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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES

MARK D. LONERGAN (State Bar No. 143622)

THOMAS N. ABBOTT (State Bar No. 245568)

JASON M. JULIAN (State Bar No. 215342)

jmj@severson.com

SEVERSON & WERSON

A Professional Corporation

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 398-3344

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439

Attorneys for Defendant

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

MATHEW D. MELLEN (Bar No. 233350)

SARAH SHAPERO (Bar No. 281748) 

MELLEN LAW FIRM

One Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415)315-1653

Facsimile: (415)276-1902

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

BRET MACDONALD and AMALIA MACDONALD

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRET MACDONALD, an individual; and 

AMALIA MACDONALD, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 3:14-CV-04970-HSG

JOINT STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES; 

ORDER

Action Filed: November 10, 2014

Trial Date: May 1, 2016

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES

Pursuant to the Civil Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California, the parties, Plaintiffs BRETT MACDONALD and AMALIA 

MACDONALD (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendant WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), 

through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate to the following:

WHEREAS, on November 10 2014, Plaintiff filed her Complaint in the above-captioned 

court against Defendants;

WHEREAS, on April 12, 2016, the Court issued a Scheduling Order, setting a jury trial 

for March 13, 2017 and the following trial related deadlines:

a. Fact Discovery Cutoff on September 13, 2016

b. Initial Expert Disclosures on September 27, 2016

c. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures on October 11, 2016

d. Expert Discovery Cutoff on October 25, 2016

e. Dispositive Motion Hearing Deadline on December 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

f. Pretrial Conference on February 28, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.;

g. Jury Trial on March 13, 2017.

WHEREAS, on or around September 1, 2016, the Parties submitted a stipulation to 

continue the trial in this matter given the unavailability of Defendant’s person most 

knowledgeable for deposition prior to the September 13, 2016 fact discovery cut-off date;

WHEREAS, on or around September 21, 2016, the Court issued a Scheduling Order 

continuing all of the deadlines in this matter and Ordered the Parties to complete Expert 

Discovery by December 9, 2016;

WHEREAS, Initial Expert Disclosures are currently due on November 11, 2016 and 

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures are due on November 25, 2016;

WHEREAS, on or around November 9, 2016, Counsel for Plaintiff, Sarah Shapero, had a 

family emergency arise that will result in her being out of the office until November 14, 2016 at 

the earliest;

WHEREAS, on or around October 31, 2016, Counsel for Defendant, Thomas Abbott, 

commenced trial in another matter resulting in his being out of the office the week of October 31, 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES

2016;

WHEREAS, following the completion of fact discovery the Parties have engaged in 

settlement communications and believe that a brief continuance of the expert discovery deadline 

will increase the possibility of settlement without the need of expending monies to retain experts; 

WHEREAS, no other deadlines in this matter will be affected by the requested 

continuance.1 

STIPULATION

The parties stipulate to and request a four-week continuance of the following expert 

discovery deadlines: 

Current Deadline Proposed Deadline

Initial Expert Disclosures Due November 11, 2016 December 9, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures Due November 25, 2016 December 23, 2016

Expert Discovery Cut off December 9, 2017 January 6, 2017

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dated: November 9, 2016 SEVERSON & WERSON

By: _/s/ Thomas Abbott________

Thomas Abbott, Esq.

Attorney for Defendant

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Dated: November 9, 2016 MELLEN LAW FIRM

By: _/s/ Sarah Shapero_________ Sarah Shapero, Esq.

Attorney for Plaintiffs

BRETT MACDONALD and AMALIA 

MACDONALD

 1 The Parties understand that the deadline to file Dispositive Motions is December 22, 2016, however, the Parties 

agree that, given the facts of this case, it is not necessary to complete expert discovery prior to filing any Dispositive 

Motions. 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINES

ORDER

This Court, having received and reviewed the stipulation of the parties referenced 

immediately above, and finding good cause therefore, pursuant to the stipulation of the parties;

The expert discovery deadlines are continued as follows: 

Initial Expert Disclosures Due December 9, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures Due December 23, 2016

Expert Discovery Cut off January 6, 2017

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2016

________________________________________

 Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

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