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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Motor Vehicle Product Liability

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STIPULATION RE: PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 1

Mark F. Anderson (SBN 44787)

KEMNITZER, ANDERSON, BARRON, OGILVIE & BREWER LLP

445 Bush St, 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 623-3784

Fax: (415) 861-3151

Email: mark@kabolaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM O’CONNOR and : Case No.2:07-CV-0892 FCD/GGH

MELODY O’CONNOR, On Behalf Of :

Themselves And All Others :

Similarly Situated, :

: Class Action

Plaintiffs, :

: JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

v :

: STIPULATION REGARDING 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, : PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

:

Defendant. : ____________________________________

Plaintiffs, William and Melody O’Connor (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendant, General Motors

Corporation (“GM” or “Defendant”), respectfully submit this Stipulation and Proposed Order for

the Court’s consideration and, in support thereof, state as follows:

WHEREAS, on August 29, 2007, the Court entered a Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order

(“Order”) which, inter alia, set forth a schedule for pre-certification discovery;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant met and conferred about certain aspects of the

Order and jointly agreed to minor modifications to the pre-certification discovery schedule; 

WHEREAS, the parties have been and continue to cooperate in coordinating numerous

depositions, the production of thousands of pages of documents and inspection of plaintiffs’

vehicle and other tires; and

WHEREAS, the proposed modifications relate solely to the timing of certain precertification expert disclosure deadlines and do not alter the timing of the filing of Plaintiffs’

Motion for Class Certification, which deadline remains April 11, 2008, as set forth in the Order,

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STIPULATION RE: PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 2

or the Class Certification Hearing.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE as follows:

1. The deadline for Plaintiffs’ pre-certification expert disclosures is moved from

January 31, 2008 to February 28, 2008; 

2. The deadline for Defendant’s rebuttal expert disclosures is moved from February

28, 2008 to March 28, 2008;

3. The deadline for the completion of pre-certification expert discovery is moved

from March 21, 2008 to April 10, 2008; and

4. The deadline for the filing of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification remains

April 11, 2008.

DATED: January 30, 2008 DYKEMA GOSSETT, LLP

 /s/ Patricia M. Coleman 

Patricia M. Coleman

Tamara A. Husbands

Attorney for Defendant, General Motors Corp.

DATED: January 30, 2008 KEMNITZER, ANDERSON, BARRON

OGILVIE & BREWER, LLP

 /s/ Mark F. Anderson 

Mark F. Anderson 

Attorney for Plaintiffs, William and 

Melody O’Connor

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

1. The deadline for Plaintiffs’ pre-certification expert disclosures is moved from

January 31, 2008 to February 28, 2008; 

2. The deadline for Defendant’s rebuttal expert disclosures is moved from February

28, 2008 to March 28, 2008;

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3. The deadline for the completion of pre-certification expert discovery is moved

from March 21, 2008 to April 10, 2008; and

4. The deadline for the filing of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification remains

April 11, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 31, 2008

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