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Parties Involved:
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Counter Defendant
Stephen P. Elder
Counter Claimant
Elder Development, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Sterling Centrecorp Inc.
Defendant
United States of America
Counter Defendant

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CDK 

JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

GABRIEL ALLEN (GA Bar No. 740737) 

gabriel.allen@usdoj.gov 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Tel: (415) 744-6469 

Fax: (415) 744-6476 

PATRICAL L. HURST (DC Bar No. 438882) 

patricia.hurst@usdoj.gov 

PETER KRZYWICKI (MI Bar No. P75723) 

Peter.krzywicki@usdoj.gov 

PAUL CIRINO (NY Bar No. 2777464) 

paul.cirino@usdoj.gov 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Tel: (202) 307-1242 

Fax: (202) 616-2427 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC 

SUBSTANCES CONTROL, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

STERLING CENTRECORP INC., STEPHEN P. 

ELDER, and ELDER DEVELOPMENT, INC., 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:08-cv-02556- MCE-CKD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING 

THE DATE FOR THE CLOSE OF EXPERT 

DISCOVERY (PHASE II) 

Trial Date: July 18, 2016 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr. 

[Complaint Filed: October 27, 2008] 

 

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CKD 

KAMALA D. HARRIS 

Attorney General of California 

SUSAN FIERING 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN (CA Bar No. 197054) 

Deputy Attorney General 

California Department of Justice 

Office of the Attorney General 

1515 Clay St., 20th Fl., 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Timothy.Sullivan@doj.ca.gov 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

California Department of Toxic Substances Control 

GARY J. SMITH (State Bar No. 141393) 

KAITLYN D. SHANNON (State Bar No. 295735) 

BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C. 

456 Montgomery Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94104-1251 

Telephone: (415) 262-4000 

Facsimile: (415) 262-4040 

gsmith@bdlaw.com 

kshannon@bdlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. 

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CKD 

STIPULATION EXTENDING THE DATE FOR THE CLOSE OF EXPERT DISCOVERY 

WHEREAS, on August 19, 2015, the Court entered the Stipulation and Order Extending 

Time for Designation of Experts and Exchange of Expert Reports, and Hearing Date for Dispositive 

Motions (Phase II) (ECF No. 241) extending to December 4, 2015, the close of expert discovery, 

and; 

WHEREAS, on October 2, 2015, Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. (“Sterling”) made its 

designation of experts and produced its expert reports, with one of its experts being Dr. Shelley 

Bookspan; and 

WHEREAS, counsel for the Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America (the 

“United States”) requested to take the deposition of Dr. Bookspan prior to the November 13, 2015, 

date for the designation of supplemental experts; and 

WHEREAS, given Dr. Bookspan’s work and vacation schedule, the deposition was 

scheduled for November 18, 2015, at Sterling’s counsel’s office in San Francisco; and 

WHEREAS, on November 17, 2015, Dr. Bookspan stated that she was ill and could not 

travel to San Francisco for the deposition; and 

WHEREAS, given the professional and personal schedules of counsel for Sterling and the 

United States, as well as the intervention of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the parties and Dr. 

Bookspan agreed that they could be available for the deposition on December 10, 2015, in San 

Francisco, in the event that the Court permitted a short extension of the expert discovery deadline for 

this purpose; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties believe that it is reasonable to extend the expert discovery deadline 

by one week to accommodate counsel and the witness for the deposition and that there would be no 

need for a corresponding extension of any other deadlines in the case, including the April 14, 2016, 

date for hearing dispositive motions; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties are unaware of any prejudice that would be suffered by any party 

based on the relief requested herein. 

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CKD 

NOW THEREFORE, the United States and Sterling hereby jointly stipulate and respectfully 

request that Court extend the deadline for the close of expert discovery by one week, to December 

11, 2015, for the purpose of allowing the deposition of Dr. Shelley Bookspan. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Counsel for Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. and Department of Toxic Substances 

Control have authorized Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America to file this 

Stipulation on behalf of these Parties; the United States will retain documents evidencing this 

authorization. 

For Plaintiff-Counterclaim Defendant United States of America 

 

November 19, 2015 /s/ Paul Cirino

 PATRICIA L. HURST 

GABRIEL ALLEN 

Environmental Enforcement Section 

PAUL CIRINO 

Environmental Defense Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice 

 P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044 

 

For Plaintiff Department of Toxic Substances Control 

 KAMALA D. HARRIS 

 Attorney General of California 

 SUSAN FIERING 

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

November 19, 2015 /s/ Timothy E. Sullivan

 TIMOTHY E. SULLIVAN 

 Deputy Attorney General 

 1515 Clay St., 20th Floor 

 P.O. Box 70550 

 Oakland, CA 94612 

 

For Defendant Sterling Centrecorp, Inc. 

 

November 19, 2015 /s/ Gary J. Smith 

 GARY J. SMITH 

 Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. 

 456 Montgomery Street , Suite 1800 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

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Stipulation and Order Extending the Date for the Close of Expert Discovery 

Case No. 2:08-cv-02556-MCE-CKD 

ORDER 

In view of this Stipulation, the Court finds that good cause exists for issuance of an Order 

extending the date for the close of expert discovery by one week. Expert discovery in this case shall 

close on December 11, 2015. All other dates established in this case remain unchanged. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 20, 2015

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