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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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BRANCART & BRANCART

 Christopher Brancart (SBN 128475)

 Elizabeth Brancart (SBN 122092)

Post Office Box 686

Pescadero, CA 94060

Tel: (650) 879-0141

Fax: (650) 879-1103

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHELLE EZELL, et al., ) 

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Plaintiffs, )

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vs. )

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EDWARDS THEATRES, INC., )

et al., )

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Defendants. ) 

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Case No. 1:04-CV-06533-SMS

JOINT APPLICATION AND

STIPULATION RE

MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

ORDER;

ORDER

The parties hereby apply for and stipulate to issuance of an order modifying the

Scheduling Conference Order by vacating the current litigation dates and extending

those dates for approximately 60 days as follows: 

Discovery Deadline: October 27, 2006 

Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: November 3, 2006 

Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: November 10, 2006 

Pre-Trial Conference Date: December 7, 2006 

Trial Date: January 15, 2007

In addition, the parties request that the settlement conference set for September

14, 2006, with the Honorable Dennis L. Beck be continued to October 30, 2006, at

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10:00 a.m. This date has been cleared with Judge Beck’s chambers. The parties

believe that this will provide them with adequate time to complete the depositions

necessary to engage in a meaningful settlement conference, while also allowing the

conference to take place prior to engaging in dispositive motions and pre-trial

preparation. 

There is good cause to grant this request for the following reasons: The

depositions of the parties and percipient witnesses that have previously been noticed

have not yet taken place. Despite counsel’s diligence, scheduling conflicts have

prohibited these depositions from being scheduled. At this time, the scheduling

constraints continue for the next few weeks because plaintiffs’ counsel is scheduled

to be on vacation. The parties have agreed that the depositions of plaintiff Michelle

Ezell, plaintiff Valerie Ezell, Tim Funaoka, Stephen Vidrio, Ralph Smith, J. DeMoss,

and defendants Turner Security and Edwards Theatres,Inc., will be conducted during

the week September 11 through 15, 2006. 

Accordingly, the parties wish to extend the litigation deadlines by

approximately 60 days, and the settlement conference by approximately 30 days, in

order to allow them to complete discovery and engage in a meaningful settlement

conference prior to commencing work on dispositive motions and trial preparation.

So stipulated. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 16, 2006. BRANCART & BRANCART

/s/ Christopher Brancart

Christopher Brancart

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: August 16, 2006. THELEN REID & PRIEST , LLP

/s/ Christine A. Cantin

Christine A. Cantin

Attorneys for Defendants

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ORDER

Based upon the foregoing joint application, and good cause appearing therefor,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the litigation schedule is modified as follows: 

Settlement Conference: October 30, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

before Judge Beck

Discovery Deadline: October 27, 2006 

Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: November 3, 2006 

Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: November 10, 2006 

Pre-Trial Conference Date: December 7, 2006 at 1:30p.m.

(was Oct. 5, 2006) before Judge Snyder

Jury Trial Date: January 22, 2007 * at 9:00a.m.

(was Nov. 13, 2006) before Judge Snyder

*NOTE: parties had Jan. 15, 2007 for the new Trial date - the Court is closed on Jan.

15, 2007, a Federal holiday.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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