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Parties Involved:
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Defendant
Steve Wheat
Plaintiff

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

Julian Burns King, SBN 298617

julian@kingsiegel.com

Rachael E. Sauer, SBN 308549

rsauer@kingsiegel.com 

KING & SIEGEL LLP

724 S. Spring Street, Suite 201

Los Angeles, CA 90014

Telephone: 213-465-4802

Facsimile: 213-465-4803

Attorneys for Plaintiff STEVE WHEAT

JAMES T. CONLEY, SBN 224174

james.conley@ogletree.com

HAIDY M. RIVERA, SBN 322117

haidy.rivera@ogletree.com

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH,

SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2800

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: 916-840-3150

Facsimile: 916-840-3159

Attorneys for Defendant

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE WHEAT, an individual,

Plaintiff,

vs.

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware 

Corporation, and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:22-cv-01524-BAM

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND 

TRIAL DATES

Action Filed: October 27, 2022

Trial Date: October 7, 2024

Plaintiff STEVE WHEAT (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

(“Defendant”), by and through their counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this matter on October 27, 2022;

WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023, the Court issued a Scheduling Conference Order 

ordering the Parties to complete non-expert discovery by February 6, 2024;

WHEREAS, Defendant served its first set of discovery on April 13, 2023; 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

WHEREAS, Plaintiff served its first set of discovery on April 13, 2023; 

WHEREAS, the Parties have been engaged in various meet and confer efforts, attended 

multiple discovery status conferences with this Court, and have been working diligently to resolve 

their respective discovery disputes;

WHEREAS, on November 9, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Motion to Quash Subpoenas for 

Medical Records;

WHEREAS, on November 22, 2023, Defendant filed their Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion 

to Quash Subpoenas for Medical Records;

WHEREAS, on November 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Reply in support of his Motion to 

Quash Subpoenas for Medical Records;

WHEREAS, on December 11, 2023, the Court issued its Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion 

to Quash Subpoenas for Medical Records;

WHEREAS, on December 21, 2023, the Parties jointly filed a Stipulation for Independent 

Medical Examination (“IME”) of Plaintiff Steve Wheat and Proposed Protective Order regarding 

Defendant’s IME of Plaintiff Steve Wheat.

WHEREAS, on December 22, 2023, this Court signed the Parties’ Proposed Protective

Order regarding Defendant’s IME of Plaintiff Steve Wheat.

WHEREAS, the Parties are engaged in efforts to schedule Plaintiff’s IME and in light of 

the holiday season, will not be able to conduct the IME until February 16, 2024.

WHEREAS, the Parties are still actively engaged in efforts to complete their respective 

initial rounds of discovery so that they may substantively prepare for the deposition of Plaintiff and 

Defendant’s Person Most Qualified;

WHEREAS, the Parties have not completed depositions and other essential discovery for 

summary judgment and trial in an effort to fully resolve pending discovery disputes; 

WHEREAS, the current deadlines to complete discovery will frustrate the Parties’ meet and 

confer progress by requiring the completion of discovery, prior to taking the deposition of Plaintiff 

and Defendant’s Person Most Qualified;

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

WHEREAS, there has been no previous modification of the Scheduling Order in this 

action;

WHEREAS, the Parties believe it is in their best interests to conserve costs and judicial 

resources while the Parties seek resolution of their pending discovery issues;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the interests of justice are best served by a continuance 

of the discovery cutoff so that the Parties have sufficient time to complete essential discovery and 

prepare for trial;

WHEREAS, the Parties are making this request as soon as reasonably practicable once the 

Parties realized the necessity of the extension based on the circumstances identified above;

WHEREAS, both Parties will suffer significant prejudice if discovery is not extended, 

because neither Party will have sufficient time to conduct discovery necessary for dispositive 

motions or trial; 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that neither Party will suffer any prejudice if the Court 

extends discovery as requested;

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the interests of justice are best served by an extension of 

discovery and all related remaining deadlines so that the Parties have sufficient time to complete 

essential discovery and prepare for trial;

THEREFORE, for the reasons set forth above, good cause exists for an extension of 

pretrial and trial dates set forth in the Court’s Scheduling Conference Order. Thus, subject to the 

Court’s approval, the Parties stipulate and agree to the proposed revised deadlines below:

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Non-Expert Discovery February 6, 2024 August 31, 2024

Expert Disclosure February 23, 2024 December 5, 2024

Supplemental Expert Disclosure March 8, 2024 December 23, 2024

Expert Discovery Cutoff April 12, 2024 February 5, 2025

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline April 30, 2024 September 29, 2024

Pretrial Conference August 7, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. February 27, 2025 at 9:00 

a.m.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

Jury Trial (7-10 days) October 7, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. March 17, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: January 17, 2024 KING & SIEGEL LLP

By: /s/ Rachael Sauer (as authorized on 1.17.24)

 Julian Burns King

Rachael E. Sauer

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff STEVE WHEAT

DATED: January 17, 2024 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, 

SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Haidy M. Rivera

James T. Conley

Haidy M. Rivera

Attorneys for Defendant 

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

ATTESTATION

Concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the individual whose 

electronic signature is attributed above.

DATED: January 17, 2024 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, 

SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ Haidy M. Rivera

James T. Conley

Haidy M. Rivera

Attorneys for Defendant 

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL AND TRIAL DATES

ORDER

The Court having read and considered the Parties’ Joint Stipulation to Continue Pretrial and 

Trial Dates, and cause appearing:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the pretrial and trial dates shall be as follows:

Event Date

Non-Expert Discovery August 31, 2024

Expert Disclosure September 20, 2024

Supplemental Expert Disclosure October 18, 2024

Expert Discovery Cutoff December 13, 2024

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline January 17, 2025

Pretrial Conference April 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Jury Trial (7-10 days) June 9, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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