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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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Eric D. Houser (SBN 130079) 

Steve W. Pornbida (SBN 248359) 

HOUSER & ALLISON 

A Professional Corporation 

3760 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 260 

Long Beach, CA 90806 

Telephone: (949) 679-1111 

Facsimile: (949) 679-1112 

Email: spornbida@houser-law.com 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

JAMES RUCKER, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC., 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 2:09-cv-02420-GEB-EFB 

Hon. Garland E. Burrell, Jr. 

STIPULATION BY COUNSEL TO 

EXTEND TIME FOR DISCOVERY 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

THEREON 

The undersigned counsel have conferred and jointly prepared the 

stipulation as submitted for the Court’s consideration

Whereas the Court entered its scheduling order on December 10, 2009 

indicating all discovery was to be completed by June 16, 2010; 

Whereas Defendant NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. noticed a deposition 

of Plaintiff to proceed on June 15, 2010; 

Whereas Plaintiff is unable to appear at the deposition noticed to proceed 

on June 15, 2010, and is also unavailable for deposition June 16, 2010; 

Whereas the Parties are presently engaged in good faith settlement 

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discussions, and Plaintiff is unavailable for deposition on the date noticed due to 

having begun a new job; and 

The Parties hereby stipulate to hold open discovery for 30 days to allow 

the completion deposition without filing of a motion to compel and without the 

unnecessary accrual of additional fees and costs which would hamper settlement. 

Dated: June 14 , 2010 HOUSER & ALLISON, APC

 /s/ 

Steve W. Pornbida 

Attorney for Defendant, 

NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. 

Dated: June 15 , 2010 KROHN & MOSS, LTD

 /s/ 

 Nicholas Bontrager 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, 

 JAMES RUCKER 

 

Having reviewed the foregoing stipulation by counsel and considered the good 

cause that NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. is entitled to deposition of Plaintiff, 

and provided reasonable notice thereof, and ongoing settlement discussions 

would be furthered by extension of discovery; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

this Court’s December 9, 2009, STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER 

is amended to extend discovery to 30 days from the execution of this Order, and 

that Plaintiff appear for deposition (if necessary) within that time period. 

Dated: June 16, 2010 

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