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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE MSJ HEARING AND 

TO AMEND MODIFIED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

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Jenny C. Huang (Bar No. 223596) 

Nadia Aziz (Bar No. 252966) 

JUSTICE FIRST LLP 

2831 Telegraph Avenue 

Oakland, CA 94609 

Telephone: (510) 628-0695 

Facsimile: (510) 272-0711 

E-mail: jhuang@justicefirstllp.com

E-mail: naziz@justicefirstllp.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOVON WILLIS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOVON WILLIS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SIERRAPINE, LTD., 

MARK DASHNAW, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 2:06-CV-02688 (FCD)(GGH) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE 

HEARING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND TO AMEND 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

“AS MODIFIED” 

WHEREAS this matter was referred to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program by court 

order dated January 25, 2008; 

WHEREAS a mediation conference is presently scheduled between the parties for 

April 10, 2008 before Mediator Koorosh Afshari; 

WHEREAS Defendants’ filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on March 20, 2008 and the 

hearing on said motion is presently scheduled for April 25, 2008; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff’s counsel is presently scheduled to appear in the Northern District of 

California at said date and time; 

WHEREAS the Modified Pretrial Scheduling Order, dated January 25, 2008, requires that (1) 

all discovery be completed by April 30, 2008, (2) expert reports are due by March 14, 2008, (3) 

rebuttal expert reports are due by June 6, 2008, (4) expert discovery be completed by July 15, 2008; 

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(5) dispositive motions shall be heard by September 19, 2008; (6) the final pretrial conference is 

scheduled for November 21, 2008, and (7) jury trial is scheduled for January 27, 2009; and 

WHEREAS the attorneys for the respective parties agree that settlement negotiations are 

warranted at this stage of discovery; and 

WHEREAS the parties have additional discovery to conduct in the event that a settlement is 

not reached between the parties; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the attorneys as follows: 

1. Pursuant to Local Rule 78-230, the parties request to continue the hearing on Defendants’ 

Motion for Summary Judgment until May 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. 

2. The following modifications to the pretrial scheduling order are necessary to allow the 

parties to engage in meaningful settlement negotiations without the expense of additional discovery. 

Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties request the following 

changes shall be made to the Modified Pretrial Scheduling Order, dated January 25, 2008: 

a. All discovery shall be completed by June 30, 2008; 

b. Expert designations and reports are due no later than July 31, 2008; 

c. Rebuttal expert reports are due no later than August 29, 2008; 

d. Expert discovery shall be completed by September 30, 2008; 

e. Dispositive motions shall be heard no later than November 14, 2008; 

f. Final pretrial conference is set for January 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. and 

g. Jury Trial is scheduled for March 10, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. 

Dated: April 7, 2008 JUSTICE FIRST, LLP 

 Oakland, California Attorneys for Plaintiff Jovon Willis 

 By: 

 ________/s/__________________ 

 Jenny C. Huang 

 2831 Telegraph Avenue 

 Oakland, CA 94609 

 Tel.: (510) 628-0695 

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Dated: April 7, 2008 DUN & MARTINEK, LLP

 Eureka, California Attorneys for Defendants SierraPine & Mark Dashnaw 

 

 By: 

 ________/s/__________________ 

 Shelley C. Addison 

 2313 I Street 

 P.O. Box 1266 

 Eureka, CA 95502 

 Tel.: (707) 442-3791 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: April 8, 2008 

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