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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO COMPLETE DEPOSITIONS

GAVRILOV & BROOKS 

J. EDWARD BROOKS (SBN 247767) 

CECILIA L. MARTIN (SBN 301027) 

2315 Capitol Avenue 

Sacramento, California 95816 

Telephone: (916) 504-0529 

Facsimile: (916) 473-5870 

Email: ebrooks@gavrilovelaw.com 

cmartin@gavrilovlaw.com 

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

GLORIA VALERIO 

JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 

CAROLYN G. BURNETTE (SBN 191294) 

DOUGLAS M. EGBERT (SBN 265062) 

801 K Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

Email: burnettec@jacksonlewis.com

egbertd@jacksonlewis.com 

 

Attorneys for Defendant 

COMPASS BANK 

 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

GLORIA VALERIO, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

COMPASS BANK; and DOES 1-50, 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case 2:14-CV-00741-JAM-KJN 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME TO 

COMPLETE DEPOSITIONS 

Complaint Filed: 01/31/14 

Trial Date: 04/24/17 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO COMPLETE DEPOSITIONS

GLORIA VALERIO (“Plaintiff”) and COMPASS BANK (“Defendant”) (collectively, 

“the Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

 WHEREAS, on July 18, 2016, Plaintiff served her Expert Witness Disclosure Statement, 

which identified eight experts (one economist and seven treating physicians); 

WHEREAS, the Parties are currently meeting and conferring on multiple depositions, 

including expert depositions, that must be completed prior to trial; 

 WHEREAS, Defendant’s ability to depose Plaintiff’s experts was impacted by a trial 

Plaintiff’s counsel had in September 2016, and by a trial Defendant’s counsel had in October 

2016; 

WHEREAS, the Court previously set the Discovery Cutoff in this matter for October 28, 

2016 (Doc. 45); 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s economic expert and some of Plaintiff’s treating physicians are 

not available for deposition before October 28, 2016; 

 WHEREAS, one of Defendant’s out-of-state witnesses is not available for deposition 

before October 28, 2016; 

 WHEREAS, the Parties are working together to minimize costs and the disruption to nonlitigant deponents, particularly by seeking to avoid any motion compelling them to depositions; 

 WHEREAS, the Parties have worked together diligently to resolve these scheduling issues 

and, despite these best efforts, have not been able to complete all depositions before the discovery 

cutoff; 

 WHEREAS, the Parties agree that prejudice will occur to the other party should they be 

unable to complete their respective depositions; 

 WHEREAS, the witnesses referenced above that Plaintiff still needs to depose are Diana 

Smith, Matthew Farmer, and two third-party witnesses (Diana Demidzic, and Sue Veach; both of 

whom are not under Defendant’s control); 

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 WHEREAS, the witnesses referenced above that Defendant still needs to depose are 

Plaintiff’s economic expert (Craig Enos, CPA), three of Plaintiff’s treating physicians (Syed M. 

Munir, M.D., Jose R. Sanchez, and M.D., Zachary Phillip Soucy, M.D.), and two third-party 

witnesses (Diana Masten, R.N., and Florentino Martinez); 

 WHEREAS, all of Defendant’s depositions are noticed for dates in October 2016, except 

for Dr. Soucy, who is not available until November 2016; 

 WHEREAS, Defendant is concerned from past experience that the already-scheduled 

treating physicians, expert, and witness nurses (despite being served with deposition subpoenas 

and/or agreeing to the deposition dates) may adjust their schedules such that their depositions 

cannot take place until November 2016 or that opposing counsel may have scheduling conflicts; 

 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to complete the foregoing depositions without being in 

violation of the Court’s Scheduling Order dated December 17, 2015 (Doc. 45); 

THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE AND AGREE, THROUGH THEIR 

RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, THAT THE DEPOSITIONS OF MATTHEW FARMER, 

DIANA DEMIDZIC, AND ZACKARY PHILLIP SOUCY, M.D. SHALL BE 

COMPLETED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2016. THE PARTIES FURTHER 

STIPULATE THAT THE DEPOSITION OF SUE VEACH SHALL BE COMPLETED BY 

DECEMBER 31, 2016, ON THE CONDITION THAT SHE IS LAWFULLY SERVED 

WITH PROPER NOTICE BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2016. 

SHOULD ANY DEPONENT REFERENCED IN THIS STIPULATION 

REPRESENT THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE DEPOSITION DATE 

ALREADY NOTICED AND/OR AGREED UPON, THE PARTIES AGREE TO MEET 

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AND CONFER IN GOOD FAITH AND TO FULLY COOPERATE TO RESCHEDULE 

ANY SUCH DEPOSITION SO THAT IT SHALL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 

DECEMBER 31, 2016. 

Dated: October 24, 2016 GAVRILOV & BROOKS 

By: /s/ J. Edward Brooks (as authorized on 10/24/16) 

 J. Edward Brooks 

 Cecilia L. Martin 

 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

GLORIA VALERIO 

Dated: October 24, 2016 JACKSON LEWIS P.C. 

By: /s/ Carolyn G. Burnette 

 Carolyn G. Burnette 

 Douglas M. Egbert 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 COMPASS BANK 

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ORDER 

Based upon the foregoing stipulation of the Parties, and good cause appearing therefor, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 

1. Plaintiff shall complete the depositions of Matthew Farmer, Sue Veach, and Diana 

Demidzic by December 31, 2016; 

2. Defendant shall complete the depositions of Zachary Soucy, M.D., by December 31, 

2016; 

3. The Parties shall meet and confer in good faith and fully cooperate to reschedule any 

deponent who claims he or she is not available to be deposed in October 2016 or any 

deposition rescheduled from October 2016 to a later date, and shall complete any such 

deposition by December 31, 2016. 

Dated: 10/24/16 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________ 

 HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT 

4835-3984-8251, v. 1

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