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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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Stipulation and [PROPOSED] Order to File Amended Complaint

Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq. (SBN 96279)

ANASTASSIOU & ASSOCIATES

242 Capitol Street

Post Office Box 2210

Salinas, California 93902

Telephone: (831) 754-2501 

Facsimile: (831) 754-0621

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S., a Turkish 

company,

 Plaintiff,

v.

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY, L.P., a Pennsylvania 

Limited Partnership registered to do business 

in California, and HEINZSEED, an 

unincorporated division of H.J. HEINZ 

COMPANY, L.P,

 Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:13-cv-00773-WBS-KJN

SECOND STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES

Plaintiffs TAT Tohumculuk A.S. ("Plaintiff") and Defendants H.J. Heinz Company, L.P., 

and Heinzseed, an unincorporated division of H.J. Heinz Company, L.P. (collectively, 

"Defendants") (collectively, the "Parties") hereby submit, through their undersigned counsel of 

record, the following Stipulation and Proposed Order:

WHEREAS, on January 15, 2014, this Court entered its Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order1

(the “Scheduling Order”) which set forth, among other things, discovery and motion deadlines in 

the above referenced matter; 

 

1

 ECF No. 41.

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Second Stipulation and [PROPOSED] Order to Continue Discovery Deadlines

WHEREAS, on July 18, 2014, this Court entered a Stipulation and Order to Continue 

Discovery Deadlines based on the Parties’ previous decision to postpone discovery in order to 

conduct informal settlement discussions which were not successful (the “Amended Discovery 

Schedule”);1

WHEREAS, the Defendants recently retained new counsel in this matter and a Consent 

Order Granting Substitution of Attorney was filed with this Court on September 26, 2014,2 which 

is currently awaiting this Court’s approval and signature;

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to extend those deadlines set forth in the Amended Discovery 

Schedule as follows, in order to allow additional time for the Defendants’ new counsel to 

familiarize themselves with this case and then determine the additional discovery they wish to 

conduct prior to the discovery cut-off date, as follows; 

Deadline for: Currently Scheduled 

Deadline:

Proposed Rescheduled 

Deadline

Non-Expert Discovery Closes November 14, 2014 December 31, 2014

Last Day to Disclose Experts 

and Produce Expert Reports

December 15, 2014 January 31, 2015

Last Day to Disclose Rebuttal 

Experts and Produce Expert 

Rebuttal Reports

January 15, 2015 February 15, 2015

Expert Discovery Closes February 13, 2015 March 1, 2015

Last Day to File Motions, 

Except for Continuances, 

Temporary Restraining 

Orders, or Other Emergency 

Applications

February 13, 2015 March 1, 2015

 

1

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2

 ECF No. 50.

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Second Stipulation and [PROPOSED] Order to Continue Discovery Deadlines

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED between counsel for Defendants and 

counsel for Plaintiff that the discovery and motion deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Order be 

rescheduled as set forth above.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: September 26, 2014 ANASTASSIOU & ASSOCIATES

 By: /s/ Effie F. Anastassiou 

Effie F. Anastassiou, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

TAT TOHUMCULUK A. S. 

Dated: September 26, 2014 GORDON & REES LLP

 By: /s/ Sean P. Flynn 

Sean P. Flynn, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants,

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY L.P., erroneously 

sued as "H. J. Heinz Company" and 

HEINZSEED, an unincorporated division of 

H.J. HEINZ COMPANY, L.P.

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Second Stipulation and [PROPOSED] Order to Continue Discovery Deadlines

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Appearing that good cause exists pursuant to the foregoing stipulation of the Parties, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the deadlines for discovery and motions set forth in my Status (Pretrial 

Scheduling) Order, are rescheduled as follows:

Deadline for: Currently Scheduled 

Deadline:

Proposed Rescheduled 

Deadline

Non-Expert Discovery 

Closes

November 14, 2014 December 31, 2014

Last Day to Disclose 

Experts and Produce 

Expert Reports

December 15, 2014 January 31, 2015

Last Day to Disclose 

Rebuttal Experts and 

Produce Expert Rebuttal 

Reports

January 15, 2015 February 15, 2015

Expert Discovery Closes February 13, 2015 March 1, 2015

Last Day to File Motions, 

Except for Continuances, 

Temporary Restraining 

Orders, or Other 

Emergency Applications

February 13, 2015 March 1, 2015

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 1, 2014

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