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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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James K. Ward, Esq. (SBN 117639) 

Daniel P. Jay, Esq. (SBN 215860) 

EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & SCOFFIELD, LLP 

745 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916)923-1600 

Facsimile: (916)923-1616 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Peninsula Fire District 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TOBIAS BECK, 

 Plaintiff, 

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PENINSULA FIRE DISTRICT, and DOES 1 

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Case No. 2:13-CV-01644-JAM-AC 

STIPULATION AND DECLARATION; 

ORDER RE AMENDED PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER 

Before the Honorable John A. Mendez 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiff, TOBIAS BECK, by and through his 

attorneys, and Defendant, PENINSULA FIRE DISTRICT, by and through its attorneys, that the 

pre-trial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Expert witness disclosure deadline: October 2, 2015. 

 Rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline: October 23, 2015. 

 Discovery to be completed by: November 6, 2015. 

 Dispositive motion filing deadline: December 30, 2015. 

 Dispositive motion hearing date: January 27, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. 

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 Joint pretrial statement due: March 9, 2016. 

 Pretrial conference: March 16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. 

 Trial: April 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. 

This stipulation is based upon the following facts which the parties submit show good 

cause to adjust the pretrial scheduling order: 

 1. That on March 3, 2014, the Court established a discovery cutoff date of July 13, 

2015. 

 2. Since the initiation of this case, the parties have engaged in extensive written 

discovery including exchanges of written special interrogatories and requests for production of 

documents. However, despite this diligence, the depositions of Defendant’s Fire Chief and 

Assistant Fire Chief were not able to be scheduled until July 9, 2015 and July 10, 2015 

respectively. Furthermore, due to the Plaintiff’s unavailability to have his deposition taken due 

to medical treatment and a move out of the area, his deposition will not be held until July 8, 

2015. Therefore, it is submitted that despite the parties’ diligence, there remains important 

discovery to be conducted, the results of which will guide the parties in their decision on what 

types of expert witnesses to disclose. 

 3. Since the date of this Court’s March 3, 2014 scheduling order, the parties have 

met and conferred regarding the disclosure of expert witnesses and have come to the conclusion 

that it would save both parties significant amounts of money and effort if experts were disclosed 

at a later date. Such an arrangement would allow normal discovery to be completed and will 

likely narrow the type of experts necessary and also narrow the scope of expert testimony. This 

arrangement will also allow the parties the opportunity to discuss possible settlement 

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negotiations and allow Plaintiff sufficient time to apply for disability retirement and a decision to 

be rendered thereon. 

 4. Based on the foregoing, the parties submit that good cause exists to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order as follows: expert witness disclosure deadline to October 2, 2015; 

rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline to October 23, 2015; discovery to be completed by 

November 6, 2015; dispositive motion filing deadline to December 30, 2015; dispositive motion 

hearing date to January 27, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.; joint pretrial statement due on March 9, 2016; 

pretrial conference on March 16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.; and trial on April 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. 

Good cause exists because an amendment to the scheduling order will cause no prejudice to 

either party since both parties have agreed to the continuance and the parties have confirmed 

with the Court the availability of these new dates. 

 5. The parties agree that this stipulation is valid under Local Rule 143. 

 IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: July 1, 2015 EVANS, WIECKOWSKI, WARD & 

 SCOFFIELD, LLP 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 ___________________________________ 

 JAMES K. WARD 

 DANIEL JAY 

 Attorneys for Defendant PENINSULA 

 FIRE DISTRICT, ROBERT PHILLIPS and 

 GARY PINI 

Dated: July 1, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH 

 /s/ Larry L. Baumbach 

 _________________________________________ 

 LARRY L. BAUMBACH attorney for Plaintiff 

 TOBIAS BECK 

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DECLARATION OF DANIEL JAY

 I, Daniel Jay, do hereby declare and say the following: 

1. I am one of the attorneys of record for the Defendant in the above-entitled action. 

I have prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the 

pretrial scheduling order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true 

and correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on July 1, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 _____________________________ 

 Daniel Jay 

DECLARATION OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH

 I, Larry L. Baumbach, do hereby declare and say the following: 

I am the attorney of record for the Plaintiff in the above-entitled action. I have prepared 

this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ request to adjust the pretrial scheduling 

order in this matter. The facts stated in the stipulation set forth above are true and correct and 

based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties are true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on July 1, 2015 in Chico, CA. 

 /s/ Larry L. Baumbach 

 _____________________________ 

 Larry L. Baumbach 

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ORDER

 Based upon the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Court orders that 

the pretrial scheduling order be amended as follows: 

 Expert witness disclosure deadline: October 2, 2015. 

 Rebuttal expert witness disclosure deadline: October 23, 2015. 

 Discovery to be completed by: November 6, 2015. 

 Dispositive motion filing deadline: December 30, 2015. 

 Dispositive motion hearing date: January 27, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. 

 Joint pretrial statement due: March 9, 2016. 

 Pretrial conference: March 16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. 

 Trial: April 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 7/8/2015 

 /s/ John A. Mendez_____________ 

 United States District Court Judge 

 

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