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Parties Involved:
Daniel Carter
Plaintiff
Joni Carter
Plaintiff
Coloplast A/S
Defendant
Coloplast Corp.
Defendant
Coloplast Manufacturing US, LLC
Defendant
Diversified Plastics, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JONI CARTER and DANIEL CARTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

COLOPLAST A/S, COLOPLAST CORP., 

COLOPLAST MANUFACTURING US, LLC, 

AND DIVERSIFIED PLASTICS, INC., and 

DOES 1 to 10, inclusive, and DOES 1 to 10, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:20-cv-00587-WBS-DMC

STIPULATION SEEKING

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING

ORDER; ORDER

First Amended Complaint Filed: 

June 1, 2020

Assigned for all purposes to

Hon. Judge William B. Shubb

Courtroom 5, 14th Floor

Trial Date: April 4, 2023

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Plaintiffs Joni Carter and Daniel Carter (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Coloplast Corp. and 

Christopher B. Dolan, Esq. (SBN 165358)

Allison Stone, Esq. (SBN 274607)

Cioffi Remmer, Esq. (SBN 262663)

Taylor French, Esq. (SBN 317880)

DOLAN LAW FIRM, PC

1438 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 421-2800

Facsimile: (415) 421-2830

Attorneys for Plaintiffs,

JONI CARTER AND DANIEL CARTER

Donald F. Zimmer, Jr. (SBN 112279)

William E. Steimle (SBN 203426)

KING & SPALDING LLP

101 Second Street, Suite 2300

San Francisco, CA, 94105

Telephone: (415) 318-1200

Facsimile: (415) 318-1300

Attorneys for Defendants

COLOPLAST CORP. and 

COLOPLAST MANUFACTURING US, LLC

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Coloplast Manufacturing US, LLC (“Defendants”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby 

stipulate and agree regarding their joint request to continue trial and modify the Order Modifying

Scheduling Order (Doc. 26) as follows:

Plaintiff’s primary handling attorney, Allison Stone, is going on maternity leave from July 21, 

2022 through November 21, 2022, and thus will be unavailable. In order to have productive and 

meaningful discussions concerning the case, discovery and settlement of the matter, the parties seek a 

continuance of the trial and pretrial schedule by approximately six months, which should be sufficient 

time for the new handling attorneys to “get up to speed” on the matter in order for the parties to attempt 

to resolve the case, and if their efforts are unsuccessful, proceed with discovery and expert discovery.

Given the unavailability of Ms. Stone due to maternity leave and the resulting change in Plaintiffs’ 

handling attorney and the parties’ desire to attempt to settle the case prior to engaging in costly 

discovery and expert discovery as discussed above, good cause exists to continue the scheduling and 

trial orders in this case. Absent additional time, the parties will be unable to conduct needed discovery, 

engage in meaningful settlement efforts, and now will be unable to do so within the time provided in the 

scheduling order. Accordingly, the parties seek a continuance of the trial and pretrial schedule by 

approximately six months, which should be sufficient time to complete discovery if the parties’ 

settlement efforts are unsuccessful.

The parties note that only two requests for a continuance have previously been made in this case.

BASED THEREON, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

That the deadlines in the Order Modifying Scheduling Order (Doc. 28) be continued by a period

of approximately 6 months as follows, subject to the court’s scheduling convenience:

EVENT CURRENT DEADLINE PROPOSED DEADLINE

Opening Expert Witness

Disclosure [See F.R.Civ.P.

26(a)(2)]

January 6, 2023 July 6, 2023

Rebuttal Expert Witness 

Disclosure

February 14, 2023 September 20, 2023

Discovery Cut-off April 14, 2023 November 20, 2023

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Last Day to File a Motion June 13, 2023 December 20, 2023

Final Pre-trial Conference

(1:30 p.m.)

August 28, 2023 February 28, 2024

Trial (9:00 a.m.) October 2, 2023 April 23, 2024

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: July 19, 2022 THE DOLAN LAW FIRM

 /s/ Allison Stone

Christopher B. Dolan, Esq

Allison Stone, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JONI CARTER & DANIEL CARTER

DATED: July 20, 2022 KING & SPALDING LLP

/s/ Alexandra Kennedy-Breit

Donald F. Zimmer, Jr., Esq

William E. Steimle, Esq.

Alexandra Kennedy-Breit, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendants

Coloplast Corp. and 

Coloplast Manufacturing US, LLC

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ORDER

The Court has reviewed the stipulation of Plaintiffs Joni Carter and Daniel Carter and

Defendants Coloplast Manufacturing US, LLC and Coloplast Corp. seeking to continue trial and modify 

Order Modifying Scheduling Order (Doc. 28). For good cause appearing, the Court grants the requested 

relief. The Court vacates the prior schedule and sets the following dates:

EVENT DEADLINE

Opening Expert Witness

Disclosure [See F.R.Civ.P.

26(a)(2)]

July 6, 2023

Rebuttal Expert Witness Disclosure September 20, 2023

Discovery Cut-off November 20, 2023

Last Day to File a Motion December 20, 2023

Final Pre-trial Conference March 25, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.

Jury Trial May 21, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 21, 2022

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