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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Contitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Re Scheduling of Depos of Certain Local Plfs & D-I No.01:04-cv-6663 AWI LJO

BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT 

Senior Assistant Attorney General 

ELLEN M. PETER, State Bar No. 72234

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

KATHLEEN KENEALY, State Bar No. 212289

Deputy Attorney General

1300 “I” Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

(916) 324-5359

LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN 

MARC N. MELNICK, State Bar No. 168187

Deputy Attorneys General

1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor

P.O. Box 70550

Oakland, CA 94612-0550

Attorneys for Defendant Catherine E. Witherspoon

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA — FRESNO DIVISION

CENTRAL VALLEY CHRYSLER-JEEP,

INC.; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CATHERINE E. WITHERSPOON, in her

official capacity as Executive Officer of the

California Air Resources Board,

Defendant,

ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS,

 Plaintiff-Intervenor,

SIERRA CLUB, NATURAL RESOURCES

DEFENSE COUNCIL, ENVIRONMENTAL

DEFENSE, BLUEWATER NETWORK,

GLOBAL EXCHANGE and RAINFOREST

ACTION NETWORK, 

Defendant-Intervenors.

NO. 01:04-cv-6663 AWI LJO

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING SCHEDULING OF

LOCAL PLAINTIFFS’ DEPOSITIONS

AND DEFENDANT-INTERVENORS’

DEPOSITIONS

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Scheduling Order in this matter, the non-expert discovery

cut-off is September 22, 2006. (See Document 297: Order on Defendant’s and Defendant

Intervenors’ Motion to Modify the Scheduling Order, dated July 17, 2006.)

WHEREAS, Defendant Catherine Witherspoon had sought to take the depositions, under

Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, of plaintiffs Merle Stone Chevrolet, Inc.,

Merle Stone Porterville, Inc., Swanson & Fahrney Ford, Inc., Sturgeon & Beck Pontiac, Inc.,

Frontier Dodge, Inc., Central Valley Chrysler Jeep, Inc., Madera Chevrolet, Madera Ford

Mercury, Inc., Bob Williams Chevrolet, Courtesy Oldsmobile Cadillac, Inc., Kitahara Pontiac

GMC Buick, Inc., Tulare County Farm Bureau, Pistoresi Chrysler Dodge Jeep, and Tom Fields

Motors, Inc. (the “Local Plaintiffs”), and had noticed their depositions for the week of September

18, 2006.

WHEREAS, on September 8, 2006, Defendant issued notices of deposition for the Local

Plaintiffs, and subsequently Plaintiffs stated that their schedules did not allow Local Plaintiffs to

be deposed prior to the September 22 non-expert discovery cutoff. Plaintiffs have also

represented that they do not currently intend to call any of these plaintiffs at trial except Central

Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. and Tom Fields Motors, Inc. 

WHEREAS, on September 19, 2006, counsel for Plaintiffs, counsel for Defendant, and

counsel for Defendant-Intervenors Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and

Environmental Defense telephoned the Court informally and proposed that, pursuant to the

parties’ agreement, (1) the depositions of Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. and Tom Fields

Motors, Inc. be taken after the non-expert discovery cutoff; (2) the deposition under Rule

30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of Defendant-Intervenors Sierra Club, Natural

Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense, for whom these Defendant-Intervenors

had agreed that a single representative will speak on behalf of all three, be taken after the nonexpert discovery cutoff; and (3) should Plaintiffs decide to call any additional Local Plaintiffs as

trial witnesses, Defendant be notified as soon as possible and be permitted to take their

depositions within a reasonable time of such notification, despite the non-expert discovery

deadline’s having passed. The Court indicated that the proposal would be acceptable and that it

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would prepare an order, with the parties to let the Court know if the order did not accurately

reflect the substance of the discussion.

WHEREAS, on September 19, 2006, the Court issued a minute order stating, “Fact

discovery cutoff is extended to October 3, 2006 solely for the 3 depositions discussed at the

Conference with the Court on September 19, 2006.” (See Document No. 359: Minute Order,

dated September 19, 2006.)

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc. et al. and Defendant Catherine

E. Witherspoon have also agreed, and THEREFORE STIPULATE, that:

1. Plaintiffs have confirmed that the only Local Plaintiffs they intend to call as

witnesses at trial are Central Valley Chrysler Jeep, Inc. and Tom Fields Motors, Inc., and they

will produce representatives of these entities for deposition by Defendant prior to October 3,

2006, without prejudice to Defendant’s right to seek judicial relief after the depositions, in the

same manner as Defendant would had the depositions gone forward as scheduled on September

19 and 22, 2006, respectively;

2. Defendant-Intervenors will produce representatives of Sierra Club, Natural

Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Defense for deposition by Plaintiffs prior to

October 3, 2006, without prejudice to the right of either party to seek judicial relief after the

deposition, in the same manner as either party would had the depositions gone forward as

originally scheduled on September 18, 19, and 20;

3. Plaintiffs will advise Defendant as soon as possible, but no later than October 31,

2006, whether they intend to call any other Local Plaintiffs as trial witnesses, and Defendant will

be permitted to depose such identified trial witnesses within a reasonable time of notification

notwithstanding the non-expert discovery deadline’s having passed; and

4. After October 31, 2006, Plaintiffs may identify additional Local Plaintiffs as trial

witnesses only due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., emergencies, unforeseen availability

problems, surprise testimony, etc.). Plaintiffs will advise Defendant as soon as possible of their

identification of such additional witnesses, and Defendant will be permitted to depose such

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witnesses within a reasonable time of notification notwithstanding the non-expert discovery

deadline’s having passed.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

/s/ Ellen M. Peter

ELLEN M. PETER

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendant Catherine Witherspoon

KIRKLAND & ELLIS, LLP

/s/ Michael Scoville (as authorized on September 22, 2006)

MICHAEL SCOVILLE

Attorneys for all Plaintiffs

LAW OFFICES OF MATTHEW F. PAWA, P.C.

/s/ Benjamin A. Krass (as authorized on September 21, 2006)

BENJAMIN A. KRASS

MATTHEW F. PAWA

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Sierra Club, Natural

Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 25, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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