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Parties Involved:
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Defendant
Matthew Cates
Defendant
T. J.
Plaintiff
Janelle Jones
Plaintiff
John McClellan
Defendant
Mike McDonald
Defendant
Ed Simmerson
Defendant

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Joint Stipulation to Further Modification of Scheduling Order; Order (2:12-cv-02181 TLN CKD)

LANNY M. TRON (SBN 135339)

TERRY L. TRON (SBN 151151)

MARK PACHOWICZ (SBN 138108)

TRON & TRON

1297 FLYNN ROAD, SUITE 210

CAMARILLO, CA 93012

Telephone: (805) 388-1241

Fax: (805) 388-2091

E-mail: lannytron@tronlaw.com

terrytron@tronlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

SUSAN E. SLAGER, State Bar No. 162942

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NOREEN P. SKELLY, State Bar No. 186135

Deputy Attorney General

WILLIAM H. DOWNER, State Bar No. 257644

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-2445

Fax: (916) 324-5567

E-mail: William.Downer@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

JANELLE JONES, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MATTHEW CATES, et al.,

Defendants.

2:12-cv-02181 TLN CKD

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER 

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING 

ORDER; ORDER

Action Filed: August 21, 2012

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Joint Stipulation to Further Modification of Scheduling Order; Order (2:12-cv-02181 TLN CKD)

TO THE HONORABLE TROY L. NUNLEY, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:

On August 21, 2012, Plaintiffs Janelle Jones and T.J., a minor, (“PLAINTIFFS”) filed a 

complaint alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. §§1983 and 1988, as well as the general laws of the 

United States and the State of California against defendants California Department of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation, Matthew Cates, Mike McDonald, John McClellan, and Ed Simmerson, and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive (“DEFENDANTS”) [ECF Nos. 1-3.];

On February 7, 2013, PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS filed a Joint Status Report. [ECF 

No. 20];

On March 22, 2013, PLAINTIFFS filed a First Amended Complaint. [ECF No. 24];

On April 23, 2013, DEFENDANTS filed an answer to the First Amended Complaint [ECF 

No. 24];

On May 2, 2013, PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS filed an Updated Joint Status Report 

pursuant to this Court’s order. [ECF No. 29];

On July 15, 2013, the Court issued its Pre-Trial Scheduling Order. [ECF No. 31];

PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS have exchanged Initial Disclosures, conducted 

discovery, and are presently continuing to engage in written discovery as well as scheduling 

depositions;

Based upon PLAINTIFFS’ counsel’s serious personal and medical issues that arose after 

the Court’s issuance of its Pre-Trial Scheduling Order, as well as additional scheduling 

complications due to discovery issues, including DEFENDANTS requiring extensive time to 

provide Electronically Stored Information, and PLAINTIFFS’ unavailability for deposition, the 

parties have jointly sought prior modifications of the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order, which were 

approved, and Amended Scheduling Orders have been entered on October 18, 2013, March 14, 

2014, July 24, 2014, and most recently September 10, 2014 [ECF Nos. 35, 37, 42 & 45];

DEFENDANTS filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12 (c) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on October 2, 2014, which has been fully briefed and taken 

under submission by the Court. [ECF Nos. 47-50];

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Joint Stipulation to Further Modification of Scheduling Order; Order (2:12-cv-02181 TLN CKD)

WHEREAS PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS have agreed that because a decision on the 

merits of the pending motion for judgment on the pleadings may substantially impact the scope 

and substance of the litigation, and that proceeding apace without a decision on the merits may 

result in a needless expenditure of State and litigant time and resources, additional time is 

necessary to permit a decision on the merits of DEFENDANTS’ motion for judgment on the 

pleadings, and the parties’ subsequent completion of discovery, and filing of dispositive motions, 

the parties seek a corresponding continuance of the discovery cutoff deadline and other pre-trial 

deadlines as set forth below:

Current Date Proposed New Date Event

3/2/15 6/2/15 Last day to complete non-expert discovery.

5/21/15 8/20/15 Last day to hear dispositive motions. Motion filed 35

days before hearing; opposition filed 14 days before 

hearing; reply filed 7 days before hearing.

5/21/15 9/17/15 Mandatory Settlement Conference

5/24/15 8/27/15 Last day to designate experts.

3/3/15 11/12/15 Last day to file joint pretrial conference statement.

8/27/15 11/19/15 Final pretrial conference.

10/26/15 1/25/16 Trial.

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the requested modifications to the Pre-Trial Scheduling 

Order is for good cause and the modifications are in the interests of justice;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

All parties hereto, by and through their respective attorneys of record, have agreed to the 

modifications to the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order as set forth above, or as otherwise amenable to 

the Court’s calendar.

Dated: January 28, 2015 Tron & Tron

By /s/ Lanny M. Tron

Lanny M. Tron, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Joint Stipulation to Further Modification of Scheduling Order; Order (2:12-cv-02181 TLN CKD)

Dated: January 28, 2015 Office of the Attorney General

By /s/ William H. Downer

William H. Downer, Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

The Court having reviewed the forgoing Stipulation and good cause appearing therefore:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order be modified as follows:

New Date Event

6/2/15 Last day to complete non-expert discovery.

8/13/15 Last day to hear dispositive motions. Motion filed 35 days before

hearing; opposition filed 14 days before hearing; reply filed 7 days before 

hearing.

9/17/15 Mandatory Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire 

at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom #26.

8/27/15 Last day to designate experts.

11/12/15 Last day to file joint Pre Trial Conference Statement.

11/19/15 Final Pre-Trial Conference at 2:00 p.m.in Courtroom #2 before District 

Judge Troy L. Nunley.

1/25/16 Jury Trial at 9:00 a.m.in Courtroom #2 before District Judge Troy L. 

Nunley.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: January 30, 2015

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