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Parties Involved:
Nathan Lenard
Plaintiff
Sherwin-Williams Company
Defendant

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Case No. 2:13-CV-02548-KJM-AC

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS AND STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; 

ORDER

KEVIN D. REESE, State Bar No. 172992

kevin.reese@ogletreedeakins.com 

TIMOTHY L. REED, State Bar No. Bar No. 258034 

timothy.reed@ogletreedeakins.com 

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 

Steuart Tower, Suite 1300 

One Market Plaza 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.442.4810 

Facsimile: 415.442.4870 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 

LAWRANCE A. BOHM, State Bar No. 208716 

lbohm@bohmlaw.com 

BOHN LAW GROUP 

4600 Northgate Blvd., Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95834 

Telephone: 916.927.5574 

Facsimile: 916.927.2046 

ERIK ROPER, State Bar No. 259756 

erik@eroperlaw.com 

THE LAW OFFICE OF ERIK ROPER 

2121 Natomas Crossing Drive, Suite 200-117 

Sacramento, CA 95834 

Telephone: 916.281.8249 

Facsimile: 916.527.0118 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NATHAN LENARD 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NATHAN LENARD, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, and 

DOES 1-100, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:13-CV-02548-KJM-AC 

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS 

AND STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; 

[PROPOSED ORDER] 

Action Filed: May 15, 2013 

Trial Date: May 23, 2016 

 

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1 Case No. 2:13-CV-02548-KJM-AC

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS AND STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; 

ORDER

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) and the Court’s Standing Order, 

Plaintiff Nathan Lenard (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant The Sherwin-Williams Company 

(“Defendant”) submit the following notice of settlement efforts and stipulation to modify the 

Court’s June 18, 2015 and September 28, 2015 pretrial scheduling orders (Dkt. Nos. 26 and 28). 

On June 18, 2015, the Court graciously modified the pretrial case schedule in the instant 

action pursuant to the parties’ stipulation. (Dkt. No. 26.) On September 28, 2015, the Court 

granted the parties’ request that the expert discovery deadlines in this matter be continued until 

after the hearing on Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. No. 28.) As of the date of 

this stipulation, the following dates and deadlines remain in the instant action: 

 Deadline for expert designation: March 31, 2016 

 Deadline for supplemental expert designation: April 29, 2016 

 Deadline for completion of expert discovery: May 13, 2016 

 Deadline for submission of joint conference statement: May 19, 2016 

 Final pretrial conference: June 9, 2016 

 Deadline for submission of trial briefs: June 27, 2016 

 Trial: July 11, 2016 

On March 11, 2016, the Court heard Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 

Subsequently, the parties began discussing a potential pretrial resolution of this matter. The parties 

are currently seeking a mediator but believe that it may take up to 120 days based on conflicts and 

mediator availability to hold a mediation. 

To allow the parties sufficient time to resolve this matter in a manner that conserves their 

and the Court’s time and resources, the parties respectfully request that all pending deadlines and 

dates be continued as follows to allow the parties an attempt at mediation and to avoid conflicts 

with existing matters: 

 Deadline for expert designation continued from March 31, 2016 to June 3, 2016. 

 Deadline for supplemental expert designation continued from April 29, 2016 to 

July 1, 2016. 

 Deadline for completion of expert discovery continued from May 13, 2016 to 

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS AND STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; 

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August 1, 2016. 

 Deadline for submission of joint conference statement continued from May 19, 2016 to 

August 15, 2016. 

 Final pretrial conference continued from June 9, 2016 to October 11, 2016. 

 Deadline for submission of trial briefs continued from June 27, 2016 to 

November 4, 2016. 

 Trial continued from July 11, 2016 to November 18, 2016. 

DATED: March 25, 2016 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & 

STEWART, P.C. 

By: /s/ Kevin D. Reese 

Kevin D. Reese 

Timothy L. Reed 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 

DATED: March 25, 2016 LAW OFFICE OF ERIK M. ROPER 

By: /s/ Erik M. Roper (as authorized on 3/24/2016)

Erik M. Roper 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

NATHAN LENARD 

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Case No. 2:13-CV-02548-KJM-AC

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT EFFORTS AND STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER; 

ORDER

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, the court GRANTS the parties’ stipulation to modify the Pretrial 

Scheduling Order (ECF No. 45), as modified to conform to the court’s calendar. Accordingly, the 

case schedule is modified as follows: 

 The deadline for expert designation is continued from March 31, 2016 to June 3, 2016. 

 The deadline for supplemental expert designation is continued from April 29, 2016 to 

July 1, 2016. 

 The deadline to complete expert discovery is continued from May 13, 2016 to 

August 1, 2016. 

 The deadline to submit a joint final pretrial conference statement is continued from May 

19, 2016 to September 16, 2016. 

 The final pretrial conference is continued from June 9, 2016 to October 7, 2016 at 

10:00 a.m.

 The deadline to submit trial briefs is continued from June 27, 2016 to 

November 14, 2016. 

 Jury trial is continued from July 11, 2016 to November 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. 

The court will not adjudicate defendant’s pending motion for summary judgment (ECF 

No. 39) until the court is notified whether settlement is achieved. The court will not grant future 

requests to modify the case schedule absent extraordinary circumstances. 

DATED: March 28, 2016 

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