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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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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.830.7200

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO VACATE AND RESET TRIAL 

DATE AND PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

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ALEJANDRO P. GUTIERREZ, Bar No. 107688

agutierrez@hathawaylawfirm.com

HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS,

CHRISMAN & GUTIERREZ

5450 Telegraph Road, Suite 200

Ventura, CA 93006-3577

Telephone: 805.644.7111

Fax No. 805.644.8269

Attorneys for Plaintiff

VERNON LOWDON

BARBARA A. BLACKBURN, Bar No. 253731

bblackburn@littler.com

BRITNEY N. TORRES, Bar No. 287019

btorres@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: 916.830.7200

Fax No.: 916.561.0828

Attorneys for Defendant

CARBOLINE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERNON LOWDON, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

CARBOLINE COMPANY, a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:18-CV-02865-JAM-EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

VACATE AND RESET TRIAL DATE AND 

PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

 (AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT)

Complaint filed 09/06/18

First Amended Complaint Filed: 11/08/18

Trial Date: June 22, 2020

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.830.7200

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DATE AND PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

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STIPULATION

Plaintiff Vernon Lowdon (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Carboline Company, 

(“Defendant”) (Plaintiff and Defendant are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), by and 

through their counsel, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to mediate Plaintiff’s claims; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been referred to the Court’s Voluntary Dispute 

Resolution Program (“VDRP”); 

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred and are in the process of scheduling 

mediation through VDRP;

WHEREAS, the Parties will benefit from vacating and re-setting the trial date and 

pre-trial deadlines in order to allow them to focus on mediation through VDRP. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff and Defendant, through 

their respective counsel of record, that the following trial date and pre-trial deadlines be vacated and 

reset as follows:

Descriptions Current Date New Date

Discovery Cut-Off January 31, 2020 March 31, 2020

Last day to file dispositive 

motions

March 10, 2020 May 8, 2020

Final Pre-Trial Conference May 15, 2020 July 14, 2020

Trial Date June 22, 2020 August 24, 2020

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.830.7200

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DATE AND PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: January 30, 2020

/s/ Alejandro P. Gutierrez (as authorized on 01.30.20)

ALEJANDRO P. GUTIERREZ

HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, 

CHRISMAN & GUTIERREZ

Attorneys for Plaintiff

VERNON LOWDON

Dated: January 30, 2020

/s/ Britney N. Torres

BARBARA A. BLACKBURN

BRITNEY N. TORRES

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendant

CARBOLINE COMPANY

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C. 500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

916.830.7200

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DATE AND PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

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ORDER (AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT)

Having reviewed the parties’ stipulation, the Court GRANTS the request to vacate 

and reset the trial date and pre-trial deadlines as follows:

Descriptions New Date

Discovery Cut-Off March 31, 2020

Last day to file dispositive 

motions

May 5, 2020 with hearing 

on June 2, 2020 at 1:30 

p.m.

Final Pre-Trial Conference July 17, 2020 at 11:00 

a.m.; Joint pretrial 

statement due July 10, 

2020

Trial Date August 24, 2020 at 9:00 

a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 2/3/2020 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ Judge for the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of 

California

4843-7252-9587.1 056205.1225

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