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Parties Involved:
Broan-Nutone, LLC
Defendant
Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan
Plaintiff

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SECOND STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO 

MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER; AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Krsto Mijanovic (Bar No. 205060)

 kmijanovic@hbblaw.com

Steven A. Scordalakis (Bar No. 293212)

 sscordalakis@hbblaw.com

HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP

 edocs@hbblaw.com

555 South Flower Street, Forty-Fifth Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone: 213.542.8000

Facsimile: 213.542.8100

Attorneys for Defendant 

BROAN-NUTONE, LLC

KEVIN H. PARK, ESQ. (SBN 96562)

FARMERS INSURANCE SUBROGATION

& RECOVERY LAW FIRM

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 248916

Oklahoma City, OK 73124-8916

TEL: (818) 540-4417

kevin.park@farmersinsurance.com

Our File No.: 7003133049

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FOREMOST INSURANCE COMPANY

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FOREMOST INSURANCE COMPANY

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

BROAN-NUTONE, LLC; and DOES 1

through 30, Inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:23-cv-00992-JDP

SECOND STIPULATION AND 

REQUEST TO MODIFY THE 

SCHEDULING ORDER; AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

[Assigned for all Purposes to Magistrate 

Judge, Hon. Jeremy D. Peterson]

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2 SECOND STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO 

MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER; AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

TO THE HONORABLE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR 

ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4), Plaintiff FOREMOST 

INSURANCE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN("Plaintiff"), and Defendant 

BROAN-NUTONE, LLC (“Defendant")(hereinafter, collectively, the “Parties”), by and 

through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate, agree, and request that this 

Court modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order(s) (ECF No(s). 15 and 19) (“Scheduling 

Order(s)”) to adjust the fact and expert discovery deadlines, and extend all applicable 

deadlines by approximately 90 days. Good cause exists as follows:

WHEREAS, on or about September 7, 2023, this Court issued its Scheduling Order 

(ECF No. 13).

WHEREAS, on or about April 5, 2024, this Court issued its Order Modifying the 

Scheduling Order pursuant to the parties stipulation. Therein, in relevant part, this Court 

ordered the following be completed:

September 20, 2024: Close of Fact Discovery (including last day to hear 

motions to compel on fact discovery)

October 18, 2024: Designation of Expert Witnesses

November 22, 2024: Designation of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses

December 20, 2024: Close of Expert Discovery

February 6, 2025: Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions.

WHEREAS, the Parties have exchanged initial disclosures, and Plaintiff has 

responded to written discovery propounded by Defendant. Defendant anticipates it may 

need to produce additional documents in its Rule 26 disclosures, but any such protection 

would qualify for protection under a Protective Order. In addition, Plaintiff anticipates 

propounding written discovery to Defendant, but a Protective Order will be necessary prior 

to Defendant providing its response(s) and/or producing documents. Once the Protective 

Order is submitted and granted by this Court, Defendant will be in a position to provide

responses to discovery and produce responsive documents.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

WHEREAS, the parties have also deposed percipient witnesses, including 

responding fire department personnel. 

WHEREAS, the Parties also intend to depose the two homeowners who are 

witnesses to the subject fire and whose insurance claim gives rise to Plaintiff’s subrogation 

action. There have been delays, however, including difficulty effecting service on the two 

witnesses and gaining participation from the witnesses because they are believed to reside 

out of state. For example, the witnesses initially indicated they were willing and available 

to sit for deposition, but have since ceased communications. Nonetheless, the Parties are 

working collectively to depose the two homeowners and anticipate completing the same 

within the next 30 days. 

WHEREAS, the Parties also anticipate the needs to depose the contractor who 

performed repairs on the subject property, as well as Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Person(s) 

Most Qualified. The parties have met and conferred as to the scope of these depositions

and anticipate completing these depositions in the next 30days.

WHEREAS, the Parties also anticipate submitting their matter to private mediation. 

In order to avoid unnecessary cost and expense of expert discovery, however, the Parties 

request this Court modify the Scheduling Order such that fact discovery be completed, 

followed by designation of expert witnesses, and then the completion of expert discovery. 

This will allow the Parties to complete fact discovery and participate in a meaningful 

mediation without incurring the unnecessary cost of expert discovery.

WHEREAS, a brief continuance (90 days) will allow the Parties to complete the 

aforementioned written discovery (including responses and document production), the 

foregoing fact depositions, and submit this matter to private mediation in advance of 

designation of expert witnesses and the completion of expert discovery. 

WHEREAS, this is the Parties’ second request to modify the Scheduling Order, but 

the first request was due, in part, to a request to restructure the prior scheduling order (i.e., 

that designation of experts to follow completion of fact discovery), as well as a change in 

handling attorney for Defendant. In addition, the parties have working collectively to 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

resolve scheduling and technology complications to accomplish the necessary depositions. 

No party will be prejudiced by the modification of the Scheduling Order and/or the 

requested brief continuance.

THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree, and hereby request, that this Court 

modify the Scheduling Order and issue a new order such that the following should be 

completed:

December 20, 2024: Close of Fact Discovery (including last day to hear motions to 

compel on fact discovery)

January 17, 2025: Designation of Expert Witnesses

February 7, 2025: Designation of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses

March 7, 2025: Close of Expert Discovery

May 2, 2025: Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions

Further Scheduling: Further Status Conference after the passage of the Dispositive 

Motion Deadline

DATED: August 20, 2024 HAIGHT BROWN & BONESTEEL LLP

By: /s/ Steven A. Scordalakis

Krsto Mijanovic

Steven A. Scordalakis

Attorneys for Defendant 

BROAN-NUTONE, LLC

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[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

DATED: August 20, 2024 FARMERS INSURANCE SUBROGATION & 

RECOVERY LAW FIRM

By: /s/ Kevin H. Park

Kevin H. Park

Attorneys for Plaintiff FOREMOST 

INSURANCE COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN

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1 SECOND STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO 

MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER; AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ Stipulation and Joint Request to Modify the Scheduling 

Order, and having found good cause therefor, this Court hereby GRANTS the Parties’ 

request and orders as follows:

December 20, 2024: Close of Fact Discovery (including last day to hear motions to 

compel on fact discovery)

January 17, 2025: Designation of Expert Witnesses

February 7, 2025: Designation of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses

March 7, 2025: Close of Expert Discovery

May 21, 2025: Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions

 This Court will set a Further Status Conference after the passage of the Dispositive 

Motion Deadline.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 26, 2024 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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