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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

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JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

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Trenton H. Norris (CA Bar No. 164781) 

trent.norris@hoganlovells.com 

David M. Barnes (CA Bar No. 318547) 

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 

4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3500 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: (415) 374-2300 

Facsimile: (415) 374-2499 

Attorneys for California Chamber of Commerce

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROB BONTA, IN HIS OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:19-cv-02019-DJC-JDP 

JOINT STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

Judge: Hon. Daniel J. Calabretta 

Action Filed: October 7, 2019 

SAC Filed: April 19, 2023 

Hearing: May 9, 2023 

 

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JOINT STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, the Court finalized its Scheduling Order on September 7, 2023 (ECF No. 

248); 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff California Chamber of Commerce, Defendant Rob Bonta, in his 

official capacity as Attorney General of California, and Defendant-Intervenor Council for 

Education and Research on Toxics (collectively, the “Parties”) have made no prior requests for 

extensions or modifications to the Scheduling Order; 

WHEREAS, counsel for Defendant have trials in other cases in late April 2024 that 

conflict with the motion briefing deadlines in the Scheduling Order, and the parties have agreed it 

will be beneficial to extend the briefing schedule; 

WHEREAS, due to the Court’s order granting the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF 

No. 114) by Plaintiff, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld on March 17, 

2022, see Cal. Chamber of Commerce v. Council for Educ. & Rsch. on Toxics, 29 F.4th 468 (9th 

Cir. 2022), the status quo ante is preserved, insofar as possible, during the pendency of the 

proceedings in this action; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred on modifications to the Scheduling Order 

and have negotiated a briefing schedule for the anticipated summary judgment motion(s) that they 

request the Court consider; 

WHEREAS, the Court has not yet set a trial date or final pretrial conference date; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the Parties, by and through their respective 

attorneys of record, and subject to the approval of the Court, that the Scheduling Order shall be 

modified as follows: 

1. The deadline to disclose expert witnesses, previously set for November 17, 2023, be 

moved to December 15, 2023; 

2. The deadline to disclose expert witnesses for rebuttal purposes, previously set for 

December 15, 2023, be moved to January 19, 2024; 

3. The cutoff for fact discovery remain as January 12, 2024; 

4. The cutoff for all expert discovery, previously set for January 12, 2024, be moved to 

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March 15, 2024; 

5. The deadline to file any motions (except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications), previously set for March 22, 

2024, be moved to May 10, 2024;

6. The hearing on any such motions (except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications), previously set for May 9, 2024 at 

1:30 PM, be moved to September 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM, or the next available date for 

the Court; 

7. Consistent with the foregoing, the Parties have agreed to the following briefing 

schedule on the motion(s) for summary judgment: 

a. Defendant will inform Plaintiff by April 26, 2024 whether he plans to file a crossmotion for summary judgment; 

b. Plaintiff will file its Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) by May 10, 2024; 

c. Defendant will file his opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion, as well as any crossmotion for summary judgment, by June 21, 2024; 

d. Plaintiff will file its reply in support of its Motion, and its opposition to any crossmotion, by July 26, 2024; 

e. Defendant will file his reply in support of his cross-motion, if any, by August 16, 

2024. 

Dated: November 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

By: /s/ Trenton H. Norris 

Trenton H. Norris 

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 

Four Embarcadero Center, 35th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-4024 

Tel: (415) 374-2300 

trent.norris@hoganlovells.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff California Chamber of 

Commerce 

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Dated: November 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

ROB BONTA 

Attorney General of California 

LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

By: /s/ Megan K. Hey 

MEGAN HEY

RAFAEL HURTADO 

Deputy Attorneys General 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 

300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 

Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230 

Telephone: (213) 269-6344 

E-mail: Megan.Hey@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Rob Bonta, Attorney General of 

the State of California 

Dated: November 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

 

By: /s/ Raphael Metzger 

Raphael Metzger, Esq. 

Scott Brust, Esq. 

METZGER LAW GROUP 

A Professional Law Corporation 

401 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 800 

Long Beach, CA 90802 

Tel: (562) 437-4499 

rmetzger@toxictorts.com 

Attorneys for Intervenor-Defendant, Council for 

Education and Research on Toxics 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Based on the Joint Stipulation of the Parties, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS 

ORDERED that the Scheduling Order be modified as follows: 

1. The deadline to disclose expert witnesses, previously set for November 17, 2023, 

be moved to December 15, 2023; 

2. The deadline to disclose expert witnesses for rebuttal purposes, previously set 

for December 15, 2023, be moved to January 19, 2024; 

3. The cutoff for fact discovery remain as January 12, 2024; 

4. The cutoff for all expert discovery, previously set for January 12, 2024, be moved 

to March 15, 2024; 

5. The deadline to file any motions (except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications), previously set for March 22, 

2024, be moved to May 10, 2024; 

6. The hearing on any such motions (except motions for continuances, temporary 

restraining orders, or other emergency applications), previously set for May 9, 

2024 at 1:30 PM, be moved to September 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM; 

7. Consistent with the foregoing, the following briefing schedule shall apply to any 

motion(s) for summary judgment: 

a. Defendant will inform Plaintiff by April 26, 2024 whether he plans to file a 

cross-motion for summary judgment; 

b. Plaintiff will file its Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) by May 

10, 2024; 

c. Defendant will file his opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion, as well as any 

cross-motion for summary judgment, by June 21, 2024; 

d. Plaintiff will file its reply in support of its Motion, and its opposition to any 

cross-motion, by July 26, 2024; 

e. Defendant will file his reply in support of his cross-motion, if any, by 

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August 16, 2024. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 9, 2023 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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