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Nature of Suit Code: 448
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights - Education
Cause of Action: 20:1401 Education: Handicapped Child Act

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James K. Ward, Esq. (SBN 117639) 

Daniel P. Jay, Esq. (SBN 215860) 

EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & SCOFFIELD, LLP 

745 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916)923-1600 

Facsimile: (916)923-1616 

Attorneys for Defendants 

YUBA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 

and SUTTER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF 

SCHOOLS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID SWANSON, through his guardian 

ad litem HEATHER SWANSONHOUSTON , and on her own behalf, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

YUBA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT and SUTTER COUNTY 

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:14-cv-01431-KJM-EFP (TEMP)

STIPULATION AND DECLARATION; 

ORDER TO ADJUST PRE-TRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Before the Honorable Kimberly J. Mueller

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiffs, DAVID SWANSON and HEATHER 

SWANSON-HOUSTON, by and through their attorneys, and Defendants, YUBA CITY 

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT and SUTTER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, 

by and through their attorneys, that the pre-trial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Discovery cut-off: July 22, 2016. 

 Expert Disclosure: August 19, 2016. 

 Rebuttal Expert Disclosure: September 9, 2016. 

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 Expert Discovery cut-off: October 10, 2016. 

THE PARTIES FURTHER STIPULATE that the law and motion date of July 29, 2016, 

the pre-trial conference date of October 13, 2016 and the trial date of December 5, 2016 set forth 

in the current pre-trial scheduling order shall remain the same. 

This stipulation is based upon the following facts which the parties submit show good 

cause to adjust the pretrial scheduling order: 

1. That on June 18, 2015, the Court established a discovery cut-off date of March 1, 

2016. 

2. That on February 18, 2016 the Court established a cut-off for all discovery of 

June 30, 2016. 

3. That since the date of the June 18, 2015 original scheduling order, the parties have 

been diligently conducting discovery in a related state court case entitled David Swanson v. 

Sutter County Superintendent of Schools, et al. (Sutter County Superior Court case number 

CVCS 13-2115) which involves the same parties, the same core-set of facts relating to David 

Swanson’s enrollment in Defendants’ school programs and his treatment in those programs. 

Defendant Sutter County Superintendent of Schools is also involved in a related federal court 

case entitled Armstrong v. Sutter County Superintendent of Schools (Eastern District of 

California case number 2:13-cv-02624) which involves the alleged retaliatory termination of 

David Swanson’s one-on-one caregiver, Annette Armstrong, and where it is also claimed that 

Ms. Armstrong was terminated because she advocated for David Swanson and reported physical 

abuse. The state court Swanson and Armstrong cases also involve many of the same witnesses 

that may be called to testify in the instant matter. Thus, it is expected that some of the discovery 

conducted in these two related cases will be useful to the defense and prosecution of the instant 

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matter but the parties would like additional time in the instant matter to finalize discovery to 

cover issues not addressed in the two related cases or addressed in the underlying administrative 

record in the instant matter. The discovery in the two related cases is still ongoing. Thus, the 

parties submit that there remains important follow-up discovery to be conducted in the instant 

case. 

4. That since the date of the original scheduling order of June 18, 2015, the parties 

have met and conferred regarding the disclosure of expert witnesses and have come to the 

conclusion that it would save both parties significant amounts of money and effort if experts 

were disclosed after this Court hears the parties’ dispositive motions which will occur no later 

than July 29, 2016. Such an arrangement will likely narrow the type of experts necessary and 

also narrow the scope of expert testimony, if experts are even necessary after dispositive motions 

are heard. 

5. The parties, who all agree that the adjusted deadlines are necessary and 

reasonable, have meet and conferred and have agreed to the revised timeline set forth above. 

Furthermore, the proposed adjustment to the scheduling order will not result in a change of the 

trial date or other hearing date in this matter. 

6. Based on the foregoing, the parties submit that good cause exists to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order as follows: regular discovery cut-off to July 22, 2016; expert disclosure 

to August 19, 2016; rebuttal expert disclosure to September 9, 2016; and expert discovery cut-off 

to October 31, 2016. The parties ask that all other dates remain as stated in the original 

scheduling order. 

7. The parties agree that this stipulation is valid under Local Rule 143. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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Dated: April 29, 2016 EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & 

 SCOFFIELD, LLP 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 _____________________________ 

 JAMES K. WARD 

 DANIEL JAY 

 Attorneys for Defendants SUTTER 

 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF 

 SCHOOLS and YUBA CITY 

 UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 

Dated: April 29, 2016 MARTHA MILLAR LAW 

 /s/ Martha Millar 

 _____________________________ 

 MARTHA MILLAR 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs DAVID 

 SWANSON and HEATHER 

 SWANSON-HOUSTON 

DECLARATION OF DANIEL JAY

I, Daniel Jay, do hereby declare and say the following: 

1. I am one of the attorneys of record for the Defendants in the above-entitled action. 

I have prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true 

and correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on April 29, 2016 in Sacramento, CA. 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 ________________________ 

 DANIEL JAY 

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DECLARATION OF MARTHA MILLAR

I, Martha Millar, do hereby declare and say the following: 

1. I am the attorney of record for the Plaintiffs in the above-entitled action. I have 

prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the pretrial 

scheduling order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true and 

correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on April 29, 2016 in Grass Valley, CA 

 /s/ Martha Millar 

 ________________________ 

 MARTHA MILLAR 

ORDER

 Based upon the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Court orders that 

the pretrial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Discovery cut-off: July 22, 2016. 

 Expert Disclosure: August 19, 2016. 

 Rebuttal Expert Disclosure: September 9, 2016. 

 Expert Discovery cut-off: October 10, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 3, 2016 

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