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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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Anthony Boskovich, No. 121198

Law Offices of Anthony Boskovich

28 N. First Street, Suite 600

San Jose, California 95113

408-286-5150

Peter C. Grenier (pro hac vice)

GRENIER LAW GROUP PLLC

1400 L Street, NW

Suite 420

Washington, DC 20005

202-768-9600

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

RICHARD PHILLIPS, in his capacity as 

administrator of the ESTATE OF TROY 

PHILLIPS; TIFFANY PHILLIPS,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al.

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-00538-AWI-BAM

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR 

EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY DEADLINES;

ORDER

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Pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Parties hereby stipulate to and

request a modification of the scheduling order, and state as follows:

1. The Amended Scheduling Conference Order (Dkt. 55) in this case was entered on 

August 5, 2014 and sets the following deadlines:

Discovery Deadlines:

Initial Disclosures: Completed

Expert Disclosures: December 1, 2014

Supplemental Expert Disclosures: December 15, 2014

Non-Expert Discovery January 1, 2015

Expert Discovery January 26, 2015

Motion Deadlines:

Non-Dispositive Filing: January 26, 2015

Dispositive Filing: February 24, 2015

Settlement Conference: Not Set

Pre-Trial Conference:

May 6, 2015 at 8:30 AM

Courtroom 2, 8th Floor

Trial

June 23, 2015 at 8:30 AM

Courtroom 2, 8th Floor

Jury Trial: 10 days estimated

2. The Amended Scheduling Order further states that “if the parties determine at any 

time that the schedule outlined in this order cannot be met, counsel are ordered to notify the 

Court immediately of that fact so that adjustments may be made, either by stipulation or by 

subsequent status conference.” See Dkt. 55, at 5. The Amended Scheduling Order further states 

that stipulated extensions must include affidavits or declarations, and where appropriate attached 

exhibits. See id., at 6.

3. Since the Amended Scheduling Order was issued on August 5, 2014, discovery 

has continued in this case. In particular, each party has served discovery requests on the other 

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parties. The parties are now working on their responses to these requests.

4. Also, since that time, Plaintiff’s lead counsel in this case, Peter C. Grenier, 

changed firm affiliations. As a result of this change, Plaintiff’s counsel respectfully requested, 

and Defendants have stipulated to, a 45 day extension of all Discovery Deadlines listed above, 

including the deadlines for:

a. Expert Disclosures (to January 15th);

b. Supplemental Expert Disclosures (to January 29th);

c. Non-Expert Discovery (to February 16th); and

d. Expert Discovery (to March 12th).

5. The Parties previously sought to have a teleconference with the Court in regards 

to this request, which was scheduled to occur on October 16, 2014.

6. In furtherance of that teleconference, and pursuant to this Court’s procedures, 

Plaintiff submitted a letter to the Court by email, outlining Plaintiff’s request for additional time 

to pursue discovery on October 14, 2014.

7. Subsequently, on October 15, 2014, the Court determined that there was no need 

for a hearing, and ORDERED the Parties to execute and file a Stipulation and Proposed Order,

and took the teleconference off the calendar.

8. Accordingly, per the Court’s Order, the Parties hereby SUBMIT that good cause 

for an extension has been shown in this case because:

a. Plaintiff’s lead counsel in this case, Peter C. Grenier, changed firm affiliations.

b. After more than fifteen years at his prior firm, Mr. Grenier left Bode & Grenier 

LLP to start a new firm known as Grenier Law Group PLLC, which is now 

Plaintiff’s counsel in this case.

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c. A Notice of Change of Firm Affiliation announcing this change was filed in this 

case on October 14, 2014. See Dkt. 58.

d. As a result of this change, which was accompanied by an office move, the transfer 

of all case files from one location to another (amounting to more than 75 banker’s 

boxes worth of material), the hiring of new staff, the purchase of new computing 

equipment, and a myriad of other technical and logistical issues, Plaintiff has

requested, and Defendants have stipulated to, additional time to pursue discovery, 

including fact and expert discovery.

e. The Parties previously stipulated to modify the scheduling order on July 14, 2014, 

which was granted via the August 5, 2014 Amended Scheduling Order.

f. Parties have agreed to a 45 day extension of all Discovery Deadlines, as defined 

and set forth previously.

g. No Party will be prejudiced by this Extension.

h. No other deadlines, including the Motion Deadlines, Pre-Trial Conference, or 

Trial need be rescheduled at this time.

9. Pursuant to the Amended Scheduling Order, an affidavit has been attached to this 

stipulation documenting the facts above as well as further information constituting GOOD 

CAUSE for an extension in this case.

Dated: October 15, 2014

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Anthony Boskovich 10/15/2014

Anthony Boskovich

Peter C. Grenier (pro hac vice)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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/s/ James Arendt 10/15/2014

James Arendt

Attorney for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned affirms that the foregoing document was served via the Court’s efile 

system upon all counsel of record in this matter on October 15, 2014.

/s/ Anthony Boskovich

Anthony Boskovich

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

RICHARD PHILLIPS, in his capacity as 

administrator of the ESTATE OF TROY 

PHILLIPS; TIFFANY PHILLIPS,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO, et al.

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-00538-AWI-BAM

ORDER

Upon consideration of the Stipulated Request for Extension of Discovery Deadlines, 

hereby ordered that, GOOD CAUSE having been shown, the Stipulated Request for Extension of 

Discovery is GRANTED. The new discovery deadlines are as follows:

Discovery Deadlines:

Initial Disclosures: Completed

Expert Disclosures: January 15, 2015

Supplemental Expert Disclosures: January 29, 2015

Non-Expert Discovery February 16, 2015

Expert Discovery March 12, 2015

All other dates remain unchanged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 16, 2014 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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