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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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TUCKER 

ELLIS LLP

Cleveland ♦ Columbus ♦ Denver ♦ Los Angeles ♦ San Francisco 

TUCKER ELLIS LLP

Mollie F. Benedict - SBN 187084 

mollie.benedict@tuckerellis.com 

Amanda Villalobos - SBN 262176 

amanda.villalobos@tuckerellis.com 

515 South Flower Street 

Forty-Second Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2223 

Telephone: 213.430.3400 

Facsimile: 213.430.3409 

Attorneys for Defendants JOHNSON & JOHNSON 

and MCNEIL NUTRITIONALS, LLC 

BURSOR & FISHER, P.A. 

L. Timothy Fisher – SBN 191626 

ltfisher@bursor.com 

1990 North California Blvd., Suite 940 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 

Telephone: 925.300.4455 

Facsimile: 925.407.2700 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOANN MARTINELLI, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON and McNEIL 

NUTRITIONALS, LLC, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:15-cv-01733-MCE-DB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

AMEND THE JULY 28, 2016 ORDER AND 

MARCH 7, 2016 SCHEDULING ORDER 

 WHEREAS, the Court issued an Order regarding Plaintiff JoAnn Martinelli’s (“Plaintiff”) 

Motion To Compel on July 28, 2016 (the “July 28 Order”) [Dkt. 41], which requires Defendants McNeil 

Nutritionals, LLC and Johnson & Johnson (collectively, “Defendants”) to produce the documents 

referenced in the Order within 30 days. 

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ELLIS LLP

Cleveland ♦ Columbus ♦ Denver ♦ Los Angeles ♦ San Francisco 

WHEREAS, the parties seek to request a modification of the July 28 Order to extend the amount 

of time Defendants have to produce the documents referenced in the Order. 

WHEREAS, the Court issued a Scheduling Order on March 7, 2016 (the “March 7 Scheduling 

Order”) [Dkt. 25] setting the following deadlines: 

WHEREAS, the parties seek to request a modification of the March 7 Scheduling Order to 

permit additional time to complete discovery and for Plaintiff to file her forthcoming motion for class 

certification. 

WHEREAS, since the Court issued the July 28 Order and the March 7 Scheduling Order, the 

parties have been meeting and conferring regarding various fact discovery issues. The parties have been 

endeavoring to work cooperatively to resolve disputes without involvement of the Court. 

WHEREAS, the parties jointly agree that the requested extension of the schedule is necessary to 

complete Phase I discovery. 

WHEREAS, subject to the Court’s approval, the parties have jointly agreed to request an 

amendment to the July 28 Order and the March 7 Scheduling Order. 

WHEREAS, the parties have not obtained any prior extensions of time from the Court in 

connection with this matter. 

 NOW THEREFORE, subject to the Court’s approval, the parties stipulate as follows: 

1. The deadline for Defendants to produce the documents referenced in the July 28 Order shall be 

extended to October 7, 2016. 

2. The March 7 Scheduling Order is amended as follows: 

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Phase I Discovery Cut Off October 24, 2016 

PL Deadline to File Cert. December 15, 2016 

DE Deadline to Respond January 12, 2017 

PL Deadline to Reply February 9, 2017 

Class Cert. Hearing February 23, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. 

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TUCKER 

ELLIS LLP

Cleveland ♦ Columbus ♦ Denver ♦ Los Angeles ♦ San Francisco 

DATED: August 26, 2016 TUCKER ELLIS LLP

By: /s/ Mollie F. Benedict 

Mollie F. Benedict - SBN 187084 

Attorneys for Defendants MCNEIL 

NUTRITIONALS LLC 

and JOHNSON & JOHNSON 

DATED: August 26, 2016 BURSOR & FISHER, P.A. 

By: /s/ L. Timothy Fisher 

L. Timothy Fisher - SBN 191626 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOANN MARTINELLI 

ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation (ECF No. 43), the Court’s Scheduling Order (ECF No. 26) 

is hereby amended to reflect the dates and deadlines set forth above. The Court sets the hearing on 

Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification for June 15, 2017 at 2:00 P.M.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 30, 2016 

Current Proposed

Phase I Discovery Cut Off October 24, 2016 February 24, 2017 

PL Deadline to File Cert. December 15, 2016 March 31, 2017 

DE Deadline to Respond January 12, 2017 April 28, 2017 

PL Deadline to Reply February 9, 2017 May 26, 2017 

Class Cert Hearing February 23, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. TBD 

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