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Parties Involved:
Cozad Trailer Sales LLC
Plaintiff
Danny Rackley
Defendant
Rackley Bilt Trailer Sales, Inc
Defendant

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Third Stipulation to Extend the Discovery Cutoff Date; Order

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A. PETER RAUSCH, JR. (State Bar No. 127930)

LAW OFFICES OF A. PETER RAUSCH, JR.

7488 Shoreline Drive, Suite A-3

Stockton, California 95219

Telephone: (209) 952-5000

Facsimile: (209) 952-5009

Attorneys for Plaintiff

COZAD TRAILER SALES LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

COZAD TRAILER SALES LLC., a

California limited liability company 

Plaintiff,

vs.

RACKLEY BILT TRAILER SALES, INC.,

a California corporation, DANNY

RACKLEY, an individual, and VARIOUS

JOHN or JANE DOES; and XYZ

COMPANIES, 

Defendants. 

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:05-CV-01181-

WBS-DAD

THIRD STIPULATION TO EXTEND

THE DISCOVERY CUTOFF DATE

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ORDER

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Plaintiff, Cozad Trailer Sales, LLC, a California limited liability company (herein after

“Cozad”), and Defendants Rackley Bilt Trailer Sales, Inc., a California corporation and or Danny

Rackley, an individual, (herein after “Defendants”) by and through their undersigned attorneys of

record, hereby stipulate and agree and respectfully request that the Court approve a third 

extension of time to complete discovery so that both expert disclosures and the non-expert

witness discovery completion date, currently set as Monday, June 12 , 2006, for Plaintiff’s th

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Expert Disclosure and June 30 , 2006 for both parties non-expert discovery, be extended, th

through and including Tuesday August 1 , 2006. The parties also agree and request that the st

Court approve an extension of the discovery motion cut-off date also to and including August 1 ,

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2006. No other pre-trial motions are contemplated and Summary Judgement motions have

already been filed and heard. 

The original discovery cut-off date of Wednesday, April 12 , 2006, was previously th

extended by stipulated order to Monday, May 15 , 2006. The extended cut-off date was further th

extended by stipulated order to Monday June 15 , 2006. Plaintiff’s Expert Report Disclosure th

date was originally set for June 12 , 2006 and had not been extended, nor has an extension been th

requested before today.

The first extension stipulation and request was entered into in part to accommodate a large

number of potential deposition witnesses, some of whom are third parties, and also to

acknowledge and take into account the unavailability of defendants’ counsel from March 30th

through April 10 , 2006. The parties had conducted discovery diligently through that date. Eight th

depositions had been taken. Paper discovery propounded by both sides had been completed. 

Responses to a second set of written discovery request by Defendant were completed. Extensive

document production has been assembled and was then being exchanged.

No additional written discovery was or is now contemplated. There are approximately

Three (3) or Four (4) days worth of depositions to be taken. Those depositions were scheduled

but continued due to scheduling conflicts that developed due to counsel’s involvement in other

pending actions. The parties are cooperating regarding all discovery issues. 

The parties requested a second extension to hold off on completing those remaining

depositions in order to explore settlement. In order to pursue further settlement discussions the

parties wish to await completion of an expert survey being conducted by Plaintiff. The survey

project is underway and was thought to be targeted for completion by mid June, but it is now

clear that the survey will take longer than expected, and while efforts are proceeding in a

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responsible and diligent way, the Survey is not expected to be completed until mid July. 

Completion of the survey will be important and helpful in facilitating settlement discussions.

Since making the Second Discovery Extension request, the parties have completed

extensive document exchange and have commenced preliminary settlement discussions.

Counsel for both parties are communicating and cooperating with respect to the conduct

and completion of discovery, are confident and hopeful that discovery can be completed within

the extended time frame requested and believe that approval of the extension request will not

affect any other pretrial conference dates, filing dates, or completion deadlines, nor will it affect

the existing trial date. No trial date continuance has been requested, nor have the parties

requested any other extensions of non-discovery related pre-trial hearing dates or deadlines. 

Client representatives of both parties are aware of and approve of this extension request.

Accordingly, good cause appears for this stipulation and order. Granting this request will

further the interest of justice.

Dated: June 9 , 2006 Respectfully Submitted; th

LAW OFFICES OF A. PETER RAUSCH, JR.

By: /s/ A. Peter Rausch, Jr.

A. Peter Rausch, Jr.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Cozad Trailer Sales LLC.

[Submitted via E-Filing]

LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY T. MEATH

By: /s/ Gregory T. Meath

Gregory T. Meath

Attorneys for Defendants

Rackley Bilt Trailer Sales, Inc.,and Danny Rackley

[Submitted via E-Filing]

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E-FILING SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

I hereby attest that I have been expressly authorized by opposing counsel to affix his

signature above as indicated by a "conformed" signature (/S/) within this e-filed document.

June 9, 2006 /s/ A. Peter Rausch, Jr. 

A. Peter Rausch, Jr.

[Submitted via E-Filing]

ORDER

The third stipulated request to extend the discovery cutoff date will be granted 

based upon the representations of counsel therein that the extension will have no impact upon the

resolution of the summary judgment motions that have already been filed and heard, that no other

motions will be filed and that the granting of the stipulated request will have no affect on the

pretrial conference date, filing dates, completion deadlines or the existing trial date.

IT IS SO ORDERED

DATED: June 20, 2006.

Ddad1/orders.civil/cozad1181.stipord.disceot

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