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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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JENNY C. HUANG (Bar No. 223596) 

JUSTICE FIRST LLP 

2831 Telegraph Avenue 

Oakland, CA 94609 

Telephone: (510) 628-0695 

Facsimile: (510) 272-0711 

STEPHEN D. SCHEAR (Bar No. 83806) 

LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN D. SCHEAR 

2831 Telegraph Avenue 

Oakland, CA 94609 

Telephone: (510) 832-3500 

Facsimile: (510) 272-0711 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JOVON WILLIS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOVON WILLIS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SIERRAPINE, LTD., 

MARK DASHNAW, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 2:06-CV-02688 (FCD)(GGH) 

STIPULATION and ORDER TO ELECT 

REFERRAL OF ACTION TO 

VOLUNTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

PROGRAM (VDRP) PURSUANT TO 

LOCAL RULE 16-271 

“AS MODIFIED” 

WHEREAS the Pretrial Scheduling Order, dated April 17, 2007, requires that (1) all 

discovery be completed by February, 29, 2008, (2) expert reports are due by March 14, 2008, (3) 

rebuttal expert reports are due by April 7, 2008, (4) expert discovery be completed by May 5, 

2008; (5) dispositive motions are due on July 11, 2008; (6) the final pretrial conference is 

scheduled for September 19, 2008, and (7) trial is scheduled for November 4, 2008; and 

WHEREAS the attorneys for the respective parties agree that settlement negotiations are 

warranted at this stage of discovery; and 

WHEREAS the parties have additional discovery to conduct in the event that a settlement 

is not reached between the parties; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the attorneys as follows: 

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1. Pursuant to Local Rule 16-271, the parties hereby agree to submit the above-entitled 

action to the Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program; 

2. The following modifications to the pretrial scheduling order are necessary to allow the 

parties to engage in meaningful settlement negotiations without the expense of additional 

discovery. Pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the following 

changes shall be made to the Pretrial Scheduling Order, dated April 17, 2007: 

a. All discovery shall be completed by April 30, 2008; 

b. Expert reports are due no later than May 14, 2008; 

c. Rebuttal expert reports are due no later than June 7, 2008; 

d. Expert discovery shall be completed by July 15, 2008; 

e. Dispositive motions shall be heard no later than August 15, 2008; 

f. Final pretrial conference is set for October 19, 2008; and 

g. Trial is scheduled for December 4, 2008. 

Dated: January 24, 2008 JUSTICE FIRST, LLP 

 Oakland, California Attorneys for Plaintiff Jovon Willis 

 By: 

 ________/s/__________________ 

 Jenny C. Huang 

 2831 Telegraph Avenue 

 Oakland, CA 94609 

 Tel.: (510) 628-0695 

Dated: January 24, 2008 DUN & MARTINEK, LLP

 Eureka, California Attorneys for Defendants SierraPine & Mark Dashnaw 

 By: 

 ________/s/__________________ 

 Shelley C. Addison 

 2313 I Street 

 P.O. Box 1266 

 Eureka, CA 95502 

 Tel.: (707) 442-3791 

 

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ORDER

 The court hereby adopts the parties stipulation and REFERS this matter to Voluntary 

Dispute Resolution Program. In light of this referral the Pretrial Scheduling Order is hereby 

modified as follows: 

a. All discovery shall be completed by April 30, 2008; 

b. Expert reports are due no later than May 14, 2008; 

c. Rebuttal expert reports are due no later than June 6, 2008; 

d. Expert discovery shall be completed by July 15, 2008; 

e. Dispositive motions shall be heard no later than September 19, 2008; 

f. Final pretrial conference is set for November 21, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.; and 

g. Jury Trial is scheduled for January 27, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 25, 2008 

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