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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9607 Real Property Tort to Land

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Stipulation and Order Continuing Expert Discovery Deadlines 

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Brian M. Ledger (SBN: 156942)

Email: bledger@gordonrees.com 

GORDON & REES LLP 

101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 696-6700 

Facsimile: (619) 696-7124 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STEPHEN S. TUNG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES 

CONTROL 

Plaintiff, 

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TECHNICHEM, INC.; et al. 

Defendant. 

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CASE NO. 12-cv-05845-VC

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING EXPERT 

DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

Judge: Hon. Vince Chhabria 

Plaintiff, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”), and 

defendants Technichem, Inc.; Mark J. Ng; and Stephen S. Tung (collectively 

“Defendants”) hereby submit this Stipulation and Order Continuing Expert 

Discovery Deadlines. 

The Court’s November 3, 2015 Minute Order (Dkt. No. 122) established the 

following schedule as it pertains to expert discovery: 

• Initial expert discovery deadline is May 2, 2016

• Rebuttal expert discovery deadline is May 23, 2016

• Close of expert discovery is June 27, 2016

A Further Case Management Conference was held on March 22, 2016 

whereby the Court’s Minute Order specified that the trial schedule remain as set. 

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(Dkt. No. 161). The remaining parties in this action have been engaging in 

extensive settlement discussions for the past several weeks, which are continuing. 

All parties believe it would be prudent to continue the expert discovery deadlines 

for a short period of time to allow the parties sufficient time to conclude settlement 

negotiations without incurring the substantial resources necessary for the 

preparation of initial and rebuttal expert reports. As the trial is not scheduled to 

begin until October 24, 2016, a short continuance of the expert discovery deadlines 

will not interfere with the currently scheduled trial date. 

DTSC and Defendants, by and through their counsel, stipulate as follows: 

1. The initial expert discovery deadline scheduled for May 2, 2016 will 

be continued to May 16, 2016.

2. The rebuttal expert discovery deadline scheduled for May 23, 2016 

will be continued to June 6, 2016.

3. The close of expert discovery scheduled for June 27, 2016 will be 

continued to July 1, 2016. 

4. The parties agree that all other dates/deadlines set forth in the Court’s 

November 3, 2015 Minute Order (Dkt. No. 122) shall remain the same. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 27, 2016 GORDON & REES LLP

By: /s/ Brian M. Ledger 

Brian M. Ledger 

Attorneys for Defendant 

STEPHEN S. TUNG 

Dated: April 27, 2016 KAMALA D. HARRIS

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 

By: /s/Timothy E. Sullivan 

Harrison M. Pollak 

Timothy E. Sullivan

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC 

SUBSTANCES CONTROL 

Dated: April 27, 2016 NEXT LAW GROUP, APC

By: /s/ David R. Griffin 

David R. Griffin 

 Attorney for Defendants 

 TECHNICHEM, INC. and 

 MARK J. NG 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED 

____________ ___ ___________________ 

Date VINCE CHHABRIA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that I have on file records 

of e-mails showing that concurrence in the filing of this document has been 

obtained from each of the other signatories. 

Dated: April 27, 2016 /s/ Brian M. Ledger 

Brian M. Ledger 

1045704/15350630v.1

April 29, 2016

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