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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:451 Employment Discrimination

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This ruling supercedes and vacates docket entry number 16 *

filed on February 27, 2006.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICIA GALLOWAY, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) 2:05-cv-1201-GEB-GGH

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CSD, a.k.a. Communication Service ) AMENDED REJECTION OF

for the Deaf, Inc., a South ) STIPULATION TO MODIFY

Dakota Corporation, ) RULE 16 SCHEDULING

) ORDER*

Defendant. )

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On February 23, 2006, the parties filed a Stipulation in

which Defendant mistakenly concludes that each time a party decides

to change lawyers, the Rule 16 scheduling order must be amended to

accommodate the schedule of new counsel. Defendant and its new

attorney should have been mindful of the deadlines prescribed in

the Rule 16 Scheduling Order before change of counsel occurred.

See Matrix Motor Co., Inc. v. Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, 218

F.R.D. 667, 676 (C.D. Cal. 2003) (imputing responsibility of being

aware of Rule 16 Scheduling Order dates to the plaintiff as well as

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counsel); cf. Rosario-Diaz v. Gonzalez, 140 F.3d 312, 315 (1st Cir.

1998) (stating “litigants have an unflagging duty to comply with

clearly communicated case-management orders”). Since it has not

been shown that Defendant’s change of counsel constitutes “good

cause” justifying amendment of the Rule 16 Scheduling Order, the

Stipulation is rejected.

Dated: February 27, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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