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Parties Involved:
GEO California, Inc.
Defendant
GEO Corrections and Detention, LLC
Defendant
Josephine Hernandez
Plaintiff
The GEO Group, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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CARLOS JIMENEZ, Bar No. 227534

cajimenez@littler.com

JESSICA S. KANG, Bar No. 273221

jkang@littler.com

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

633 West 5th Street

63rd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: 213.443.4300

Facsimile: 213.443.4299

Attorneys for Defendants

THE GEO GROUP, INC. dba GEO CALIFORNIA, 

INC. and GEO CORRECTIONS AND 

DETENTION, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPHINE HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE GEO GROUP, INC. dba GEO 

CALIFORNIA, INC., a Florida 

corporation; GEO CORRECTIONS 

AND DETENTION, LLC, a Florida 

limited liability company; and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15 cv 01813 - JLT 

ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSE TO 

HON. JENNIFER L. THURSTON

JOINT STIPULATION RE 

REQUEST TO CONTINUE 

DISCOVERY AND EXPERT 

DISCOVERY DATES

(DOC. 26)

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Plaintiff Josephine Hernandez and Defendant The GEO Group, Inc. d/b/a GEO 

California, Inc. and GEO Corrections and Detention, LLC (collectively, the “Parties”) 

by and through their respective counsel of record hereby stipulate and respectfully 

request the Court continue the discovery cut-off and expert discovery cut-off dates in 

the above-reference matter, as follows:

WHEREAS, on September 7, 2016, pursuant to the stipulation of the Parties, 

the Court continued the date of trial to July 24, 2017, and set the deadline to complete 

non-expert discovery for January 26, 2017 and the deadline to complete expert 

discovery for March 6, 2017 (Dkt. 22);

WHEREAS, the Court, on its own motion, continued the pretrial conference to 

July 14, 2017 and the trial to July 24, 2017, to accommodate the Court’s schedule 

(Dkt. 23.);

WHEREAS, the Parties have experienced unexpected delays in discovery in 

this matter largely due to an unexpected personnel matter with Defendant’s Counsel;

WHEREAS, Defendants wish to take the depositions of Plaintiff’s alleged 

treating physicians for emotional distress allegedly suffered by Plaintiff; however, due 

to the upcoming holidays and unexpected delays stated above, the depositions may not 

be completed prior to January 26, 2017;

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed that Plaintiff will participate in an 

independent medical examination (“IME”), which is currently set for January 9, 2017; 

WHEREAS, the completion of the depositions of Plaintiff’s alleged treating 

physicians and the IME are necessary for the drafting and filing of Defendants’ 

dispositive motion; 

WHEREAS, the prior case schedule set the deadline for the Parties to disclose 

rebuttal expert witnesses by March 17, 2017, which is after the deadline, March 6, 

2017, to complete expert discovery; 

WHEREAS, the Parties will not be prejudiced by a continuation of the 

discovery and expert discovery cut-off dates in light of the continuation of trial; 

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THEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Court continue the 

current dates as follows:

 Discovery cut-off date: February 28, 2017;

 Expert Discovery cut-off date: April 6, 2017;

 The Parties shall disclose their experts no later than March 3, 2017, and 

any rebuttal experts by March 17, 2017.

 Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: March 13, 2017;

 Non-Dispositive Motion Hearing Deadline: April 10, 2017.

Dated: December 22, 2016

/s/ Jessica S. Kang

CARLOS JIMENEZ

JESSICA S. KANG

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendants

THE GEO GROUP, INC. DBA GEO 

CALIFORNIA, INC. AND

GEO CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION, 

LLC

Dated: December 22, 2016

/s/ Alis M Moon

ALLYSON K. THOMPSON

ALIS M. MOON

KRING & CHUNG, LLP

On Behalf of Plaintiff

JOSEPHINE HERNANDEZ

ORDER

The stipulation is GRANTED. The amended case schedule requires:

1. All non-expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than February 

28, 2017;

2. All expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than April 6, 2017;

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3. The Parties SHALL disclose their experts no later than March 3, 2017, 

and any rebuttal experts by March 17, 2017;

4. Any non-dispositive motion SHALL be filed no later than March 13, 

2017 and heard no later than April 10, 2017.

The Court does not contemplate receiving any further requests for 

amendment to the case schedule nor does it contemplate granting any further 

requests for amendment to the case schedule.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 22, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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