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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 29:1801 Farmworker Rights

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FIRST AMENDED STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MOTION AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

McNICHOLAS & McNICHOLAS, LLP 

Matthew S. McNicholas, Esq. (State Bar No. 190249) 

E-mail: msm@mcnicholaslaw.com

Catherine Burke Schmidt (State Bar No. 212827) 

10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90024-4338 

(310) 474-1582; FAX: (310) 475-7871 

KINGSLEY & KINGSLEY, APC 

Eric B. Kingsley, Esq. (State Bar No. 185123) 

E-mail: eric@kingsleykingsley.com

Darren M. Cohen, Esq. (State Bar No. 221938) 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite1200 

Encino, CA 91436 

(818) 990-8300; FAX: (818) 990-2903 

LAW OFFICES OF MARCOS CAMACHO 

Marcos Camacho, Esq. (State Bar No. 123501) 

Thomas Patrick Lynch, Esq. (State Bar No. 159277) 

E-mail: mcamacho@mclawmail.com

P.O. Box 9009 

Bakersfield, CA 93389-9009 

(661) 324-8100; FAX: (661) 324-8103 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

NIXON PEABODY LLP 

Dale Hudson, Esq. (State Bar No. 81948) 

E-mail: dhudson@nixonpeabody.com 

Matthew Zandi, Esq. (State Bar No. 203329) 

E-mail: mzandi@nixonpeabody.com 

Gas Company Tower 

555 West Fifth Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

(213)(213) 629-6015; FAX (866) 741-1399 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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FIRST AMENDED STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MOTION AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TOMAS BRAN, on behalf of himself and a 

class of others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

SUN PACIFIC FARMING COOPERATIVE, a 

California Corporation; SUN PACIFIC 

FARMING CO., form unknown; and DOES 1 

through 100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:06-cv-871-LJO-TAG

FIRST AMENDED STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE MOTION AND DISCOVERY 

DEADLINES 

Scheduling Conference

Date: April 26, 2007 

Time: 8:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 4 

 WHEREAS, on or about April 26, 2007, the Court issued an order setting the following 

discovery schedule regarding class certification only: 

a. January 31, 2008 – Deadline to file motion for class certification; 

b. February 28, 2008 – Deadline to file opposition to motion for class certification; 

c. March 13, 2008 – Deadline to file reply for motion for class certification; 

d. March 24, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 4 (LJO) – Hearing on plaintiffs’ 

anticipated motion for class certification; and 

4. April 24, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in Department 4 (LJO) - Further scheduling conference. 

WHEREAS, plaintiffs issued formal discovery, and on August 10, 2007, defendant served 

its responses; 

WHEREAS, defendant required an agreement to a protective order before producing the 

responsive documents; 

WHEREAS, counsel for the parties negotiated a stipulation for protective order, working 

from August to December, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the parties submitted to the Court on December 5, 2007, the Stipulation For 

Protective Order; Order Thereon, which the Court signed on or about December 14, 2007; 

WHEREAS, plaintiff first requested a defense deposition in a letter to counsel dated 

October 12, 2007, in late November of 2007, counsel for defendants voluntarily agreed to produce 

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a witness for deposition on December 17, 2007, on December 5, 2007, plaintiff first noticed the 

deposition of defense witness Emily Ybarra for December 17, and the December 17 deposition was 

thereafter continued to January 8, 2008 because of a conflicting court appearance on the part of the 

witness. 

WHEREAS, there was a delay in sending out pre-certification notices to the class members; 

 WHEREAS, the parties request that: 

a. the deadline for class certification discovery, currently set for November 30, 2007, 

be continued to February 15, 2008; 

b. the deadline to file the motion for class certification, currently set for January 31, 

2008, be continued for an additional forty-seven (47) days to March 18, 2008; 

c. the deadline to file the opposition to motion for class certification, currently set for 

February 28, 2008, be continued for an additional forty-seven (47) days to April 15, 

2008; 

d. the deadline to file the reply regarding the motion for class certification, currently 

set for March 13, 2008, be continued for an additional forty-seven (47) days to April 

29, 2008; 

e. the hearing on plaintiffs’ anticipated motion, currently set for March 24, 2008 at 

8:30 a.m. in Department 4 (LJO), be continued to May 12, 2008 at 8:30; and 

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FIRST AMENDED STIPULATION TO CONTINUE MOTION AND DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

f. the further scheduling conference, currently set for April 24, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in 

Department 4 (LJO) be continued to June 12, 2008 at 8:15am. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: January 3, 2008 McNICHOLAS & McNICHOLAS, LLP 

 By: /s/ Matthew S. McNicholas 

 Matthew S. McNicholas 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

 SANDRA GARCIA, et al. 

Dated: January 4, 2008 NIXON PEABODY LLP 

 By: /s/ Matthew Zandi 

Matthew Zandi 

 Attorneys for Defendants, 

SUN PACIFIC FARMING COOPERATIVE 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _January 8, 2008 _/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill_______________ 

HON. LAWRENCE J. O’NEIL 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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