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Parties Involved:
Nicholas Angel Perez
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

Document Text:

STPIULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE OF TRIAL 

AND APPLICABLE LITIGATION DATES AND DEADLINES

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SYLVIA LOPEZ, ESQ. SBN. 95234

MARCOS RODRIGUEZ, ESQ. SBN. 285222

LAW OFFICE OF SYLVIA LOPEZ, APC

315 TRUXTUN AVENUE

BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301

PH (661) 324-5911 FX (661) 324-0194

Attorneys for Plaintiff, NICHOLAS ANGEL PEREZ

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

NICHOLAS ANGEL PEREZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant

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Case No.: 1:18-cv-01734-DAD-JLT

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO 

CONTINUE THE TRIAL 90 DAYS AND THE 

APPLICABLE LITIGATION

DATES/DEADLINES

(Doc. 20)

WHEREAS, Plaintiff Nicholas Angel Perez underwent additional significant medical 

procedures, unforeseen at the time of the issuance of the Scheduling Order of March 26, 2019,

which resulted in the improvement of Plaintiff’s level of activities and quality of life in general.

As such, there has been additional discovery recently obtained in the form of voluminous 

medical records, which became difficult to acquire, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Counsel agree this supplemental discovery is vital in addressing Plaintiff’s present assertion for 

damages and a continuance of trial and the remaining applicable litigation dates and deadlines, 

would allow sufficient time for parties to enter into meaningful, good faith settlement 

negotiations, and mediation, if necessary; as well as, avoid potentially unnecessary trial 

preparation and taking up the court’s limited resources.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their undersigned 

counsel, as follows:

1. The trial currently scheduled for March 9, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5 be continued 

for approximately 90 days, or to a date that is convenient to the Court’s calendar, along 

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with the remaining applicable litigation dates and deadlines. Set forth below are proposed 

dates for the Court’s consideration.

a. [PROPOSED] Discovery Deadlines:

i. Non-Expert: currently 09/25/2020 amended to 12/25/2020

ii. Expert: currently 09/25/2020 amended to 12/25/2020

1. Plaintiff Expert Disclosure: currently 04/24/2020 amended to

07/24/2020

2. Defendant Expert Disclosure: currently 05/22/2020 amended to

08/20/2020

3. Plaintiff Rebuttal Experts Disclosure: currently 06/19/2020 

amended to 09/17/2020

b. [PROPOSED] Non-Dispositive Motion Deadlines

i. Filing: currently 10/06/2020 amended to 01/04/2021

ii. Hearing: currently 11/03/2020 amended to 02/01/2021

c. [PROPOSED] Dispositive Motion Deadlines

i. Filing: currently 10/06/2020 amended to 01/04/2021

ii. Hearing: currently 11/03/2020 amended to 02/01/2021

d. [PROPOSED] Settlement Conference: 10/02/2020 at 1:30 p.m. 510 19th Street, 

Bakersfield, CA amended to 01/08/2021

e. [PROPSOED] Pre-Trial Conference:

i. Currently 01/11/2021 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5 amended to 04/11/2021

f. [PROPOSED] Trial

i. Currently 03/09/2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 5 amended to 06/07/2021

Dated: April 16, 2020 LAW OFFICE OF SYLVIA LOPEZ, APC

By: /s/ Marcos Rodriguez (authorized 4/16/2020)

SYLVIA LOPEZ, ESQ.

MARCOS RODRIGUEZ, ESQ.

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Attorneys for Plaintiff 

NICHOLAS ANGEL PEREZ

Dated: April 16, 2020 MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Joseph B. Frueh

JOSEPH B. FRUEH

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORDER

Based upon the extraordinary circumstances posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 

stipulation of the parties, the Court ORDERS the case schedule amended as follows:

1. All nonexpert and expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than December 

28, 2020;

2. The plaintiff SHALL disclose his experts no later than July 24, 2020. The defense 

SHALL disclose experts no later than August 20, 2020 and the plaintiff SHALL disclose any 

rebuttal experts no later than September 17, 2020;

3. Any non-dispositive or dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than January 

4, 2021 and heard no later than February 2, 2021;

4. The settlement conference is CONTINUED to January 8, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at 510 

19th Street, Bakersfield, CA;

5. The pretrial conference is CONTINUED to April 19, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.;

6. The trial is CONTINUED to June 15, 2021 at 8:30 a.m., Courtroom 5.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 16, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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