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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Default

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DLA PIPER RUDNICK 

GRAY CARY US LLP 

SA\8062101.1 

350608-8 MOTION TO COMPEL

 CASE NO. CIV.S – 04-2728 FCD DAD

SCOTT W. PINK (Bar No. 122383) 

MATTHEW G. JACOBS (Bar No. 122066) 

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2400 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4428 

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DAVID PRIEBE (Bar No. 148679) 

DAVID BANIE (Bar No. 217924) 

RAJIV S. DHARNIDHARKA (Bar No. 234756) 

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2248 

Tel: 650-833-2000 

Fax: 650-833-2001 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

MERIDIAN PROJECT SYSTEMS, INC. 

and Counterdefendant JOHN BODROZIC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MERIDIAN PROJECT SYSTEMS, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HARDIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 

LLC, COMPUTER METHODS 

INTERNATIONAL CORP., 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. CIV. S-04-2728 FCD DAD 

STIPULATION FOR ORDER MODIFYING 

STATUS ORDER AND CONTINUING 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES, LAW AND 

MOTION AND PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

DATES 

“AS MODIFIED” 

and Related Counterclaim 

WHEREAS, on October 28, 2005, the Court issued its Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order 

(“Status Order”) in the above-referenced case; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Status Order, the Court imposed the following deadlines in 

this matter: May 22, 2006 for completion of factual discovery; June 5, 2006 for designation of 

expert witnesses and written reports; June 26, 2006 for supplemental list of expert witnesses; 

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July 26, 2006 for completion of expert discovery; September 29, 2006 as the last date for a 

hearing on dispositive motions, except motions for continuances, temporary restraining orders or 

other emergency applications; December 8, 2006 as the date for the pretrial conference; and 

February 27, 2007 as the trial date; 

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to mediate this case before the Honorable Edward A 

Infante (Ret.), former United States Magistrate Judge, on June 21 and 22, 2006; 

WHEREAS, it would facilitate the conduct of the mediation if certain deadlines in the 

Status Order were extended so that the parties can focus on preparing for and conducting the 

mediation; 

WHEREAS, such extensions would serve the interests of judicial economy and efficiency 

by enabling the parties to focus on the mediation and not incur the expense and distraction of 

complying with existing deadlines that might become unnecessary if the case is resolved at the 

mediation; 

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant MERIDIAN PROJECT SYSTEMS, 

INC. and Counterdefendant JOHN BODROZIC and Defendants and Counterclaimaints HARDIN 

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY and COMPUTER METHODS INTERNATIONAL CORP. 

hereby stipulate by and through their respective counsel that the Court may enter an order 

modifying the Court’s Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order dated October 28, 2005 as follows: 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court’s hereby modifies its Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order 

dated October 28, 2005 as follows: 

1. The deadline by which the parties are to designate their experts and provide expert 

reports shall be extended to August 4, 2006. 

2. The deadline by which the parties are to submit any supplemental list of expert 

witnesses and their reports shall be extended to August 28, 2006. 

3. The deadline by which the parties are to complete expert discovery shall be 

extended to September 26, 2006. 

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4. The deadline for dispositive motions, excepts motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications, to be heard shall be extended to 

December 1, 2006. 

5. The date for the Final Pretrial Conference shall be continued to January 5, 2006 at 

1:30 p.m. 

The trial date shall remain February 27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

Dated: May __, 2006 

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP 

By /s/ 

SCOTT W. PINK 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

MERIDIAN PROJECT SYSTEMS, INC. and 

Counterdefendant JOHN BODROZIC 

Dated: May __, 2006 

BOUTIN DENTINO GIBSON HODELL INC. 

By /s/ CHRIS GIBSON w/consent 

CHRIS GIBSON 

Attorneys for Defendants and 

Counterclaimaints MERIDIAN PROJECT 

SYSTEMS, INC. and JOHN BODROZIC 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties above, the court finds good cause exists to modify 

the Pretrial Scheduling Order. The modifies the following dates: the discovery deadline of 

May 22, 2006 is RESET to September 26, 2006. Designation of experts and provide expert 

reports set for June 5, 2006 is RESET for August 4, 2006 with supplemental list of expert 

witnesses and their reports RESET for August 28, 2006. The dispositive motion deadline set for 

September 29, 2006 is RESET to December 1, 2006. In light of the extensions granted above, 

conflicts now exist with the court’s calendar and the remaining dates as set. Accordingly, the 

following dates are also RESET: the final pretrial conference set for December 8, 2006 is RESET 

for March 9, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. The Joint Pretrial Statement to be filed on or before 

March 2, 2007. The parties are to refer to the court’s PSC order as to the form and content of the 

statement. The jury trial set for February 27, 2007 is RESET to May 15, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL JR. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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