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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 AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE FRCP 15(a) MOTION TO 

AMEND PLEADINGS AND EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES

SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

Stephen M. Hankins (CSB #154886)

shankins@schiffhardin.com

Sarah D. Youngblood (CSB #244304)

syoungblood@schiffhardin.com

One Market Plaza, Spear Street Tower

Thirty-Second Floor

San Francisco, CA 94015

Telephone: 415-901-8700

Facsimile: 415-901-8701

Attorneys for Defendant 

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC.

SANDRA J. COHEN, CA SB#. 85045

300 South First Street, Suite 320

San Jose CA 95113

408-975-0545

e-mail:sjcohen@employmentatty.com

Attorney for Plaintiff ELIZABETH SAMUELS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ELIZABETH SAMUELS, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS 

CONTAINER, INC. and DOES I through V,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:13-CV-00713-GEB-DAD

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO 

FILE FRCP 15(a) MOTION TO AMEND 

PLEADINGS AND EXPERT 

DISCLOSURE DEADLINES

Judge: Honorable Garland E. Burrell

The parties, by and through their attorneys of record have met and conferred and agreed to 

the following stipulation:

(1) On July 8, 2013, the Court entered its Pretrial Scheduling Order setting the 

discovery and trial schedule in this matter. See Docket No. 11. 

(2) Pursuant to this order, the close of fact discovery is not until October 14, 2014 and 

trial is scheduled for May 19, 2015. Id. Also pursuant to this order, the parties’ last day to “file a 

motion in which leave is sought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) to amend their 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE FRCP 15(a) MOTION TO 

AMEND PLEADINGS AND EXPERT DISCLOSURE DEADLINES

pleadings in response to information obtained during discovery” was December 2, 2013. Id.

Additionally, this order requires the disclosure of expert witnesses by April 7, 2014 and the 

disclosure of rebuttal expert witnesses by May 5, 2014. Id.

(3) On October 22, 2013, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court entered an 

order extending the deadline to file a motion to amend the pleadings to January 31, 2014. See 

Docket No. 13. 

(4) The parties have each served written discovery on each other and are in the process 

of meeting and conferring regarding their respective responses. The parties have yet to conduct 

any depositions in this case.

(5) Given the current status of discovery in this case, the fact that the close of 

discovery is not until October 14, 2014, and that the parties would like to complete as much 

discovery as possible prior to the deadline to file motions to amend the pleadings, the parties have 

met and conferred and agreed that a further extension of the parties’ deadline to file a motion to 

amend the pleadings under FRCP 15(a) would be in the best interest of each party.

(6) Further, the parties have met and conferred on the issue of the expert disclosure 

deadlines and, for similar reasons, have agreed that an extension of the deadlines to exchange 

initial and expert disclosures would be in the best interest of each party.

Therefore, the parties have agreed to and propose an extension of the current deadline to 

file a motion to amend the pleadings under FRCP 15(a) from its current date of January 31, 2014

to April 30, 2014. The parties have also agreed to and propose an extension of the initial expert 

disclosure deadline from April 7, 2014 to July 8, 2014 and an extension of the rebuttal expert 

disclosure deadline from May 5, 2014 to August 5, 2014.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE FRCP 15(a) MOTION TO 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: January 14, 2014 SANDRA J. COHEN

By: /s/ Sandra J. Cohen (approved 1/14/14)

Sandra J. Cohen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ELIZABETH SAMUELS

Dated: January 14, 2014 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP

By: /s/ Sarah D. Youngblood

Sarah D. Youngblood

Attorneys for Defendant

OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS 

CONTAINER INC.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2014

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