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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND RELATED DEADLINES– 1

CASE NO.: 2:19-CV-01381-JAM-DB

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George M. Kraw (California Bar No. 71551)

Katherine McDonough (California Bar No. 241426)

Jessica N. Melgar (California Bar No. 311575)

Kraw Law Group, APC

605 Ellis Street, Suite 200

Mountain View, California 94043

Telephone: 650-314-7800

Facsimile: 650-314-7899

gkraw@kraw.com

kmcdonough@kraw.com

jmelgar@kraw.com

Attorneys for: 

Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local No. 343 Pension Plan, U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 

Defined Contribution Plan, and Plumbers and Steamfitters Managed Health Care Plan;

U.A. Local No. 343 Pension Plan

U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, and

Plumbers and Steamfitters Managed Health Care Plan; U.A. Local 343

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

U.A. LOCAL NO. 343 PENSION PLAN, U.A. 

LOCAL NOS. 343 AND 355 DEFINED 

CONTRIBUTION PLAN, PLUMBERS AND 

STEAMFITTERS MANAGED HEALTH CARE 

PLAN, 

 and

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, U.A. LOCAL NO. 343 

PENSION PLAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, U.A. 

LOCAL NOS. 343 AND 355 DEFINED 

CONTRIBUTION PLAN, BOARD OF 

TRUSTEES, PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS 

MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN,

U.A. LOCAL 343,

Plaintiffs,

v.

G.A.R. PLUMBING, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: 2:19-cv-01381-JAM-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND DISCOVERY AND 

RELATED DEADLINES 

(AS MODIFED BY THE COURT)

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The parties hereto, by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby enter the 

following stipulation which they respectfully request that the Court enter as an Order in this 

action:

WHEREAS, on July 22, 2019, Plaintiffs U.A. LOCAL NO. 343 PENSION PLAN, 

U.A. LOCAL NOS. 343 AND 355 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, PLUMBERS AND 

STEAMFITTERS MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN, and BOARD OF TRUSTEES, U.A. 

LOCAL NO. 343 PENSION PLAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, U.A. LOCAL NOS. 343 AND 

355 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLUMBERS AND 

STEAMFITTERS MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN, U.A. LOCAL 343 (collectively the 

“Funds” or “Plaintiffs”), filed a Complaint against the Defendants G.A.R. Plumbing, Inc., 

(“GAR” OR “Defendant”) and in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California, the Sacramento Division (the “Eastern District”); 

WHEREAS, the Minute Order issued October 28, 2019, establishes the following dates

1. Discovery cutoff: March 2, 2020

2. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment: April 7, 2020

3. Defendant’s opposition and cross motion: April 28, 2020

4. Plaintiff's reply and opposition: May 12, 2020

5. Defendant's reply: May 19, 2020

6. Hearing on the cross motions: June 9, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.; 

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred in good faith regarding scheduling 

depositions and further discovery;

WHEREAS, Defendant’s witnesses are unavailable for a deposition until on or about 

March 3, 2020 at the earliest;

WHEREAS, because of Defendant’s schedule, the Parties request additional time to 

complete discovery and a change in the remaining deadlines regarding the motions for 

summary judgment and the hearing date for the motions for summary judgment so that the 

parties can complete discovery;

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THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and jointly request that the Court grant an 

extension for the above listed deadlines as follows:

1. Discovery cutoff: April 3, 2020

2. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment: May 12, 2020

3. Defendant’s opposition and cross motion: June 3, 2020

4. Plaintiff's reply and opposition: June 17, 2020

5. Defendant's reply: June 24, 2020

6. Hearing on the cross motions: July 14, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: 02/18/2020 By: /s/Jessica N. Melgar

JESSICA N. MELGAR 

Kraw Law Group, APC

Counsel for Plaintiffs

Dated: 02/18/2020 By: /s/ Alfonzo L. Poiré

ALFONSO L. POIRÉ

Reynolds Law, LLP

Counsel for Defendant

DATED: 2/19/20 

SO ORDERED: /s/ John A. Mendez_______________

ATTESTATION

I, Jessica N. Melgar, attest that the signatory Alfonso Poire has read and approved the 

foregoing STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY AND RELATED DEADLINES and 

has consented to its filing in this action.

Date: February 18, 2020 /S/JESSICA N. MELGAR

JESSICA N. MELGAR

Counsel for Plaintiffs

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