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Parties Involved:
Almond Board of California
Defendant
Tim Birmingham
Defendant
Susi McFarland
Plaintiff

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONT. DISCOVERY DEADLINE Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 1 

Galen T. Shimoda (Cal. State Bar No. 226752)

Jennet F. Zapata (Cal. State Bar No. 277063)

Shimoda Law Corp.

9401 East Stockton Boulevard, Suite 200 

Elk Grove, CA 95624

Telephone: (916) 525-0716

Facsimile: (916) 760-3733 

Email: attorney@shimodalaw.com

jzapata@shimodalaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff SUSI McFARLAND 

Howard A. Sagaser (Cal. State Bar No. 72492) 

Ian B. Wieland (Cal. State Bar No. 285721) 

Marcia Ann Ross (Cal. State Bar No. 160489) 

7550 North Palm Ave., Suite 201 

Fresno, CA 93711 

Telephone: (559) 421-7000 

Facsimile: (559) 473-1483 

Email: has@sw2law.com Marcia@sw2law.com ian@sw2law.com 

Attorneys for Defendant ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 

Michael Baytosh (SBN 176189) 

Prout LeVangie 

2021 N St 

Sacramento, CA 95811 

Phone: (916) 443-4849 

Fax: (916) 443-4855 

Email: Michael.baytosh@proutlaw.com 

Attorney for Defendant TIM BIRMINGHAM 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SUSI MCFARLAND, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA; 

TIM BIRMINGHAM, an individual; and 

DOES 1-100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONTINUING DEADLINE TO 

COMPLETE ALL DISCOVERY 

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONT. DISCOVERY DEADLINE Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 2 

WHEREAS the court issued a scheduling order (“order”) on or about May 16, 2013 (Doc. 

30); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the order, the last day for the parties to exchange expert witness 

information is July 11, 2014 and supplemental disclosures and disclosure of any rebuttal experts 

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(c) must be made be made by July 25, 2014;

WHEREAS the last day for the parties to complete all discovery is September 12, 2014; 

WHEREAS not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the close of discovery, the parties must 

file a “Joint Mid-Litigation Statements” summarizing all law and motion practice heard by the court, 

along with other information; 

WHEREAS all dispositive motions shall be filed by October 22, 2014 and hearing on such 

motions shall be on November 19, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.; 

WHEREAS the final pre-trial conference is set for January 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS this matter is presently set for trial on February 23, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.; 

WHEREAS the parties have actively litigated this matter, including propounding and 

responding to written discovery, have taken depositions and have filed certain discovery motions; 

WHEREAS the parties attended a private mediation before Judge Cecily Bond at JAMS on 

June 5, 2014 but did not resolve this matter; 

WHEREAS the parties wish to take additional depositions; 

WHEREAS Plaintiff’s counsel will be unavailable during the month of July 2014 and 

Defendants have been on notice on such notice for a few months; 

WHEREAS the parties may discuss resolution after the taking of additional depositions; 

WHEREAS the parties wish to temporarily avoid incurring the expense of engaging in expert 

witness discovery, including depositions; 

WHEREAS the parties have jointly agreed and stipulated to respectfully request that this 

Court grant an extension of time for the parties to complete discovery, excluding expert discovery, 

by October 13, 2014 and that the “Joint Mid-Litigation Statements” be filed fourteen (14) days prior 

to this new deadline by which to complete discovery, or October 13, 2014; 

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONT. DISCOVERY DEADLINE Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 3 

WHEREAS the parties have jointly agreed and stipulated to respectfully request that this 

Court grant an extension of time for the parties to complete expert discovery until after the filling 

and ruling on any dispositive motions (Oct. 22nd and Nov. 19, 2014), but before the final pre-trial 

conference set for January 16, 2015; 

WHEREAS the parties request the court grant an extension to exchange expert witness 

information by December 10, 2014 and supplemental disclosures and disclosure of any rebuttal 

experts under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(c) by January 7, 2015, and all expert witness depositions 

completed by January 15, 2015;

WHEREAS this request is not being made for the purpose of causing delay or for any other 

improper purpose;

WHEREAS continuing the above-referenced deadlines will not prejudice any party or their 

counsel; and 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed by Plaintiff and 

Defendants, through their respective attorneys of record, that this court continue the deadline for the 

parties to complete discovery by October 13, 2014, as set forth above, and expert discovery by 

January 15, 2015, as agreed upon and requested by the parties. 

Date: June 20, 2014 SHIMODA LAW CORP. 

By: /s/ Galen T. Shimoda 

Galen T. Shimoda 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SUSI McFARLAND 

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONT. DISCOVERY DEADLINE Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 4 

Date: June 19, 2014 SAGASER, WATKINS & WIELAND PC 

By: /s/ Howard A. Sagaser 

Howard A. Sagaser 

(Approved on 6/19/2014) 

Marcia A. Ross 

Ian B. Wieland 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 

PROUT LEVANGIE 

Date: June 19, 2014 By: /s/ Michael Baytosh 

Michael Baytosh 

(Approved on 6/19/2014) 

Attorney for Defendant 

TIM BIRMINGHAM 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 6/20/2014 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 John A. Mendez 

 U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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