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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Oliver W. Wanger (Bar No. 40331)

Wanger Jones Helsley PC

265 E. River Park Circle, Suite 310

Fresno, California 93720

owanger@wjhattorneys.com

Telephone: 559.233.4800

Jon M. Wilson (Bar No. 190949)

Melissa J. Gomberg (Fla. Bar No. 44021)

Broad and Cassel 

One Biscayne Tower, 21st Floor

2 S. Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33131

jwilson@broadandcassel.com

mgomberg@broadandcassel.com

Telephone: 305.373.9400

Attorneys for Defendant RehabCare Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R. FELLEN, INC., a California 

corporation, dba SUNNYSIDE

CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, and 

DAKOTA MEDICAL, INC., a California 

corporation dba GLENOAKS 

CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, 

individually and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

REHABCARE GROUP, INC., a Delaware 

corporation, and CANNON & 

ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Delaware limited 

liability corporation, dba POLARIS 

GROUP,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-02081-GEB-SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING TIME FOR 

REHABCARE GROUP, INC., TO 

RESPOND TO PLAINTFFS' 

DISCOVERY REQUESTS

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN Plaintiffs R. FELLEN, INC., dba 

SUNNYSIDE CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL ("Sunnyside"), and DAKOTA MEDICAL, 

INC., dba GLENOAKS CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL ("Glenoaks") (Sunnyside and 

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Glenoaks together referred to as "Plaintiffs") and Defendant REHABCARE GROUP, INC. 

("RehabCare") by and through their undersigned counsel:

1. On May 5, 2015, RehabCare was served with Plaintiffs’ First Request for 

Production of Documents and Electronically Stored Information, Sunnyside’s First Set of 

Interrogatories, Sunnyside’s First Set of Requests for Admissions, and Glenoaks’ First Set of 

Requests for Admissions ("Discovery Requests").

2. By stipulation dated June 5, 2015, Plaintiffs agreed to extend the time for 

RehabCare to respond to the Discovery Requests to and including June 29, 2015. 

3. RehabCare shall have an additional extension of time through July 13, 2015, to 

serve objections to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests and/or move for a Protective Order. 

4. RehabCare shall have an additional extension of time through July 29, 2015, to 

serve substantive responses to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests.

5. RehabCare shall have an additional extension of time through July 29, 2015, to 

serve any newly discovered objections to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests or otherwise move for 

a Protective Order.

6. RehabCare shall continue to produce documents responsive to Plaintiffs' rule 34 

requests on a rolling basis, and shall have an additional extension of time through August 28, 

2015, to complete that production. 

7. RehabCare shall provide Plaintiffs' counsel with detailed weekly status reports 

of RehabCare's document production efforts, until document production is complete. 

8. Based on the list of custodians previously provided to Plaintiffs' counsel, 

Plaintiffs may provide a list prioritizing the order of custodians for purposes of RehabCare's 

document review. RehabCare will follow the order of priority provided by Plaintiffs' counsel 

for any custodians who have not yet been reviewed.

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This Stipulation and Proposed Order is submitted to the Court for review and 

approval. 

DATED: July 6, 2015 

ON BEHALF OF OUR RESPECTIVE CLIENTS, WE SO STIPULATE.

/s Jon M. Wilson

Jon M. Wilson (Bar No. 190949)

jwilson@broadandcassel.com

BROAD AND CASSEL

One Biscayne Tower, 21st Floor

2 S. Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: 305.373.9400

Counsel for Defendant RehabCare Group, 

Inc.

/s Oliver W. Wanger

Oliver W. Wanger (Bar No. 040331)

owanger@wjhattorneys.com

WANGER JONES HELSEY PC

265 East River Circle

Suite 310

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: 559.233.4800

Counsel for Defendant RehabCare Group, 

Inc.

/s Melissa Jill Gomberg

Melissa Jill Gomberg (Fl. Bar No. 44021)

MGomberg@broadandcassel.com

BROAD AND CASSEL

One Biscayne Tower, 21st Floor

2 S. Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: 305.373.9400

Counsel for Defendant RehabCare Group, 

Inc.

/s Donald R. Fischbach

Donald R. Fischbach (Bar No. 053522)

dfischbach@dowlingaaron.com

DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED

8080 N. Palm Avenue

Third Floor

Fresno, California 93711

Telephone: (559) 432-4500

Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s Mark D. Kruthers

Mark D. Kruthers (Bar No. 179750)

mkruthers@dowlingaaron.com

DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED

8080 N. Palm Avenue

Third Floor

Fresno, California 93711

Telephone: (559) 432-4500

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

C. Darryl Cordero

C. Darryl Cordero (Bar No. 126689)

cdc@paynefears.com

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

801 S. Figueroa Street

Suite 1150

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 439-9911

Counsel for Plaintiffs

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/s Eric Michael Kennedy

Eric Michael Kennedy (Bar No. 228393)

emk@paynefears.com

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

801 S. Figueroa Street

Suite 1150

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 439-9911

Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s Matthew K. Brown

Matthew K. Brown (Bar No. 252503)

mkb@paynefears.com

PAYNE & FEARS LLP

4 Park Plaza

Suite 1100

Irvine, California 92614

Telephone: (949) 797-1279

Counsel for Plaintiffs

/s Scott Z. Zimmermann

Scott Z. Zimmermann (Bar No. 078694)

szimm@zkcf.com

Law Offices of Scott Z. Zimmermann

601 S. Figueroa Street

Suite 2610

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 452-6509

Counsel for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Based on the parties’ Stipulation and GOOD CAUSE SHOWN:

IT IS ORDERED that the parties' Stipulation is approved, adopted as the Order 

of the Court, and shall be performed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 7, 2015 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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