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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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ORDER

KRISTEN CLARKE 

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights 

CARRIE PAGNUCCO 

Chief 

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ 

Deputy Chief 

ARIELLE R. L. REID 

ALAN A. MARTINSON 

KATHERINE A. RAIMONDO 

Trial Attorneys 

Housing and Civil Enforcement Section 

United States Department of Justice 

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

Tel: (202) 598-1575

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS

Assistant United States Attorney 

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, CA 93721

Tel: (559) 497-4000

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JOEL LYNN NOLEN; SHIRLEE NOLEN; 

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC; NANCY 

CANALE, as trustee of the Bernard Canale 

and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust; and 

BERNARD CANALE, by and through his 

successor in interest NANCY CANALE.

Defendants.

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Case No: 2:23-cv-00320-JAM-CKD

STIPULATION TO AMEND 

SCHEDULING ORDER

ORDER MODIFYING PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER (ECF No. 59)

Plaintiff United States of America and Defendants Joel L. Nolen, Shirlee Nolen, Nolen 

Properties, LLC, Nancy Canale, as trustee of the Bernard Canale and Nancy Canale 1998 

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Revocable Trust, and Bernard Canale, by and through his successor in interest Nancy Canale,

stipulate as follows:

1. On September 14, 2023, the Court entered a Pretrial Scheduling Order (ECF 44)

(“Scheduling Order”).

2. On March 5, 2024, upon stipulation of the parties, the court entered an Order Modifying

Pretrial Scheduling Order (ECF 52), which set forth the following schedule: 

Expert Witness Disclosures July 5, 2024

Supplemental/Rebuttal Expert Disclosures July 19, 2024

Joint Mid-Litigation Statements August 16, 2024

Close of All Discovery August 30, 2024

Last Day to File Dispositive Motions October 25, 2024

Hearing on Dispositive Motions January 7, 2025

Final Pretrial Conference March 7, 2025 

Trial April 28, 2025 

3. On May 6, 2024, after meet and confer efforts regarding Defendants Joel and Shirlee 

Nolen’s responses to the United States’ requests for production and interrogatories were 

unsuccessful, the United States filed a Notice of Motion and Motion to Compel (ECF 55), 

accompanied by a Joint Statement re: Discovery Disagreement (ECF 56). Oral argument was 

held on the motion on May 29, 2024.

4. On May 30, 2024, the Court issued an Order regarding the United States’ motion to 

compel (ECF 58). Among other things, the Court ordered Defendants Joel and Shirlee Nolen to 

provide revised responses to interrogatories and produce documents related to their financial 

condition within 21 days (i.e., by June 20, 2024).

5. The United States intends to disclose an expert to address issues related to Defendants 

Joel and Shirlee Nolen’s financial condition. In order to sufficiently review and analyze the 

anticipated additional financial information that will be produced by Defendants and incorporate 

it into an expert report, the United States’ expert requires a brief additional period of time, 

beyond the current July 5 deadline, to prepare and finalize an expert report. 

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ORDER

6. Therefore, the parties have agreed that an extension of certain deadlines is appropriate to 

provide additional time to complete expert disclosures. The parties propose the following 

schedule, which does not alter the trial date:

Current Date Proposed Date

Expert Witness Disclosures July 5, 2024 August 2, 2024

Supplemental/Rebuttal Expert Disclosures July 19, 2024 August 16, 2024

Joint Mid-Litigation Statements August 16, 2024 September 13, 2024

Close of All Discovery August 30, 2024 September 30, 2024

Last Date to File Dispositive Motions October 25, 2024 November 1, 2024

Hearing on Dispositive Motions January 7, 2025 January 7, 2025

Final Pretrial Conference March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025

Trial April 28, 2025 April 28, 2025

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

For the United States: 

DATED: June 17, 2024

PHILLIP A. TALBERT KRISTEN CLARKE

United States Attorney Assistant Attorney General

Eastern District of California Civil Rights Division

/s/ Emilia P. E. Morris /s/ Alan A. Martinson

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS CARRIE PAGNUCCO

Assistant United States Attorney Chief

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

Deputy Chief

ARIELLE R. L. REID 

ALAN A. MARTINSON

KATHERINE A. RAIMONDO 

Trial Attorneys

For the Defendants: 

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ORDER

DATED: June 17, 2024 SIERRA LAW CENTER, APC

By:/s/ Jacob Zamora

JACOB ZAMORA

Attorneys for Defendant 

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC

DATED: June 17, 2024 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & 

SMITH LLP

By:/s/ Jeffrey E. Schultz

JOHN S. POULOS

JEFFREY E. SCHULTZ

Attorneys for Defendants JOEL NOLEN 

and SHIRLEE NOLEN

DATED: June 17, 2024 JACOBS, ANDERSON, POTTER, HARVEY

AND CECIL LLP

By:/s/ Andrea Wieder

DOUG JACOBS

ANDREA WIEDER

Attorneys for Defendants NANCY 

CANALE and BERNARD CANALE

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ORDER MODIFYING PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and good cause appearing, the pretrial scheduling 

order is MODIFIED as follows:

New Date

Expert Witness Disclosures August 2, 2024

Supplemental/Rebuttal Expert Disclosures August 16, 2024

Joint Mid-Litigation Statements September 13, 2024

Close of All Discovery September 30, 2024

Last Date to File Dispositive Motions November 22, 2024

Hearing on Dispositive Motions January 28, 2025, at 01:00 p.m.

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Joint Pretrial Statement Filing Deadline March 13, 2025

Final Pretrial Conference March 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.

Trial (5-10 days) May 05, 2025, at 09:00 a.m.

All other instructions contained in the September 14, 2023 Pretrial Scheduling Order 

(ECF No. 44) shall remain in effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 17, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 Calendars are subject to last minute changes. Contact the Courtroom Deputy for available dates.

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