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Parties Involved:
Beverly Holman
Defendant
Merle Holman
Defendant
Tri-Dam
Plaintiff

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STIPULATION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

KEVIN M. SEIBERT (Bar No. 119356) 

THOMAS E. MARRS (Bar No. 252485) 

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 444-1000 

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100 

kseibert@downeybrand.com 

tmarrs@downeybrand.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TRI-DAM 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

TRI-DAM, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MERLE HOLMAN and BEVERLY 

HOLMAN, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:13-CV-01448-AWI- SMS 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

Pre-Trial Conf.: June 17, 2015 

Time: 8:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 2 

Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii 

Trial: August 25, 2015 

 (3-4 day estimate) 

This stipulation and proposed order to file an amended complaint and continue discovery 

deadlines is entered into between plaintiff Tri-Dam (“Tri-Dam”) and defendants Merle Holman 

and Beverly Holman (collectively “Defendants”), by and through their respective attorneys of 

record, with reference to the following: 

RECITALS 

1. Tri-Dam commenced this action on September 9, 2013 by filing its Complaint. 

2. The Complaint seeks a permanent injunction against Defendants related to 

improvements on real property they own in Calaveras County (“Subject Property”) 

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STIPULATION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

3. The Court’s February 19, 2014 Scheduling Order provided, among other things, 

for a September 19, 2014 deadline to conduct non-expert discovery, an October 14, 2014 deadline 

to disclose experts, a December 3, 2014 deadline to disclose supplemental experts, a January 16, 

2015 deadline to conduct expert discovery, and a February 11, 2015 deadline to file nondispositive pretrial motions. 

4. In order to avoid unnecessary motion practice, the parties met and conferred 

regarding potential amendments and revisions to the Complaint. The parties believe good cause 

exists for Tri-Dam to file its proposed First Amended Complaint, attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

5. Tri-Dam has served written discovery but the parties have not yet taken any 

depositions. 

6. The parties also met and conferred regarding appropriate extensions of the current 

discovery related deadlines based on the anticipated filing of the First Amended Complaint. The 

parties believe good cause exists to continue: the current September 19, 2014 deadline to conduct 

non-expert discovery to October 31, 2014; the current October 14, 2014 deadline to disclose 

experts to November 25, 2014; the current December 3, 2014 deadline to disclose supplemental 

experts to January 15, 2015; the current January 16, 2015 deadline to conduct expert discovery to 

February 16, 2015; and the current February 11, 2015 deadline to file non-dispositive pretrial 

motions to February 27, 2015. 

7. The parties have not sought or obtained any prior extensions of time in this case. 

STIPULATION 

Based on the foregoing recitals, the parties hereby STIPULATE that: 

8. Tri-Dam may file the proposed First Amended Complaint attached hereto as 

Exhibit A, without seeking leave of court through a noticed motion. 

9. Tri-Dam shall file the First Amended Complaint within 5 court days of the Court’s 

entry of its order granting this Stipulation. 

10. Tri-Dam’s First Amended Complaint will be deemed served on Defendants as of 

the date this Stipulation and Order is entered. 

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11. Defendants’ responsive pleading to the First Amended Complaint shall be due 

twenty-one (21) days after this Stipulation and Order is entered. 

12. The deadline to conduct non-expert discovery is continued from September 19, 

2014 to October 31, 2014. 

13. The deadline to disclose experts is continued from October 14, 2014 to November 

25, 2014. 

14. The deadline to disclose supplemental experts is continued from December 3, 

2014 deadline to January 15, 2015. 

15. The deadline to conduct expert discovery is continued from January 16, 2015 to 

February 16, 2015. 

16. The deadline to file non-dispositive pretrial motions is continued from February 

11, 2015 to February 27, 2015. 

17. This continuance of the above-referenced discovery related deadlines will not 

affect any other deadlines in this action. 

18. All remaining dates and deadlines as set by the Court in its February 19, 2014 

Scheduling Order are otherwise unaffected by this Stipulation and Proposed Order. 

DATED: September 15, 2014 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: /s/ Thomas E. Marrs 

THOMAS E. MARRS 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

TRI-DAM 

DATED: September 15, 2014 /s/ Shawn R. Parr (as authorized 9/15/14 

SHAWN PARR 

Attorney for Defendants 

MERLE HOLMAN and BEVERLY HOLMAN 

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STIPULATION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND CONTINUE DISCOVERY DEADLINES 

 ORDER 

 This matter came before the Court on the Stipulation and Proposed Order to File an 

Amended Complaint and Continue Discovery Deadlines. For the reasons stated in the Stipulation 

and for good cause showing, the Court ADOPTS the Stipulation and GRANTS the relief 

requested therein. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Tri-Dam may file the First Amended 

Complaint, attached hereto as Exhibit A, within 5 court days of the Court’s entry of its order 

granting this Stipulation. Tri-Dam’s First Amended Complaint will be deemed served on 

Defendants as of the date this Stipulation and Order is entered. Defendants’ responsive pleading 

shall be due twenty-one (21) days after this Stipulation and Order is entered. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the deadline to conduct non-expert discovery is 

continued from September 19, 2014 to October 31, 2014. The deadline to disclose experts is 

continued from October 14, 2014 to November 25, 2014. The deadline to disclose supplemental 

experts is continued from December 3, 2014 deadline to January 15, 2015. The deadline to 

conduct expert discovery is continued from January 16, 2015 to February 16, 2015. The deadline 

to file non-dispositive pretrial motions is continued from February 11, 2015 to February 27, 2015. 

All remaining dates and deadlines as set by the Court in its February 19, 2014 Scheduling Order 

are otherwise unaffected by this Stipulation and Order. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 9/16/2014 /s/ SANDRA M. SNYDER 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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