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

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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494 

David R. Norton, SBN 291448 

Larissa C. Celaya, SBN 332882 

2180 Harvard Street, Suite 500 

Sacramento, CA 95815 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

EMAIL: cfessenden@porterscott.com 

dnorton@porterscott.com

lcelaya@porterscott.com 

Attorneys for Defendants BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, (also erroneously sued 

as CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO; and STATE OF CALIFORNIA) and ELVIA RAMIREZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BOOKER COOK, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA 

STATE UNIVERSITY; CALIFORNIA 

STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO; 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; ELVIA 

RAMIREZ, an individual; and DOES 1 through 

50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

______________________________________/

CASE NO.: 2:23-cv-00843-DJC-CKD

JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 10/14/2022 

First Amended Complaint Filed: 12/16/2022 

Removed: 5/5/2023 

Second Amended Complaint Filed: 6/16/2023 

This Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiff BOOKER COOK (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendants BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, (also erroneously sued as 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO; and STATE OF CALIFORNIA) and ELVIA 

RAMIREZ (“Defendants”) through their respective counsel of record. The Parties enter into this stipulation 

and proposed order in compliance with the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b) and the requirements of 

the scheduling order. The parties request to briefly continue the non-expert discovery deadline for 60 days 

solely as it pertains to the deposition of one third-party witness. 

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WHEREAS, trial is currently set for June 16, 2025; 

WHEREAS, on July 6, 2023, the Court issued a Scheduling Order setting the non-expert discovery 

cut-off date as June 14, 2024; 

WHEREAS, the parties have diligently been participating in non-expert discovery, including the 

exchange of several sets of written discovery and conducting depositions; 

WHEREAS, the parties intend to complete one additional deposition of third-party witness Dr. 

Boatamo Mosupyoe. However, due to scheduling conflicts between counsel and the witness, the parties are 

unable to complete the deposition prior to the close of discovery; 

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and propose that the non-expert discovery deadline be 

continued to August 14, 2024 solely as it pertains to the completion of the deposition of Dr. Mosupyoe and 

any related motions arising out of such deposition. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: June 5, 2024 PORTER SCOTT 

 A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

 By /s/ David R. Norton

Carl L. Fessenden 

David R. Norton 

Larissa C. Celaya 

Attorneys for Defendants BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY and 

ELVIA RAMIREZ 

Dated: June 4, 2024 Law Offices of Johnny L. Griffin, III 

By 

 Johnny L. Griffin, III 

 Manolo Olaso 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff BOOKER COOK 

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ORDER 

PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the deadline 

for Non-Expert Discovery is extended to August 14, 2024 solely as it pertains to the completion of the 

deposition of Dr. Boatamo Mosupyoe and any related motions arising out of such deposition. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 5, 2024 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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