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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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SAC 441,758,961 v4 085310.011800 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 TO EXTEND EXPERT 

DISCOVERY AND DISPOSITIVE 

MOTION DATES 

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 AND ORDER

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

date in this matter to March 19, 2012; 

WHEREAS on July 6, 2010, this Court issued its minute order rescheduling the 

August 2, 2010, Mandatory Settlement Conference (“MSC”) in this matter for August 27, 

2010; 

WHEREAS pursuant to the Court’s June 24, 2010, the parties are to disclose expert 

witnesses and expert reports on or before July 30, 2010, and thereafter disclose rebuttal experts 

and expert reports on or before August 19, 2010; 

WHEREAS pursuant to Section V, “Disclosure Expert Witnesses” of the Court’s 

original May 18, 2009, Pretrial Scheduling Order, the parties are “to complete all discovery of 

expert witnesses in a timely manner in order to comply with the Court’s deadline for filing 

dispositive motions.” (See Pretrial Scheduling Order, filed on May 18, 2009, p.4, lns.: 8-10); 

WHEREAS the Court’s April 29, 2010, Order set August 26, 2010 as the last day to 

hear dispositive motions in this matter; 

WHEREAS as a result of the Court’s July 6, 2010, minute order, expert discovery and 

dispositive motion practice must now be completed prior to the rescheduled MSC set for 

August 27, 2010; 

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”) agree that the MSC has 

the best chance of success if the settlement conference is conducted prior to the completion of 

expert discovery and dispositive motion practice; 

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

prejudiced by, an extension of the last day to disclose expert witness, rebuttal expert witness 

and the last day for dispositive motions to be heard; 

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WHEREAS the parties further agree that to ensure that efficient completion of both 

expert discovery and dispositive motion practice should the MSC be unsuccessful, upon the 

court’s approval, a date certain as to the earliest date of when a dispositive motion may be 

heard should be set along with the last day such a motion may be heard; 

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

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

documents on or before September 10, 2010; and, 

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

Proposed Order will not affect 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 the following: 

• Last day for third parties to respond to outstanding subpoenas served in this 

action shall be September 10, 2010; 

• Disclosure of expert witnesses and reports shall be completed on or before 

September 24, 2010; 

• Disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses and reports shall be completed on or 

before October 14, 2010; 

• The earliest day a dispositive motion may be heard shall be December 2, 2010; 

• The last day to file a dispositive motion shall be November 15, 2010; 

• The last day a dispositive motion may be heard shall be December 16, 2010; 

and, 

• The parties will complete all discovery of expert witnesses in a timely manner in 

order to comply with the deadline for filing dispositive motions. 

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Dated: July 26, 2010 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

 By: /s/ M. Theresa Tolentino Meehan 

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: July 26, 2010 WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK 

 By: /s/ Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. 

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. 

W. Scott Cameron 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter Claimant 

Sierra Railroad Company 

ORDER

As it appears that resetting the Mandatory Settlement Conference to August 27, 2010, 

has modified the scheduling in this matter to require the parties to complete expert witness 

discovery and dispositive motion practice prior to the MSC, completing such work prior to a 

settlement conference would inhibit settlement discussions, and there are several outstanding 

third party subpoenas, the Court finds good cause to amend its Pretrial Scheduling Order to set 

the following deadlines: 

• Last day for third parties to respond to outstanding subpoenas served in this 

action shall be September 10, 2010; 

• Disclosure of expert witnesses and reports shall be completed on or before 

September 24, 2010; 

• Disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses and reports shall be completed on or 

before October 14, 2010; 

• The earliest day a dispositive motion may be heard shall be December 2, 2010; 

• The last day to file a dispositive motion shall be November 15, 2010; 

• The last day a dispositive motion may be heard shall be December 16, 2010; 

and, 

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• The parties will complete all discovery of expert witnesses in a timely manner in 

order to comply with the deadline for filing dispositive motions. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 26, 2010 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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