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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND EXPERT 

DISCLOSURES 

Case No. CIV-S-03-1968 WBS KJM 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

BENJAMIN L. WEBSTER 132230 

MICHAEL J. DAPONDE 204283 

CARRIE L. BONNINGTON 227570 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4419 

Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, 

INC., a District of Columbia 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MATTHEW J. HEWITT, an 

individual; PACIFIC CREST 

RESEARCH CORPORATION, a 

Washington corporation, 

Defendants. 

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WHEREAS, the Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order dated November 17, 2003 

required that expert disclosures pursuant to Rule 26 occur no later than December 1, 2004, 

expert discovery be completed no later than March 1, 2005, and scheduled the Final Pretrial 

Conference for June 6, 2005; 

WHEREAS, on October 27, 2004, Plaintiff Communications Center, Inc. (“CCI”) 

brought a motion for sanctions seeking default judgment against Defendants; 

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WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004, the Court issued an Order (adopting the parties’ 

first Stipulation and [Proposed] Order) which amended its Pretrial Scheduling Order to 

allow expert disclosures to occur no later than February 1, 2005 and expert discovery to be 

completed no later than April 1, 2005; 

WHEREAS, CCI’s motion was heard on December 1, 2004; 

WHEREAS, on December 17, 2004, the Court ordered that an evidentiary hearing 

be held on January 14, 2005 prior to ruling on CCI’s motion; 

WHEREAS, on January 4, 2005, the Court ordered that the evidentiary hearing be 

re-scheduled to February 22, 2005; 

WHEREAS, on January 20, 2005, the Court issued an Order (adopting the parties’ 

second Stipulation and [Proposed] Order) which amended its Pretrial Scheduling Order to 

allow expert disclosures to occur no later than April 1, 2004, to allow expert discovery to be 

completed by no later than June 1, 2005, and to schedule the Final Pretrial Conference for 

July 5, 2005; 

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2005, an evidentiary hearing was held regarding CCI’s 

motion; 

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2005, the Court issued an Order (adopting the parties’ 

third Stipulation and [Proposed] Order) which amended its Pretrial Scheduling Order to 

allow expert disclosures to occur no later than April 22, 2004; 

WHEREAS, on April 5, 2005, the Magistrate issued an Order and Findings and 

Recommendations, ordering Defendants to pay CCI attorneys fees and costs incurred in 

connection with the motion for sanctions, and recommending that Defendants’ answer be 

stricken and default be entered against Defendants on all causes of action except for the 

seventh and eighth causes of action; 

WHEREAS, Defendants intend to file objections to the Magistrate’s Findings and 

Recommendations within 20 days of their filing, and CCI may reply to such objections 

within five days thereafter; 

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WHEREAS, the necessity for expert witnesses and/or the scope of expert testimony 

may be affected by the Court’s decision on the Magistrate’s Findings and 

Recommendations. 

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE THAT the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order dated November 17, 2003 and aforementioned Orders dated November 2, 

2004, January 20, 2005, and March 22, 2005 may be amended to allow the disclosure of 

experts pursuant to Rule 26 no later than May 23, 2005. 

Dated: April 19, 2005 WOHL SAMMIS & PERKINS LLP 

ROBIN PERKINS 

CHRISTOPHER F. WOHL 

1006 Fourth Street, Fourth Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

By /s/ 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MATTHEW J. HEWITT and PACIFIC 

CREST RESEARCH CORPORATION 

Dated: April 19, 2005 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW 

PITTMAN LLP 

BENJAMIN L. WEBSTER 

MICHAEL J. DAPONDE 

CARRIE L. BONNINGTON 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4419 

By /s/ 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED, with the consent of the parties, this 21st day of April, 2005. 

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