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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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James K. Ward, Esq. (SBN 117639) 

Daniel P. Jay, Esq. (SBN 215860) 

EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & SCOFFIELD, LLP 

745 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916)923-1600 

Facsimile: (916)923-1616 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Peninsula Fire District 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TOBIAS BECK, 

 Plaintiff, 

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PENINSULA FIRE DISTRICT, and DOES 1 

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 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:13-CV-01644-JAM-AC 

STIPULATION AND DECLARATION; 

ORDER RE AMENDED PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Before the Honorable John A. Mendez 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiff, TOBIAS BECK, by and through his 

attorneys, and Defendant, PENINSULA FIRE DISTRICT, by and through its attorneys, that the 

pre-trial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Expert witness disclosure deadline: December 7, 2015. 

 Rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline: December 28, 2015. 

 Discovery to be completed by: January 4, 2016. 

THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE that the remaining dates set forth in the current 

pre-trial scheduling order shall remain the same. 

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This stipulation is based upon the following facts which the parties submit show good 

cause to adjust the pretrial scheduling order: 

1. That on October 15, 2015, the Court established an expert disclosure deadline of 

November 6, 2015, a rebuttal expert disclosure deadline of November 27, 2015, and a discovery 

deadline of December 4, 2015. 

2. Since the date of the October 15, 2015 scheduling order, the parties have been 

having difficulty scheduling depositions of critical witnesses (former Defendants Robert Phillips 

and Gary Pini) due to the availability of counsel and witnesses. However, the depositions are 

currently scheduled for November 30, 2015. Furthermore, since the date of the October 15, 2015 

scheduling order, Plaintiff has noticed the deposition of Defendant’s employees Bruce Sharrod 

and Andrew Courtwright for December 1, 2015. However, it is not known yet if those witnesses 

will be available on the date noticed. Finally, since the date of the October 15, 2015 scheduling 

order, the parties have started the process of conducting brief follow-up discovery which is 

currently in process with Defendant’s responses to interrogatories and a request for production of 

documents currently due on December 8, 2015 which is outside the current discovery cut-off 

date. As a result, and with a discovery cut-off date of December 4, 2015, the parties will not 

have sufficient time to complete this discovery. The parties, who both agree that the discovery 

discussed above is necessary and reasonable, have meet and conferred and agreed to the revised 

timeline set forth above. 

 3. Since the initiation of this case, the parties have engaged in extensive written 

discovery including exchanges of written special interrogatories, requests for production of 

documents, and depositions. However, despite this diligence, the parties (and in particular the 

Plaintiff) have been unable to depose Robert Phillips, Gary Pini, Bruce Sherrod and Andrew 

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Courtwright whom it is believed may have valuable information. The parties only wish for a 

reasonable extension in which to complete this discovery. Therefore, it is submitted that despite 

the parties’ diligence, there remains important discovery to be conducted, the results of which 

will guide the parties in their decision on whether additional experts need to be disclosed, 

whether a dispositive motion is appropriate, and whether settlement discussions would be 

fruitful. 

4. Since the date of this Court’s October 15, 2015 scheduling order, the parties have 

met and conferred regarding the disclosure of expert witnesses and the deadline to complete 

discovery and have come to the conclusion that an adjustment of the scheduling order as set forth 

above is critical to the handling of this case. This arrangement will also allow the parties the 

opportunity to discuss possible settlement negotiations and allow Plaintiff sufficient time to 

apply for disability retirement and a decision to be rendered thereon. 

5. Based on the foregoing, the parties submit that good cause exists to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order as follows: Expert witness disclosure deadline to December 12, 2015; 

Rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline to December 28, 2015; and Discovery completion 

date to January 4, 2016. 

6. The parties agree that this stipulation is valid under Local Rule 143. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: November 18, 2015 EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & 

 SCOFFIELD, LLP 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 ___________________________________ 

 JAMES K. WARD 

 DANIEL JAY 

 Attorneys for Defendant PENINSULA 

 FIRE DISTRICT, ROBERT PHILLIPS and 

 GARY PINI 

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Dated: November 18, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH 

 /s/ Larry L. Baumbach 

 _________________________________________ 

 LARRY L. BAUMBACH attorney for Plaintiff 

 TOBIAS BECK 

DECLARATION OF DANIEL JAY

 I, Daniel Jay, do hereby declare and say the following: 

1. I am one of the attorneys of record for the Defendant in the above-entitled action. 

I have prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true 

and correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on November 18, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 _____________________________ 

 Daniel Jay 

DECLARATION OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH

 I, Larry L. Baumbach, do hereby declare and say the following: 

I am the attorney of record for the Plaintiff in the above-entitled action. I have prepared 

this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the pretrial scheduling 

order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true and correct and 

based upon my personal knowledge. 

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 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on November 18, 2015 in Chico, CA. 

 /s/ Larry L. Baumbach 

 _____________________________ 

 Larry L. Baumbach 

ORDER

 Based upon the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Court orders that 

the pretrial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Expert witness disclosure deadline: December 7, 2015. 

 Rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline: December 28, 2015. 

 Discovery to be completed by: January 4, 2016. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 11/19/2015 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

 

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