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Parties Involved:
Johana Martz
Plaintiff
Omnicare, Inc.
Defendant

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EXTENDING DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

& EXPERT DESIGNATION DATES 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

ANTHONY R. DELLING #81798 

Anthony.delling@pillsburylaw.com 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1700 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4419 

Telephone: (916) 329-4700 

Facsimile: (916) 441-3583 

Attorneys for Defendant 

OMNICARE, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHANA MARTZ, an individual 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

OMNICARE, INC., a corporation and Does 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendant. 

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No. 2:07-CV-00617-FCD (DAD) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

AND EXPERT DESIGNATION 

DATES

During the discovery process to date, counsel for plaintiff and counsel 

for defendant Omnicare, Inc. have identified approximately ten individuals 

whom the parties will need to depose prior to discovery cutoff. However, 

because of the number of those persons and the fact that many of them reside 

outside California, the expenses associated with preparing for and taking their 

depositions will be very substantial. Counsel for the parties have agreed to 

conduct a mediation in this matter during January 2008. Furthermore, if they 

must prepare to designate expert witnesses by January 29, they will incur still 

further potentially unnecessary costs. The prospects for that mediation 

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EXTENDING DISCOVERY CUTOFF 

& EXPERT DESIGNATION DATES 

successfully resolving this case depend largely upon whether the parties can 

avoid litigation expenses between now and the mediation. To the extent that 

the parties must conduct depositions, including multiple out of state 

depositions and must search for and identify expert witnesses prior to the 

mediation, the likelihood of this case settling diminishes substantially. 

To avoid potentially unnecessary consumption of time and considerable 

expense and to maximize the likelihood of settlement, the parties have agreed, 

subject to the Court’s approval, to extend the date for discovery cutoff and 

expert designation by approximately 60 days each. Because this case has a 

June 20, 2008 motion cutoff date and an October 21, 2008 trial date, such an 

extension will not necessitate a continuance of any other case management 

dates. 

Therefore, through their respective attorneys of record, plaintiff Johana 

Martz and defendant Omnicare, Inc. hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. That discovery cutoff date be extended to March 14, 2008. 

2. That the date for initially designating expert witnesses be 

extended to March 21, 2008. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: November _____, 2007. 

HOGE, FENTON, JONES & APPEL, INC. 

STEVEN SHERMAN 

By: 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff JOHANA MARTZ 

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Dated: November _____, 2007. 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

ANTHONY R. DELLING 

By: 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 OMNICARE, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 3, 2007 

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