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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., a Delaware 

corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, a 

California corporation, 

 Defendant. 

CASE NO. 2:09-cv-00009-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

AMENDING PRETRIAL SCHEDULING 

ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND TO POSTPONE THE 

MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

And Related Counterclaim. 

LISA L. HALKO – SBN 148873

M. THERESA TOLENTINO MEEHAN – SBN 204112 

SARAH W. ASPLIN – SBN 260851 

GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

1201 K Street, Suite 1100 

Sacramento, CA 95814-3938 

Telephone: (916) 442-1111 

Facsimile: (916) 448-1709 

halkol@gtlaw.com 

meehant@gtlaw.com 

asplins@gtlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter Defendant, 

Patriot Rail Corp., and Cross Defendants, 

Patriot Rail, LLC and Larry Coe 

LOUIS A. GONZALEZ, JR., SBN 157373 

W. SCOTT CAMERON, SBN 229828 

WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK, A LAW CORPORATION 

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 558-6000 

Facsimile: (916) 446-1611 

wcameron@weintraub.com 

lgonzalez@weintraub.com 

Attorneys for Defendant and 

Counter-Claimant, Sierra Railroad Company 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

WHEREAS on May 18, 2009, this Court issued its Pretrial Scheduling Order requiring 

the parties to complete non-expert discovery on or before April 7, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Pretrial Scheduling Order also set a Mandatory Settlement Conference 

on April 15, 2010, before the honorable Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., and each party is to 

submit to Judge England’s Chambers a confidential settlement statement on or before April 1, 

2010; 

WHEREAS on January 4, 2010, this Court issued its minute order continuing the trial 

date in this matter to March 19, 2012; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff and Counter Defendant Patriot Rail Corp., Cross Defendants 

Patriot Rail, LLC and Larry Coe (“Patriot”), and Defendant and Counter Claimant Sierra 

Railroad Company (“Sierra”) (collectively with Patriot, the “Parties”) voluntarily mediated this 

matter before the Hon. James Warren (Ret.) of JAMS on February 23, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. 

through 7:30 p.m., but were unable to reach a settlement agreement; 

WHEREAS the Parties have actively been involved in completing discovery including 

depositions but, due to the mediation in this matter, scheduling conflicts, several witnesses 

being required to travel to Sacramento from the east coast for deposition, and counsel for the 

Parties being required to travel to the east coast to take certain third party and party depositions, 

are unable to complete all depositions prior to the current non-expert discovery cut-off of April 

7, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties have noticed and subpoenaed a minimum of sixteen depositions 

that must be completed before discovery closes in this matter; 

WHEREAS good cause exists for, and none of the parties to this matter shall be 

prejudiced by, an extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off to May 21, 2010; 

WHEREAS the Parties also believe that in light of the failed February 23, 2010 

mediation, it is unlikely that the Parties will settle this matter without first completing the 

pending depositions, and therefore, agree that good cause exists to postpone the Mandatory 

Settlement Conference before Judge England to May 27, 2010, or on a date after the proposed 

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non-expert discovery cut-off of May 21, 2010 that is acceptable to Judge England, with the 

Parties submitting confidential settlement statements to Judge England’s chambers on or before 

May 13, 2010; and, 

WHEREAS the Parties also believe that an extension of the non-expert discovery cutoff and postponement of the Mandatory Settlement Conference will not effect or require 

modification of any other dates in the Court's Pretrial Scheduling Order; 

THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, 

HEREBY STIPULATE pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4) and request that the Court amend 

its Pretrial Scheduling Order to extend the non-expert discovery cut-off in this matter to May 

21, 2010, reschedule the Mandatory Settlement Conference to May 27, 2010, or on date after 

the proposed non-expert discovery cut-off of May 21, 2010 that is acceptable to Judge England, 

and require the Parties to submit a confidential settlement statement to Judge England’s 

chambers on or before May 13, 2010. 

Dated: March 31, 2010 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

 By: /s/ M. Theresa Tolentino Meehan

Lisa L. Halko 

M. Theresa Tolentino Meehan 

Sarah W. Asplin 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter Defendant Patriot 

Rail Corp. and Cross Defendants Patriot Rail, 

LLC and Larry Coe 

Dated: March 31, 2010 WEINTRAUB GENSHLEA CHEDIAK 

 By: /s/ W. Scott Cameron (as authorized on 3/31/10)

Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. 

W. Scott Cameron 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counter Claimant 

Sierra Railroad Company 

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ORDER

As it appears the Parties failed to settle this matter at a voluntary mediation on February 

23, 2010, must now complete several depositions both in California and out of state, have 

stipulated to an extension of the non-expert discovery cut-off, and as the Court finds good 

cause to amend its Pretrial Scheduling Order to extend the non-expert discovery cut-off and to 

postpone the Mandatory Settlement Conference currently set for April 15, 2010, 

IT IS SO ORDERED that the Pretrial Scheduling Order shall be amended to extend the nonexpert discovery cut-off to May 21, 2010, and reschedule the Mandatory Settlement 

Conference before Judge England to June 4, 2010 at 9:00a.m., with the Parties to submit a 

confidential settlement statement to Judge England’s chambers on or before May 21, 2010. 

DATED: April 2, 2010 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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