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Parties Involved:
Soper-Wheeler Company, LLC
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

Document Text:

LAW OFFICES OF

MATHENY 

SEARS 

LINKERT 

&

JAIME LLP

3638 AMERICAN RIVER DRIVE

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95864

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND CASE DEADLINES 1

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

COLLEEN M. KENNEDY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States 

Law Offices of

MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

RICHARD S. LINKERT, ESQ. (SBN 88756)

JACK A. KLAUSCHIE JR., ESQ. (SBN 094029)

JULIA M. REEVES, ESQ. (SBN 241198)

3638 American River Drive

Sacramento, California 95864

Telephone: (916) 978-3434

Facsimile: (916) 978-3430

Attorneys for Defendant, SOPER-WHEELER 

COMPANY, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOPER-WHEELER COMPANY, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:15-cv-01983-WBS-CKD

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER TO EXTEND PRETRIAL 

DEADLINES

The United States and Defendant, Soper-Wheeler Company, LLC, by and through their 

respective counsel, stipulate and respectfully request the continuation of the deadlines set by the 

Court's July 28, 2016, Pretrial Scheduling Order in this matter ("Order") (Dkt. 15), in order to 

conserve the resources and time of the Court, all parties, and all witnesses and to account for the 

parties' efforts to reach a resolution of this action. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND CASE DEADLINES 2

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

In mid-May 2016, the parties formally agreed to mediate the case. The parties participated 

in mediation on June 29, 2016. The suit did not settle during mediation, but mediation was 

productive. A mediator’s settlement proposal was provided to both parties. Counsel for 

Defendant have used best efforts to obtain settlement authority from Defendant’s insurance 

carrier since mediation, but have encountered unexpected and extended delays in obtaining a 

decision from high-level management individuals at Defendant’s insurance carrier. The parties 

remain hopeful that a settlement may be reached shortly. 

The parties have not sat by idly while Defendant’s counsel press for a decision with regard 

to settlement. 

The USA has propounded extensive written discovery on Defendant, Soper-Wheeler, in 

the form of interrogatories, requests for admissions and requests for documents. Soper-Wheeler 

served responses to the USA’s discovery recently. 

Defendant has propounded extensive requests for admissions on the USA, and 

interrogatories which seek evidentiary support for any denials of the requests for admissions. 

Many depositions also have been noticed by Defendant. A second set of interrogatories and a first 

set of requests for documents will be propounded to the USA in the next day or two by Defendant 

which address many aspects of the USA’s claims for damages. 

If current discovery deadlines are left in place, the parties are forced to expend significant 

time and resources that hopefully become unnecessary. In light of the potential this suit might 

settle in the next couple weeks, the parties are reluctant to engage in further extensive and 

expensive discovery, particularly taking and defending a number of depositions. 

The parties will promptly inform the Court if a settlement is reached, and the time needed 

to finalize and file dispositional documents. 

Accordingly, the parties respectfully request to continue some of the deadlines set in the 

Court's Order for approximately one month, while preserving the trial date, in order to conserve 

the resources of the parties, and to conserve judicial resources that may be needed to resolve any 

discovery disputes that may arise. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND CASE DEADLINES 3

U.S. v. Soper-Wheeler, No. 15-cv-1983 WBS-CKD 

The current and proposed schedules are provided below for the Court's reference. 

Current Proposed

Expert Disclosures December 14, 2016 January 16, 2017

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures January 23, 2017 February 13, 2017

Discovery Completed February 21, 2017 March 13, 2017

Motions Filed April 14, 2017 April 28, 2017

Final Pretrial Conference July 17, 2017,1:30 pm No Change

Trial (jury trial, 5-10 days) Sept. 19, 2017 at 9:00 am No Change

Respectfully submitted,

PHILLIP A. TALBERT 

Acting United States Attorney 

Dated: November 16, 2016 By: /s/ Colleen M. Kennedy 

 COLLEEN M. KENNEDY 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Dated: November 16, 2016 MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME LLP

By: /s/ Jack A. Klauschie Jr.

RICHARD S. LINKERT. ESQ.

JACK A. KLAUSCHIE JR., ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant, SOPERWHEELER COMPANY, LLC

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2016

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