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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROGELIO SANCHEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; HOME 

DEPOT U.S.A., INC.; and DOES 1 to 10, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00365-DAD-BAM

ORDER RE STIPULATION TO 

CONTINUE DISCOVERY AND PRETIAL 

DEADLINES

(Doc. 27)

On April 16, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation to extend the discovery and pretrial dates 

and deadlines in the Scheduling Conference Order by at least 90 days. (Doc. 27.) The parties 

agree that good cause exists to modify the deadlines due to events since the Court’s entry of the 

Scheduling Conference Order, including difficulties both sides have encountered in completing 

discovery in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. No party reportedly will be prejudiced by the 

granting of the requested 90-day continuance of the discovery and pretrial deadlines. The parties 

propose modification of the deadlines for non-expert discovery, expert disclosure, supplemental 

expert disclosure, expert discovery and pretrial motions, while keeping the March 21, 2022 

pretrial conference date. (Id.) 

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Having considered the parties’ stipulation, and cause appearing, the request to modify the 

discovery and pretrial deadlines is GRANTED. The Scheduling Conference Order is 

MODIFIED as follows:

Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off August 5, 2021

Expert Disclosure September 9, 2021

Supplemental Expert Disclosure October 25, 2021

Expert Discovery Cut-Off December 9, 2021

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline February 7, 2022

The parties’ proposal to retain the existing Pretrial Conference date is not compatible with 

the modified discovery and pretrial deadlines. Accordingly, the Scheduling Conference Order is 

further MODIFIED as follows:

Pretrial Conference June 20, 2022

1:30 p.m.

Courtroom 5 (DAD)

The parties are cautioned that further modifications of the Scheduling Order will not be 

granted absent a demonstrated showing of good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b). Good cause may 

consist of the inability to comply with court orders in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Any 

such further difficulties should be explained. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 20, 2021 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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