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Nature of Suit Code: 385
Nature of Suit: Property Damage - Product Liabilty
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO MODIFY Case No. 2:05-CV-00655-WBS-DAD 

THE SCHEDULING ORDER 

 

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DARREL K. YASUTAKE (Bar No. 142927) 

HUBERT & YASUTAKE 

1390 Willow Pass Road, Suite 360 

Concord, California 94520 

Telephone: (925) 680-4266 

Facsimile: (925) 680-4259 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. 

KATHLEEN STRICKLAND (Bar No. 064816) 

CHUNG-HAN LEE (Bar No. 231950) 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

50 California Street, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 743-6900 

Facsimile: (415) 743-6910 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MAYTAG CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

CO., 

Plaintiff, 

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MAYTAG CORPORATION, and DOES 1 

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No. 2:05-CV-00655-WBS-DAD 

STIPULATED REQUEST TO MODIFY 

THE SCHEDULING ORDER 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiff State Farm General Insurance Co. (“State Farm”) and Defendant Maytag 

Corporation (“Maytag”) hereby make this stipulated request for an order to modify the scheduling 

order pursuant to Local Rules 83-143 and 6-144. 

On January 30, 2006, the parties filed a Stipulated Request to Modify The Scheduling Order 

and Request to Withdraw January 18, 2006 Stipulation to continue certain deadlines from the 

August 4, 2005 Scheduling Order because of difficulties in scheduling the depositions of the 

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO MODIFY Case No. 2:05-CV-00655-WBS-DAD 

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insureds in this matter due to an illness in the insured’s family and also to allow the experts to 

arrange for and conduct a more detailed examination of the subject machines in a laboratory 

facility. On February 1, 2006, the Court granted the Stipulated Request which provided for the 

following deadlines: 

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses March 15, 2006 

Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Witness April 17, 2006 

Close of Discovery June 16, 2006 

All Discovery Motions Heard June 16, 2006 

Last Day for Filing Motions July 21, 2006 

Final Pretrial Conference October 23, 2006 at 10 a.m. 

Trial Date December 12, 2006 at 9 a.m. 

Since the Court modified the scheduling order on February 1, 2006, the parties have continued to 

diligently pursue written and oral discovery, including the additional expert examination of the 

subject machines at issue in this case which took place on February 21, 2006. In addition, the 

parties had scheduled the depositions of the insured’s to take place on March 6, 2006. However, 

prior to the depositions, the parties began to engage in settlement discussions that the parties hope 

will resolve this case. The parties now seek to modify the current scheduling order again so the 

parties can continue to engage in settlement negotiations without incurring additional expenses and 

fees spent on depositions and expert reports. The parties are hopeful that a settlement can be 

reached within the next two weeks, and the parties will continue with the depositions and the expert 

reports if it appears no resolution is forthcoming. Therefore, the parties respectfully propose the 

following modifications to the Scheduling Order: 

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses April 14, 2006 

Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Witness May 15, 2006 

The parties do not propose any modifications to the other deadlines set forth in the February 1, 2006 

Scheduling Order and do not seek to modify the deadline for close of discovery or the trial date. 

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO MODIFY Case No. 2:05-CV-00655-WBS-DAD 

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This is the second extension of time sought by the parties. The parties’ stipulated request to 

modify the Scheduling Order is not sought for the purpose delay but is intended to allow the parties 

to engage in meaningful settlement discussion without incurring additional expenses and fees spent 

on depositions and expert reports. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: March 6, 2006 HUBERT & YASUTAKE 

/s/ 

DARREL K. YASUTAKE (Bar No. 142927) 

HUBERT & YASUTAKE 

1390 Willow Pass Road, Suite 360 

Concord, California 94520 

Telephone: (925) 680-4266 

Facsimile: (925) 680-4259 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. 

Dated: March 6, 2006 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

/s/ 

KATHLEEN STRICKLAND (Bar No. 064816) 

CHUNG-HAN LEE (Bar No. 231950) 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

50 California Street, 28th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 743-6900 

Facsimile: (415) 743-6910 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MAYTAG CORPORATION 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 7, 2006 

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