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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

The parties have submitted a stipulation to “modify the scheduling order to continue the 

discovery cut-off and the deadlines for non-dispositive motions.” (Doc. 50 at 2) The parties contend 

that “[d]espite the diligence of the Parties, the current discovery deadline of March 27, 2017 cannot be 

met” for the following reasons: 

First, two new defendants, Hardeep Kaur and Pawan Kooner, have only recently 

appeared. Consequently, discovery as to these new defendants has just begun and 

cannot be completed within the cutoff. Second, discovery as to Defendants Kern 

County Cultivation, Inc., Gabriel Gallardo, Silvia Gallardo and Manuel Gallardo has 

been delayed and cannot be completed within the cutoff due to their counsel’s motion 

to withdraw from representation.

(Id. at 2-3) Accordingly, they propose the non-expert discovery deadline be extended to September 

29, 2017; the expert discovery deadline be extended to November 8, 2017; and the non-dispositive 

motion deadline be extended to October 15, 2017. (Id. at 5) 

Notably, the parties fail to address the fact that the proposed amendments also impact the 

LUCARIA TENORIO, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

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GABRIEL GALLARDO SR., et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00283 -DAD - JLT

ORDER GRANTING THE STIPULATION TO 

AMEND THE CASE SCHEDULE

(Doc. 50)

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dispositive motion deadline, pre-trial conference, and trial dates. Currently, all dispositive motions are 

to be filed no later than June 27, 2017, and heard no later than August 15, 2017. (Doc. 19 at 4, 

emphasis omitted) In addition, the pre-trial conference is set for October 30, 2017, with the trial on 

January 9, 2018. (Id. at 5) The parties’ stipulation fails to acknowledge the impact that the proposed 

deadlines would have upon the rest of the litigation and fails to account for the need to make expert 

disclosures in an orderly fashion. Therefore, the Court ORDERS:

1. The stipulation to amend the case schedule is GRANTED. The case schedule is 

amended as follows:

a. Non expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than September 29, 2017;

b. The parties SHALL disclose experts no later than October 13, 2017 and any 

rebuttal experts SHALL be disclosed no later than November 3, 2017. All expert discovery SHALL

be completed no later than December 1, 2017;

c. Non-dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than December 15, 2017 and 

heard no later than January 16, 2018;

d. Dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than January 26, 2018 and heard 

no later than March 6, 2018;

e. The pretrial conference is set on April 23, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.;

f. The trial is set on June 19, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

2. No other amendments are authorized.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 21, 2017 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

1 However, the Court will entertain a stipulation to continue the settlement conference if by the time of the July 7, 2017 

date, the case is not in a settlement posture.

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