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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND CUTOFF FOR DISCOVERY 

AND DISCOVERY MOTION

S0461004/1865786-1

Case No. 2:13-CV-00865-MCE-EFB

STIMMEL, STIMMEL & SMITH

A Professional Corporation

LEE D. STIMMEL, ESQ. (State Bar No. 58405)

e-mail: lstimmel@stimmel-law.com

155 Montgomery Street, 12th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104-3973

Telephone: (415) 392-2018

Facsimile: (415) 391-2124

ARCHER NORRIS LLP

SETH J. SCHWARTZ (State Bar No. 103357)

e-mail: sschwartz@archernorris.com

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 930-6600

Facsimile: (925) 930-6620

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants

KRISTI VERMA, VISHAL VERMA AND ZENTEK 

CORPORATION, a California Corporation,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KRISTI VERMA, et al.

Plaintiffs,

v.

EFRAT OKEV, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-CV-00865-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND CUTOFF FOR DISCOVERY 

AND DISCOVERY MOTION

EFRAT OKEV, et al.

 Counterclaimants,

 v.

KRISTI VERMA, et al,

 Counterdefendants.

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STIPULATION TO EXTEND CUTOFF FOR DISCOVERY 

AND DISCOVERY MOTION

S0461004/1865786-1

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Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants Kristi Verma, Vishal Verma, and Zentek Corporation

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) requested a 60-day extension of time to hold open non-expert

discovery. Defendants and counterclaimants are amenable to such an extension.

The parties attended a settlement conference in this lawsuit for breach of fiduciary duty, 

misappropriation of corporate assets and other related causes of action, in addition to a crosscomplaint for involuntary corporate dissolution and indemnification, on June 9, 2014. The case 

did not settle at that time. The case involves voluminous and extensive electronic discovery being 

sought by both sides. There are numerous witnesses; the defendants live in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Counsel are in the process of exchanging documents, meeting and conferring re documents and 

working to set the parties’ depositions, including those in the Midwest. The parties need an 

opportunity to analyze the documents before going forward with the depositions. Thousands of 

pages of documents are involved. Further, it may be necessary to notice additional depositions of 

several other witnesses, also located in the Midwest, depending on the parties’ deposition 

testimony.

Defendants have produced thousands of pages of imaged documents that are being 

reviewed and in excess of 51,000 electronic files and may produce additional files. Plaintiffs are 

in the process of producing significant volumes of ESI. Each side is working with computer 

consultants to expedite the discovery of ESI and to minimize the cost. The parties have worked 

diligently to identify the relevant and responsive discovery materials, including ESI, and are 

working cooperatively to prepare the case for trial.

Counsel have agreed on a 60 day discovery extension. This extension will not interfere 

with any of the court’s pre—trial dates.

Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 16(b) and Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby collectively agree and 

stipulate to the following:

1. The time for all parties to complete non-expert discovery shall be extended to 

October 21, 2014.

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Dated: July 21, 2014 ARCHER NORRIS, PLC

By: /s/ SETH J. SCHWARTZ

ORIGINAL SIGNATURE ON ECF-SUBMITTED 

VERSION

Seth J. Schwartz

Co-Counsel for Plaintiffs and Counterdefendants

Kristi Verma, Vishal Verma, and Zentek Corporation

Dated: July 21, 2014 PFEIFFER FITZGIBBON & ZIONTZ LLP

By: /s/ THOMAS N. FITZGIBBON

Thomas N. FitzGibbon

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants

Efrat Okev and Lloyd Burton

 ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2014

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