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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441nr Notice of Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAM BECKMAN AND LINDA GANDARA, 

individuals, on behalf of themselves, and all 

persons similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ARIZONA CANNING COMPANY, LLC AND 

DOES 1-10 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 16cv2792-JAH(BLM) 

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO 

CONINTUE DATES DUE TO COVID-19 

PANDEMIC 

[ECF No. 50] 

 

On March 30, 2020, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Continue Dates Due to COVD-19 

Pandemic. ECF No. 50. The parties seek to continue the deadlines for expert designations, 

rebuttal expert designations, and filing a motion for class certification by ninety days and the 

deadline for Defendant to file a motion to compel by thirty-three days. Id. at 2. In support, the 

parties state that because 1) President Donald Trump proclaimed a national emergency due to 

COVID-19, 2) “[c]ourts, businesses, and borders have been shut down or are operating on a 

limited or restricted basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” and 3) “Chief United States District 

Judge Larry Alan Burns issued Emergency Order 18, as amended on March 23, 2020,” the 

parties’ ability to travel and conduct depositions has been hampered. Id. at 2-3. The parties 

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further state that Plaintiffs’ counsel has had difficulty communicating with their client who resides 

in Tijuana, Mexico, Plaintiff Beckman and Plaintiffs’ counsel are in groups that are at high risk 

for contracting COVID-19, and that Plaintiffs’ counsel, Mr. Pettersen, has recently undergone 

heart surgery and suffered the loss of his son. Id. at 3. The parties note that they have been 

diligent in their discovery efforts and that the requested continuance “also contemplates that 

the parties will engage in a pre-certification mediation effort.” Id. at 4. 

Good cause appearing, the parties’ motion is GRANTED as follows: 

1. The parties must designate their respective experts on class certification issues in 

writing by July 16, 2020. 

2. The date for exchange of rebuttal experts shall be by August 6, 2020. 

3. Plaintiffs must file their motion for class certification on or before September 17, 

2020. 

4. The parties are ORDERED to contact the chambers of Judge Major within five 

days of the District Judge's ruling on the motion for class certification in order to set the 

remaining case deadlines. 

5. Defendant Arizona Canning Company, LLC must file any motion to compel related 

to Plaintiffs' Rule 26(a) disclosures and Rule 26(e) obligations on or before April 30, 2020. 

All other guidelines and requirements previously set remain the same. See ECF No. 49. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 3/31/2020 

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