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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY DEADLINES

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BLANK ROME LLP

Michael L. Ludwig (SBN 173850)

Ludwig@BlankRome.com

Caroline P. Donelan (SBN 268762)

CDonelan@BlankRome.com

2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 424.239.3400

Facsimile: 424.239.3434

BLANK ROME LLP

Anthony B. Haller (pro hac vice)

Haller@BlankRome.com 

One Logan Square

130 North 18th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: 215.569.5690

Facsimile: 215.832.5690

Attorneys for Defendants, 

Synthes, Inc., DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc., 

Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc., 

and Synthes USA Sales, LLC

HUNTER PYLE, SBN 191125

CHAD SAUNDERS, SBN 257810

SUNDEEN SALINAS & PYLE

428 Thirteenth Street, Eighth Floor

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 663-9240

Facsimile: (510) 663-9241

hpyle@ssrplaw.com; revans@ssrplaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Edwin Houston Hayes and Greg Knapp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWIN HOUSTON HAYES and GREG 

KNAPP,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, INC., 

JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, 

INC.; SYNTHES, INC., and 

SYNTHES USA SALES, LLC,

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:15-cv-01200-TLN-AC

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND 

ORDER THEREON

Complaint filed: June 3, 2015

FAC filed: June 10, 2015 

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Defendants SYNTHES, INC., DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, INC., JOHNSON 

& JOHNSON SERVICES, INC. and SYNTHES USA SALES, LLC (“Defendants”) 

and Plaintiffs EDWIN HOUSTON HAYES and GREG KNAPP (“Plaintiffs”), by and 

through their counsel of record, hereby jointly stipulate and respectfully request that 

the Court extend the discovery deadline from August 2, 2016, to October 3, 2016. In 

support of this stipulation, the parties state as follows:

WHEREAS, this Court entered its initial Pretrial Scheduling Order 

(“Scheduling Order”) on November 13, 2015 (Docket number 12);

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs propounded written discovery in February 2016, 

including the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) and Defendants 

requested, and Plaintiffs agreed to, an extension on their deadline to respond to 

Plaintiffs’ written discovery given the scope and volume of the ESI involved. 

WHEREAS, based on the scope and volume of the ESI requested in discovery, 

Defendants’ first document production in this case was made on May 16, 2016; 

WHEREAS, Rachel Evans, former counsel for Plaintiffs, left Sundeen Salinas 

& Pyle on May 16, 2016 and is withdrawing as counsel of record for Plaintiffs;

WHEREAS, the Parties requested and received one previous 60 day extension 

to conduct fact discovery on March 11, 2016 (Docket number 15); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ depositions were previously set for June 23, 2016; 

WHEREAS, due to Defendants’ counsel’s obligation to attend an unforeseen 

preliminary injunction hearing out of state on June 23, 2016, and the fact that 

Plaintiffs’ counsel will be out of state from July 7 – 28, 2016, Defendants took 

Plaintiffs’ depositions off calendar. The Parties are in the process of confirming new 

dates for Plaintiffs’ depositions, tentatively set for the first week of August 2016;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs noticed the FRCP 30(b)(6) depositions for June 29, 

2016;

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WHEREAS, Defendants’ counsel and the designated deponents are not 

available on June 29, 2016, and the Parties are in the process of confirming new dates 

for the FRCP 30(b)(6) depositions, tentatively set for the second week of August 

2016;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the current Scheduling Order does not allow 

the Parties sufficient time to complete Plaintiffs’ and FRCP 30(b)(6) depositions by 

August 2, 2016 due to the reasons set forth above, and the Parties anticipate the need 

for additional discovery following the depositions that is reasonably necessary for 

filing dispositive motions and preparing for trial;

WHEREAS, based on the good faith progress of this case, a second extension 

of the deadlines for completing fact discovery and disclosing expert witnesses will 

allow the Parties to engage in meaningful discovery and to adequately prepare to file 

dispositive motions and prepare for trial; 

WHEREAS, the proposed extension of the deadlines for completing fact 

discovery and disclosing expert witnesses will not delay trial or otherwise prejudice 

the timely resolution of this case;

WHEREAS, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) requires good cause and

judicial consent as prerequisites to modifying a scheduling order; and

WHEREAS, only one extension of time has been previously sought by the 

Parties, and the requested extension will not affect the trial date in this case.

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE to, and seek an order 

from this Court, continuing the deadlines contained in the Scheduling Order as 

follows:

1. The Parties shall complete fact discovery by October 14, 2016; 

2. The Parties shall disclose experts and produce reports in 

accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) no later 

than November 7, 2016; and

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3. All dispositive motions, except motions for continuances, 

temporary restraining orders or other emergency applications, shall 

be heard no later than December 08, 2016.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

DATED: June 3, 2016 /s/ Chad Saunders

(As authorized on June 3, 2016 L.R. 131(e))

Attorney for Plaintiffs

DATED: June 3, 2016 /s/ Michael L. Ludwig

Attorney for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2016

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