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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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MICHAEL J. CHRISTIAN (Cal. Bar No. 173727) 

JERRY J. DESCHLER, JR. (Cal. Bar No. 215691) 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

801 "K" Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

Attorneys for Defendants 

TARGET CORPORATION and 

MICHAEL JENNINGS 

Randal M. Barnum (Cal. Bar No. 111287) 

LAW OFFICES OF RANDAL M. BARNUM 

279 East H Street 

Benicia, California 94510 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VANESSA LYNN FILES, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

TARGET CORPORATION, MICHAEL 

JENNINGS and Does 1 through 20, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-00139-DFL/GGH 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE 

DISCOVERY, AND ORDER 

THEREON 

Complaint Filed: July 23, 2004 

Trial Date: July 24, 2006 

Plaintiff Vanessa Lynn Files (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Target Corporation and Michael 

Jennings (“Defendants”; Plaintiff and Defendants and collectively referred to herein as the 

“Parties”), through their respective counsel of record, enter into the within stipulation based on 

the following facts: 

WHEREAS, the current deadline to complete discovery is March 1, 2006; 

WHEREAS, on February 1, 2006, Plaintiff noticed the following depositions to take 

place during the month of February: person most qualified to testify on six issues designated by 

Plaintiff, Defendant Michael Jennings, Michelle Heinrich, Stephen Fuller, Chet Gilmartin, 

Valerie Marshall, Deborah Oliver, and Holly Pitcher; 

WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties have met and conferred to attempt to find mutually 

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agreeable dates to conduct the above-referenced depositions, but have been unable to schedule all 

depositions for several reasons, including the following: Defendant Michael Jennings resides in 

Florida, and is traveling and unavailable from February 19-28, 2006; Michelle Heinrich is 

unavailable until after March 4, 2006 due to military obligations; and Holly Pitcher is no longer 

employed by Target and had to be located; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has indicated she plans to depose Defendants’ expert witness, 

Walter Palmer, and additional witnesses disclosed in Defendants’ Supplemental Disclosure; 

WHEREAS, disputes as to written discovery and subpoenas arose between the Parties. 

Counsel have met and conferred extensively and have recently resolved their disputes informally. 

However, Target does not expect to receive portions of the documents it has subpoenaed until 

after March 1, 2006, which may necessitate additional written discovery after that date; 

WHEREAS, the Parties are currently exploring the possibility of participating in 

mediation to attempt to resolve this case informally; and 

WHEREAS, continuing the deadline to complete discovery until April 30, 2006 will not 

interfere with the final pre-trial conference scheduled for June 16, 2006 or the current trial date of 

July 24, 2006. 

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL OF 

RECORD, HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 

The deadline to complete discovery shall be extended from March 1, 2006 to April 30, 

2006. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Date: February __, 2006 JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

By: 

MICHAEL J. CHRISTIAN 

JERRY J. DESCHLER JR. 

Attorneys for Defendants 

TARGET CORPORATION and MICHAEL JENNINGS 

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Date: February __, 2006 THE LAW OFFICES OF RANDAL M. BARNUM 

By: 

RANDAL M. BARNUM 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

VANESSA LYNN FILES 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, The existing deadline to complete all discovery shall be 

extended from March 1, 2006 to April 30, 2006. All other deadlines set forth in the Court’s 

Status (Pre-trial Scheduling) Order dated March 24, 2005 shall remain as set forth in the Status 

Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Date: 3/2/2006 

______________________________ 

DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge

 

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