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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER

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J. EDWARD KERLEY (SBN 175695) 

DYLAN L. SCHAFFER (SBN 153612) 

CHRISTOPHER CARLING (SBN 254166) 

KERLEY SCHAFFER LLP 

1939 Harrison Street #500 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Telephone: (510) 379-5801 

Facsimile: (510) 228-0350 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ALLEN LINK 

NICHOLAS J. BOOS (SBN 233399) 

nboos@maynardcooper.com 

NORMAN LAU (SBN 253690) 

nlau@maynardcooper.com 

MAYNARD, COOPER & GALE, LLP 

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 646-4700 

Facsimile: (205) 254-1999 

Attorney for Defendants 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and 

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALLEN LINK, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF 

AMERICA, a corporation, LIBERTY 

MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a 

corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, 

 Defendants. 

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 CASE NO. 2:19-cv-00308-TLN-AC 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER

 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Allen Link (“Plaintiff”) filed his complaint in this action on February 19, 

2019 (ECF 2.); 

WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the Court issued its Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order 

(“Scheduling Order”) (ECF 4.) 

WHEREAS, Defendants Safeco Insurance Company of America and Liberty Mutual Insurance 

Company (“Defendants”) filed their answer to the complaint on June 18, 2019 (ECF 11.); 

WHEREAS, under the terms of the Court’s Scheduling Order, the deadlines in this case are 

calculated based on the date the answer was filed; 

WHEREAS, the present deadlines in this case are as follows: 

Fact Discovery Cut Off: February 13, 2020 

Expert Disclosures (60 days after discovery 

cut off): 

April 13, 2020 

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures (30 days after 

expert disclosures): 

May 13, 2020 

Deadline to Inform Court of no Dispositive 

Motions (120 days after close of discovery): 

June 12, 2020 

Deadline to file Dispositive Motions (180 

days after close of discovery): 

August 11, 2020 

WHEREAS, due the trial calendars of counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants, and the location 

and availability of witness, including possibly out of state witnesses, the parties do not believe they will 

be able to complete all depositions in the case by February 13, 2020; 

WHEREAS, the parties are also exploring potential resolution of the case and would like 

additional time to possibly negotiate an informal settlement prior to completing discovery; 

WHEREAS, good cause exists to modify the Scheduling Order because the parties require 

additional time to complete discovery to adequately prepare for trial and because further litigation 

could be avoided if the parties are able to resolve the matter informally; 

WHEREAS, the parties have not requested any prior modification of the Scheduling Order and 

any successful efforts to resolve the case may result in freeing up the Court’s calendar; 

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THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of record, agree and 

stipulate to modify the scheduling order as follows: 

Fact Discovery Cut Off: June 12, 2020 

Expert Disclosures (60 days after discovery 

cut off): 

August 11, 2020 

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures (30 days after 

expert disclosures): 

September 10, 2020 

Deadline to Inform Court of no Dispositive 

Motions (120 days after close of discovery): 

October 9, 2020 

Deadline to file Dispositive Motions (180 

days after close of discovery): 

December 8, 2020 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 DATED: January 21, 2020 KERLEY SCHAFFER LLP 

By: /s/ Dylan Schaffer 

EDWARD KERLEY 

DYLAN SCHAFFER 

CHRISTOPHER CARLING 

Attorneys for Plaintiff ALLEN LINK 

DATED: January 21, 2020 MAYNARD COOPER & GALE LLP 

By: /s/ Norman Lau 

NICHOLAS J. BOOS 

NORMAN LAU 

Attorneys for Defendants SAFECO 

INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 

and LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY 

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Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 21, 2020 

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