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Parties Involved:
Eric Hill
Plaintiff
The Sygma Network, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

CASE NO. 2:13-CV-02638-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE DISCOVERY AND HEARING ON DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS DEADLINE 

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Jeffrey D. Fulton (Bar No. 206466)

Natalya Grunwald (Bar No. 265084) 

LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY D. FULTON 

2150 River Plaza Drive, Suite 260 

Sacramento, California 95833 

Telephone: (916) 993-4900 

Facsimile: (916) 441-5575 

Email: JFulton@JFultonLaw.com 

Email: NGrunwald@JFultonLaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ERIC HILL 

Julius M. Turman, Esq. (SBN. No. 226126) 

Elizabeth Boca, Esq. (SBN No. 255719) 

REED SMITH LLP

101 Second Street 

Suite 1800 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3659 

Telephone: +1 415 543 8700 

Facsimile: +1 415 391 8269 

Email: jturman@reedsmith.com 

Email: eboca@reedsmith.com 

Attorneys for Defendant 

THE SYGMA NETWORK, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

ERIC HILL 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

THE SYGMA NETWORK, INC. and DOES 1 

through 100, INCLUSIVE, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:13-cv-02638-MCE-EFB

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE 

DISCOVERY AND HEARING ON 

DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS DEADLINE AND 

ORDER GRANTING THE REQUEST TO 

CONTINUE DISCOVERY AND HEARING 

ON DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS DEADLINE 

 

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 Plaintiff ERIC HILL (“Plaintiff” or “Hill”) and Defendant THE SYGMA NETWORK, 

INC. (“Defendant” or “Sygma”) by and through their counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed the Complaint on October 24, 2013. 

WHEREAS, Defendant removed this matter to this Court on December 20, 2013. 

WHEREAS, per this Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order of March 18, 2014, 

discovery shall be completed by September 19, 2014. 

WHEREAS, the parties timely exchanged initial disclosures and engaged in written 

discovery. 

WHEREAS, Defendant has previously noticed Plaintiff’s deposition to be held on 

July 18, August 12, 2014 and August 28, 2014 but has been unable to commence Plaintiff’s 

deposition due to defense counsel’s unanticipated scheduling conflicts. 

WHEREAS, the parties are conferring regarding scheduling Plaintiff’s deposition. 

WHEREAS, the parties previously stipulation to slightly extend the deadline to 

complete discovery and hear dispositive motions without affecting the trial date, which is set 

for July 20, 2015 per the Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s counsel is unable to complete discovery, specifically 

depositions of key witnesses by the current fact discovery cut-off date of November 14, 2014 

due to scheduling conflicts. 

WHEREAS, per this Court’s Pretrial Scheduling Order, the final pretrial conference 

is scheduled for May 28, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the fact discovery deadline from November 

14, 2014 to February 27, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the deadline to disclose expert witnesses 

from January 15, 2015 to March 27, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the deadline to hear dispositive motions 

from April 2, 2015 to May 14, 2015. 

WHEREAS, the parties’ desired extension for discovery and hearing dispositive 

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motions deadlines will not affect the Court’s schedule for the final pretrial conference and 

trial. 

THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant currently stipulate to extend the fact 

discovery deadline to February 27, 2015. 

THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant stipulate to extend the expert witness 

disclosure deadline to March 27, 2015 with an equivalent extension of all attendant expert 

discovery deadlines arising thereafter. 

THEREFORE, Plaintiff and Defendant stipulate to extend the deadline to hear 

dispositive motions to May 14, 2015. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: November 3, 2014 LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY D. FULTON 

By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Fulton Jeffrey D. Fulton 

Natalya Grunwald 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

ERIC HILL 

DATED: November 3, 2014 REED SMITH LLP 

By: /s/ L. Julius M. Turman L. Julius M. Turman 

Elizabeth J. Boca 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

THE SYGMA NETWORK, INC. 

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ORDER 

Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the parties’ request to extend 

the existing scheduling deadlines is GRANTED. All dates set in this case are VACATED, and 

an amended pretrial scheduling order will issue hereafter. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 18, 2014 

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