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Parties Involved:
Soper-Wheeler Company, LLC
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

LAW OFFICES OF

MATHENY 

SEARS 

LINKERT 

&

JAIME LLP

3638 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95864

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO VACATE CASE DEADLINES 1

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

COLLEEN M. KENNEDY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States 

Law Offices of

MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

RICHARD S. LINKERT, ESQ. (SBN 88756)

JACK A. KLAUSCHIE JR., ESQ. (SBN 094029)

JULIA M. REEVES, ESQ. (SBN 241198)

3638 American River Drive

Sacramento, California 95864

Telephone: (916) 978-3434

Facsimile: (916) 978-3430

Attorneys for Defendant, SOPER-WHEELER 

COMPANY, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOPER-WHEELER COMPANY, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:15-cv-01983-WBS-CKD

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND

REQUEST TO VACATE TRIAL DATE 

AND PRE-TRIAL DEADLINES

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO VACATE 

TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL 

DEADLINES

The United States and Defendant, Soper-Wheeler Company, LLC, by and through their 

respective counsel, hereby notify the Court they have reached a settlement in principle. 

Settlement is subject to approval by senior officials within the Department of Justice and the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture. With the Thanksgiving and December holidays, counsel for the 

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO VACATE CASE DEADLINES 2

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

United States estimates it will take 60 days from the date of this Notice to acquire final approval 

of the settlement. 

In light of this settlement, the parties stipulate and respectfully request that the trial date 

and pre-trial deadlines set by the Court's November 16, 2016, Pretrial Scheduling Order in this 

matter ("Order") (Dkt. 17), be vacated. 

The parties will promptly inform the Court if any issues or delays in completing 

settlement occur, and the time needed to finalize and file dispositional documents is required.

The current schedule is provided below for the Court's reference. 

Current

Expert Disclosures January 16, 2017

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures February 13, 2017

Discovery Completed March 13, 2017

Motions Filed April 28, 2017

Final Pretrial Conference July 17, 2017,1:30 pm

Trial (jury trial, 5-10 days) Sept. 19, 2017 at 9:00 am

Respectfully submitted,

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

Dated: November 22, 2016 By: /s/ Colleen M. Kennedy 

 COLLEEN M. KENNEDY 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO VACATE CASE DEADLINES 3

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

Dated: November 22, 2016 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

By: /s/ Jack A. Klauschie Jr.

RICHARD S. LINKERT. ESQ.

JACK A. KLAUSCHIE JR., ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant, SOPERWHEELER COMPANY, LLC

ORDER

In light of settlement and good cause having been provided to the Court, the Court hereby 

vacates the pretrial conference, trial date and pre-trial deadlines set forth below.

Expert Disclosures January 16, 2017

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures February 13, 2017

Discovery Completed March 13, 2017

Motions Filed April 28, 2017

Final Pretrial Conference July 17, 2017,1:30 pm

Trial (jury trial, 5-10 days) Sept. 19, 2017 at 9:00 am

The parties shall file a stipulated dismissal no later than January 30, 2017, or a Joint Status 

Report by that date if settlement has not been finalized. A Status Conference is set in this action 

on February 13, 2017 at 01:30 p.m. in Courtroom 5, and shall be automatically vacated upon the 

submission of the stipulated dismissal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 22, 2016

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