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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM LEE JOHNSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOAN JOHNSON, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-00105-NONE-SAB

ORDER VACATING SCHEDULING ORDER 

DATES AND SETTING DEADLINE TO 

CONDUCT NONEXPERT DISCOVERY AND 

STATUS CONFERENCE

At the request of the parties, an informal teleconference was conducted on May 1, 2020 to 

address scheduling in this action. Counsel Matt Clark and Thomas Seabaugh appeared for 

Plaintiffs Wiiliam Lee Johnson, Joan Johnson, and B&N Trucking, Inc. Counsel Thomas Cary 

appeared for Markel American Insurance Company whose request to intervene is currently 

pending before the district judge. Counsel Charles Horn and Michelle Kirrane appeared for 

Carleton Technologies, Inc. and Cobham PLC. Counsel Graham Cridland appeared for Pape 

Trucks, Inc. Counsel Esther Holm and Andrew Higgs appeared for Natural Gas Fuel Systems, 

Inc. 

Due to the COVID 19 restrictions in place across the nation, the parties have been unable 

to have their experts review the evidence of the incident that is currently located in Los Angeles, 

California. The parties are attempting to develop a social distancing plan to allow all experts and 

counsel to be present to conduct a site inspection. As agreed to by the parties at the informal 

teleconference, all dates in the scheduling order shall be vacated until such time as a site 

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inspection can occur. A deadline by which to complete all nonexpert discovery shall be set along 

with a status conference to discuss the status of the site inspection and resetting dates.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. All dates in the July 10, 2019 scheduling order, as amended December 5, 2019, 

and February 27, 2020, are VACATED;

2. The deadline to conduct all nonexpert discovery shall be February 12, 2021;

3. All other aspects of the July 10, 2019 scheduling order remain in effect; and

4. A telephonic status conference is set for September 8, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 9.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 1, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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