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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER MODIFYING CASE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

1:05-CV-01629-LJO-NEW

DONALD F. SETH, ESQ., CA SBN 92318

JAMES J. BERGMANN, ESQ., CA SBN 220447

290 B Street, Suite 205

Santa Rosa, CA 95401

(707)545-6370 telephone

(707)545-9770 facsimile

Counsel for Plaintiffs JOHN R. GEANEY

and CONNIE S. GEANEY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JOHN R. GEANEY and CONNIE S. GEANEY, Case No. 1:05-cv-01629-LJO-NEW

Plaintiffs, STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

ORDER MODIFYING CASE

v. SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

ORDER

EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C.,

EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.,

TRANS UNION, LLC,

OCWEN FEDERAL BANK FSB, 

THE CREDIT BUREAU OF SANTA MARIA dba

CREDIT BUREAU OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,

and DOES 1 through 30, inclusive,

Defendants.

_________________________________________/ ____________________________

Pursuant to F.R.C.P. Rule 15, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and

between Plaintiffs JOHN R. GEANEY and CONNIE S. GEANEY and Defendants EQUIFAX

INFORMATION SERVICES, L.L.C. (“EQUIFAX”), EXPERIAN INFORMATION

SOLUTIONS, INC. (“EXPERIAN”), TRANS UNION, LLC (“TRANS UNION”), OCWEN

FEDERAL BANK FSB (“OCWEN”), and THE CREDIT BUREAU OF SANTA MARIA

(“CBSM”), by their attorneys of record, that:

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WHEREAS Plaintiffs were notified on March 15, 2007 that the expert witness they

retained in this matter (Richard LeFebvre of AAA Credit Expert Consulting Service, located in

Flagstaff, Arizona) and intended to disclose as their expert witness pursuant to FRCP

26(a)(2)(A), died on March 13, 2007;

WHEREAS good cause exists to extend discovery deadlines, in that Plaintiffs will need

additional time to retain a new expert witness, and to provide documents to and consult with the

new expert witness;

WHEREAS even with the exercise of due diligence, Plaintiffs will not be able to meet

the current deadline of April 1, 2007 to disclose their expert witness and serve their expert

witness' report, as required under FRCP 26(a)(2)(A);

WHEREAS Plaintiffs will suffer prejudice if they are not allowed additional time to find,

consult with, and retain a new expert witness, and allow time for the witness to prepare a report;

WHEREAS Plaintiffs will suffer prejudice if they are not allowed additional time to

conduct discovery based on the new expert's opinions and recommendations; and

WHEREAS all parties agree that the Discovery cutoff dates should be modified, and that

the dates currently calendared should be extended approximately 30 days, while leaving

unchanged the dates for the Settlement Conference, Pretrial Motion filing deadline, Pretrial

Motion Hearing deadline, Pretrial Conference, and Trial. The parties propose that the Case

Schedule be modified as follows:

Expert Disclosure: Pl: May 1, 2007

Def: May 25, 2007

Settlement Conference/Mediation: May 23, 2007 (before Magistrate Judge Goldner) at

10:30am in Fresno

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Nonexpert Discovery cutoff: June 1, 2007

Expert Discovery cutoff: July 6, 2007

Pretrial Motion filing deadline: July 2, 2007

Pretrial Motion Hearing deadline: August 6, 2007

Pretrial Conference: September 10, 2007 at 8:30am

Jury Trial (3-5 days estimated): October 16, 2007 at 9:00am

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, TRANS

UNION, OCWEN, and CBSM, by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby

stipulate and agree that the Scheduling Conference Order should be modified as set forth above. 

Dated: March 21 , 2007 /s/ James J. Bergmann 

JAMES J. BERGMANN

The Law Offices of Donald F. Seth

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JOHN R. GEANEY and CONNIE S. GEANEY

Dated: March 21 , 2007 /s/ Jeremy D. Hook 

JEREMY D. HOOK, Pro Hac Vice

King & Spalding LLP

Attorneys for Defendant Equifax Information

Services LLC

Dated: March 22 , 2007 /s/ Angela M. Taylor 

ANGELA M. TAYLOR

Jones Day

Attorneys for Defendant Experian Information

Solutions, Inc.

Dated: March 22 , 2007 /s/ Jeffrey S. Allison 

JEFFREY S. ALLISON

Houser and Allison, A Professional Corporation

Attorneys for Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing,

successor to Ocwen Federal Bank FSB

Dated: March , 2007 

RONALD R. POIRIER

Ellis, Coleman, Poirier, LaVoie & Steinheimer

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Attorneys for Defendant Credit Bureau of Santa

Maria

Dated: March 21 , 2007 /s/ Donald E. Bradley 

DONALD E. BRADLEY

Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP

Attorneys for Defendant Trans Union LLC

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 29, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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