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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHARILYN CHHANG,

Plaintiff,

v.

WEST COAST USA PROPERTIES LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01335-SAB

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY

(ECF No. 73)

Before the Court is the parties’ joint motion for a stay. On July 9, 2024, the Court 

entered a case management scheduling order, including the following deadlines: November 5, 

2024: Disclosure of Experts; December 9, 2024: Disclosure of Rebuttal Experts; and January 20, 

2025: Completion of All Discovery. 

On September 11, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion to file a second amended 

complaint, in order to add Dibuduo & Defendis Insurance Brokers, LLC, as a defendant. (ECF 

No. 64.) Plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on September 16, 2024. (ECF No. 65.) On 

October 24, 2024, the Court granted substitution of counsel for Defendants West Coast USA 

Properties LLC and Sergio Madrigal. (ECF No. 71.) On October 25, 2024, Defendant Dibuduo 

& Defendis Insurance Brokers, LLC filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 72.) 

The parties now move to for a stay because newly retained counsel for Defendants West 

Coast USA Properties LLC and Sergio Madrigal, and counsel for newly appearing Defendant 

Dibuduo &Defendis Insurance Brokers, LLC, will not have an opportunity to determine the need 

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for experts in this action. (ECF No. 73.) The parties also state that setting, coordinating, and 

completing discovery under the current case management schedule with new counsel poses 

challenges to both Defendants and Plaintiff. (Id.) Finally, the parties note that their motion is 

timely because no deadlines have expired, and the parties proffer that granting a stay will not 

delay the ultimate resolution of this action. (Id.) 

Having considered the parties’ joint motion, and good cause appearing therefor, it is 

HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The deadlines set forth in the current case management scheduling order (ECF No. 57) 

are stayed;

2. The Court will conduct a further scheduling conference in this action on January 28, 

2025, at 1:30 p.m. The conference will be conducted by video conferencing. Instructions 

for participating in the conference will be provided by the deputy clerk.; and

3. The parties shall file a joint scheduling report seven (7) days before the scheduling 

conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2024 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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