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Parties Involved:
City of Stockton
Defendant
Robert Deis
Defendant
Ronald Hittle
Plaintiff
Laurie Montes
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER 

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Wendy E. Musell (SBN: 203507) 

Elisa J. Stewart (SBN:219557) 

STEWART & MUSELL, L.L.P. 

2200 Powell Street, Suite 440 

Emeryville, CA 94608 

Phone: 415-593-0083 

Fax: 415-520-0920 

wmusell@stewartandmusell.com

estewart@stewartandmusell.com

Alan J. Reinach, SBN 196899 

Jonathon Cherne, SBN 281548 

CHURCH STATE COUNCIL 

2686 Townsgate Road 

Westlake Village, CA 91361 

Phone: 805-413-7398 

ajreinach@churchstate.org 

jcherne@churchstate.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Ronald Hittle 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RONALD HITTLE, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

THE CITY OF STOCKTON, ROBERT 

DEIS, LAURIE MONTES, and DOES 1-

100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2-12-CV-00766-TLN-KJN 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY CUT OFF, AND RELATED 

DATES; ORDER 

 Whereas, completion of outstanding depositions is necessarily delayed due to Governor 

Newsom’s directives concerning social distancing on account of Covid-19, and 

Whereas several of the attorneys and witnesses are located within the ambit of the San 

Francisco Bay area “shelter in place” order; and further, some have family members who are 

immune compromised; 

Whereas the parties have made diligent efforts to complete depositions herein, having 

completed the depositions of seven (7) of eight (8) of Plaintiff’s witnesses whose depositions 

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have been noticed, and whereas Plaintiff has completed the depositions of two (2) of Defendant’s 

witnesses, and conducted day one of each of the individual named Defendants’ depositions; and 

Whereas there are certain remaining discovery disputes the parties are taking up with 

Magistrate Judge Newman, yet to be resolved, including some claimed outstanding document 

production issues; and a dispute over conducting a second day of deposition for the individual 

defendants; and 

 Whereas, this court entered a scheduling order (Dkt. 70) on February 18, 2020, prior to 

the Covid-19 pandemic “shelter in place” measures being announced, establishing the following 

dates: 

 Non-expert discovery cut off: May 1, 2020 

 Disclosure of Expert Witnesses: July 3, 2020 

 Designation of Supplemental Experts: 20 days later 

 Supplemental Disclosures: 30 days prior to dispositive motion hearing date; 

 Dispositive Motion Hearing Date: no later than November 12, 2020 

 Joint Notice of Trial Readiness: Within 30 days of receipt of ruling on dispositive 

motion, or 120 days after close of discovery if not intent to file dispositive motions. 

Good cause appearing, the parties agree and stipulate to a ninety (90) day extension of all dates 

1. Non expert discovery cut off from May 1 to July 30, 2020; 

2. Disclosure of Expert Witnesses from July 3 to October 1, 2020; 

3. Designation of Supplemental Experts: 20 days later 

4. Supplemental Disclosures: 30 days prior to dispositive motion hearing date; 

5. Dispositive Motion Hearing Date from November 12, 2020 to February 10, 2021; 

6. Joint Notice of Trial Readiness: Within 30 days of receipt of ruling on dispositive 

motion, or 120 days after close of discovery if not intent to file dispositive motions. 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: March 23, 2020 STEWART & MUSELL 

CHURCH STATE COUNCIL 

 

By: s/ Alan J Reinach 

ALAN J. REINACH 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

RON HITTLE 

Dated: March 24, 2020 RENNE PUBLIC LAW GROUP 

By: s/ Geoff Spellberg 

GEOFF SPELLBERG 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY OF STOCKTON et al. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: MARCH 24, 2020 

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