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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER EXTEND EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES AND 

TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATE

SANDRA J. COHEN, CA SB#. 85045

300 South First Street, Suite 320

San Jose CA 95113

408-975-0545

sjcohen@employmentatty.com

Attorney for Plaintiff ELIZABETH SAMUELS

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

Stephen M. Hankins (CSB #154886)

shankins@schiffhardin.com

Sarah D. Youngblood (CSB #244304)

syoungblood@schiffhardin.com

One Market Plaza, Spear Street Tower

Thirty-Second Floor

San Francisco, CA 94015

Telephone: 415-901-8700

Facsimile: 415-901-8701

Attorneys for Defendant 

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ELIZABETH SAMUELS, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS 

CONTAINER, INC. and DOES I through V,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:13-CV-00713-GEB-DAD

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO FURTHER EXTEND 

EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES

AND TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUTOFF DATE

Judge: Honorable Garland E. Burrell

The parties, by and through their attorneys of record have met and conferred and agreed to 

the following stipulation:

(1) On July 8, 2013, the Court entered its Pretrial Scheduling Order setting the 

discovery and trial schedule in this matter. See Docket No. 11. 

(2) Pursuant to this order, the close of fact discovery is not until October 14, 2014 and 

trial is scheduled for May 19, 2015. Id. 

(3) The initial expert disclosure deadline is currently August 22, 2014 and the rebuttal 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER EXTEND EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES AND 

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expert disclosure deadline is currently September 12, 2014. See Docket No. 21. 

(4) This is a disability discrimination claim related to two workers’ compensation 

claims. Both parties are relying upon the opinions of Howard Siu, M.D., the Panel Qualified 

Medical Examiner in the underlying workers’ compensation matters. The California workers’ 

compensation rules forbid ex parte communication with Dr. Siu. Defense counsel has been 

diligently attempting to schedule Dr. Siu’s deposition. The parties have been advised that Dr. Siu 

has at least temporarily closed his practice to attend to his sick wife and it has not been possible to 

schedule Dr. Siu’s deposition before August 22, 2014. Thus, the parties cannot comply with the 

requirements of F.R.C.P. 26 by August 22, 2014. 

(5) The parties have met and conferred and agreed that a further extension of the 

deadlines to exchange initial and expert disclosures would be in the best interest of each party and 

that such extensions necessitate an extension of the discovery cut-off date.

Therefore, the parties have agreed to and propose a further extension of the initial expert 

disclosure deadline from August 22, 2014 to September 22, 2014 and an extension of the rebuttal 

expert disclosure deadline from September 12, 2014 to October 14, 2014. The parties further 

propose an extension of the discovery cut-off date from October 14, 2014 to November 14, 2014 

and request that this Court agree to such an extension of the discovery cut-off date. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 12, 2014 SANDRA J. COHEN

By: /s/ Sandra J. Cohen

Sandra J. Cohen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ELIZABETH SAMUELS

Dated: August 12, 2014 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

By: /s/ Sarah D. Youngblood (approved 8/12/12)

Sarah D. Youngblood

Attorneys for Defendant

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS 

CONTAINER INC.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO FURTHER EXTEND EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES AND 

TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF DATE

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, THE EXTENSIONS OF THE EXPERT DISCLOSURE 

DEADLINES ARE SO ORDERED.

GIVEN THE NECESSITY FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE DISCOVERY COMPLETION

DATE IN LIGHT OF THE NEW EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES, THE 

DISCOVERY COMPLETION DATE IS EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 14, 2014.

Dated: August 14, 2014

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