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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SUBMIT ACTION TO VDRP AND TO CONTINUE CLOSE OF DISCOVERY 

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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

LISA L. HALKO (SBN 148873) 

RAY A. SARDO (SBN 245421) 

1201 K Street, Suite 1100 

Sacramento, California 95814-3938 

Telephone: (916) 442-1111 

Facsimile: (916) 448-1709 

Email: halkol@gtlaw.com; sardor@gtlaw.com 

DIANA P. SCOTT (SBN 084875) 

GREGORY P. WONG (SBN 204502) 

2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400E 

Santa Monica, California 90404 

Telephone: (310) 586-7700 

Facsimile: (310) 586-7800 

Email: scottd@gtlaw.com; wongg@gtlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HARD ROCK CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAIME EVANS, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

HARD ROCK CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL 

(USA), INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. CIV S-07-1074 FCD (DAD) 

[Related to Case No. CIV S-07-1088 FCD (DAD)] 

STIPULATION TO SUBMIT ACTION TO 

VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

PROGRAM AND TO EXTEND CLOSE OF 

DISCOVERY AND ORDER THEREON 

“AS MODIFIED” 

Judge: Hon. Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

Date Filed: June 6, 2007 

Trial Date: None 

Plaintiff, JAIME EVANS, and defendants HARD ROCK CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL (U.S.A.), 

INC., and STEWART GARNETT, by and through their designated counsel, stipulate as follows: 

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1. During the last several months, the parties have been engaging in substantive settlement 

negotiations pertaining to plaintiff’s claims against defendants Hard Rock Café International (U.S.A.), 

Inc., and Stewart Garnett. 

2. The parties have agreed to submit this action to the Court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution 

Program in furtherance of those settlement negotiations. 

3. In order to accommodate participation in the Court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution 

Program, the parties desire to continue the close of discovery from April 30, 2008, to July 31, 2008. 

Continuing the close of discovery will allow the parties additional time to resolve this case without 

having to conduct expensive oral and written discovery, which will make settlement more difficult. 

4. The parties will make their best efforts to complete the Voluntary Dispute Resolution 

Program process by June 10, 2008. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED 

DATED: April 10, 2008 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP 

 By:______________________ 

 LISA L. HALKO 

 RAY A. SARDO 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 HARD ROCK CAFE CAFÉ INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC.

DATED: April 10, 2008 BARTH, TOZER, & TIMM, LLP 

 By:______________________ 

 BRUCE TIMM 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 STEWART GARNETT 

DATED: April 10, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF JOHNNY GRIFFIN, III 

 By:______________________ 

 MANOLO OLASOO 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 JAIME EVANS 

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ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation above it is hereby ordered that: 

This matter is referred to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program. In light of this referral the 

court hereby makes the following modifications to the Pretrial Scheduling order: 

Discovery deadline is RESET to August 15, 2008 

Designation of expert witnesses is RESET to August 29, 2008, Rebuttal designations to 

September 19, 2008 and all expert discovery shall close on October 16, 2008. 

All Dispositive motions shall be heard no later than December 19, 2008 

Final pretrial conference is RESET to February 27, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. The Joint Pretrial 

Statement to be filed on or before February 20, 2009. 

 Jury trial is RESET to April 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 10, 2008 

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