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Parties Involved:
Ariel Elia
Plaintiff
John Roberts
Defendant
Texas Environmental Products
Defendant
Texas Environmental Products, Inc.
Defendant

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER RE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF; 

PROPOSED ORDER THEREON

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

Marshall C. Whitney, #82952

 marshall.whitney@mccormickbarstow.com

Kristi D. Marshall, #274625

 kristi.marshall@mccormickbarstow.com

7647 North Fresno Street

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for JOHN ROBERTS and TEXAS 

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

ARIEL ELIA, individually and as Successor 

Trustee to the Alan Elia Declaration of Trust 

Dated March 18, 2002,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN ROBERTS, an individual; TEXAS 

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC., a 

Texas corporation; and TEXAS 

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, a 

partnership, joint venture or other form of 

business organization unknown, and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-CV-00557-AWI-EPG

STIPULATION TO AMEND 

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER 

RE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY 

CUTOFF; ORDER THEREON

Trial Date: October 31, 2017

Plaintiff ARIEL ELIA, individually and as Successor Trustee to the Alan Elia Declaration of 

Trust Dated March 18, 2002 (“Plaintiff”), by and through her attorney of record herein, Neal E. 

Costanzo of the law offices of Costanzo & Associates, and Defendants JOHN ROBERTS and TEXAS 

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC. (“Defendants”), by and through their attorneys, Marshall C. 

Whitney and Kristi D. Marshall of the law offices of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & 

Carruth, hereby stipulate as follows:

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER RE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF; 

PROPOSED ORDER THEREON

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

R E C I T A L S

A. The Court filed its Scheduling Conference Order on July 1, 2016 (Document 11) (the 

“Order”). The Order set the Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff as March 31, 2017.

B. Plaintiff and Defendants mediated this case on January 12, 2017, before Donald 

Fischbach. The parties did not reach a settlement of this case. 

C. Counsel for Plaintiff and Defendants previously agreed to forego many of the

depositions that would be necessary for trial in hopes of making this matter as economical for the 

parties believing that that mediation could be successful.. 

D. Now that the parties are moving towards trial scheduled for October 31, 2017, several 

more depositions are needed to prepare for trial. Scheduling the depositions with the witnesses, many

of whom live out of state, and with counsel will be difficult with a Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff of 

March 31, 2017. 

E. The parties believe that good cause exists to extend the Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff 

to May 26, 2017, which will allow them sufficient time to complete all depositions. 

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER RE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF; 

PROPOSED ORDER THEREON

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED as follows:

1. The Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff in the Order shall be extended from 

March 31, 2017, to May 26, 2017.

2. All other deadlines set forth in the Order shall remain in full force and effect.

Dated: January ___, 2017 COASTANZO & ASSOCIATES

By:

Neal E. Costanzo

Attorney for Plaintniff ARIEL ELIA

Dated: January ___, 2017 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By:

Marshall C. Whitney

Kristi D. Marshall

Attorneys for Defendants JOHN ROBERTS and 

TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, INC.

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STIPULATION TO AMEND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER RE NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUTOFF; 

PROPOSED ORDER THEREON

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

ORDER

For the reasons provided in the stipulation, good cause appears to extend the Non-Expert 

Discovery Cutoff from March 31, 2017, to May 26, 2017. All other deadlines and hearings set forth 

in the Scheduling Order shall remain in full force and effect.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 27, 2017 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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