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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) - 

CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY

& SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 981-7210 

KHALDOUN A. BAGHDADI (State Bar #190111) 

kbaghdadi@walkuplawoffice.com 

VALERIE N. ROSE (State Bar #272566) 

vrose@walkuplawoffice.com 

KELLY L. GANCI (State Bar #335658) 

kganci@walkuplawoffice.com 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

S.O., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM LOLITA O’NEAL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

S.O., a minor, by and through her 

Guardian Ad Litem, LOLITA O’NEAL, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT; 

MICHELLE WINBERG; LAURA 

HENDRIX; DUSTIN HALEY and DOES 

1-100, 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION 

AND ORDER TO MODIFY 

SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) 

District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta 

Magistrate Judge Allison Claire 

Date Filed: 03/03/2023 

Trial Date: 03/03/2025

The Parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby jointly stipulate and 

request the Court enter an order as follows. 

WHEREAS: 

1. The parties are engaged in an ongoing discovery dispute which is the 

subject of a pending motion (Dkt. 47) filed by Defendant Rescue Union School District 

seeking reconsideration of the Magistrate’s order compelling production of unredacted 

evidence (Dkt. 45); 

2. Defendant has not yet completed its court-ordered production of documents 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET, 26TH FLOOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108-2615 

T: (415) 981-7210 · F: (415) 391-6965 

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AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) - 

CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY

& SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 981-7210 

responsive to Plaintiff’s First Set of Request for Production of Documents1 which was due 

February 29, 2024 (Dkt. 33 p.4:4-6) and it is anticipated that Defendant will not make 

that production until the Court rules on the Motion for Reconsideration presently 

pending; 

3. Without a complete production of evidence without redaction, the minor 

Plaintiff has been unable to proceed with depositions, evaluate the case for settlement, or 

engage in expert discovery; 

4. Defendants received Plaintiff S.O.’s first supplemental disclosure of 1,428 

documents on May 2, 2024 and will need additional time to review the documents to 

prepare follow-up discovery; 

5. The deposition of Guardian Ad Litem, Lolita O’Neal scheduled for April 12, 

2024, was taken off calendar by Plaintiff’s counsel and the next soonest date of 

availability for all Parties was May 14, 2024; 

6. Under the current deadlines, lay discovery closes in one month, on May 30 

2024. Even if depositions were to be completed prior to the May 30, 2024 deadline, the 

Parties would have insufficient time to propound additional written discovery or to notice 

additional witnesses as necessary; 

7. The Parties hereby jointly stipulate and request that the deadlines as set 

forth in the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 36) be modified and extended 60 days as set forth 

below: 

Deadline Current Proposed 

Lay Discovery Cutoff 05/30/2024 07/30/2024 

Expert Disclosure + Reports 06/27/2024 08/27/2024 

Rebuttal Disclosure + Reports 07/25/2024 09/25/2024 

Expert Discovery Cutoff 08/22/2024 10/25/2024 

Motion Filing Deadline 09/02/2024 11/04/2024 

Dispositive Motion Hearing Deadline 10/17/2024 12/19/2024 at 1:30 

p.m. 

Joint Pretrial Statement/ MILS 12/5/2024 02/05/2025 

1 RFPD Set One was served July 6, 2023

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AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) - 

CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY

& SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 981-7210 

Final Pretrial Conference Hearing 01/16/2025 03/13/2025 at 1:30 

p.m. 

Jury Trial 03/03/2025 05/05/2025 

8. This is the Parties’ second request to modify the scheduling order. 

9. Good cause supports this joint request, as the pre-trial modifications would 

allow the parties to complete fact discovery needed for trial or pre-trial resolution. The 

parties cannot adequately prepare the case for trial without additional time to complete 

discovery. 

10. The Parties respectfully submit that this modification will better allow 

them to resolve outstanding issues, complete discovery and prepare the case for trial. 

The parties may need to request additional time, pending resolution of Defendant Rescue 

Union School District’s Motion for Reconsideration. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: May 03, 2024 WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER

By: /s/ Kelly L. Ganci 

 KHALDOUN A. BAGHDADI 

VALERIE N. ROSE 

KELLY L. GANCI 

Attorneys for PLAINTIFF 

S.O., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM LOLITA O’NEAL 

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AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) - 

CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY

& SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 981-7210 

Dated: May 03,2024 SPINELLI DONALD & NOTT

By: /s/ Carter J. Nott

 ROSS R. NOTT 

CARTER J. NOTT 

Attorneys for DEFENDANT 

RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

MICHELLE WINBERG, LAURA HENDRIX 

AND DUSTIN HALEY 

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AMENDED JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER (Dkt. 36) - 

CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00406-DJC-AC 

LAW OFFICES OF 

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY

& SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108 

(415) 981-7210 

ORDER 

Having considered the stipulated request of the parties, and with good cause 

appearing, the Court orders as follows: 

1. Lay Discovery Period: The deadline to complete lay discovery shall be 

extended sixty days, from May 30, 2024 to July 30, 2024. 

2. Initial Expert Disclosure: The deadline to exchange initial expert 

disclosure and reports shall be extended sixty days, from June 27, 2024 to August 27, 

2024. 

3. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure: The deadline to exchange rebuttal expert 

reports shall be extended sixty days, from July 25, 2024 to September 25, 2024. 

4. Expert Discovery Period: The deadline to complete expert discovery shall 

be extended sixty days, from August 22, 2024 to October 25, 2024. 

5. Motion Filing Deadline: The deadline to file motions, including dispositive 

motions, shall be extended sixty days, from September 2, 2024 to November 4, 2024. 

6. Dispositive Motion Hearing Deadline: The deadline for hearing dispositive 

motions shall be extended sixty days, from October 17, 2024 to December 19, 2024 at 

1:30 PM. 

7. Final Pretrial Conference Hearing: The deadline for hearing dispositive 

motions shall be extended sixty days, from January 16, 2025 to March 13, 2025 at 1:30 

PM. 

8. Jury Trial: The Trial date shall be extended sixty days, from March 3, 2025 

to May 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 7, 2024 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta 

 THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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