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Parties Involved:
Environmental Chemical Solutions
Plaintiff
Edward J. Grubbs
Plaintiff
International Chemical Systems, Inc.
Plaintiff
David J. Irey
Defendant

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STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AND RESCHEDULE HEARING DATE ON 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Case No. 2:06-CV-01714-RRB-GGH

JOSEPH J. ARMAO (Bar No. 129577) 

E-MAIL: Joseph.Armao@Hellerehrman.com 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104-2878 

Telephone: +1.415.772.6000 

Facsimile: +1.415.772.6268 

JOSEPH M. PARKER (Bar No. 160349) 

E-Mail: Joseph.Parker@Hellerehrman.com 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

4350 La Jolla Village Drive, 7th Floor 

San Diego, CA 92122-1246 

Telephone: +1.858.450.8400 

Facsimile: +1.858.450.8499 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

EDWARD J. GRUBBS; INTERNATIONAL 

CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC., DBA 

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EDWARD J. GRUBBS; INTERNATIONAL 

CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC., DBA 

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL 

SOLUTIONS, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

DAVID J. IREY, AN INDIVIDUAL; AND 

DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:06-CV-01714-RRB-GGH 

STIPULATION TO MODIFY 

SCHEDULING ORDER AND 

RESCHEDULE HEARING DATE 

ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER 

The Honorable Ralph R. Beistline 

Trial Date: 1/28/2008 

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STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER AND RESCHEDULE HEARING DATE ON 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Case No. 2:06-CV-01714-RRB-GGH

STIPULATION TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER 

Plaintiffs, Edward J. Grubbs and International Chemical Systems, Inc., 

dba Environmental Chemical Solutions, Inc., and Defendant, David J. Irey, Stipulate as 

follows: 

1. This action was filed on August 3, 2006. The Court entered a Scheduling 

Order on November 21, 2006 setting a trial date of January 28, 2008 and imposed a 

discovery cutoff on August 31, 2006. The parties entered into a stipulation to amend this 

Scheduling Order to set new deadlines relating to expert witnesses. On June 13, 2007, the 

Court entered an order approving this stipulation, which continued the deadlines for expert 

witness disclosures, rebuttal disclosures, and expert witness depositions. The Order did not 

amend any other deadlines. 

2. On June 19, 2007, the Defendant moved for summary judgment on all claims. 

Currently, this motion is scheduled to be heard on October 3, 2007. 

3. The parties have both served requests for production and interrogatories on 

each other. They have also determined significant legal disputes exist as to documents and 

information being sought. The Defendant contends that, because much of the requested 

information and documents are part of an ongoing District Attorney investigation, the 

Defendant may not be obligated to produce the information and documents at this time. 

Presently, the parties are meeting informally in an attempt to resolve, or at least narrow, this 

dispute. Nonetheless, they anticipate that some motion(s) for protective orders may be 

filed, which would be based on significant legal issues and potentially issues of first 

impression. The parties accordingly believe they will be unable to resolve their discovery 

disputes, obtain rulings on any motions for protective orders, and produce information and 

documents responsive to the Magistrate Judge’s rulings prior to the August 31 discovery 

cutoff. 

4. The parties further believe their expert witnesses will rely substantially on the 

documents and information they obtain through discovery. The parties anticipate, for 

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instance, that testing and sampling data will be relevant to the opinions of scientificallytrained experts they have retained. However, the obligation to produce such data is 

currently one of the parties’ discovery disputes. Consequently, so long as the permissible 

scope of non-expert discovery remains unresolved, the parties’ experts cannot sufficiently 

conduct the analyses required to render opinions and provide disclosures per Federal Rule 

of Civil Procedure 26. 

5. In light of the above, the parties believe it would be advantageous to extend 

the deadlines for both non-expert and expert discovery. In addition, to afford them the time 

they need to resolve their disputes, complete all discovery, and complete all pre-trial 

requirements (e.g., pre-trial disclosures, preparation of a joint pre-trial order, pre-trial 

conference), the parties believe it is necessary to continue the trial for at least three months. 

6. The parties have agreed to pursue mediation or some other form of voluntary 

dispute resolution. If the attached Order is approved, they will utilize the additional time 

provided by this Agreement for purposes of settlement or narrowing the issues to be tried. 

7. For the above reasons, the parties agree that trial be reset to May 19, 2008, or 

a date convenient to the Court’s calendar; the non-expert discovery cutoff be extended to 

December 14, 2007; expert disclosures be provided by January 16, 2007; rebuttal expert 

disclosures be provided by February 8, 2008; and expert depositions be concluded by March 

7, 2008. The parties further agree that the hearing on the Defendant’s Motion for Summary 

Judgment be reset to February 20, 2008, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. 

8. To accommodate these requests, the parties also request that other deadlines, 

including those pertaining to their pre-trial disclosures and the pre-trial order, be continued 

as proposed in the attached [Proposed] Order. 

Dated: July __, 2007 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

By: 

Joseph J. Armao 

Joseph M. Parker 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Edward J. Grubbs 

and Environmental Chemical Solutions 

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Dated: July __, 2007 SCOTT & NICHOLS 

By: 

William S. Scott 

Attorney for Defendant David J. Irey 

Dated: July __, 2007 COTA DUNCAN & COLE 

By:/s/Derek P. Cole _____

Dennis M. Cota 

Derek P. Cole 

Scott E. Huber 

Attorneys for Defendant David J. Irey 

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ORDER (AS MODIFIED BY THE COURT) 

In light of the parties’ stipulations, the Court modifies the Scheduling Order issued 

on November 21, 2006, and amended June 13, 2007, as follows: 

1. The parties shall complete their non-expert discovery by December 14, 2007; 

2. The parties shall provide their expert witness disclosures, if any, by January 

16, 2008, any rebuttal disclosures by February 8, 2008, and shall conclude all expert witness 

depositions by March 7, 2008; 

3. Hearing on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment shall be reset to 

February 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Should the Plaintiffs file a motion for summary judgment, 

they shall do so by such date as would allow a hearing on that motion the same day set forth 

in this paragraph for Defendant’s motion; 

4. Trial shall be reset to commence on May 19, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.; 

5. The pre-trial conference in this matter shall occur on April 2, 2008 at 2:00 

p.m.; and 

6. All other deadlines (e.g., for joint pre-trial statement, pre-trial disclosures, 

etc.) shall be as set forth in the Local Rules. 

Dated: July 30, 2007 /s/ Ralph R. Beistline_____________________

Judge of the Eastern District Court of California 

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