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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 RE DEADLINES TO 

MAKE EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES 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) 

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

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

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 

Sharon B. Futerman (Cal. State Bar No. 124238) 

LeVangie Law Group 

2021 N St 

Sacramento, CA 95811 

Phone: (916) 443-4849 

Fax: (916) 443-4855 

Email: sharon.futerman@llg-law.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 RE 

DEADLINES FOR PARTIES TO MAKE 

EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES 

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER RE DEADLINES TO 

MAKE EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 2 

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

WHEREAS, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and the Court’s approval of the parties’ 

stipulation on June 26, 2014, the parties must make expert witness disclosures 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,

(see Docs. 56 & 57); and 

WHEREAS, Defendants Almond Board of California and Tim Birmingham filed motions for 

summary judgment/summary adjudication on or about October 22, 2014, (see Docs. 64 & 65); and 

WHEREAS, Defendants’ summary judgment motions are set for hearing on December 17, 

2014; and 

WHEREAS, the parties understand the expense associated with hiring expert witnesses can 

be substantial and would rather avoid incurring such expenses until the Court makes a determination 

on the pending summary judgment motions; and 

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

improper purpose; and

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: 

 The parties may disclose expert witnesses at a date after the Court makes a ruling on 

the pending summary judgment motions; 

 In the event the Court sets a new trial date, the parties will make expert witness 

disclosures no later than sixty (60) days before trial, and supplemental disclosures within thirty (30) 

days after the initial expert disclosures are made. 

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STIP AND PROPOSED ORDER RE DEADLINES TO 

MAKE EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES Case No. 2:12-CV-02778-JAM-CKD 3 

Date: December 8, 2014 SHIMODA LAW CORP. 

By: /s/ Galen T. Shimoda 

Galen T. Shimoda 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SUSI McFARLAND 

Date: December 8, 2014 SAGASER, WATKINS & WIELAND PC 

By: /s/ Marcia A. Ross 

Marcia A. Ross 

(Approved on 12/8/2014) 

Howard Sagaser 

Ian B. Wieland 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 

Date: December 8, 2014 LEVANGIE LAW GROUP 

 By: /s/ Sharon B. Futerman 

(Approved on 12/8/2014) 

 Sharon B. Futerman 

 LeVangie Law Group 

Attorney for Defendant 

TIM BIRMINGHAM 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 12/9/2014 /s/ John A. Mendez____________ 

 John A. Mendez 

 U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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