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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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Case No. 2:09-cv-00009-MCE-EFB 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., a Delaware 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, a 

California corporation, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 2:09-cv-00009-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

AMENDING PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER 

And Related Counterclaim. 

LISA L. HALKO – SBN 148873

M. THERESA TOLENTINO MEEHAN – SBN 204112 

SARAH W. ASPLIN – SBN 260851 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

1201 K Street, Suite 1100 

Sacramento, CA 95814-3938 

Telephone: (916) 442-1111 

Facsimile: (916) 448-1709 

halkol@gtlaw.com 

meehant@gtlaw.com 

asplins@gtlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter Defendant, 

Patriot Rail Corp., and Cross Defendants, 

Patriot Rail, LLC and Larry Coe 

LOUIS A. GONZALEZ, JR., SBN 157373 

W. SCOTT CAMERON, SBN 229828 

WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK, A LAW CORPORATION 

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 558-6000 

Facsimile: (916) 446-1611 

wcameron@weintraub.com 

lgonzalez@weintraub.com 

Attorneys for Defendant and 

Counter-Claimant, Sierra Railroad Company 

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STIPULATION 

WHEREAS on April 29, 2010, this Court issued its Pretrial Scheduling Order requiring 

the Parties to complete non-expert discovery on or before June 18, 2010; 

WHEREAS on January 4, 2010, this Court issued its minute order continuing the trial 

date in this matter to March 19, 2012; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff and Counter Defendant Patriot Rail Corp., Cross Defendants 

Patriot Rail, LLC and Larry Coe (“Patriot”), and Defendant and Counter Claimant Sierra 

Railroad Company (“Sierra”) (collectively with Patriot, the “Parties”) voluntarily mediated this 

matter before the Hon. James Warren (Ret.) of JAMS on February 23, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. 

through 7:30 p.m., but were unable to reach a settlement agreement; 

WHEREAS the Parties have actively been involved in completing discovery including 

depositions but, due to a recent death in Patriot’s counsel’s family, and the deployment of 

Sierra’s counsel for service in the Air National Guard, the Parties are unable to complete all 

depositions prior to the current non-expert discovery cut-off of June 18, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties have noticed or subpoenaed five depositions that must be 

completed before discovery closes in this matter; 

WHEREAS good cause exists for, and none of the parties to this matter shall be 

prejudiced by, an extension of the last day to complete depositions to July 16, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties stipulate and agree to extend the date to complete depositions to 

July 16, 2010, and also stipulate and agree that no new discovery may be commenced as a 

result of this stipulation and agreement to extend the date to complete depositions; 

WHEREAS the Parties also agree to extend the discovery cut-off for the limited 

purpose of allowing third parties responding to outstanding subpoenas to produce documents 

on or before June 25, 2010; 

WHEREAS, since the Parties have also previously agreed and continue to believe that 

the Mandatory Settlement Conference has the best chance of being productive if conducted 

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after the close of discovery, the Mandatory Settlement Conference currently scheduled for July 

9, 2010 should be rescheduled for a date no earlier than August 2, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties stipulate and agree to disclose expert witnesses and expert 

witness reports on July 30, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties stipulate and agree to disclose supplemental expert witnesses 

and reports for supplemental experts within 20 days of the initial expert disclosure, as set forth 

in the Court’s May 18, 2009 scheduling order, on or before August 19, 2010; and 

WHEREAS the Parties also believe the extensions contained in this Stipulation and 

Proposed Order will not effect or require modification of the trial date or any other dates in the 

Court's Pretrial Scheduling Order. 

THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, 

HEREBY STIPULATE pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) and request that the Court amend 

its Pretrial Scheduling Order to extend the last day to complete depositions to July 16, 2010, 

continue the date for expert witness disclosure to July 30, 2010, continue the date for 

supplemental expert witness disclosure to August 19, 2010, and continue the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference to a date no earlier than August 2, 2010. 

Dated: June 18, 2010 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

 By: /s/ Sarah Whitney Asplin 

Lisa L. Halko 

M. Theresa Tolentino Meehan 

Sarah W. Asplin 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter Defendant Patriot 

Rail Corp. and Cross Defendants Patriot Rail, 

LLC and Larry Coe 

Dated: June 18, 2010 WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK 

 By: /s/ W. Scott Cameron (as authorized on 6/18/10)

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. 

W. Scott Cameron 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter Claimant 

Sierra Railroad Company 

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ORDER

As it appears the Parties failed to settle this matter at a voluntary mediation on February 

23, 2010, must now complete several depositions both in California and out of state, have 

experienced a death in the family and a deployment among counsel; have stipulated to an 

extension of the last day to complete depositions, and as the Court finds good cause to amend 

its Pretrial Scheduling Order to extend the last day to complete depositions to July 16, 2010, to 

continue the last day for third parties to respond to outstanding subpoenas to June 25, 2010, 

continue the date for expert witness disclosure to July 30, 2010, continue the date for 

supplemental expert witness disclosure to August 19, 2010, and continue the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference to August 2, 2010. All other dates contained in the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order, including the trial date, remain unchanged. 

The Court also extends the date by which discovery must be complete so as to permit 

compliance with the magistrate judge’s discovery order filed June 21, 2010 (Docket No. 99), 

which is hereby adopted in full. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: June 23, 2010 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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