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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES IN SCHEDULING ORDER

Bryan J. McCormack, Esq.

MCCORMACK AND ERLICH, LLP

150 Post Street, Suite 742

San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel: (415) 296-8420

Fax: (415) 296-8552

Email: bryan@mcelawfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Leland Lennear and Narvel Henry, Sr.

John P. Hasman, Esq.

ARMSTRONG TEASDALE, LLP

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 950

Reno, Nevada 89501

Telephone No.: (775) 322-7400

Facsimile No. : (775) 322-9049

jhasman@armstrongteasdale.com

Attorneys for Defendants

Diamond Pet Food Processors of California, LLC, and 

Diamond Pet Food Processors of Ripon, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LELAND LENNEAR AND NARVELL 

HENRY, SR.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

DIAMOND PET FOOD PROCESSORS 

OF CALIFORNIA, LLC; DIAMOND PET 

FOOD PROCESSORS OF RIPON, LLC; 

SCHELL & KAMPETER, INC. d/b/a 

DIAMOND PET FOODS; and DOES 1 to 

25,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-CV-01871-TLN-DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND DEADLINES IN SCHEDULING 

ORDER

Complaint Filed: September 9, 2013

Trial Date: August 17, 2015

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES IN SCHEDULING ORDER

Plaintiffs LELAND LENNAR and NARVELL HENRY (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants 

DIAMOND PET FOOD PROCESSORS OF CALIFORNIA, LLC; DIAMOND PET FOOD 

PROCESSORS OF RIPON, LLC, and SCHELL & KAMPETER, INC. (dba) DIAMAOND PET 

FOODS (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “Defendants”) hereby jointly stipulate and seek leave 

pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to extend the deadlines set forth in the 

Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Scheduling Order (hereinafter the “Scheduling Order”) for good cause as 

set forth herein. 

Plaintiffs’ lawsuit asserts claims against Defendants for race harassment, race discrimination, 

wrongful termination, and retaliation under state and federal law. Plaintiffs filed the initial Complaint 

on September 9, 2013, and Defendants filed their Answer on October 10, 2013. Plaintiff seeks 

special damages in the form of past and future earnings, employment benefits, loss of earning 

capacity, general damages, punitive damages, and attorneys’ fees. Defendants deny liability. 

On January 29, 2014, this Court issued a Pre-Trial Scheduling Order without hearing. 

According to the Order, the deadline for non-expert discovery is September 19, 2014, the expert 

disclosure deadline is November 20, 2014, the last date for dispositive motions is March 12, 2015, 

and the jury trial is scheduled for August 17, 2015. 

On July 8, 2014, this Court granted the parties’ Stipulation Extending Deadlines in the 

Discovery Order and revised the deadline for non-expert discovery to November 20, 2014 and the 

expert disclosure deadline to December 17, 2014. The other deadlines remained the same.

Most of the non-expert discovery will be completed in the next few weeks. However, the 

parties are currently meeting and conferring on issues concerning written discovery responses, and 

need additional time to complete this process. Currently, any motion to compel concerning deficient 

discovery responses must be filed by October 30, 2014, in order to be heard by November 20, 2014, 

assuming the Court has availability to hear a motion on that date. 

Thus, the parties seek a brief extension of the deadline to complete non-expert discovery. The 

parties seek to extend the deadline to complete non-expert discovery from November 20, 2014 to 

December 22, 2014. The other deadlines shall remain the same.

In light of the foregoing, and for good cause shown, the parties respectfully request that the 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES IN SCHEDULING ORDER

Court modify the existing Scheduling Order as agreed by the parties and as set forth herein. This 

extension does not affect the dates related to dispositive motions, the pretrial conference date, or the 

trial date, although those dates are included below for sake of context. 

Dated: October 21, 2014

/s/ Bryan J. McCormack

BRYAN J. McCORMACK

McCORMACK & ERLICH, LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: October 21, 2014

/s/ John P. Hasman

JOHN P. HASMAN

ARMSTRONG TEASDALE, LLP

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

Pursuant to the joint stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the deadline for 

completion of discovery is hereby continued from November 20, 2014 to December 22, 2014. All 

other dates remain the same.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2014 

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