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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REBECCA WALLACE,

Plaintiff,

v.

C R BARD INCORPORATED, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01225-DAD-BAM

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO 

EXTEND STAY OF DISCOVERY AND 

ALL PRETRIAL DEADLINES

(Doc. No. 32)

On October 24, 2019, the Court entered an order granting the parties’ joint motion to stay 

all discovery and pretrial deadlines in these proceedings and to continue the Initial Scheduling 

Conference to February 6, 2020, while the parties pursued settlement discussions. (Doc. No. 28.) 

Pending before the court is the parties’ joint motion to continue the stay of all discovery and 

pretrial deadlines and to further continue the Initial Scheduling Conference in this case while they 

conduct ongoing settlement discussions. (Doc. No. 32.) 

As the Court has not yet issued a Scheduling Order in this case, no pretrial deadlines have 

been set. Additionally, it appears the parties have not yet engaged in a conference pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and discovery is therefore not yet open. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 

26(d). Accordingly, it appears that the “joint motion” is properly characterized solely as a 

stipulation to continue the Initial Scheduling Conference. 

Nonetheless, based upon the agreement of the parties and for cause appearing, the Court 

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hereby GRANTS the parties’ motion. (Doc. No. 32). The Initial Scheduling Conference 

currently set for February 6, 2020 is continued to April 30, 2020 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 8 

(BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. A Joint Scheduling Conference 

Report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in full 

compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling 

Conference (Doc. No. 6) at least one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference. A copy 

shall also be e-mailed, in Word format, to bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. The parties may 

appear at the conference by telephone with each party using the following dial-in number and 

access code: dial-in number 1-877-411-9748; access code 3219139. If the parties file a notice of 

settlement prior to the conference, then the conference will be vacated. However, if the parties 

are unable to reach a settlement, then the conference will proceed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 16, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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