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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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LITTLER MENDELSON 

A PR OF ESS ION A L COR POR A T IO N

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STIPULATION OF PARTIES TO EXTEND TIME 

FOR TAKING OF DEPOSITIONS 

DENNIS M. BROWN, Bar No. 126575 

TODD K. BOYER, Bar No. 203132 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

50 West San Fernando Street, 14th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95113.2303 

Telephone: (408) 998.4150 

Facsimile: (408) 288-5686 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. 

PARNELL KIRBY, Bar No. 186519 

LAW OFFICES OF PARNELL KIRBY 

1221 Second Street, Suite 300 

Santa Monica, CA 90401 

Telephone: (310) 576-9242 

Facsimile: (310) 576-9272 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

CHRISTOPHER CASTILLO, an individual 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHRISTOPHER CASTILLO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., and Does 1 

through 100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV 1:05-CV-00911-OWW-SMS 

STIPULATION OF PARTIES TO EXTEND 

TIME FOR TAKING OF DEPOSITIONS 

OF PLAINTIFF, YADIRA PORTILLO, 

LINDSAY WHITENDALE, AND STEVEN 

LEE; PROPOSED ORDER 

I. INTRODUCTION 

Pursuant to Eastern District of California Local Rule 6-144, the parties seek a 

continuance of the discovery cut-off date for the depositions of Plaintiff, Yadira Portillo, Lindsay 

Whitendale and Steven Lee, depositions which have been timely and properly noticed prior to the 

discovery cut-off date of July 14, 2006. The parties stipulate to a continuance of the discovery cutoff date for these depositions for the following reasons: 

1. Defendant Sears, Roebuck and Co. noticed the depositions of Plaintiff and 

witness Yadira Portillo on May 16, 2006, to occur on June 15 and 16, 2006, respectively. 

(Declaration of Todd K. Boyer, “Boyer Decl.,” ¶ 3.) On or about June 5, 2006, Defendant’s counsel 

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became aware that Plaintiff’s counsel had previously represented Sears, Roebuck & Co. as an 

attorney with Jackson Lewis in employment discrimination matters sufficiently similar to the action 

at bar. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 3.) On June 5, 2006, Defendant’s counsel sent Plaintiff’s counsel a letter 

outlining the conflict of interest and requested that Plaintiff’s counsel withdraw from the matter 

voluntarily. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 3.) Because of the conflict of interest, Defendant took the depositions it 

noticed off calendar pending Plaintiff’s counsel’s withdrawal and substitution of new counsel. 

(Boyer Decl., ¶ 4.) 

2. Plaintiff Christopher Castillo noticed the deposition of Defendant’s employee, 

Steven Lee to occur on June 2, 2006. Because of the need for additional written discovery, Mr. 

Lee’s deposition was taken off calendar. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 5.) 

3. The parties submitted a stipulation to the court requesting that all of the case 

scheduling dates, including, but not limited to, trial date, discovery cut-off date, dispositive motion 

filing deadline date, be continued 90 days so that Plaintiff could locate substitute counsel. Because 

the stipulation did not show that Plaintiff received notice of the request for a 90-day continuance, 

inter alia, the Court denied the parties' stipulation without prejudice 

4. Because of the impending discovery cut-off date, on June 28, 2006, Defendant 

renoticed the deposition of Plaintiff and Yadira Portillo to occur on July 12 and 13, 2006, 

respectively. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 6.) 

5. On July 7, in accordance with the Court’s order denying, without prejudice, 

the parties’ initial stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates 90 days, the parties re-submitted 

the stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates 90 days. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 7.) 

6. On July 10, 2006, Defendant’s counsel’s assistant called the Court Clerk to 

inquire as to whether the Court had approved of the stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates 

90 days and was informed that the Court was unavailable the week of July 10. Defendant’s counsel 

spoke to Judge Wanger’s clerk who informed him that the parties should stipulate to continuing the 

discovery cut-off date with respect to the pending depositions until the Court could rule on the resubmitted stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates. (Boyer Decl., ¶ 8.) 

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II. STIPULATION 

Because of the uncertainty as to whether the Court will grant the parties’ resubmitted 

stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates, the parties hereby stipulate to extend the discovery 

cut-off deadline for the depositions of Plaintiff, Yadira Portillo, Lindsay Whitendale, and Steven Lee 

for 30 days. If the Court grants the parties’ resubmitted stipulation to continue the case scheduling 

dates for 90 days, the resubmitted stipulation to continue the case scheduling dates supercede this 

stipulation and shall control the discovery cut-off dates for the depositions of Plaintiff, Yadira 

Portillo, Lindsay Whitendale, and Steven Lee. 

So stipulated. 

Dated: July 11, 2006 

/ s / TODD K. BOYER

TODD K. BOYER 

LITTLER MENDELSON 

A Professional Corporation 

Attorneys for Defendant 

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. 

Dated: July 13, 2006 

/s / PARNELL KIRBY

(as authorized on 07/13/06) 

PARNELL KIRBY 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

CHRISTOPHER CASTILLO 

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court hereby approves the parties’ stipulation as outlined 

above. IT IS SO ORDERED. 

July19, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

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HONORABLE OLIVER W. WANGER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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