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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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Stipulation To Extend Discovery Deadlines; [Proposed] Order

C. Brooks Cutter, SBN 121407 

Kerrie D. Webb, SBN 211444 

KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP 

980 9th Street, Suite 1900 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 448-9800 

Fax: (916) 669-4499 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ASHLEY NIECE, a minor, by and through 

her Guardian ad Litem, Shirley Stember, 

 Plaintiff 

vs. 

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.; SEARS 

HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEARS 

BRANDS, LLC; ELECTROLUX HOME 

PRODUCTS, INC.; AMERICAN YARD 

PRODUCTS, INC.; KOHLER CO; and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-01253-MCE-EFB 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY 

DEADLINES; ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their respective 

attorneys of record, in accordance with Local Rule 83-141, that discovery deadlines related to this 

matter should be extended as described herein, for the following good cause: 

1. The parties have not yet completed non-expert discovery, and are coordinating 

dates for depositions. The depositions of plaintiffs, Ashley Niece and Shirley Stember, and 

witnesses William Niece, Christine Niece and Robert Niece, previously noticed by defendants, 

were unilaterally cancelled due to family medical reasons for plaintiff’s counsel, and certain 

witnesses. 

2. Plaintiff Ashley Niece lives out of state, and counsel for the parties are in the meet 

and confer process regarding the scheduling of her deposition. Shirley Stember is Ashley Niece’s 

legal guardian, and counsel for the parties are in the meet and confer process regarding the 

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scheduling of her deposition. 

3. Plaintiff intends to take the depositions of defense witnesses, many of which will 

likely take place out of state. 

4. The parties stipulate and propose that the following deadlines be continued: 

a. The discovery cut-off, currently set for September 28, 2007, should be 

continued to December 15, 2007. 

b. The designation of expert witnesses, currently set for November 28, 2007, 

should be continued to December 18, 2007. 

c. All expert discovery should be completed by February 28, 2008. 

d. All dispositive motions should be heard no later than April 28, 2008. 

 5. The parties are not requesting a continuance of the pretrial conference set for May 

12, 2008, nor of the trial date set for June 25, 2008. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that a signature by facsimile shall be deemed counsel’s 

original signature. 

 Respectfully Submitted, 

Dated: September_____, 2007 KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP 

 By:______/S/_______________________________

 C. BROOKS CUTTER 

KERRIE WEBB 

 Attorneys for plaintiff 

ASHLEY NIECE, a minor by and through 

her Guardian ad Litem, Shirley Stember 

Dated: September_____, 2007 PORTER SCOTT 

 By: :___/S/_________________________________

 CARL CALNERO 

MARTIN JENSEN 

 Attorney for Defendants 

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.; SEARS 

HOLDINGS CORPORATION; SEARS 

BRANDS, LLC; and HUSQVARNA 

OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, INC. 

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Stipulation To Extend Discovery Deadlines; [Proposed] Order

ORDER

 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, 

 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above Stipulation between all parties is approved, 

and the new dates pertaining to the above-referenced action shall be set forth in accordance with 

the above stipulation between the parties. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the 5/9/2008 Final Pretrial Conference is continued to 

9/19/2008, the Joint Final Pretrial Statement is due not later than 9/5/2008 and the 6/16/2008 Jury 

Trial is continued to 11/3/2008. 

DATED: October 3, 2007 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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