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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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ROBERT SALINAS, SBN 184260 

PAMELA KONG, SBN 220912 

SUNDEEN SALINAS & PYLE 

1330 Broadway, Suite 1830 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: 510.663.9240 

Telefax: 510.663.9241 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HECTOR MALDONADO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

HECTOR MALDONADO 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH 

INCORPORATED and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

Case No. C 05-01644-MMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL DATE AND 

ASSOCIATED CASE MANAGEMENT 

DEADLINES

The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

 WHEREAS, the Court has set a trial date and case management deadlines in this matter; 

 WHEREAS, the two main actors in this matter, plaintiff and plaintiff’s supervisor, have been 

deposed and one other member of defendant’s management team will be deposed by January 26, 2006; 

 WHEREAS, this matter involves a significant number of decision-makers and witnesses (Seven 

additional depositions are currently set, with at least three more anticipated.), including expert witnesses, 

because computer issues are involved, as well as damages witnesses, including psychological damage; 

 WHEREAS, a number of depositions have and will be set as expert disclosure deadlines 

approach, such that the parties will incur significant attorney fees and costs; 

AND ORDER THEREON

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 WHEREAS, the parties have exchanged extensive paper discovery, including a computer harddrive, CDs with internet histories, Merrill Lynch’s policies and the like; 

 WHEREAS, plaintiffs have propounded requests for additional documents and things, including 

all of the computer hard-drives at plaintiff’s former branch office; 

 WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in several discussions and agree that the completion of 

discovery will result in substantial and expenditure of attorney fees and out-of-pocket costs; 

 WHEREAS, the parties further agree that if there is a chance for informal resolution, the time is 

now, before these considerable costs and fees are incurred by the parties; 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to this court’s order, the parties have agreed upon and have selected for 

mediation, Hon. Richard Hodge, Retired Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court and a mediation 

date has been scheduled for March 1, 2006; 

 WHEREAS, an informal resolution will conserve the time and resources of the parties and of the 

court;

 WHEREAS, it is impossible for the parties to complete mediation and discovery without 

incurring considerable costs and attorney time under the current scheduling order; the parties 

respectfully request that this court reconsider the parties’ prior request, and continue the trial for 60 days 

to the week of August 7, 2006, or to the next available date thereafter convenient to the court, and adjust 

the scheduling order accordingly. Alternatively, the parties respectfully request that this court extend 

the current scheduling order as follows: 

 (1) the parties will disclose experts by February 27, 2006, or the next available date 

thereafter convenient to the court;

(2) the parties will designate rebuttal experts by March 17, 2006, or the next available 

date thereafter convenient to the court;

(3) the parties will conclude non-expert discovery on March 27, 2006, or the next 

available date thereafter convenient to the court;

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 (4) the parties will conclude expert discovery on April 24, 2006, or the next available 

date thereafter convenient to the court;

(5) dispositive motions shall be filed no later than May 9, 2006, or the next available date 

thereafter convenient to the court.

 Respectfully submitted,

DATED: January ___, 2006 SUNDEEN SALINAS AND PYLE 

ROBERT SALINAS 

PAMELA KONG 

By:___________________________________

ROBERT SALINAS 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HECTOR MALDONADO 

DATED: January ___, 2006 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

TERRY E. SANCHEZ 

AILSA W. CHANG 

By:

TERRY E. SANCHEZ 

Attorneys for Defendants 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & 

SMITH INCORPORATED 

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ORDER OF THE COURT

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

(1) The jury trial currently scheduled for Monday, June 5, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. be continued to 

___________________ 2006 at 9:00 a.m. 

(2) The parties will conclude non-expert discovery on _______________________, 2006. 

(3)The parties will designate experts no later than __________________________, 2006. 

(4) Expert rebuttals will be filed no later than ______________________________, 2006. 

(5)The parties will conclude expert discovery on ____________________________, 2006. 

(6) Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than __________________________, 2006. 

(7) Further status conference statements will be due than _____________________, 2006. 

(8) A further status conference currently scheduled for March 3, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. will be continued to 

____________________________, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. 

(9) Lead trial counsel shall meet and confer no later than ____________________, 2006. 

The parties having failed to show good cause for a continuance of the trial date,

remains unchanged.

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(10) The pretrial conference date currently scheduled for May 23, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. is hereby continued 

to than ____________________________, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. 

Dated: _________________ __________________________________________ 

 The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney 

remains unchanged.

January 27, 2006

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