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Parties Involved:
Cengage Learning, Inc.
Plaintiff
Davis Textbooks
Defendant
Ali Sherali
Defendant
Shahnawaz Sherali
Defendant

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STIPULATION FOR MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF 

AND DISPOSITIVE MOTION DEADLINE

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MATTHEW J. OPPENHEIM

OPPENHEIM + ZEBRAK, LLP

5225 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 503

Washington, DC 20015

(202) 480-2999 Telephone

(866) 766-1678 Facsimile

matt@oandzlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Kevin Hughey, SBN 197323

Galen M. Gentry, SBN 308873

HUGHEY LAW GROUP

A Professional Corporation

520 9th Street, Suite 102

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: 916.596.0003

Facsimile: 916.596.0003

khughey@hugheylawgroup.com 

ggentry@hugheylawgroup.com

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CENGAGE LEARNING, INC., 

Plaintiff,

 v.

DAVIS TEXTBOOKS, ALI SHERALI, and 

SHAHNAWAZ SHERALI, 

Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-CV-02401-TLN-AC

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

MODIFICATION OF PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND DISPOSITIVE 

MOTION DEADLINES

TRIAL DATE: October 16, 2017

NAOMI JANE GRAY (SBN 197323)

SHADES OF GRAY LAW GROUP, P.C.

548 Market Street, #18014

San Francisco, California 95814

Telephone: (415) 746-9260

Facsimile: (415) 968-4328

ngray@shadesofgray.law

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Plaintiff Cengage Learning, Inc. and Defendants Davis Textbooks, Ali Sherali, and Shahnawaz

Sherali, through their respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate to modification of the Court’s 

September 14, 2016 Scheduling Order [Docket No. 70] as set forth below.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District 

of Illinois, Eastern Division, Case No. 1:15-cv-08117 on September 15, 2015;

WHEREAS, the matter was transferred to this Court on November 18, 2015 [Docket No. 30];

WHEREAS, a Pre-trial Scheduling Order of March 23, 2016, set the following dates;

1. June 30, 2016: Discovery cut-off;

2. September 1, 2016: Disclosure of expert witnesses; 

3. January 12, 2017: Dispositive motions; and

4. July 10, 2017: Trial.

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2016, the Court granted the parties’ first application for modification of 

the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order to extend the discovery cut-off, disclosure of expert witness and 

dispositive motion deadlines as follows:

1. September 30, 2016: Discovery cut-off;

2. November 1, 2016: Disclosure of expert witnesses; and

3. February 12, 2017: Dispositive motions.

WHEREAS, on September 14, 2016, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation for 

modification of the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order to extend the discovery cut-off, disclosure of expert 

witness and dispositive motion deadlines as well as the final pre-trial conference date and the trial date

as follows:

1. November 30, 2016: Discovery cut-off;

2. January 6, 2017: Disclosure of expert witnesses; 

3. April 6, 2017: Dispositive motions;

4. July 27, 2017: Final pre-trial conference; and

5. October 16, 2017: Trial date.

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WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in good-faith settlement negotiations for the past two 

months and, in view of the substantial fees and costs that would be incurred by each party in 

conducting further discovery (including party and non-party depositions), the parties have refrained 

from moving forward with discovery while such settlement discussions are pending;

WHEREAS, the parties have been unable to agree on settlement terms prior to the existing

November 30, 2016 discovery cut-off;

WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that certain discovery and disputes will need to be presented 

to the Court and Plaintiff will seek leave to amend the complaint to add additional titles;

WHEREAS, in light of the above, the parties have agreed to extend the deadlines for discovery 

cut-off, disclosure of expert witnesses and dispositive motions as well as the final pre-trial conference 

and the trial date.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. To extend percipient discovery cut-off from November 30, 2016 to February 28, 2017.

2. To extend disclosure of expert witness deadline from January 6, 2017 to March 13, 

2017.

3. To extend the dispositive motion hearing date from April 6, 2017 to June 15, 2017.

4. To extend the final pretrial conference from July 27, 2017 to October 5, 2017 at 2:00

p.m.

5. To extend the trial date from October 16, 2017 to January 16, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

Dated: November 30, 2016 SHADES OF GRAY LAW GROUP, P.C.

NAOMI JANE GRAY

/s/ Naomi Jane Gray

Naomi Jane Gray

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cengage Learning, Inc.

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Dated: November 30, 2016 OPPENHEIM + ZEBRAK, LLP

/s/ Matthew J. Oppenheim 

Matthew J. Oppenheim

Julie Chen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: November 30, 2016 HUGHEY LAW GROUP

/s/ Galen M. Gentry

Kevin Hughey

Galen M. Gentry

Attorneys for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 5, 2016 

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