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Parties Involved:
Yvonne Hilton
Plaintiff
Twain Harte Community Services District
Defendant

Document Text:

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JAMES K. WARD, ESQ. (SBN 117639) 

DANIEL P. JAY, ESQ. (SBN 215860) 

EVANS, WIECKOWSKI & WARD, LLP 

745 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916)923-1600 

Facsimile: (916)923-1616 

Attorneys for Defendant 

TWAIN HARTE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT 

PUBLIC ENTITY-FILING FEE WAIVED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

YVONNE HILTON , 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TWAIN HARTE COMMUNITY 

SERVICES DISTRICT, and DOES ONE 

THROUGH TWENTY, Inclusive, 

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Case No. 1:12-CV-01360-LJO-SMS 

STIPULATION AND DECLARATION; 

ORDER RE DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by Plaintiff, YVONNE HILTON, by and through her 

attorneys, and Defendant, TWAIN HARTE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, by and 

through its attorneys, that the September 20, 2013 discovery cut-off date set forth in the Court’s 

December 7, 2012 scheduling conference order be continued to November 20, 2013 in order to 

allow the parties sufficient time to complete depositions in this matter. This stipulation is based 

upon the following facts which the parties submit show good cause to continue the discovery 

cut-off date: 

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1. That on December 7, 2012 the Court established a non-expert discovery cut-off 

date of September 20, 2013. 

2. Since the initiation of this case the parties have engaged in extensive written 

discovery including exchanges of written special interrogatories and requests for production of 

documents. As a result, it is submitted that the parties have been diligent in regard to discovery 

in this matter. 

3. That Plaintiff’s counsel’s office is located in Redwood City, California. 

Defendant’s counsel’s office is located in Sacramento, California. The majority of witnesses in 

this case (including the Plaintiff and percipient witnesses) are located in Twain Harte, California. 

As a result, each deposition entails a significant amount of travel for both counsel and the 

witnesses depending upon the location of the deposition. The parties have endeavored to take 

depositions in Stockton, California which is a central location but the depositions in this matter 

have entailed a significant amount of logistical wrangling. 

4. The Plaintiff’s deposition was started on July 16, 2013 in Sacramento, California. 

However, the Plaintiff’s deposition was not completed and counsel for the parties agreed to 

finish the Plaintiff’s deposition on another date due to defense counsel’s inability to arrange for 

childcare in the evening. 

5. Mr. Scot Moody’s deposition (noticed by the Plaintiff) was started on July 24, 

2013. However, Mr. Moody’s deposition was not completed on that date due to the witnesses’ 

inability to stay at the deposition into the evening. As a result, counsel for the parties agreed to 

continue his deposition to a mutually agreeable date. Mr. Moody is an important witness to this 

case because he is Defendant’s former general manager and made the decision to terminate 

Plaintiff’s employment. 

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6. The Plaintiff has noticed the deposition of Dennis Timoney for September 25, 

2013. The parties agreed to a date outside the September 20, 2013 discovery cutoff in order to 

accommodate Mr. Timoney’s (and his attorney’s) schedule and availability. Mr. Timoney is not 

available for his deposition any earlier. Mr. Timoney is a chief risk officer for Special District 

Risk Management Authority which is the Defendant’s Joint Powers Authority for insurance 

purposes. Mr. Timoney investigated certain aspects of Plaintiff’s claim of gender discrimination 

prior to the initiation of this lawsuit. Given Mr. Timoney’s importance to the case, the parties 

agreed to take his deposition outside the discovery cut-off in order to accommodate Mr. 

Timoney’s schedule. 

7. The parties have not completed the above-referenced depositions due to the press 

of business of counsel and witness availability. Furthermore, Plaintiff’s counsel has just 

informed defense counsel that Plaintiff’s counsel is about to undergo a major surgery which 

could complicate the process of completing the above-described depositions. 

8. Richard Koss, co-counsel for Plaintiff, must undergo major surgery on October 2, 

2013. He has been away from his office for the past several weeks due to testing related to the 

upcoming surgery and will be unavailable for the next several weeks. 

Based upon the foregoing, the parties submit that good cause exists to continue the 

discovery cutoff to November 20, 2013 because the above-described witnesses are crucial to 

both parties’ preparation of their case; because an amendment to the scheduling order will cause 

no prejudice to either party since both parties have agreed to the continuance; and because the 

adjustment of the discovery cutoff will not affect the other dates set by this Court and the trial 

date will not need to be continued. 

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Thus, the parties to this case have stipulated to continue the discovery cut-off of 

September 20, 2013 to November 20, 2013. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: September 20, 2013 EVANS, WIECKOWSKI & WARD, LLP 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 ___________________________________ 

 JAMES K. WARD 

 DANIEL JAY 

 Attorneys for Defendant TWAIN HARTE 

 COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT 

Dated: September 20, 2013 LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD N. KOSS 

 

 /s/ Richard N. Koss 

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 RICHARD N. KOSS 

 Attorney for Plaintiff YVONNE HILTON 

DECLARATION OF DANIEL JAY

 I, Daniel Jay, do hereby declare and say the following: 

 1. I am one of the attorneys of record for Defendant in the above-entitled action. I 

have prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ stipulation and request to 

this Court to continue the discovery cutoff date to November 20, 2013. The facts stated in the 

stipulation set forth above are true and correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties is true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on September 20, 2013 in Sacramento, California. 

 /s/ Daniel Jay 

 _____________________________ 

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DECLARATION OF RICHARD KOSS

I, Richard Koss, do hereby declare and say the following: 

 1. I am one of the attorneys of record for Plaintiff in the above-entitled action. I 

have prepared this Declaration as evidence in support of the parties’ stipulation and request to 

this Court to continue the discovery cutoff date to November 20, 2013. The facts stated in the 

stipulation set forth above are true and correct and based upon my personal knowledge. 

 2. On September 9, 2013, I was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in my kidney. 

Since that time, I have spent many hours in doctors’ offices and undergoing testing to prepare for 

my surgery on October 2. I have been told that I will be unavailable for work until at least the 

middle of November. My co-counsel, Rand Stephens, will have to undertake our workload by 

himself during my absence. 

 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 

the facts stated above in the stipulation of the parties is true and correct. This Declaration was 

executed on September 20, 2013 in Redwood City, California. 

 /s/ Richard Koss 

 _____________________________ 

 

 ORDER

 Based upon the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, the Court orders that 

the discovery cutoff of September 20, 2013 is hereby moved to November 20, 2013. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 23, 2013 /s/ SANDRA M. SNYDER 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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