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Parties Involved:
CTC Services, INC.
Defendant
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND 

DEADLINES PERTAINING TO EXPERT DISCOVERY AND EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

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Benjamin R. Trachtman, Esq. [SBN 137458]

btrachtman@trachtmanlaw.com

Ryan M. Craig, Esq. [SBN 220648]

rcraig@trachtmanlaw.com

TRACHTMAN & TRACHTMAN, LLP

23046 Avenida De La Carlota, Suite 300

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Telephone: (949) 282-0100

Facsimile: (949) 282-0111

Attorneys for Plaintiff SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DIVISION OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CTC SERVICES, INC.,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:14−CV−00682−TLN−EFB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER TO 

EXTEND DEADLINES PERTAINING TO 

EXPERT DISCOVERY AND EXPERT 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

This Stipulation is made by and between Plaintiff Siemens Industry, Inc.

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant CTC Services, Inc. (“Defendant”), in light of the following 

facts:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, this Court entered its Order re: Status (Pretrial Scheduling) 

Conference on May 30, 2014 (“Order”), Docket Number 11;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Order, the parties are to disclose experts and to 

produce expert reports in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) no 

later than April 22, 2015 and with regard to expert testimony intended solely for rebuttal 

on or before May 22, 2015 and with all discovery to be completed by May 22, 2015;

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WHEREAS, the Parties have initiated discussions for potential settlement 

amongst counsel;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of potential settlement, the Parties have scheduled a 

mediation for April 20, 2015, engaging the services of Mediator Kenneth Malovos, 

Esq., but need additional time to determine whether a settlement can be reached in 

this case;

WHEREAS, the Parties recognize that the insurance policies procured by 

Defendant for the claims being made by Plaintiff are not currently providing a defense 

to Defendant, and the Parties recognize the necessity of obtaining the cooperation for 

coverage from the applicable insurance carriers to fully resolve the alleged damages 

from Plaintiff;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to focus their resources on obtaining insurance 

coverage for the claims from either or both involved policies and carriers and to 

minimize expenditure of resources and reserve available moneys to settle their dispute 

rather than incur costs on expert reports and expert discovery at this time, particularly 

with the Final Status Conference not scheduled until October 19, 2015 and the Trial not 

scheduled until January 20, 2016;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that it would be in their collective best interests to

extend the current deadlines contained in the Order as follows:

(a) The deadline to disclose experts and produce reports in accordance 

with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) to be extended from April 22, 2015 to 

August 14, 2015;

(b) The deadline to disclose expert testimony and produce reports 

intended solely for rebuttal purposes in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 26(a)(2) shall be extended from May 22, 2015 to September 4, 2015;

(c) All expert discovery, as set forth in the Court’s Order, shall be so 

conducted so as to be completed by September 21, 2015;

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff and Defendant agree to use the extension of time afforded 

by this Stipulation to explore and focus efforts on coverage and settlement of their 

dispute;

WHEREAS, the proposed stipulated modification of the terms Court’s May 30, 

2014 Order will not delay or prejudice the timely resolution of this case in the event the 

settlement negotiations prove unsuccessful inasmuch as this case is not set for Trial 

until January 20, 2016, and the Parties are not seeking to change the Trial Date.

STIPULATION

WHEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN 

PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT THAT:

(a) The parties shall disclose experts and produce reports in accordance with 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) no later than August 14, 2015; 

(b) Expert testimony and reports intended solely for rebuttal purposes shall be 

disclosed and reports produced in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(2) on or before September 4, 2015; and

(c) All expert discovery shall be conducted so as to be completed by September 

21, 2015.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: April 14, 2015 TRACHTMAN & TRACHTMAN, LLP

By:___/s/___________________________

Benjamin R. Trachtman

Ryan M. Craig

23046 Avenida De La Carlota, Suite 300

Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Email: btrachtman@trachtmanlaw.com

Telephone: (949) 282-0100

Facsimile: (949) 282-0111

 Attorneys for Plaintiff SIEMENS INDUSTRY, 

 INC.

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DATED: April 14, 2015 REYNOLDS MADDUX, LLP

By:___

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Phillip J. Maddux

500 Auburn Folsom Road, Suite 210

Auburn, CA 95603

Email: pjmaddux@rmlawllp.com

Telephone: (530) 885-8500

Facsimile: (530) 885-8113

 Attorneys for Defendant CTC SERVICES, 

 INC.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 16, 2015

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