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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: CASE DEADLINES AND SCHEDULE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TROY M. LINDELL, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF 

AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

SYNTHES USA, SYNTHES USA SALES LLC, 

SYNTHES SPINE COMPANY, LP, 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:11-CV-02053-LJO-BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:

CASE DEADLINES AND SCHEDULE

WHEREAS, on May 1, 2015, the parties requested, and the Court set, an informal telephonic 

conference for May 7, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., to discuss discovery matters and case deadlines; 

WHEREAS, on May 5, 2015, and pursuant to the Court’s May 1, 2015 order (Docket No. 

188), the parties each submitted a two-page letter regarding discovery and case deadlines;

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2015, the parties participated in a telephonic conference with the 

Court on those matters;

WHEREAS, through the aforementioned letters and telephonic conference, the parties 

informed the Court that on May 1, 2015, they stipulated to the following:

(1) By May 5, 2015, Defendants shall produce a privilege log; 

(2) By May 6, 2015, Defendants shall provide deposition availability during the last two weeks 

of May for witnesses Steve Wilkin and David Wholey;

(3) By May 7, 2015, Defendants shall provide substantive responses to Plaintiff’s request for 

electronic expense data related to Healthcare Professional expenses incurred by full 

commission Sales Consultants and electronic deduction data related to Accounts Receivable 

deductions, including stating whether it will produce the requested data and by what 

deadlines;

(4) By May 8, 2015, Defendants shall produce 2014 end-of-year wage statements;

(5) By May 12, 2015, Defendants shall complete and serve supplemental written responses to all 

discovery requests; 

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(6) By May 29, Defendants shall produce all other outstanding documents, including electronic 

emails;

(7) The fact discovery cut-off shall be extended from May 5, 2015 to June 29, 2015;

(8) The expert disclosure deadline shall be extended from May 8, 2015 to July 10, 2015;

(9) The supplemental expert disclosure deadline shall be extended from June 5, 2015 to July 22, 

2015;

(10) The expert discovery cut-off shall be extended from June 22, 2015 to August 21, 2015; and

(11) The last day to file pretrial motions, including motions for summary judgment, shall be 

extended from July 15, 2015 to August 28, 2015. Any opposition is due three weeks after 

the filing. The reply is due two weeks after the opposition. 

WHEREAS, Defendants state that as of May 11, 2015, they have complied with paragraphs 

one to five above, which materials Plaintiff is in the process of reviewing; 

WHEREFORE, the parties request that the Court enter the attached order confirming the 

schedule for the remainder of the paragraphs, numbers five through eleven, set forth above.

DATED: May 11, 2015 LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & JACKSON, 

P.C.

By: /s/ Kirsten G. Scott

Kirsten G. Scott

Attorney for Plaintiff TROY M. LINDELL and the 

CLASS

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: May 11, 2015

BLANK ROME LLP

By: /s/ Anthony B. Haller

Anthony B. Haller

Attorney for Defendants

SYNTHES USA, SYNTHES USA SALES LLC, 

SYNTHES SPINE COMPANY, LP

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ORDER

The Court, having considered the parties’ letters submitted to the Court on May 5, 2015, and 

the parties’ statements made during the telephone conference with the Court on May 7, 2015 on 

these matters, and good cause appearing, orders as follows: 

1. By May 12, 2015, Defendants shall complete and serve supplemental written responses to 

all discovery requests;

2. By May 29, 2015, Defendants shall produce all outstanding documents responsive to 

Plaintiff’s discovery requests;

3. The fact discovery cut-off shall be extended from May 5, 2015 to June 29, 2015;

4. The expert disclosure deadline shall be extended from May 8, 2015 to July 10, 2015;

5. The supplemental expert disclosure deadline shall be extended from June 5, 2015 to July 

22, 2015;

6. The expert discovery cut-off shall be extended from June 22, 2015 to August 21, 2015; 

and

7. The last day to file pretrial motions, including motions for summary judgment, shall be 

extended from July 15, 2015 to August 28, 2015. Any opposition is due three weeks 

after the filing. The reply is due two weeks after the opposition. The notice of the 

hearing date should be set sufficiently out to accommodate this briefing schedule and 

allow for a minimum of two weeks between the completion of briefing and the hearing 

date.

8. In addition, the parties shall appear for a telephonic status conference on May 27, 2015,

at 8:00 a.m., during which the parties should be prepared to discuss the status of 

discovery. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 12, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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