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Parties Involved:
Copart, Inc.
Counter Defendant
Lightmaker USA, Inc.
Counter Claimant

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Chad S. Tapp, SBN 214898

Kevin M. Kreutz, SBN 264654

Kevin M. Ortiz, SBN 296615

350 University Ave., Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant

LIGHTMAKER USA, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COPART, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIGHTMAKER USA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: 2:12-CV-02943-TLN-CKD 

Assigned for All Purposes to:

The Hon. Troy L. Nunley

Assigned for Discovery Purposes to:

The Hon. Carolyn K. Delaney

STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON 

TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER 

Complaint Filed: December 4, 2012

Discovery Cutoff: July 2, 2015

Pretrial Conf.: February 25, 2016

Trial: April 25, 2016

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM.

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant COPART, INC. (“Copart”) and Defendant/Counter-Claimant 

LIGHTMAKER USA, INC. (“Lightmaker”), by and through their respective attorneys of record, 

and pursuant to USDC EDCA Local Rules 143 and 144(d) and FRCP 16(b), hereby stipulate and 

agree as follows:

WHEREAS, on or about June 12, 2014, this Court, pursuant to the Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure (“FRCP”) 16(b) and the FRCP 26(f) Conference Statement of the parties, issued a 

Scheduling Order setting the case for trial and establishing an initial February 8, 2016 trial date;

WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the case and extensive discovery and voluminous 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

document production involved, on December 31, 2014 the Court, pursuant to a joint stipulation

submitted by the parties, issued an Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order which extended various 

pretrial deadlines and reset the trial date to April 25, 2016;

WHEREAS, this is a complex case involving multiple claims and counter-claims, dozens 

of potential fact witnesses and experts, and which will require each side to spend significant time 

analyzing a voluminous amount of information before trial, including source code and other 

electronic materials;

WHEREAS, since the issuance of the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order, the parties 

have worked diligently towards completing written discovery, which has enabled them to engage 

in a good faith settlement effort. The parties participated in formal mediation at Judicate West in 

San Francisco on May 4, 2015, which was conducted by The Honorable John (Leo) Wagner 

(Ret.). Both sides submitted and exchanged mediation briefs in advance and two Copart 

representatives traveled from Dallas, Texas and two Lightmaker representatives traveled from 

Orlando, Florida to attend the mediation;

WHEREAS, the case was not settled during the May 4, 2015 mediation session but the 

parties have continued their settlement dialogue. Judge Wagner issued a mediator’s proposal after 

the May 4 session, which prompted further discussions between the parties. Such discussions are 

ongoing, as the parties continue to meet and confer over whether a resolution can be achieved. 

WHEREAS, the parties have suspended all depositions which were duly noticed and 

scheduled to commence June 8, 2015, with the hopes that the substantial time and expense that 

would be incurred preparing for, traveling to, and taking and defending these depositions might be 

avoided if the matter resolves. The parties stipulate and agree that they are unable to 

simultaneously exhaust settlement efforts and engage in costly and time-intensive depositions;

WHEREAS, the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order includes a July 2, 2015 discovery 

cut-off and an August 13, 2015 deadline for expert disclosures;

WHEREAS, the parties are especially reluctant to expend further time and resources

litigating the action under these circumstances and while they are seriously evaluating the merits 

of pre-trial resolution;

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

WHEREAS, the parties have acted with diligence in trying to adhere to the current pretrial 

deadlines but are making this request to the Court for modification of the current scheduling order 

because absent an extension, the parties will have no choice but to immediately commence 

depositions and have experts work in earnest on their respective Rule 26 Reports; 

WHEREAS, neither party will be prejudiced by a three-month continuance of the current 

trial date and related pretrial deadlines; and

WHEREAS, there has been one previous request that the Court amend the scheduling 

order to extend the fact discovery deadline, expert disclosure deadline, and dispositive motion 

deadline; this is the first time the parties have asked the Court to continue the trial date.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel, jointly propose and 

stipulate to the following:

The deadlines in the Amended Pretrial Scheduling Order previously set forth by the Court 

shall be revised as follows, or set on such other dates as the Court determines:

Event Current Date Proposed New Date

Fact Discovery Cut-Off Date July 2, 2015 October 29, 2015

Expert Disclosures and Reports August 13, 2015 December 10, 2015

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures September 2, 2015 December 30, 2015

Dispositive Motion Hearing Cut-Off November 19, 2015 March 10, 2016

Final Pre-Trial Conference February 25, 2016 June 16, 2016

Trial April 25, 2016 August 15, 2016

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED and AGREED between the parties that all other 

provisions of the Amended PreTrial Scheduling Order of December 31, 2014 shall remain in 

effect. This Stipulation may be signed in counterparts and any facsimile or electronic signature 

shall be valid as an original signature.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

DATED: June 11, 2015 LERMAN POINTER & SPITZ LLP

By:/s/ Curtis P. Holdsworth (authorized on 6/2/15)

CURTIS P. HOLDSWORTH, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant 

COPART, INC.

DATED: June 11, 2015 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Kevin M. Kreutz

CHAD TAPP, ESQ.

KEVIN M. KREUTZ, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant

LIGHTMAKER USA, INC.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON TO AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

ORDER

FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, and pursuant to the Stipulation of the parties, the 

deadlines in the Scheduling Order previously set forth by the Court are revised as follows:

Event Date Per Original 

Scheduling Order

Extended Date Per Amended 

Scheduling Order

Fact Discovery Cut Off Date July 2, 2015 October 29, 2015

Expert Disclosures and 

Reports:

August 13, 2015 December 10, 2015

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures September 2, 2015 December 30, 2015

Dispositive Motion Hearing 

Cut-Off

November 19, 2015 March 10, 2016

Final Pre-Trial Conference February 25, 2016 June 16, 2016

Jury Trial April 25, 2016 August 15, 2016

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 11, 2015

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