Court has previously modified upon the parties’ stipulated requests, most recently on April 7,
2017 (Dkt. 153);
WHEREAS, the deadline for the parties to disclose rebuttal expert witnesses in
accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) is July 21, 2017;
WHEREAS, the parties have scheduled a mediation for June 26 and 27, 2017 in an
attempt to settle this dispute;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to focus their efforts in the next few weeks on the
mediation and, if successful, finalizing settlement;
WHEREAS, the scheduling of the mediation for June 26 and 27, 2017 has resulted in the
need to reschedule to the week of July 17, 2017 certain depositions the parties wish to take prior
to the submission of their rebuttal expert witness disclosures;
WHEREAS, additional depositions will be scheduled in late July and early August;
WHEREAS, the rescheduling of depositions does not leave the parties sufficient to time
to incorporate the deposition testimony into their expert rebuttal disclosures under the current
schedule;
WHEREAS, all parties have agreed that they should have until August 18, 2017 to
disclose rebuttal expert witnesses or supplemental expert reports in accordance with Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2);
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST
TO EXTEND REBUTTAL EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE DEADLINE

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WHEREAS, good cause exists for extending the rebuttal expert witness disclosure
deadline given the scheduled mediation;
WHEREAS, the stipulated extension of the deadline to disclose rebuttal expert witnesses
will not affect any other deadlines in the case;
WHEREAS, extending the deadline to disclose rebuttal expert witnesses will not
prejudice the parties or the Court;

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Good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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The date for the disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses in accordance with Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) shall be extended from July 19, 2017 through and including
August 18, 2017.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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Dated: June__, 2017
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The Honorable Richard G. Seeborg
United States District Court Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REQUEST
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