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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 31:3729 False Claims Act

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Case No.: 2:12-cv-1699 KJM EFB

JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE HEARING OF MOTION FOR SANCTIONS, ECF NO. 275, AND EXTEND RELATED 

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XAVIER BECERRA

Attorney General of California 

VINCENT DICARLO

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

BERNICE L. LOUIE YEW, State Bar No. 114601 

Deputy Attorney General 

E-mail: Bernice.Yew@doj.ca.gov 

EMMANUEL R. SALAZAR, State Bar No. 240794 

Deputy Attorney General 

E-mail: Emmanuel.Salazar@doj.ca.gov 

2329 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95833-4252 

Telephone: (916) 621-1835 

Fax: (916) 274-2929 

Attorneys for State of California 

(Additional counsel listed on signature page)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and the 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., ex rel. LLOYD 

F. SCHMUCKLEY, JR. 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

RITE AID CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No.: 2:12-cv-1699 KJM EFB 

JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE 

HEARING OF MOTION FOR 

SANCTIONS, ECF NO. 275, AND 

EXTEND RELATED DEADLINES; 

[PROPOSED ORDER] 

Current Hearing Date: January 22, 2020 

Proposed Hearing Date: February 26, 

2020 

Hearing Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 8, 13th Floor

STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. LLOYD F. 

SCHMUCKLEY, JR., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 Vs. 

RITE AID CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

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JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE HEARING OF MOTION FOR SANCTIONS, ECF 

NO. 275, AND EXTEND RELATED DEADLINES 

Plaintiff State of California (“California”), qui tam relator Loyd F. Schmuckley, Jr. 

(“Relator”), and defendant Rite Aid Corporation (“Defendant,” and jointly with California and 

Relator, the “Parties”) hereby move to reschedule the hearing of California’s Motion for 

Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Court Order ECF No. 258 relating to Production of 

Documents Responsive to Request for Production of Documents (“RPD”) Nos. 23-26 (Board 

Meeting Agendas and Minutes, ECF No. 275 (“Motion”) from January 22, 2020 to February 26, 

2020; move the deadline for Rite Aid to file its opposition to the Motion from January 15, 2020 to 

February 12, 2020, and move the deadline for California to file its reply to the opposition to the 

Motion from January 17, 2020 to February 19, 2020. This is to allow the Parties additional time 

to analyze the latest status of Rite Aid’s discovery responses and document production and 

informally resolve any pending and further discovery disputes. 

On January 8, 2020, California filed its Motion against Rite Aid. Per Local Rules, Rite 

Aid’s opposition to the Motion is due on January 15, 2020, California’s reply to the opposition is 

due on January 17, 2020, and the hearing of the Motion is scheduled for January 22, 2020; 

On January 10, 2020, Rite Aid produced additional documents and an additional privilege 

log purportedly responsive to RPD Nos. 23-26. On January 10, 2020, Rite Aid produced 

additional documents responsive to other RPD’s, including documents responsive to California’s 

RPD Set No. 7, and Relator’s RPD Set Nos. 2-3. As a result of Rite Aid’s additional productions, 

California and Relator need more time to analyze Rite Aid’s additional responses and documents; 

The Parties agree for the purposes of efficiency and judicial economy that good cause 

exists to move the hearing of California’s Motion and related filing dates to later dates to allow 

the Parties additional time to informally resolve any pending and further discovery disputes. The 

Parties therefore jointly move for an Order extending the deadline for Rite Aid to file its 

opposition to the Motion to February 12, 2020, the deadline for California to file its reply to the 

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opposition to the Motion to February 19, 2020, and the hearing date of the Motion to February 26, 

2020.1 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 1 None of the Parties is waiving any defense, right or claim by filing this joint motion. 

Dated: 1/15/2020 XAVIER BECERRA 

Attorney General of the State of California 

By /s/ Emmanuel R. Salazar 

Emmanuel R. Salazar 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Intervenor STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA 

Dated: 1/15/2020 

WATERS & KRAUS, LLP 

By /s/ Wm. Paul Lawrence, II (authorized on 

1/15/2020) 

Wm. Paul Lawrence, II (Pro hac vice) 

Washington D.C. Metro Office 

37163 Mountville Road 

Middleburg, VA 20117 

Telephone: (540) 687-6999 

Fax: (540) 687-5457 

E-mail: plawrence@waterskraus.com 

Attorneys for Qui Tam Plaintiff 

LOYD F. SCHMUCKLEY, JR. 

Dated: 1/15/2020 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

By /s/ Kevin M. Papay (authorized on 1/15/2020) 

Kevin M. Papay 

One Market, Spear Street Tower 

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596 

Telephone: +1.415.442.1000 

Fax: +1.415.442.1001 

E-mail: Kevin.Papay@morganlewis.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

RITE AID CORPORATION 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

The Court, having considered the Parties’ Joint Motion to Reschedule Hearing of Motion 

for Sanctions, ECF No. 275, and Extend Related Deadlines, finds good cause and ORDERS 

THAT the deadline for Rite Aid Corporation to file its opposition to the Motion for Sanctions 

(ECF No. 275) is extended to February 12, 2020, the deadline for the State of California to file its 

reply to the opposition to the Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 275) is extended to February 19, 

2020, and the hearing date of the Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 275) is moved to February 26, 

2020, 10:00 A.M. in Courtroom 8. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 16, 2020. 

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