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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY AND NON-DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS 

DEADLINES; ORDER 1

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Attorneys for Defendant MEGAN BRENNAN, POSTMASTER

 GENERAL, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FELIPE S. QUINONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

MEGAN J. BRENNAN, POSTMASTER 

GENERAL, UNITED STATES POSTAL 

SERVICE,

Defendant.

 CASE NO. 1:13-cv-01553-DAD-EPG

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY AND 

NON-DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS 

DEADLINES; ORDER

Plaintiff Felipe S. Quinones (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster 

General (“Defendant”), (“collectively “the parties”), stipulate, by and through the undersigned 

counsel, to extend the non-expert discovery and non-dispositive motions deadlines. The dates for 

filing dispositive motions, the pre-trial conference, and the trial date are not affected by this 

stipulation.

This action arises from Plaintiff’s challenge to his removal from the position of a part time 

flexible clerk in the Lindsay Post Office alleging religious discrimination. Defendant disputes 

Plaintiff’s claims because it would be an undue hardship on the operations of the Lindsay Post Office 

to allow Plaintiff to have every Saturday off as there is only one other part time clerk to perform 

those duties on Saturdays. 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

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After engaging in extensive discovery including exchanging over 19,000 pages of documents 

and taking fifteen depositions, the parties agree to a short extension of the date by which to complete 

non-expert discovery in this case from April 11, 2016 to May 9, 2016, and a brief extension of the nondispositive motions deadline from April 25, 2016 to May 23, 2016. The parties submit that this request 

is being made for good cause as the parties are scheduled for mediation with Honorable Enrique Romero 

on April 19, 2016. This brief extension of the discovery and non-dispositive motions deadlines will 

allow the parties to focus on a resolution before incurring additional fees and costs.

In an effort to continue the good faith efforts by the parties to resolve this case and conserve

the parties and judicial resources until absolutely necessary, the parties stipulate and agree to continue 

the following dates, and base it on the above-stated good cause.

Old Date New Date

Close of Non Expert Discovery April 11, 2016 May 9, 2016

Non-Dispositive Motions April 25, 2016 May 23, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

Dated: April 11, 2016 /s/ Alyson A. Berg

ALYSON A. BERG 

Attorney for Defendant Megan A. Brennan

Postmaster General, United States Postal Service 

CHURCH STATE COUNCIL 

(As authorized 04/11/16)

Dated: April 11, 2016 /s/ Alan J. Reinach

Alan J. Reinach

Jonathon Cherne 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Felipe S. Quinones 

SOTTILE & BALTAXE 

(As authorized 04/11/16)

Dated: April 11, 2016 /s/ Timothy Sottile

Timothy Sottile

Attorneys for Plaintiff Felipe S. Quinones

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ORDER

Having reviewed the stipulation submitted by the parties, and for good cause showing, the 

above mentioned dates are continued as follows:

Non-expert discovery cutoff: May 9, 2016

Non-dispositive motion deadline: May 9, 2016

All other deadlines in this case remain as set forth in the Order Adopting the Parties’ the Stipulation 

to Continue Pre-Trial and Trial Dates (ECF No. 52).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 13, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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