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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9659 CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CONTINUANCE OF EXPERT DEADLINES

Jeffery L. Caufield (SBN 166524) jeff@caufieldjames.com Santino M. Tropea (SBN 249215) 

santino@caufieldjames.com CAUFIELD & JAMES, LLP 

2851 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 410 

San Diego, California 92108 

Telephone: 619-325-0441 

Facsimile: 619-325-0231 

Attorneys for Defendants, CounterClaimants, and Cross-Claimants, 

Alfredo Torres and Carmen Torres 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTATE OF ROBERT RENZEL, 

DECEASED, by and through his 

successors in interest, Susan Carter 

and Ann Renzel Sebastian, et al. 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ESTATE OF LUPE VENTURA, 

DECEASED, an individual and dba 

Ritz Cleaners, et al. 

 Defendants. 

AND RELATED 

COUNTERCLAIMS AND CROSSCLAIMS. 

Case No.: 4:15-cv-01648-HSG

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING CONTINUANCE OF 

REBUTTAL EXPERT EXCHANGE AND 

EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

Current Rebuttal Deadline: 7/6/18 

Current Expert Discovery Cutoff: 8/24/18 

Proposed Rebuttal Deadline: 8/6/18 

Proposed Expert Discovery Cutoff: 9/10/18 

Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Action Filed: April 10, 2015 

Trial Date: December 3, 2018 

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 Case No. 4:15-cv-1648-HSG 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s April 19, 2018 Scheduling Order [Doc. 

No. 219], the Court set a trial date and certain pretrial deadlines pertaining to expert 

disclosures, including an expert exchange deadline of June 15, 2018 and rebuttal 

expert exchange deadline of July 6, 2018 (see chart below). The Court’s order 

indicated that these dates may be altered by order of the Court and upon a showing 

of good cause. Good cause exists for a thirty (30) day continuance of the rebuttal 

expert exchange deadline and corresponding expert discovery cutoff. 

WHEREAS, on June 15, 2018, plaintiffs and counter-defendants Estate of 

Robert Renzel, Deceased; Robert E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, 

Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; and Ann Renzel Sebastian 

(collectively, “Renzel”) and defendants and counter-claimants Carmen and Alfredo 

Torres (“Torres”) (collectively “Parties”)1

, designated and exchanged their experts’ 

opinions. Renzel designated four (4) experts and Torres designated one (1) expert. 

WHEREAS, the current rebuttal expert exchange deadline is set for twentyone (21) days after the opening expert exchange. Due to the opening experts, 

rebuttal experts, and counsel’s schedules, and further complicated by the Fourth of 

July holiday, the Parties are unable to complete the depositions of all experts 

disclosed prior to the current rebuttal expert deadline, or with sufficient time to 

obtain transcripts and allow the Parties’ rebuttal experts to review and consider the 

depositions in connection with their rebuttal. 

WHEREAS, the Parties further exchanged a substantial number of documents 

relied upon and considered by each of their experts. The current scheduling 

deadlines do not allow sufficient time for counsel and the Parties’ experts to review 

those documents in advance of the rebuttal exchange. 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the foregoing, the Parties hereby stipulate to 

continue the deadlines to exchange expert rebuttal reports for thirty (30) days and 

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 A copy of this stipulation was provided to all pro se parties via email on June 19, 

2018, requesting their review and agreement by signature. None of the pro se parties 

disclosed opening experts. No objection to the stipulation was received. 

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the expert discovery cutoff for seventeen (17) days, as follows: 

Event Date Proposed Date 

Exchange Opening 

Expert Reports 

June 15, 2018 Completed 

Exchange Rebuttal 

Expert Reports 

July 6, 2018 August 6, 2018 

Close of Expert 

Discovery 

August 24, 2018 September 10, 2018 

Pretrial Conference November 13, 2018 

at 3:00 p.m. 

Same 

Jury Trial December 3, 2018 

at 8:30 a.m. (10 days) 

Same 

WHEREAS, the proposed continuance will not affect the Court’s own 

schedule, including the pretrial conference date or trial date. 

 IT IS THEREFORE HEREBY STIPULATED between the Parties that: 

(1) The Exchange of Rebuttal Expert Reports shall be continued to August 6, 

2018; and 

(2) The close of expert discovery shall be continued to September 10, 2018. 

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: June 20, 2018 CAUFIELD & JAMES, LLP 

s/ Santino Tropea Jeffery Caufield, Esq. 

Santino Tropea, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendants, CounterClaimants, and Cross-Claimants, 

Alfredo Torres and Carmen Torres

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING CONTINUANCE OF EXPERT DEADLINES

 

DATED: June 20, 2018 PALADIN LAW GROUP LLP 

s/ Bret Stone

Bret Stone, Esq. 

Attorneys for Renzel 

DATED: June 20, 2018 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & 

SMITH LLP 

s/ Glenn A. Friedman

Glenn A. Friedman, Esq. 

Attorneys for Counter Defendants Ann 

Renzel Sebastian, Susan Carter and the 

Estate of Robert Renzel 

DATED: June 20, 2018 

 

HYANG BAE WHANG, SEON 

GEUN WHANG, KYU CHUK 

WHANG 

Pro se 

DATED: June 20, 2018 

GARY TRAN 

Pro se 

DATED: June 20, 2018 

THU HUYNH and NGOC T.B. 

TRAN 

DATED: June 20, 2018 

 

 UKTAE HAN and MIJA HAN 

Pro Se 

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