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Parties Involved:
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Defendant
Matthew Cates
Defendant
T. J.
Plaintiff
Janelle Jones
Plaintiff
John McClellan
Defendant
Mike McDonald
Defendant
Ed Simmerson
Defendant

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

LANNY M. TRON (SBN 135339); lanny@tronlaw.com

TERRY L. TRON (SBN 151151); terry@tronlaw.com

MARK PACHOWICZ (SBN 138108); mark@pachowicz.com

TRON & TRON

771 Daily Drive, Suite 230 

Camarillo, CA 93010

Tel: (805) 388-1241

Fax: (805) 388-2091

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

 Attorney General of California

PETER A. MESHOT, State Bar No. 117061

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General

KEVIN W. REAGER, State Bar No. 178478

 Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-5331

Fax: (916) 322-8288

E-mail: Kevin.Reager@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

JANELLE JONES, et al 

 

 Plaintiffs,

 

 vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, 

et al., and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

 

 Defendants. 

 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181-TLN-CKD

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER 

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING 

ORDER; ORDER

Action Filed: August 21, 2012

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

TO THE HONORABLE TROY L. NUNLEY, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:

WHEREAS on August 21, 2012, Plaintiffs Janelle Jones and T.J., a minor, 

(“PLAINTIFFS”) filed a complaint alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. §§1983 and 1988, as well as 

the general laws of the United States and of the State of California against defendants California 

Department Of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Matthew Cates, Mike McDonald, Ed Simmerson, 

John McClellan, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive (“DEFENDANTS”) [Dkt. Nos. 1-3]; 

WHEREAS on February 7, 2013, PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS filed a Joint Status 

Report. [Dkt. No. 20]; 

WHEREAS on March 22, 2013, PLAINTIFFS filed a First Amended Complaint. [Dkt. 

No. 24]; 

WHEREAS on April 23, 2013, DEFENDANTS filed an answer to the First Amended 

Complaint. [Dkt. No. 27]; 

WHEREAS on May 2, 2013, PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS filed an Updated Joint 

Status Report pursuant to this Court’s order. [Dkt. No. 29]; 

WHEREAS on July 15, 2013, the Court issued its Pre-trial Scheduling Order. [Dkt. No. 

31]; 

WHEREAS PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS have exchanged Initial Disclosures and 

are presently engaging in extensive written discovery as well as the scheduling of depositions;

WHEREAS PLAINTIFFS’ counsel had personal and medical issues arise after the 

Court’s issuance of its Pre-trial Scheduling Order. Plaintiff’s counsel, Lanny Tron, had major 

surgery on July 12, 2013, which involved a five-day hospital stay. Thereafter, on August 8, 

2013, Mr. Tron had to make an emergency four-day trip to Alberta, Canada, to visit his father, 

who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer;

WHEREAS, PLAINTIFFS’ counsel is a small law firm, and Mr. Tron is primarily 

responsible for the handling of this case;

WHEREAS, given the personal and medical issues of PLAINTIFFS’ counsel, it was not 

possible for counsel to adequately proceed to prosecute the case according to the Court’s July 

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

2013 Pre-trial schedule, in October 2013, the parties filed a Stipulation to modify the Pre-trial 

Scheduling Order;

WHEREAS, the Stipulation was approved and an Amended Scheduling Order was 

entered on October 18, 2013 [Dkt. No. 35];

WHEREAS, PLAINTIFFS’ counsel, Mr. Tron, thereafter underwent two further 

surgeries, on October 22, 2013 and on December 17, 2013, relating to his serious medical 

condition. The general nature of counsel’s medical condition has been disclosed to defense 

counsel, and these surgeries were not elective;

WHEREAS plaintiff’s counsel’s recovery took longer than expected, the parties have not 

been able to begin the deposition process, although a first round of written discovery has been 

completed by both parties;

WHEREAS, the parties are not seeking a further continuance of the Trial date or Pre-trial 

conference date at this time, but through this Stipulation do seek a continuance of certain 

discovery and motion cut-off dates; 

WHEREAS, the Parties therefore agree to a further modification of the Pre-trial 

Scheduling Order by rescheduling certain dates therein to the following dates or to other dates as 

may be amenable to the Court’s calendar:

 1. All discovery, with the exception of expert discovery, shall be completed by 

October 10, 2014 (continued from current date of April 10, 2014);

 2. A Settlement Conference set before Judge Allison Claire on November 22, 

2014; (continued from current date of May 22, 2014);

 3. All counsel are to designate in writing, file with the Court, and serve upon all 

other parties the name, address, and area of expertise of each expert that they 

propose to tender at trial not later than November 3, 2014 (continued from 

the current date of June 18, 2014); and

 4. The last day to hear dispositive motions shall be December 11, 2014

(continued from the current date of October 17, 2014).

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the requested modifications to the Pre-trial Scheduling 

Order is for good cause and the modifications are in the interests of justice;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

All parties hereto, by and through their respective attorneys of record, have agreed to the 

modifications to the Pre-trial Scheduling Order as set forth above, or as otherwise amenable to 

the Court’s calendar. 

Dated: March 7, 2014 TRON & TRON 

By /s/ 

LANNY M. TRON, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: March 7, 2014 CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

By ____/s/_________________

KEVIN W. REAGER, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

The Court having reviewed the foregoing Stipulation and good cause appearing 

therefore:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Pre-trial Scheduling Order be modified as follows: 

 1. All discovery, with the exception of expert discovery, shall be completed by 

October 10, 2014. 

 2. A Settlement Conference is set before Judge Allison Claire on November 20, 

2014, at 9:00 a.m. Each party is directed to submit to the chambers of Judge 

Allison Claire confidential settlement conference statements not later than 

seven (7) days prior to the date of the Settlement Conference.

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 3. All counsel are to designate in writing, file with the Court, and serve upon all 

other parties the name, address, and area of expertise of each expert that they 

propose to tender at trial not later than November 3, 2014.

 4. The last day to hear dispositive motions shall be December 11, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: March 13, 2014

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