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Parties Involved:
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Defendant
Ethan Blankenship
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DATES FOR EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS; ORDER

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CHRISTOPHER E. GRELL, ESQ. (SBN 88498) 

RICHARD F. RESCHO, ESQ. (SBN 108086) 

LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER E. GRELL 

The Leamington 

1814 Franklin Street, Suite 501 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 832-2980 

Facsimile: (510) 832-2986 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ETHAN BLANKENSHIP 

ROBERT E. DAVIES, ESQ. (SBN 106810) 

MARY A. STEWART, ESQ. (SBN 106768) 

REBECCA WEINSTEIN-HAMILTON, ESQ. (SBN 162699) 

CAULFIELD, DAVIES & DONAHUE, LLP 

P.O. BOX 277010 

Sacramento, CA 95827 

Telephone: (916) 817-2900 

Facsimile: (916) 817-2644 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

-o0oETHAN BLANKENSHIP, 

 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., and Alaska 

Corporation, and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:09-CV-01377 JAM GGH 

The Hon. John A. Mendez 

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DATES FOR 

EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES AND 

REPORTS; ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff ETHAN BLANKENSHIP and 

Defendant ALASKA AIRLINES, INC., through their respective counsel to extend the date 

for Exchange of Initial Expert Witness Disclosure and Reports, currently set for January 15, 

2010, to March 19, 2010 and the date for Rebuttal Expert Disclosure currently set for 

February 12, 2010, to April 16, 2010. 

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This stipulation is made by counsel for the parties, pursuant to the Honorable Judge 

John A. Mendez’s Pre-Trial Scheduling Order of July 14, 2009 and U.S.D.C. Eastern 

District Local Rules, Rule 6-144. 

There is good cause for the requested extensions of the current dates for expert 

witness disclosures. Although considerable discovery has been completed to date, a 

substantial amount of discovery remains in order to compile the necessary evidence to 

enable prospective experts to formulate their opinions. 

Plaintiff’s action is for damages resulting from a fall in the security area of 

Sacramento International Airport. Plaintiff and Defendant have each served initial 

Requests for Production and Requests for Admissions, and Defendant has served 

Interrogatories. Additionally, depositions have been taken of the Plaintiff and of witnesses 

who were in Plaintiff’s traveling party. 

Plaintiff’s counsel have requested dates for the depositions of Defendant Alaska 

Airlines, Inc.’s personnel. Plaintiff’s medical records have been subpoenaed. 

Although counsel have not been dilatory in conducting discovery, additional 

discovery is needed in order to assemble the evidence necessary for prospective experts to 

formulate their opinions. Such discovery includes, but is not necessarily limited to, 

depositions of Defendant Alaska Airlines, Inc. personnel, airport security personnel, and 

treating physicians, and inspection of the area where the fall occurred, as well as further 

interrogatories and requests for production. 

The parties agree that each party should be allowed adequate time to conduct 

necessary discovery into the matters at issue in this action, prior to expending the time and 

cost which would be required to meet the current expert witness disclosure requirements. 

The stipulated exension would allow the time needed. 

Both parties, through their respective counsel, have agreed that it would serve the 

interests of justice and judicial economy to extend the current expert disclosure dates to 

March 19, 2010 and April 16, 2010, as set forth above. 

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The requested extension of the current dates for expert witness disclosure would not 

affect the other dates set forth in the July 14, 2009 Pre-Trial Scheduling Order. 

WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully move this Honorable Court to extend the 

dates for expert witness disclosure as requested herein. 

Date: January _____, 2010 LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER E. GRELL 

 By: ______________________________________ 

 RICHARD F. RESCHO 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 ETHAN BLANKENSHIP 

Date: January _____, 2010 CAULFIELD, DAVIES & DONAHUE, LLP 

 By: ______________________________________ 

 ROBERT E. DAVIES 

 MARY A. STEWART 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. 

ORDER EXTENDING DATES FOR EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, good cause appearing therefor, that the date for 

exchange of Initial Expert Witness Disclosure and Reports, currently set for January 15, 

2010 is extended through March 19, 2010, and the date for exchange of Rebuttal Expert 

Witness Disclosure, currently set for February 12, 2010, is extended through April 16, 2010. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: January 7, 2010 /s/ John A. Mendez____________

 THE HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 United States District Court Judge 

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