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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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3rd MOT. TO EXTEND CMC DEADLINES

06 – 00561 AWI DLB

WILLIAM R. TAMAYO, SBN 084965 

DAVID F. OFFEN-BROWN, SBN 063321 

LINDA S. ORDONIO-DIXON, SBN 172830 

U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 

San Francisco District Office 

350 The Embarcadero, Suite 500 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1260 

Telephone No. (415) 625-5658 

Fax No. (415) 625-5657 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. 

d/b/a GRIMMWAY FARMS; 

ESPARZA ENTERPRISES, INC. 

 Defendant. 

 

NO. 1: 06 CV 00561 AWI DLB 

THIRD MOTION TO EXTEND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE AND JOINT CASE 

MANAGEMENT STATEMENT DEADLINE; 

and ORDER 

FRCP 16(b) 

 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC), hereby requests an extension of the case management hearing and related 

deadlines set out in this Court’s Order dated October 6, 2006. The Case Management Conference 

statement is currently due on December 7, 2006 and the Scheduling Conference itself is scheduled 

for December 14, 2006. 

 Good cause exists for the granting of an extension as it will allow the parties to engage in 

meaningful settlement discussions. The parties have agreed to begin such discussions now so as to 

avoid the cost of protracted litigation. In keeping with this intent, the EEOC has provided the 

Complaint and related documents to Defendants; however, official service of process has not yet 

been completed in order to avoid the expense of the drafting of an Answer should settlement 

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negotiations be successful. [See Dixon Decl. ¶2.] 

 In order to allow the EEOC to determine the number and extent of the claimants in this case, 

on August 17, 2006, Defendant Grimmway Farms provided to the EEOC a list of approximately 500 

women who worked in the locale of the alleged harassment during the relevant time period. The list 

contains the name of each woman as well as her last known address and phone number. [See Dixon 

Decl. ¶3.] 

 In the time since receiving this information, the EEOC has expended an unexpectedly large 

amount of time identifying contacting the women on the list. Significant problems have been 

encountered in contacting the women by mail, telephone, and more recently, for in-person interview. 

These efforts are compounded by the distance of the EEOC’s San Francisco Office from the 

Bakersfield area. Because of these on-going problems, the EEOC has been unable to complete the 

in-person interviews with witnesses and potential claimants. [See Dixon Decl. ¶4.] 

 Many of these witnesses are agricultural workers who frequently move. Many witnesses do 

not have working phone numbers. We also believe that at least one of the key witnesses is on an 

extended visit in Mexico for the holidays. The EEOC has hired a private investigator to assist in 

locating these remaining witnesses. [See Dixon Decl. ¶5.] 

 Based on the foregoing, the EEOC respectfully requests that the Court allow a third 

extension of the Case Management Conference deadlines so that the EEOC may have sufficient time 

to complete the task of identifying claimants. In turn this will allow the parties to engage in 

meaningful settlement discussions prior to the Case Management Conference. 

 The EEOC respectfully requests that the Court extend the Case Management dates as 

follows: 

Mandatory Scheduling Conference February 21, 2007, 9:00 a.m., Ctrm #9, 6th Floor 

Joint Scheduling Report Deadline February 14, 2007 

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 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: December 7, 2006 _______//s//_____________________________ 

LINDA ORDONIO-DIXON 

Attorney for Plaintiff EEOC 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 13, 2006 ______/s/ Dennis L. Beck___________________ DENNIS L. BECK 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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