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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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ANGELA ALIOTO, (SBN 130328)

angela@aliotolawoffice.com

Law Offices of Mayor Joseph L. Alioto

And Angela Alioto

700 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415- 434-8700

Facsimile: 415-438-4638

JOHN SCARPINO, (SBN 151377)

jhscarpino@comcast.net

Law Office of John Scarpino

700 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415-516-6147

Facsimile: 415-438-4638

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ANTONIO SAIDIANI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTONIO SAIDIANI, an individual, ) Case No. 3:14-cv-00032 EMC

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Plaintiff, ) MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE

) RELIEF FOR AN ORDER TO MODIFY 

vs. ) CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER TO

) EXTEND NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY

CONCENTRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.,)

a Nevada corporation; OCCUPATIONAL )

HEALTH CENTERS OF CALIFORNIA, A )

MEDICAL CORPORATION, a California )

corporation d.b.a. CONCENTRA )

MEDICAL CENTERS; HUMANA, INC., a ) Trial Date: March 7, 2016

Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through )

20, inclusive, ) Discovery

) Cut-Off Date: September 10, 2015

Defendants. )

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff Antonio saidiani hereby moves the Court for

administrative relief pursuant to Local Civil Rules 6-3 and 7-11, an order modifying the Case

Management and Pretrial Order for Jury Trial, [Doc. 47] to extend the non-expert discovery cutoff date for deposition discovery only. 

An extension is needed to allow Plaintiff to serve a deposition subpoena on Ms. Robin

Troglauer, Plaintiff’s former manager. Plaintiff timely served a Notice of Deposition for Ms.

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Troglauer on August 28, 2015. On September 2, 2015 Plaintiff was informed that Ms.

Troglauer’s employment with Defendants had recently ended, creating the need to serve a

deposition subpoena. Plaintiff respectfully asks for an extension of the non-expert discovery cutoff date from September 10, 2015 to October 9, 2015 in order to permit Plaintiff to secure the

deposition of Ms. Troglauer.

This motion for an order modifying the Case Management and Pretrial Order for Jury

Trial, [Doc. 47], is based on the following:

1. Non-expert discovery ends September 10, 2015. [Doc. 47] There has been one

extension of the discovery cut-off date from September 3, 2015 to September 10, 2015. [Doc. 50]

Trial is set for March 7, 2015. [Doc. 47]

2. This motion is made solely on Plaintiff’s own behalf. Defendants have not

stipulated to extending the non-expert discovery date. Plaintiff sought a stipulation via email to

Defense Counsel on September 4th , September 7th, September 8th , and September 9, 2015. 

Plaintiff provided a draft of the proposed Stipulation and Proposed Order on September 7, 2015. 

Plaintiff also telephoned Defense Counsel on September 9, 2015. Defendants never responded to

Plaintiff’s emails or telephone inquiry. (Scarpino Decl., ¶¶ 2-4)

3. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) authorizes the modification of scheduling orders, “for

good cause and with the judge’s consent.” Pretrial scheduling orders maybe modified if the dates

scheduled, “cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the party seeking the extension.” 

Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc. 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992). The focus of the good

cause inquiry is on the party’s reasons for needing the extension and the party’s diligence. Id. 

4. The parties have diligently engaged in discovery and have shown a high degree of

cooperation in completing discovery before the discovery cut-off date. Plaintiff agreed to appear

for deposition on September 2, 2015, on only 7 days notice. (Scarpino Decl., ¶ 11) Plaintiff also

served a Response to Defendants’ Second Request for Production of Documents, which had been

outstanding since February 6, 2015. Likewise, Defense Counsel voluntarily provided Plaintiff

with a copy of documents previously produced by Plaintiff’s former counsel that were missing

from Plaintiff’s file. (Scarpino Decl., ¶ 9) Defense Counsel also cooperated in setting dates for

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both Plaintiff’s and Ms. Troglauer’s depositions. Finally, Plaintiff has served an additional

Interrogatories and two Requests for Production of Documents.

5. All essential discovery has been completed except for the deposition of Ms. Robin

Troglauer, Plaintiff’s former manager and the person responsible for Plaintiff’s termination. Ms.

Troglauer is located in Southern California. Defense counsel had informed Plaintiff that Ms.

Troglauer remained employed with Defendant Concentra. (Scarpino Decl., ¶¶ 5-6) Plaintiff

made numerous requests for deposition dates for Ms. Troglauer, starting on July 16, 2015. 

(Scarpino Decl., ¶¶ 5-11). Finally, Plaintiff served a Notice of Deposition for Ms. Troglauer on

August 28, 2015. The deposition was set for September 8, 2015. The deposition notice did not

include a request for production of documents. (Scarpino Decl., ¶ 12)

6. On September 2, 2015, Defense Counsel informed Plaintiff that Ms. Troglauer’s

employment with Defendant Concentra had recently terminated. (Scarpino Decl., ¶ 13) As a

result, Plaintiff’s Notice of Deposition was not effective to secure Ms. Troglauer’s appearance

for deposition. An extension of the discovery cut-off date is needed to allow Plaintiff to secure

Ms. Troglauer’s deposition through service of a deposition subpoena. 

7. An extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off date for deposition discovery

will impact the Court’s Order that mediation be completed by September 24, 2015, and the

Status Conference set for October 8, 2015. [Doc. 50] No other dates would be effected by an

extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off date to October 9, 2015. No parties would suffer

prejudice if this stipulation is granted.

Good cause exists to extend the non-expert discovery cut-off date from September 10,

2015 to October 9, 2015, so that Plaintiff can secure Ms. Troglauer’s appearance at deposition

through service of a deposition subpoena. 

DATED: September 9, 2015 By: /s/ 

John Scarpino

Attorney for Plaintiff

Antonio Saidiani

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ANGELA ALIOTO, (SBN 130328)

angela@aliotolawoffice.com

Law Offices of Mayor Joseph L. Alioto

And Angela Alioto

700 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415- 434-8700

Facsimile: 415-438-4638

JOHN SCARPINO, (SBN 151377)

jhscarpino@comcast.net

Law Office of John Scarpino

700 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: 415-516-6147

Facsimile: 415-438-4638

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ANTONIO SAIDIANI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

)

ANTONIO SAIDIANI, an individual, ) Case No. 3:14-cv-00032 EMC

)

Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) [PROPOSED]

) ORDER EXTENDING NON-EXPERT

CONCENTRA HEALTH SERVICES, INC.,) DISCOVERY

a Nevada corporation; OCCUPATIONAL )

HEALTH CENTERS OF CALIFORNIA, A )

MEDICAL CORPORATION, a California )

corporation d.b.a. CONCENTRA )

MEDICAL CENTERS; HUMANA, INC., a ) Trial Date: March 7, 2016

Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through )

20, inclusive, ) Discovery

) Cut-Off Date: September 10, ,2015

Defendants. )

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For good cause having been shown, Plaintiff Saidiani’s motion administrative relief is

GRANTED. The Non-Expert Discovery Cut-off Date for depositions only is extended to

October 2, 2015.

DATE: 

Hon. Edward M. Chen

United States Judge

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MOTION TO EXTEND NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY Case No. 3:14-CV-00032 EMC

the deposition of Ms. Robin Troglauer 9/11/15

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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