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Parties Involved:
AgReserves, Inc.
Defendant
Leonel Rojas Rivera
Plaintiff
South Valley Almond Company, LLC
Defendant

Document Text:

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

550 EAST HOSPITALITY 

LANE, SUITE 300

SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408

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JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO EXTEND CERTAIN SCHEDULING DATES

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Richard D. Marca, State Bar # 127365 

Richard.Marca@greshamsavage.com

Jamie Wrage, State Bar #188982

Jamie.Wrage@greshamsavage.com

Jeff T. Olsen, State Bar #283249

Jeff.Olsen@greshamsavage.com

GRESHAM SAVAGE NOLAN & TILDEN,

A Professional Corporation

550 East Hospitality Lane, Suite 300

San Bernardino, CA 92408

Telephone: (951) 684-2171

Facsimile: (951) 684-2150

Attorneys for Defendants,

AGRESERVES, INC. dba SOUTH VALLEY 

FARMS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEONEL ROJAS RIVERA, individually and on 

behalf of other persons similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AGRESERVES, INC. dba SOUTH VALLEY 

FARMS; and SOUTH VALLEY ALMOND 

COMPANY, LLC; and DOES 1 through 10,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:15-CV-00613- JLT

JOINT STIPULATION AND REQUEST 

TO EXTEND CERTAIN SCHEDULING 

DATES; ORDER GRANTING IN PART

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TO THIS HONORABLE COURT:

Plaintiff Leonel Rojas Rivera, by and through his attorneys of record, and Defendant 

AgReserves, Inc. dba South Valley Farms (“AgReserves”) by and through their attorneys of 

record, hereby stipulate to request that the Court extend certain Scheduling Order dates [Docket 

No. 17] – specifically the non-expert discovery cut-off, the expert discovery cut off, the deadline 

for Plaintiff to file class certification motion, and dispositive motion hearing cut-off dates, as 

follows:

WHEREAS, the Parties have worked diligently to conduct discovery in this matter, 

including exchanging and responding to the initial set of written discovery by both sides, and 

taking the deposition of Plaintiff Leonel Rojas Rivera;

WHEREAS, despite the Parties’ efforts, a substantial amount of discovery to be 

conducted, including but not limited to, additional written discovery regarding class certification 

issues, and the potential need for additional depositions;

WHEREAS, the Parties are working diligently to complete this long discovery process;

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to participate in a private mediation in this matter on 

May 31, 2016;

WHEREAS, if the matter does not resolve upon private mediation, the parties would like 

more time to prepare additional discovery by mutually agreeing to extend operative scheduling 

dates from the Scheduling Order;

WHEREAS, the current operative dates [Docket No. 17] are as follows:

 Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off: June 6, 2016

 Expert Discovery Cut-Off: August 22, 2016

 Filing of Class Certification Deadline: October 17, 2016

 Opposition to Class Certification Deadline: December 5, 2016

 Reply brief to Class Certification Deadline: January 9, 2017

 Hearing on Class Certification: February 8, 2017

WHEREAS, the Parties propose a continuance of the previously calendared dates to 

allow for proper discovery and full exploration of mediation options, as follows:

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Event Current Deadline Proposed New Deadline

Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off June 6, 2016 August 5, 2016

Expert Discovery Cut-Off August 22, 2016 September 22, 2016

Filing of Class Certification 

Motion Deadline

October 17, 2016 November 17, 2016

Opposition to Class Certification 

Deadline

December 5, 2016 January 13, 2017

Reply brief to Class Certification 

Deadline

January 9, 2017 February 10, 2017

Hearing on Class Certification February 8, 2017 March 13, 2017

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: May 2, 2016 KARASIK LAW FIRM

By: /s/ GregoryN. Karasik 

Gregory N. Karasik

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

LEONEL ROJAS RIVERA, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated

Dated: May 2, 2016 GRESHAM SAVAGE NOLAN & TILDEN, PC

By: /s/ Richard D. Marca 

Richard D. Marca

Jamie E. Wrage

Jeff T. Olsen

Attorneys for Defendants, AGRESERVES, 

INC dba SOUTH VALLEY FARMS 

ORDER

Based upon the stipulation and after conducting an informal telephonic conference with 

counsel, the Court ORDERS:

1. The stipulation is GRANTED in PART as follows:

a. The deposition of Plaintiff and the Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b) deponent SHALL

be completed no later than July 15, 2016;

b. Expert disclosures SHALL be made no later than July 29, 2016 and 

rebuttal experts disclosed no later than August 26, 2016;

c. Expert discovery SHALL be completed no later than September 16, 

2016;

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d. Non-dispositive motions SHALL be filed no later than September 30, 

2016 and heard no later than October 28, 2016;

e. The motion for class certification SHALL be filed no later than 

November 25, 2016;

f. Opposition to the motion for class certification SHALL be filed no later than 

January 13, 2017;

g. The reply to the opposition to the motion for class certification SHALL be filed 

no later than February 10, 2017;

h. The hearing on the motion for class certification is CONTINUED to February 

27, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.

No other modifications to the case schedule are authorized.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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