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Parties Involved:
Shaun Owens
Plaintiff
Walgreen Co.
Defendant

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SHAUN OWENS v. WALGREEN CO. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−JFM

Stipulation and Order to Modify the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order Regarding Discovery Deadlines and 

Pretrial Conference Date 

Lawrance A. Bohm, Esq.

Erika M. Gaspar, Esq. 

LAWRANCE A. BOHM, (SBN 208716)

BOHM LAW GROUP 

4600 Northgate Boulevard, Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95834 

Telephone: (916) 927-5574 

Facsimile: (916) 927-2046 

ERIKA M. GASPAR, (SBN 238117) 

LAW OFFICE OF ERIKA M. GASPAR 

2121 Natomas Crossing Drive, Suite 200-399 

Sacramento, CA 95834 

Telephone: (916) 749-0278 

Facsimile: (916) 647-0535 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHAUN OWENS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHAUN OWENS, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WALGREEN CO.; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−AC

STIPULATION AND 

ORDER TO MODIFY THE COURT’S 

PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER 

REGARDING DISCOVERY 

DEADLINES AND PRETRIAL 

CONFERENCE DATE 

Plaintiff, SHAUN OWENS, by and through his attorneys of record, Lawrance A. Bohm 

and Erika M. Gaspar and Defendant, WALGREEN CO., by and through their attorney of record 

Rex Darrell Berry, stipulate to modify the Court’s Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order (Doc. #18) 

of May 25, 2012, and October 1, 2012 Stipulation and Order Regarding Pretrial Dates (Doc #30) 

to extend certain discovery deadlines. This stipulation is made pursuant to Rule 16(b)(4) of the 

Federal Rules Civil Procedure, the local rules of the Eastern District of California, and the 

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SHAUN OWENS v. WALGREEN CO. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−JFM

Stipulation and Order to Modify the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order Regarding Discovery Deadlines and 

Pretrial Conference Date 

Lawrance A. Bohm, Esq.

Erika M. Gaspar, Esq. 

Standing Orders of this Court. Good cause exists to extend the dates for completion of certain 

discovery identified herein. 

I. EXISTENCE OF GOOD CAUSE 

1. Good cause exists in that the parties are engaged in good faith efforts to 

resolve the pending litigation. 

2. Good cause exists in that on September 20, 2012 Plaintiff properly served 

notice of depositions for Defendant’s witnesses scheduled for dates in October, 2012. 

However, to accommodate the business needs of Defendant, a retail merchant, during the 

holidays, the trial schedule of Plaintiff’s counsel and the parties’ efforts towards resolution, 

Plaintiff has agreed to stay the taking of previously noticed depositions and certain other 

discovery until after December 31, 2012. 

3. Good cause exists in that despite diligent efforts on the part of the parties to 

attempt to resolve their disputes, it has been determined that no further progress can be 

made until the deposition of one particular Defendant witness, a store manager, is taken. 

This witness is not available until January 15, 2013, and his deposition has been set to go 

forward on that date. 

4. Good cause exists in that Plaintiff’s counsel is in arbitration from January 

21-29, 2013, in Stout v. WM Group of Funds, American Arbitration Association, Case No. 

74-160-00575-06 ISCA. 

5. Good cause exists in that the parties have agreed to go to mediation in this 

matter on January 31, 2013. 

6. Good cause exists in that the current date for disclosure of experts and 

reports per Rule 26(a)(2) is January 2, 2013. (Doc. 30) 

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SHAUN OWENS v. WALGREEN CO. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−JFM

Stipulation and Order to Modify the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order Regarding Discovery Deadlines and 

Pretrial Conference Date 

Lawrance A. Bohm, Esq.

Erika M. Gaspar, Esq. 

