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

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Stipulation To Extend Discovery Deadlines and Trial Date; [Proposed] Order

C. Brooks Cutter, SBN 121407 

Kerrie D. Webb, SBN 211444 

KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP 

401 Watt Ave. 

Sacramento, CA 95864 

Telephone: (916) 448-9800 

Fax: (916) 669-4499 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ASHLEY NIECE, a minor, by and through 

her Guardian ad Litem, Shirley Stember, 

 Plaintiff 

vs. 

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.; SEARS 

HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEARS 

BRANDS, LLC; ELECTROLUX HOME 

PRODUCTS, INC.; AMERICAN YARD 

PRODUCTS, INC.; KOHLER CO; and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-01253-MCE-EFB 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY 

DEADLINES AND TRIAL DATE; ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their respective 

attorneys of record, in accordance with Local Rule 83-141, that the discovery deadlines and trial 

date related to this matter should be extended as described herein, for the following good cause: 

1. The parties have agreed to mediate this case with Karen Jacobsen, Esq., through 

the Court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. The mediation is scheduled for April 29, 

2008. 

 2. The parties have agreed to mediate the case prior to taking defense witness 

depositions, and thus have agreed to extend the discovery deadlines in this case as follows: 

a. The discovery cut-off, currently set for March 21, 2008, should be continued to 

 July 31, 2008. 

b. The designation of expert witnesses, currently set for April 4, 2008, should be 

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continued to September 30, 2008. 

c. All expert discovery should be completed by December 19, 2008. 

d. All dispositive motions should be heard no later than April 17, 2009. 

e. The Joint Final Pretrial Statement should be filed on June 5, 2009. 

f. The Final Pre-Trial Conference should be held on June 26, 2009. 

g. The Jury Trial should begin on July 27, 2009 

 IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that a signature by facsimile shall be deemed counsel’s 

original signature. 

 Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: April__3___, 2008 KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP 

 By____________________________

 C. BROOKS CUTTER 

KERRIE WEBB 

 Attorneys for plaintiff 

ASHLEY NIECE, a minor by and through 

her Guardian ad Litem, Shirley Stember 

Dated: April___3__, 2008 PORTER SCOTT 

 By: :______________ _____________ 

 CARL CALNERO 

MARTIN JENSEN 

 Attorney for Defendants 

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.; SEARS 

HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEARS 

BRANDS, LLC; and HUSQVARNA 

OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC. 

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Stipulation To Extend Discovery Deadlines and Trial Date; [Proposed] Order

ORDER

 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, 

 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above Stipulation between all parties is approved as 

follows: 

1) the discovery deadline is extended to 7/31/2008; 

2) the discovery as to expert witnesses is extended to 12/19/2008; 

3) the dispositive motions deadline is extended to 4/17/2009; 

4) the 11/21/2008 Final Pretrial Conference is vacated and continued to 4/17/2009 at 9:00 

a.m. in Courtroom 3; 

5) the Joint Final Pretrial Statement is due not later than 8/28/2009; 

6) the 1/5/2009 Jury Trial is vacated and continued to 11/2/2009 at 9:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 7. 

DATED: April 11, 2008 

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