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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN and JUANA DOMINGUEZ, 

Plaintiff,

 v.

EXCEL MANUFACTURING, INC., 

Defendant. /

No. 09-3611 EDL

ORDER CONTINUING FACT

DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND

DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINE

 This is a personal injury action against a machine manufacturer relating to serious injuries

sustained by Plaintiff during his use of a “horizontal baler” machine” in the course of his

employment. In its Case Management Order, the Court set a fact discovery cutoff of August 10,

2010. On August 9, 2010, Plaintiff filed a letter requesting a 30 day extension of the fact discovery

cutoff because: (1) Plaintiff noticed Defendant’s deposition for August 9, but Defendant asked to

reschedule; and (2) third-party discovery relating to photographs by CAL-OSHA and Pleasant Paper

photographs has not been completed, though Plaintiff believed that the photographs in question were

in Defendant’s possession. Defendant responded by letter on August 10, stating that it has no

objection to extending time for discovery of the photographs. Defendant noted that it attached three

photographs it received from CAL-OSHA to its settlement conference statement (though it is unclear

if this statement and the attached photos were provided to Plaintiff), and that has not received any

photographs from Pleasant Paper in response to a subpoena and person most knowledgeable

deposition notice. Defendant also stated that it will produce its corporate designee on a mutually

agreeable date, and that the unfinished depositions of Plaintiff and his wife will also continue on a

mutually agreeable date.

It appears that both parties have not completed fact discovery prior to the cutoff, and are in

agreement that an extension is needed to obtain the discovery discussed above. Good cause

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appearing, the Court hereby Orders as follows:

• The fact discovery cutoff is continued from August 11 to September 10, 2010 for the limited

purpose of completing the depositions of Plaintiff and his wife and Defendant’s corporate

designee, and attempting to obtain the photographs sought from CAL-OSHA and Pleasant

Paper;

• If it has not already done so, Defendant is ordered to produce the photographs it received from

CAL-OSHA;

• The last day for hearing dispositive motions is continued from October 5 to October 26, 2010. 

All other dates set forth in the Case Management Order, as modified by the June 11, 2010

Order, remain in place.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 12, 2010 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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