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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

IRV #4843-4397-6193 v1 

THOMAS P. HALLINAN, CITY ATTORNEY

CITY OF LIVINGSTON; and 

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP 

MARK J. MULKERIN (Bar No. 166361) 

STEPHEN A. MCEWEN (Bar No. 186512) 

4 Park Plaza, Suite 850 

Irvine, California 92614 

Telephone: (949) 863-3363 

Facsimile: (949) 863-3350 

Attorneys for Defendant CITY OF LIVINGSTON, 

RICHARD N. WARNE, and PAUL CREIGHTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION 

FOSTER POULTRY FARMS, INC., a 

California corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

CITY OF LIVINGSTON; 

RICHARD N. WARNE (individually and in 

his professional capacity as City Manager of 

the City of Livingston); PAUL 

CREIGHTON (individually and in his 

professional capacity as Public Works 

Director of the City of Livingston); and 

DOES 1-30, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:06-CV-00931-OWW-DLB 

Judge Oliver W. Wanger 

Courtroom 3 (7th Floor) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE DATES AND DEADLINES 

CONTAINED IN SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE ORDER; DECLARATION 

OF STEPHEN A. MCEWEN IN SUPPORT 

THEREOF FILED CONCURRENTLY 

WHEREAS, on May 24, 2006, Foster Poultry Farms, Inc. (“Foster Farms”) filed an 

action against the City of Livingston (the “City”) in the Superior Court of the State of California 

for the County of Merced (“State Action”), seeking declaratory relief in connection with a 

dispute between the City and Foster Farms regarding backflow prevention devices at Foster 

Farms’ poultry processing facility in Livingston, California; 

WHEREAS, on July 19, 2006, Foster Farms filed an action in this Court, which it 

amended on October 16, 2006, against Defendants City of Livingston, Richard N. Warne and 

Paul Creighton (the “Federal Action”); 

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WHEREAS, on November 30, 2006, the court in the State Action ordered the Parties to 

complete mediation; 

WHEREAS, this Court issued a Scheduling Conference Order on December 12, 2006; 

WHEREAS, on February 16, 2007, the Parties participated in mediation before the 

Honorable Alfred Chiantelli of ADR Services, Inc., 50 Fremont Street, Suite 2110, San 

Francisco, California 94105; 

WHEREAS, the Parties participated in a second mediation session on April 26, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Parties plan to participate in a third mediation session before Judge 

Chiantelli on June 27, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have used the state court mediation to address all issues between 

them, including the issues raised by the Federal Action, and have attempted to reach a 

comprehensive settlement of all pending disputes between the Parties; 

WHEREAS, the Parties notified the Chambers of Magistrate Judge Beck of the foregoing 

mediation and obtained an alternate Settlement Conference date of June 26, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. 

WHEREAS, the Parties deferred extensive written discovery requests and depositions in 

the Federal Action in anticipation of the April 26th mediation and the possibility of a 

comprehensive settlement, and the Parties remain optimistic that such a comprehensive 

settlement is achievable; 

WHEREAS, in light of the mediation and the Parties’ ongoing efforts to reach a 

comprehensive settlement, the Parties agree that deferral of the relevant discovery cut-off dates, 

motion filing deadlines and hearing dates, pre-trial conference, and trial in the Federal Action 

would be appropriate; 

WHEREAS, there have not been any prior extensions of time in this matter other than the 

continuance of the Settlement Conference; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties as follows: 

1. The Parties shall have up to and including October 10, 2007, by which to 

complete all discovery; 

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2. The Parties shall have up to and including August 13, 2007, by which to disclose 

all expert witnesses in writing. The Parties shall also have up to and including September 13, 

2007, by which to make all supplemental expert witness disclosures. 

3. All Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motions, including any discovery motions, will be 

filed on or before October 1, 2007, and heard on November 5, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. before 

Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck in Courtroom 9. 

4. All Dispositive Pre-Trial Motions are to be filed no later than October 22, 2007, 

and will be heard on December 3, 2007 before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States 

District Court Judge, in Courtroom 3, 7th Floor. 

5. The Pre-Trial Conference shall take place on January 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 3, 7th Floor, before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Court 

Judge. 

6. The trial shall commence on February 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, 7th

Floor, before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Court Judge. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: May __, 2007 THOMAS P. HALLINAN, CITY ATTORNEY 

CITY OF LIVINGSTON; and 

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP 

MARK J. MULKERIN 

By: 

STEPHEN A. MCEWEN 

Attorneys for Defendants 

RICHARD N. WARNE, PAUL CREIGHTON 

and CITY OF LIVINGSTON 

DATED: May ____, 2007 HOWREY LLP 

By: 

STEPHEN R. COOK 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

FOSTER POULTRY FARMS, INC. 

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O R D E R

1. Good cause appearing, the above-written Stipulation is hereby ordered: 

The Parties shall have up to and including October 10, 2007, by which to complete all discovery; 

2. The Parties shall have up to and including August 13, 2007, by which to disclose 

all expert witnesses in writing. The Parties shall also have up to and including September 13, 

2007, by which to make all supplemental expert witness disclosures. 

3. All Non-Dispositive Pre-Trial Motions, including any discovery motions, will be filed 

on or before October 1, 2007, and heard on November 5, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. before Magistrate 

Judge Dennis L. Beck in Courtroom 9. 

4. All Dispositive Pre-Trial Motions are to be filed no later than October 22, 2007, and 

will be heard on December 3, 2007 before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States 

District Court Judge, in Courtroom 3, 7th Floor. 

5. The Pre-Trial Conference shall take place on January 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 3, 7th Floor, before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Court 

Judge. 

6. The trial shall commence on February 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 3, 7th

Floor, before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States District Court Judge. 

Date: ____5/25________, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

 Hon. Oliver W. Wanger, District Court Judge 

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