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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING PERCIPIENT WITNESS DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

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LAW OFFICE OF MARY-ALICE COLEMAN

MARY-ALICE COLEMAN, SBN 98365

MICHAEL S. AHMAD, SBN 231228

DIANNE SCHAUMBURG, SBN 260704

1109 Kennedy Place, Suite #2

Davis, CA 95616

Telephone: (916) 498-9131

Facsimile: (916) 304-0880

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PAMELA JEAN BALSLY

Mark A. Vegh, State Bar No. 173414

Tyler M. Lalaguna, State Bar No. 223028

WELLS, SMALL, FLEHARTY & WEIL

A Law Corporation

292 Hemsted Drive, Suite 200

P.O. Box 991828

Redding, CA 96099-1828

(530) 223-1800

Fax: (530)223-1809

Attorneys for Defendant

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES 

HEALTHCARE DISTRICT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAMELA JEAN BALSLY,

Plaintiff,

v.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES HEALTHCARE 

DISTRICT, a public entity, 

Defendant.

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CASE NO.: 2:13-CV-02334-GEB-CMK 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING PERCIPIENT 

DISCOVERY CUTOFFAND MOTION 

CUTOFF DATES

TRIAL DATE: September 15, 2015 

This Stipulation and [Proposed] Order is based on the following facts:

1. Pursuant to the Court’s January 28, 2014 Scheduling Order, the discovery cutoff date in 

this matter is currently set for February 13, 2015, and the last day to hear motions is April 13, 2015. 

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2. The parties desire to extend the cutoff for percipient discovery and the last day to hear 

motions for one month. The extension of the closure date for percipient witness discovery is necessary 

because significant discovery disputes between the parties have delayed the production of relevant 

documents by Defendant, including emails to and from key witnesses concerning Plaintiff, documents 

concerning allegations of discrimination or retaliation brought by other employees of Defendant and 

any investigations thereof, documents concerning employees with positions comparable to Plaintiff’s, 

financial documents that Defendant contends supports its contention that Plaintiff was terminated for 

financial reasons, and documents concerning prior and subsequent layoffs or reorganizations by 

Defendant. These discovery disputes have in turn delayed the taking of the depositions of Defendant’s 

key employees which were previously scheduled for mid-January. These key employees have 

essential knowledge concerning Plaintiff’s protected activities, misclassification as an exempt 

employee, and wrongful termination. Pursuant to agreements recently reached by the parties, a 

supplemental document production will be served by Defendant this week, and the key witness 

depositions will be taken during the week of February 9, 2015. The parties respectfully request a onemonth extension of the discovery cutoff date so that counsel can review the supplemental documents 

and prepare for the key witness depositions, and so that further discovery disputes, if any, may be 

resolved by the new discovery cutoff date of March 13, 2015.

4. A one-month extension of the date for the hearing of motions is necessary because 

Plaintiff believes this matter may be resolved by summary judgment but is unable to file her motion 

until the above-referenced outstanding discovery is completed. 

5. In addition, the parties are interested in resolving this matter via private mediation and 

need this additional time to conduct discovery in preparation for settlement negotiations.

6. No prior continuances have been requested in this matter.

Based upon the foregoing, in order to facilitate this continuing discovery and evaluation of the 

case, Plaintiff PAMELA JEAN BALSLY, (hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff”), and Defendant

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES HEALTHCARE DISTRICT (hereinafter “Defendant”) hereby stipulate 

and seek an order of the Court modifying the Court’s January 28, 2014 scheduling order as follows:

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(1) The parties will complete percipient witness discovery on or before March 13, 2015;

(2) The last hearing date for a motion is May 13, 2015; and

(3) All other dates contained within the January 28, 2014 scheduling order or otherwise 

previously modified are to remain as ordered and are unmodified, altered, or changed.

This Stipulation may be executed in counter-part and faxed and/or authorized electronic 

signature shall be deemed the same as an original execution.

DATED: January 26, 2015 LAW OFFICE OF MARY-ALICE COLEMAN

By: 

DIANNE SCHAUMBURG

Attorney for Plaintiff

PAMELA JEAN BALSLY

DATED: January___, 2015 WELLS, SMALL, FLEHARTY & WEIL

By: 

MARK A. VEGH

Attorney for Defendant

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES

HEALTHCARE DISTRICT

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

(1) The parties will complete percipient witness discovery on or before March 13, 2015;

(2) The last hearing date for a motion is May 11, 2015; and

(3) The pretrial conference is rescheduled for July 6, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. A joint pretrial 

statement shall be filed seven days prior to the hearing.

(3) All other dates contained within the January 28, 2014 scheduling order or otherwise 

previously modified are to remain as ordered and are unmodified, altered, or changed.

Dated: January 30, 2015

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