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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Stipulation To Allow Deposition Of Expert Boyer Beyond Expert Discovery Deadline

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THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: ANDREW C. THOMSON, Deputy (SBN 149057)

 JAMES L. BRANNEN, Deputy (SBN 279367 )

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone 661-868-3800

Fax 661-868-3805

Attorneys for Defendants County of Kern, 

Cynthia Norris, Melissa Allen and Mark Pafford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALEXANDER F. HARPER, an 

individual

 Plaintiff,

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COUN TY OF KERN, a municipal 

entity, CYNTHIA NORRIS, an 

individual, MELISSA ALLEN, an 

individual, MARK PAFFORD, an 

individual, and DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive,

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CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01603- TLN-MJS

STIPULATION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION 

OF DEFENSE EXPERT TODD BOYER 

BEYOND EXPERT DISCOVERY 

DEADLINE DUE TO SCHEDULING 

ISSUES; ORDER

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Plaintiff ALEXANDER F. HARPER (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) is represented by 

Attorneys Brian T. Dunn and Jennifer A. Bandlow, The Cochran Firm – California, 4929 

Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1010, Los Angeles, California 90010.

Defendants COUNTY OF KERN, CYNTHIA NORRIS, MELISSA ALLEN, and 

MARK PAFFORD (hereinafter collectively “Defendants”) are represented by the Office of 

Kern County Counsel, Deputy Andrew C. Thomson and Deputy James Brannen, 1115 Truxtun 

Ave., Bakersfield, California 93301.

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Plaintiff and Defendants are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties.”

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED TO, by and between the Parties, 

through their respective counsel of record, that an Order be entered allowing Plaintiff to take the 

deposition of Defendants’ expert witness Todd Boyer (hereinafter “Boyer”) on March 10, 2016, 

a date which is later than the expert witness discovery deadline set forth in the Scheduling Order 

and subsequent related Orders.

1. The Parties have repeatedly met and conferred regarding expert witness discovery issues 

in an effort to informally resolve expert discovery issues, including deposition scheduling. 

2. The Parties have been able to schedule the deposition of all other expert witnesses 

within the deadline established by the Court.

3. Plaintiff properly noticed the deposition of defense expert witness Boyer, who was 

retained by Defendants to act as an expert on USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and 

Reemployment Rights Act) and employment law issues.

4. The Parties have worked together to facilitate the deposition of other experts and have 

cooperated in the scheduling of expert Boyer’s deposition but due to attorney and expert 

scheduling difficulties, the deposition of Boyer cannot reasonably be scheduled for a date earlier 

that March 10, 2016.

5. Boyer has communicated to counsel for defendants that, given the scheduling parameters 

of all counsel, his schedule will not allow his deposition prior to scheduled expert witness 

discovery deadline of March 4, 2016.

6. Boyer has communicated to counsel for defendants that he is in the armed services 

reserves and will be on military duty from March 3rd through March 7th. In coordinating with 

the schedules of counsel, March 10, 2016 is the earliest day that the attorneys and Boyer are all 

available for his expert deposition.

7. Nothing in this stipulation constitutes a waiver of any of Plaintiff’s rights to challenge 

defendants’ designation of Boyer as an expert or to move to exclude any and all testimony by 

Boyer.

8. The Parties agree that this stipulation may be signed in counterpart.

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9. The Parties respectfully request the Court’s consideration of this request.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

The deposition of defense expert Todd Boyer may be noticed for, and taken on, March 

10, 2016, a date which is later than the scheduled conclusion of expert witness discovery.

Dated: February 23, 2016 THE COCHRAN FIRM - CALIFORNIA

 By /s/ Jennifer A. Bandlow _ 

Jennifer A. Bandlow, Esq. 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Alexander F. Harper 

Dated: February 23, 2016 THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

 By /s/ Andrew C. Thomson _ 

 Andrew C. Thomson, Deputy

 Attorneys for Defendants County of Kern 

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the STIPULATION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION OF 

DEFENSE EXPERT TODD BOYER BEYOND EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE in 

CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01603- TLN-MJS is hereby approved and adopted as the Order 

of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 23, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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