7. Good cause exists in that the current deadline for concluding all previously 

noticed depositions, and responding to all previously propounded written discovery is 

February 8, 2013. For purposes of this stipulation, that date is referred to as the “Non 

Expert Discovery Cut Off.” The parties are not attempting by this stipulation to generally 

reopen discovery beyond the previously pending discovery described herein. Good cause 

also exists in that the current deadline for concluding all expert discovery is February 15, 

2013 (Doc. 30). Counsel for the parties believe that the interests of justice and efficiency 

would be served by an Order granting the requested continuance. Accordingly, both 

counsel request modifications to the Court’s Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order so that both 

parties can adequately exhaust pretrial resolution efforts and yet still have adequate time to 

prepare for trial in this case. Notwithstanding this stipulation, the parties expressly reserve 

their rights to move the Court for additional discovery in the event they deem it necessary. 

8. Neither party would be prejudiced by the requested extension of dates set forth 

herein, and counsel for the parties believe that the interests of justice and efficiency would 

be served by an Order granting the requested extension. 

9. Although the parties’ requested extension of time will require resetting the 

Pretrial Conference, currently set for March 18, 2013, the request does not include a 

request to continue the trial date, currently scheduled for May 14, 2013. 

II. REQUESTED MODIFICATIONS 

Based upon the good cause set forth above, Plaintiff requests the following modifications 

to the Court’s Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order so that both parties can adequately prepare this 

case for trial currently scheduled for May 14, 2013: 

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SHAUN OWENS v. WALGREEN CO. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−JFM

Stipulation and Order to Modify the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order Regarding Discovery Deadlines and 

Pretrial Conference Date 

Lawrance A. Bohm, Esq.

Erika M. Gaspar, Esq. 

Current Date: New Date: 

Non Expert Discovery Cut-Off February 8, 2013 February 25, 2013 

Expert Disclosure Date January 2, 2013 February 15, 2013 

Disclosure of Rebuttal Experts January 30, 2013 March 15, 2013 

Last Hearing Date for Motions March 15, 2013 March 25, 2013 

Expert Discovery Cut-Off February 15, 2013 April 1, 2013 

Pretrial Conference March 18, 2013 April 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. 

The parties jointly request that the Court reset the date for the Pretrial Conference, currently set 

for March 18, 2013, to a date of the Court’s choosing on or after April 1, 2013. Per Eastern 

District Local Rule 281, and this Court’s previous instruction to the parties to file separate Pretrial 

Statements (Docket No. 18), Plaintiff’s Pretrial Conference Statement will be filed fourteen (14) 

days prior to re-set date of the Pretrial Conference, and Defendant’s Pretrial Conference 

Statement will be filed seven (7) days prior to the re-set date of the Pretrial Conference. 

Dated: January 2, 2013 By: /s/Erika M. Gaspar 

 LAWRANCE A. BOHM, ESQ. 

 ERIKA M. GASPAR, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SHAUN OWENS 

Dated: December 14, 2012 By: /s/Rex Darrell Berry 

REX DARRELL BERRY, ESQ. 

BERRY & BLOCK LLP 

Attorneys for Defendant 

WALGREEN CO. 

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SHAUN OWENS v. WALGREEN CO. 

Case No. 2:12−CV−00419−WBS−JFM

Stipulation and Order to Modify the Court’s Pretrial 

Scheduling Order Regarding Discovery Deadlines and 

Pretrial Conference Date 

Lawrance A. Bohm, Esq.

Erika M. Gaspar, Esq. 

ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court grants the parties’ request to modify the Status 

(Pretrial Scheduling) Order in this matter as follows: 

Previous Date: New Date: 

Non Expert Discovery Cut-Off February 8, 2013 February 25, 2013 

Expert Disclosure Date January 2, 2013 February 15, 2013 

Disclosure of Rebuttal Experts January 30, 2013 March 15, 2013 

Last Hearing Date for Motions March 15, 2013 March 25, 2013 

Expert Discovery Cut-Off February 15, 2013 April 1, 2013 

Pretrial Conference March 18, 2013 April 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

 

DATE: January 2, 2013. 

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