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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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STIPULATION TO CONTINUE EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Mark P. Grajski (SBN 178050)

Email: mgrajski@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814-4428

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

Attorney for Defendant

DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC.

LAW OFFICES OF PARNELL FOX

Parnell Fox (SBN 186519)

Email: parnell@parnellfoxlaw.com

4908 Lakewood Court

Visalia, California 93291

Telephone: (310) 890-0435

Facsimile: (310) 776-6918

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LORENA LOPEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC.; an Illinois 

corporation and DOES 1-100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-CV-00844-AWI-MJS

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE EXPERT 

DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL SUPPLEMENTAL 

DISCOVERY RESPONSES DEADLINE; 

ORDER

Date Action Filed: March 21, 2013

DeVry University (“Defendant”) and Lorena Lopez (“Plaintiff”) (collectively referred to herein 

as the “Parties”), by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. WHEREAS, the deadline to complete expert discovery is July 7, 2014.

2. WHEREAS, the deadline to file discovery motions is July 7, 2014. 

3. WHEREAS, the Parties have worked diligently to coordinate and schedule the 

depositions of two non-retained healthcare providers of Plaintiff identified in Plaintiff’s Expert Witness 

Disclosure, Isabel C. Amancio, LMFT, 113 Church Street, #418, Visalia, California, and Shyam 

Bhaskar, MD, 231, W. Noble Avenue, Visalia, California 93277;

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4. WHEREAS, Defendant served subpoenas for deposition testimony and production of 

documents on Ms. Amancio and Dr. Bhaskar for late June 2014 depositions;

5. WHEREAS, Dr. Bhaskar advised the Parties that he was completely unavailable prior to 

this time and, further, that he would out of the country until August 2014. 

6. WHEREAS, the Parties further believe that the most cost efficient approach to expert 

depositions in this case would be to take both in a single day, particularly because of Defendant’s need

to travel from Sacramento to Visalia;

7. WHEREAS, the Parties have also worked diligently to meet and confer on written 

discovery propounded by Plaintiff, including two sets of requests for production of documents and 

interrogatories. Defendant anticipates supplemental responses will be served by July 15, 2014 and 

thereafter Plaintiff will need additional time to review and determine if a motion to compel further 

responses is necessary. 

8. WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that discovery shall remain open to September 8, 

2014 only for the following: (1) Defendant to depose Plaintiff's healthcare experts Shyam Bhaskar, M.D. 

and Isabel Amancio, MFT; and (2) Defendant to prepare and serve supplemental discovery responses 

(per Plaintiff's February 3, 2014 and Defendant's February 21, 2014 meet and confer correspondence), 

and Plaintiff to move to compel such supplemental responses if necessary. 

9. WHEREAS, extending the deadline for expert discovery and Plaintiff’s motion to compel 

supplemental written discovery responses will not result in a change to subsequent deadlines regarding 

the January 6, 2015 trial date.

NOW THEREFORE, all Parties hereto stipulate and agree that the Court may enter an Order 

extending discovery to September 8, 2014 for: (1) Defendant to depose Plaintiff's healthcare experts 

Shyam Bhaskar, M.D. and Isabel Amancio, MFT; and (2) Defendant to prepare and serve supplemental 

discovery responses (per Plaintiff's February 3, 2014 and Defendant's February 21, 2014 meet and 

confer correspondence) and Plaintiff to move to compel such supplemental responses if necessary. 

Plaintiff reserves the right to file a motion and seek leave for additional discovery subject to the Court’s 

approval and good cause shown.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

DATED: July 2, 2014 Respectfully submitted,

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ Mark P. Grajski

Mark P. Grajski

Attorney for Defendant

DEVRY UNIVERSITY, INC.

DATED: July 2, 2014 LAW OFFICES OF PARNELL FOX

By: /s/ Parnell Fox

Parnell Fox

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LORENA LOPEZ

ORDER

Good cause appearing, the above Stipulation is accepted and adopted as the Order of 

this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 2, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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