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Parties Involved:
Donna Grant
Plaintiff
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF, DEADLINE 

FOR HEARING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS AND FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

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Robert R. Pohls (California Bar #131021) 

Stacey L. Leask (California Bar #233281) 

POHLS & ASSOCIATES 

12657 Alcosta Boulevard, Suite 150 

San Ramon, California 94583 

Telephone: (925) 973-0300 

Facsimile: (925) 973-0330 

Attorneys for Defendant State Farm Life 

Insurance Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DONNA GRANT, As Executrix of the Estate of 

George Grant, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

and DOES 1 - 100, inclusive, 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-02389-FCD-KJM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING EXPERT DISCOVERY 

CUT-OFF, DEADLINE FOR HEARING 

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS AND FINAL 

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

WHEREAS, the Court previously entered an Order extending the date for the parties to 

complete expert discovery from April 5, 2007 to and including May 31, 2007; and 

 WHEREAS, due to conflicts between the witnesses’ calendars and those of the 

attorneys of record herein, the parties were unable to depose the several designated expert 

witnesses by the May 31, 2007 cut-off date; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have scheduled the depositions of all designated experts for 

dates on or before July 13, 2007 and genuinely anticipate concluding those depositions on or 

before that date; and 

 WHEREAS, the Court previously entered an Order directing that any dispositive 

motions be heard on or before July 13, 2007; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that no dispositive motions should be filed herein until 

after the depositions of all designated experts have been concluded; and 

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WHEREAS, the Court previously entered an Order scheduling the Final Pretrial 

Conference herein for August 24, 2007; and 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Final Pretrial Conference and related 

preparations should be deferred until after the Court has considered and ruled on any 

dispositive motions which may be filed herein; and 

WHEREAS, the Court previously entered an Order directing that the Trial of this action 

begin on October 30, 2007; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the parties, through their 

respective attorneys of record herein, that: 

1. The expert discovery cut-off be extended to and including July 13, 2007; and 

2. The date by which dispositive motions must be heard be extended to and including 

August 24, 2007 (such that any dispositive motion would be timely if filed and served on 

or before July 20, 2007); and 

3. The Final Pretrial Conference be rescheduled for September 14, 2007 or such later date 

as is available on the Court’s calendar; and 

4. The Trial of this action remain scheduled to begin on October 30, 2007. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. LAW OFFICES OF TIM A. PORI 

/S/ 

DATED: June 5, 2007 

Brian Pori 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Donna Grant, 

As Executrix of the Estate of George Grant 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 POHLS & ASSOCIATES 

DATED: June 5, 2007 

Robert R. Pohls 

Stacey L. Leask 

Attorneys for Defendant 

State Farm Life Insurance Company 

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ORDER

Good cause appearing IT IS SO ORDERED that: 

 - the expert discovery cut-off is extended to and including July 13, 2007; 

In light of the above modifications a conflict now exists with the court’s previously 

set deadlines and the parties proposed dates. Therefore, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

- the last day in which dispositive motions must be heard is extended to 

September 21, 2007 (any dispositive motion shall comply with Local Rule 

78-230); 

- the Final Pretrial Conference is reset for Friday, November 30, 2007 at 

1:30 p.m. The joint pretrial statement shall be filed no later than 

November 21, 2007; and 

- the jury trial is reset January 29, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. 

DATED: June 8, 2007 

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