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

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BLANK ROME LLP

Howard M. Knee (SBN 55048)

2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 424.239.3400

Facsimile: 424.239.3434

BLANK ROME LLP

Anthony Haller (admitted pro hac vice)

Scott F. Cooper (admitted pro hac vice) Andrew B. Cohen (admitted pro hac vice)

One Logan Square

130 North 18th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: 215.569.5690

Facsimile: 215.832.5690

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Synthes, Inc. and 

DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc.

SEGAL & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

John T. Kinn (SBN 130270)

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2550

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: 916.441.0886

THE MCSHEA LAW FIRM

John P. McShea (admitted pro hac vice) 1500 Market Street

Center Square, Suite 4000

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Telephone: 215.599.0800

Facsimile: 215.599.0888

Attorneys for Defendant Gregory Knapp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYNTHES, INC. AND DEPUY SYNTHES 

SALES, INC.,

Plaintiffs / Counterclaim-Defendants, 

vs. 

GREGORY KNAPP,

Defendant / Counterclaim-Plaintiff.

Case No. 2:13-cv-02261-MCE-DAD

STIPULATED ORDER 

AMENDING PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER

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WHEREAS, on September 4, 2014, the Court entered a Pretrial Scheduling 

Order (the “Order”), scheduling a fact discovery deadline of April 22, 2015 (ECF No. 

41);

WHEREAS, on February 13, 2015, the Court entered a Stipulation and Order to 

extend the discovery deadline once the Court ruled on DePuy Synthes’ then pending 

Motion to Compel Production of Documents from Third-Party K2M, Inc. (ECF No. 

49); 

WHEREAS, on March 6, 2015, the Court granted DePuy Synthes’ Motion 

(ECF 28) and the deadline for fact discovery was extended eighty (80) days to May 

25, 2015;

WHEREAS, on May 11, 2015, the parties met and conferred regarding 

completing the remaining fact discovery;

WHEREAS, the parties are unable to take necessary depositions before May 25, 

2015 due to scheduling conflicts; 

WHEREAS, the parties require an extension of the deadline for fact discovery;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties STIPULATE and AGREE to amend the 

Order to extend all deadlines sixty (60) days as follows: 

(i) fact discovery shall be completed by July 24, 2015; 

(ii) expert witnesses shall be designated no later than August 21, 2015; 

(iii) the last day to hear dispositive motions shall be December 28, 2015; 

(iv) the Final Pretrial Conference shall occur on March 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.; 

(v) the Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement shall be filed no later than 

February 16, 2016; 

(vi) trial briefs shall be filed no later than February 22, 2016; 

(vii) all evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by February 16, 2016;

(viii) oppositions to evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by 

February 23, 2016;

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(ix) any replies to evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by March 

1, 2016;

(x) trial is set for April 22, 2016 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

BLANK ROME LLP

By: /s/ Scott F. Cooper

Anthony B. Haller

Howard M. Knee

Scott F. Cooper

Andrew B. Cohen

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Synthes, Inc. and 

DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc.

SEGAL & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

By: /s/ John T. Kinn

John T. Kinn

THE MCSHEA LAW FIRM

By: /s/ John P. McShea

John P. McShea

Attorneys for Defendant Gregory Knapp

ORDER

Having read the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, the pretrial 

discovery deadline and other related dates in the Order are hereby continued. 

However, based on the Court’s availability, the requested dates are modified as 

follows:

1 Fact discovery shall be completed by February 12, 2016; 

2 Expert witnesses shall be designated no later than April 13, 2016; 

3 The last day to hear dispositive motions shall be August 18, 2016; 

4 The Final Pretrial Conference shall occur on December 15, 2016 at 

2:00 p.m., Courtroom 7; 

5 The Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement shall be filed no later than 

November 23, 2016; 

6 Trial briefs shall be filed no later than December 1, 2016; 

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7 All evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by November 23, 

2016;

8 Oppositions to evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by 

December 1, 2016;

9 Any replies to evidentiary or procedural motions shall be filed by 

December 8, 2016;

10 Trial is set for February 13, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 7.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 3, 2015

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