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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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STIPULATION RE: EXPERT DISCLOSURES

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KELLI L. TAYLOR

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2741

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for The United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRETCHEN STITES-CUNNINGHAM,

Individually and as Guardian ad Litem for

ASHLEY STITES, a Minor,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

AQUA LEISURE INDUSTRIES, INC. and

WAL-MART STORES, INC., THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and

DOES 1-50, inclusive,

Defendants.

AND RELATED CROSS ACTIONS.

Case No. 2:09-cv-00590 LKK CMK

STIPULATION TO EXTEND EXPERT

DISCLOSURES FROM MARCH 1ST

UNTIL APRIL 1ST AND RULING ON

THE PENDING MOTIONS

Action Removed: March 3, 2009

Trial Date : January 25, 2011 

COMES NOW PLAINTIFF GRETCHEN STITES-CUNNINGHAM, DEFENDANT

WAL-MART STORES, INC., DEFENDANT and CROSS COMPLAINANT AQUA

LEISURE INDUSTRIES, INC., and DEFENDANT AND CROSS-DEFENDANT THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and hereby STIPULATE to extend the expert witness

disclosure deadline from March 1, 2010 until April 1, 2010 and for rebuttal reports from April

1, 2010 until April 15, 2010. 

Good cause exists for this brief extension of time based on the fact that the United

States has settled this case with Plaintiff contingent upon this Court’s approval of a pending

Motion for Good Faith Settlement Determination. The United States’ Motion is scheduled for

hearing on March 8, 2010. Also scheduled for hearing on March 8, 2010 is Plaintiff’s Motion

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for Approval of a Petition for Minor’s Compromise and a Motion to Remand the case to state

court. If these motions are granted, it is anticipated that the case will be remanded to state

court, thereby eliminating the need for Rule 26(a)(2)(B) expert disclosures. The parties would

like to avoid the continued extensive expense associated with expert reports that may not be

needed in this case. The parties hope that this continuance will allow sufficient time to receive

a ruling on the pending motions.

The parties previously requested a change to the original scheduling order to allow for

more than 45 days for the completion of expert discovery. That stipulated change was

approved and the schedule amended on June 5, 2009. No other changes to this Court’s

Scheduling Orders have been requested. This stipulation does not affect any of the other dates

or requirements in the Court’s scheduling order including, without limitation, the May 26, 2010

discovery cutoff, the July 26, 2010 deadline for hearing dispositive motions, the October 25,

2010 pre-trial conference and the January 25, 2011 trial.

Except as expressly stated herein, this stipulation does not augment, impact, change or

otherwise affect the Court’s prior scheduling orders or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that

govern this action. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: February 11, 2010 By: /s/ G. Dennis Halkides

G. DENNIS HALKIDES

HALKIDES, MORGAN & KELLEY

Attorneys for the PLAINTIFFS

DATED: February 11, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

Acting United States Attorney

By: /s/ Kelli L. Taylor

KELLI L. TAYLOR

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the United States

DATED: February 11, 2010 By: /s/ Bruce L. Shaffer

BRUCE L. SHAFFER

LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH

Attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Aqua

Leisure Industries, Inc.

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ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause otherwise appearing, this Court hereby

GRANTS the requested change in the scheduling order so that the deadline for expert witness

disclosures is continued from March 1, 2010 until April 1, 2010 and the deadline for rebuttal

reports is continued from April 1, 2010 until April 15, 2010. This stipulation does not affect

any of the other dates or requirements in the Court’s scheduling order including, without

limitation, the May 26, 2010 discovery cutoff, the July 26, 2010 deadline for hearing dispositive

motions, the October 25, 2010 pre-trial conference and the January 25, 2011 trial. Except as

expressly stated herein, this stipulation does not augment, impact, change or otherwise affect

the Court’s prior scheduling orders or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that govern this

action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: February 22, 2010

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