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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 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 

DATES

Action Filed: October 27, 2022

Trial Date: June 9, 2025

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL DATES

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

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

WHEREAS, Plaintiff sat for the first day of his deposition on September 11, 2024. The 

deposition convened remotely via Zoom. Two minutes after going on the record, Plaintiff lost 

power and internet. After 15 minutes, Plaintiff reported his entire neighborhood was without 

power. There was no estimated time for the restoration of power and internet.

WHEREAS, counsel conferred off the record about resuming the deposition on another 

date in person in defense counsel’s Fresno, California office. The stipulation was placed on the 

record and Plaintiff and his counsel agreed to provide availability.

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to return on the first mutually available date in person 

for the deposition of Plaintiff in Fresno, California on October 16, 2024.

WHEREAS, defense counsel has served the Seventh Amended Notice of Deposition of 

Plaintiff for October 16, 2024.

WHEREAS, defense counsel subpoenaed Dr. Tyler May, one of Plaintiff’ physicians listed 

in his disclosures for September 11, 2024. Walmart took the deposition of Dr. Tyler May on 

September 11, 2024. Dr. May sat for deposition for approximately 15 minutes and then had to 

leave. The parties agreed to continue the deposition at another time. Plaintiff’s counsel would like 

to ask Dr. May questions and will subpoena him for a mutually agreeable date that he is available.

WHEREAS, defense counsel subpoenaed Davina Uchegbu, NP, one of the medical 

providers listed in Plaintiff’s disclosures for September 12, 2024. Walmart took a non-appearance 

of the witness on September 12, 2024. Plaintiff’s counsel would like to ask this witness questions 

and will subpoena him for a mutually agreeable date that he is available.

WHEREAS, the current deadlines will be prejudicial by requiring the completion of 

discovery and expert disclosure prior to taking of the deposition of Plaintiff.

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

pretrial and trial dates set forth in the Court’s Amended Scheduling Conference Order in Docket 

Number . Thus, subject to the Court’s approval, the Parties stipulate and agree to the proposed 

revised deadlines below:

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL DATES

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Closure of Discovery Extended 

Solely to Complete Plaintiff’s 

Deposition, Complete Dr. Tyler 

May’s deposition, and take the 

deposition of Davina Uchegbu in 

Modification of Docket No. 59.

September 20, 2024 November 1, 2024

Disclosure of Expert Witnesses September 20, 2024 December 6, 2024

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: September 13, 2024 KING & SIEGEL LLP

By: /s/Rachael E. Sauer___________________

 Julian Burns King

Rachael E. Sauer

 

Attorneys for Plaintiff STEVE WHEAT

DATED: September 13, 2024 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, 

SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/James T. Conley

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.

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL DATES

DATED: September 13, 2024 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, 

SMOAK & STEWART, P.C.

By: /s/ James T. Conley

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 DATES

64226286.v1-OGLETREE

ORDER

Having considered the Parties’ Joint Stipulation to Continue Plaintiff’s Deposition Date, and 

good cause appearing, the Court extends non-expert discovery solely for the limited purpose of 

completing the depositions of Plaintiff’s three treating medical providers and completing the 

interrupted deposition of Plaintiff, and modifies the Scheduling Order (Docs. 38, 59) as follows:

Event Previously Scheduled Date Current Date

Closure of Non-Expert Discovery 

Extended Solely to Complete 

Deposition of Plaintiff’s Three

Treating Providers and Plaintiff’s 

Deposition Due to Power Outage 

(See Doc. 59)

September 20, 2024 November 1, 2024

Expert Disclosure September 20, 2024 November 22, 2024

Supplemental Expert Disclosure October 18, 2024 December 13, 2024

Expert Discovery Cutoff December 13, 2024 January 17, 2025

Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025

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

(Courtroom 8 – BAM)

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

(Courtroom 8 – BAM)

No further modifications of the scheduling order will be made absent good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 17, 2024 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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