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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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SEARS 

LINKERT 

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JAIME LLP

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY INITIAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

Law Offices of 

MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

MATTHEW C. JAIME (SBN 140340) 

ROBERT W. SWEETIN (SBN 297130) 

SARAH M. WOOLSTON (SBN 320510) 

3638 American River Drive 

Sacramento, California 95864 

Telephone: (916) 978-3434 

Facsimile: (916) 978-3430 

Attorneys for Defendant, COSTCO WHOLESALE 

CORPORATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 

 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), Plaintiff MICHELLE BEAN (hereinafter 

“Plaintiff”) and Defendant COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (hereinafter “Defendant”) 

request that this court modify the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order to extend deadlines in order to 

continue the exchange of discovery. Discovery is still in the early stages and trial is not until 

October 13, 2020. 

Plaintiff and Defendant stipulate as follows: 

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MICHELLE BEAN, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COSTCO WHOLESALE 

CORPORATION; and DOES 1 through 

50, inclusive, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:19-CV-00647-TLN-KJN 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

MODIFY INITIAL PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Assigned to: District Judge Troy L. Nunley 

Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kendall J. 

Newman 

Complaint filed: October 22, 2018 

Removed: April 16, 2019 

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I. RECITALS 

1. Whereas, Plaintiff filed a Complaint on October 22, 2018 in Shasta County Superior 

Court. 

2. Whereas, Defendant filed an Answer on May 15, 2019 in Shasta County Superior 

Court. 

3. Whereas, Defendant removed Plaintiff’s state court action to the United States 

District Court, Eastern District on April 16, 2019 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. sections 1332(a), 1441(b) 

and 1446(b)(3) in that Plaintiff’s Complaint met the requirements for diversity jurisdiction. 

4. Whereas the Court issued an Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order with deadlines for this 

matter on April 16, 2019. 

5. Whereas discovery closed no later than two hundred forty (240) days from the date 

upon which the last answer may be filed with the court, or here, the date of removal, making it 

December 12, 2019. 

6. Whereas experts must be disclosed not later than sixty (60) days after the close of 

discovery, or February 10, 2020. 

7. Whereas within thirty (30) days after the designation of expert witnesses, parties 

may designate a supplemental list of expert witnesses, or March 11, 2020. 

8. Whereas the parties are ordered to file a Joint Notice of Trial Readiness not later 

than thirty (30) days after receiving this Court’s ruling on the last filed dispositive motions. If the 

parties do not file dispositive motions, the parties are ordered to file the Joint Notice of Trial 

Readiness not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of discovery, or April 10, 

2020.

9. Whereas the parties shall file dispositive motions no later than one hundred eighty 

(180) days after the close of discovery, or June 9, 2020. 

10. Whereas the Pretrial Conference is not until October 5, 2020 and trial is not until 

October 13, 2020. 

11. Whereas Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) allows for modification of an Initial 

Pretrial Scheduling Order upon showing of good cause and leave of the court. 

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II. STIPULATIONS 

1. The parties have met and conferred regarding the deadlines provided in the Initial 

Pretrial Scheduling Order. 

2. Good cause exists to modify the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order because discovery 

is in the early stages, is ongoing and not yet completed. 

3. The parties seek a continuance regarding the dates for the completion of discovery, 

expert disclosures, supplemental expert disclosures, filing Joint Notice of Trial Readiness, and 

filing dispositive motions. 

4. The parties would both benefit from the continued deadlines and no party is 

prejudiced given that trial is not until October 13, 2020. 

5. The purpose of this Stipulation is to benefit both parties in the continued exchange 

of documents for a fair resolution of the lawsuit. 

6. The parties modified deadlines based on the requirements of the Initial Pretrial 

Scheduling Order, for example, the new deadline for the Joint Notice of Trial Readiness is still one 

hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of the new discovery cutoff date. 

7. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 29, the parties stipulate to modify these 

dates, with the court’s permission. 

8. The parties stipulate that instead of discovery closing on December 12, 2019, 

discovery must be completed not later than March 11, 2020. 

9. The parties stipulate that instead of the deadline for expert disclosures on February 

10, 2020, experts must be disclosed not later than May 8, 2020. 

10. The parties stipulate that instead of the designation of supplemental expert 

witnesses being on March 11, 2019, parties may designate a supplemental list of expert witnesses 

by June 5, 2020. 

11. The parties stipulate that instead of the Joint Notice of Trial Readiness will still be 

due not later than thirty (30) days after receiving this Court’s ruling on the last filed dispositive 

motions. If the parties do not file dispositive motions, the parties are ordered to file the Joint Notice 

of Trial Readiness not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of discovery new 

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date, or July 9, 2020.

12. The parties stipulate that instead of June 8, 2020 as the last day to file dispositive 

motions, the new deadline will be September 7, 2020. 

13. The parties stipulate to these modified deadlines as the new guiding dates. 

14. The parties do not wish to change the Pretrial Conference or Trial dates. 

Dated: February 5, 2020 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

By: /s/ 

MATTHEW C. JAIME, ESQ. 

Attorney for Defendant, COSTCO 

WHOLESALE CORPORATION 

Dated: January 16, 2020 

REINER SLAUGHTER & FRANKEL LAW 

OFFICES

By:/s/ 

RUSSELL REINER, ESQ. 

Attorney for Plaintiff, MICHELLE BEAN 

 

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ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves this Stipulation and orders as 

follows: 

1. Discovery must be completed not later than March 11, 2020. 

2. Experts must be disclosed not later than May 8, 2020. 

3. A supplemental list of expert witnesses must be disclosed not later than June 5, 2020. 

4. The Joint Notice of Trial Readiness will still be due not later than thirty (30) days after 

receiving this Court’s ruling on the last filed dispositive motions. If the parties do not file 

dispositive motions, the parties are ordered to file the Joint Notice of Trial Readiness not 

later than July 9, 2020.

5. Dispositive motions must be filed not later than September 8, 2020. 

6. *The Final Pretrial Conference and Trial dates have not yet been set. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 6, 2020 

 

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