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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Amended Stipulation for Continuance of Trial and Further Settlement Conference (2:08-cv-00455 GEB-EFB)

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER, State Bar No. 230529

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

DIANA ESQUIVEL, State Bar No. 202954

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 445-4928

Facsimile: (916) 324-5205

E-mail: Diana.Esquivel@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants Cahoon, Holliday, 

Nuehring, and Sisto

GERI LYNN GREEN (SBN 127709)

LAW OFFICES OF GREEN & GREEN, LLP

4 Embarcadero Center, 14th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Tel: (415) 982-2600

Fax: (415) 358-4562

greenlaw700@gmail.com

gerilynngreen@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sherie Lemire, Gerard St. 

Jovite, Nicole St. Jovite, and Estate of Robert St. 

Jovite

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SHERIE LEMIRE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION,

Defendants.

No. 2:08-cv-00455 GEB-EFB

AMENDED STIPULATION AND 

PROPOSED ORDER FOR 

CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL AND FOR 

FURTHER SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE

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Amended Stipulation for Continuance of Trial and Further Settlement Conference (2:08-cv-00455 GEB-EFB)

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) and Local Rule 143, the parties, through 

their counsel of record, agree to and request a continuance of the trial, currently set for March 31, 

2015, to August 4, 2015, and an order referring the parties to a settlement conference with 

Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on May 4, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. (See ECF No. 154, 7:12-9:2.) 

Good cause exists to grant this stipulation because the parties believe that this case may settle if 

they have additional time to attend a settlement conference. The law has changed since the last 

settlement conference which significantly affects the position of the parties. Since the law 

changed, the parties have informally engaged in settlement discussions, however it is believed by 

all parties at this time that the discussions will likely be enhanced with the assistance of a neutral 

mediator who may help the parties come to an agreement. 

The court may modify a final pretrial order to prevent manifest injustice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

16(e). A scheduling order may be modified only upon a showing of good cause and by leave of 

Court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A), 16(b)(4); see, e.g., Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 

F.2d 604, 609 (describing the factors a court should consider in ruling on such a motion). In 

considering whether a party moving for a schedule modification has good cause, the Court 

primarily focuses on the diligence of the party seeking the modification. Johnson, 975 F.2d at 

609 (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 advisory committee‟s notes of 1983 amendment). “The district 

court may modify the pretrial schedule „if it cannot reasonably be met despite the diligence of the 

party seeking the amendment.‟” Id. (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 advisory committee notes of 1983 

amendment). 

The parties have been diligently preparing for trial, which is currently scheduled to start on 

March 31, 2015. All, but a few of the filings, have been submitted. The only deadline that 

remains is the one for filing objections to trial exhibits, transcript designations and objections, and 

an agreed upon statement of undisputed facts. (See ECF No. 214.) It is requested at this time, 

that this date be extended as well to 14 days before the new trial date of August 4, 2015. 

The parties attended a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Newman on May 13, 

2014, but the case did not settle. (ECF No. 142.) Since then, the parties have been working to 

prepare this case for trial—designating experts, stipulating to facts concerning the applicability of 

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recent law that have affected the damages claims, and filing the necessary trial-related documents. 

(See ECF Nos. 157-165, 170-177, 180-199, 202-204, 206-213.) 

In late February, the parties resumed informal settlement discussions while continuing their 

trial preparations. The parties have reached a point where they believe that the assistance of a 

Magistrate Judge can help the parties reach an agreement and avoid the time and expense of a 

trial. The parties have contacted Magistrate Judge Newman‟s Courtroom Deputy, and are 

informed that the earliest date the magistrate is available for a settlement conference in this case 

is May 4, 2015. The parties have reserved the date if this stipulation is granted. 

For these reasons, the parties request that the Court continue the trial to August 4, 2015, to 

give the parties more time to continue their settlement discussions and participate in a further 

settlement conference with a magistrate judge. The requested extension may result in the 

resolution of the case without the burden and cost of a trial. 

Dated: March 20, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

KAMALA D. HARRIS

Attorney General of California

CHRISTOPHER J. BECKER

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Diana Esquivel

DIANA ESQUIVEL

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants 

Dated: March 20, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF GREEN & GREEN, LLP

/s/ Geri Lynn Green

GERI LYNN GREEN

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

The parties‟ stipulated request to continue the trial is GRANTED. 

The March 31, 2015 trial is VACATED. 

Trial is continued to and will commence at 9:00 a.m. on August 4, 2015.

No later than fourteen days before trial, the parties shall file objections to trial exhibits and 

an agreed upon statement of undisputed facts and submit transcript designations and objections. 

The parties have leave to seek to schedule a further settlement conference with a Magistrate 

Judge at a mutually convenient time by contacting the deputy clerk for that Magistrate Judge. 

In all other respects, the Pretrial Order, dated December 10, 2014 (ECF No. 154), shall 

remain in full force and effect. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 20, 2015

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