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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATED JOINT REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF

TRIAL AND RELATED DATES AND ORDER THEREON

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Law Offices of

HERR PEDERSEN

& BERGLUND LLP

Attorneys at Law

100 Willow Plaza

Suite 300

Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 636-0200

Leonard C. Herr, #081896 

Ron Statler, #234277 

HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP

Attorneys at Law

100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300

Visalia, California 93291

Telephone: (559) 636-0200

Email: lherr@dhlaw.net

Attorneys for Plaintiff: SCOTT R. JAMES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SCOTT R. JAMES,

 Plaintiff, 

 v.

KIMBERLY GRANGER, an individual, 

 Defendant.

CASE NO.: 1:13-cv-00983-AWI-SKO

STIPULATED JOINT REQUEST FOR 

CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL AND 

RELATED DATES AND ORDER 

THEREON

Trial Date: October 20, 2015

The parties, by and through their counsel, agree and jointly request that 

this Court enter an order continuing the trial date for not less than six months, 

and requesting a further scheduling conference to set new dates upon the Court’s 

identification of the new trial date.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, trial in this matter is set for October 20, 2015; and,

WHEREAS, discovery cut-off in this matter is March 9, 2015; and,

WHEREAS, most discovery, particularly Defendant’s deposition, was delayed 

until this new year to allow Defendant to tend to her health and the health of her 

child; and,

WHEREAS, this discovery was not delayed by dilatory or otherwise 

improper conduct by either party or their counsel, but was in truth necessitated by

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the medical needs of a party; and, 

WHEREAS, Counsel for both parties agree to a six-month continuance of the 

matter to allow for a proper effort at discovery; then,

The parties hereby agree to the following:

STIPULATION

1. Trial in this matter is continued until April 26, 2016 or such time 

thereafter as the Court determines to be proper.

2. Discovery in this matter may continue pending the entry of a new 

discovery cut-off date.

3. The parties shall meet and confer, and thereafter submit a joint 

scheduling report to the Court within two calendar weeks of the Court’s entry of 

this stipulated order for the determination of new dates, including discovery and 

motion practice deadlines.

4. The parties shall either submit to the Court’s entry of the joint 

scheduling report as its order or will otherwise attend a further joint scheduling 

conference as directed by the Court.

Dated: February 18, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA

By: /s/ Catherine Woodbridge Guess

 Catherine Woodbridge Guess 

Attorneys for Defendant

KIMBERLY GRANGER

DATED: February 18, 2015 HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP

By: /s/ Leonard C. Herr

 LEONARD C. HERR

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

 SCOTT R. JAMES

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100 Willow Plaza

Suite 300

Visalia, CA 93291

(559) 636-0200

ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL ON STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES

The Court, after considering the stipulation of the parties and the reason 

therefore does hereby order:

1. Trial in this matter is continued until April 26, 2016.

2. Discovery in this matter may continue pending the entry of a new 

discovery cut-off date.

3. The parties shall meet and confer, and thereafter submit a joint 

scheduling report to the Court within two calendar weeks of the Court’s entry of 

this stipulated order for the determination of new dates, including discovery and 

motion practice deadlines.

4. The parties shall submit to the Court’s entry of the joint scheduling 

report as its order or will otherwise attend a further joint scheduling conference as 

directed by the Court after submission of that report.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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