Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-00423/USCOURTS-caed-1_15-cv-00423-5/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Mark Duffy
Plaintiff
Veli Gurgen
Defendant
Ryan Hartsoch
Defendant
Los Banos Unified School District
Defendant
Daniel Sutton
Defendant
Steve Tietjen
Defendant

Document Text:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

1125 I ST., SUITE 1

MODESTO, CA 95354

Kevin G. Little, SBN 149818

Michelle L. Tostenrude, SBN 290121

THE LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN G. LITTLE

P.O. Box 8656

Fresno, California 93747

Tel: (559) 342-5800

Fax: (559) 420-0839

kevin@kevinglittle.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

MARK DUFFY

Stephanie Y. Wu, SBN 268948

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

1125 I Street, Suite 1

Modesto, California 95354

Tel.: (209) 524-1100

Fax: (209) 524-1188

stephanie.wu@mccormickbarstow.com

Attorneys for Defendants,

LOS BANOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

DR. STEVE TIETJAN, RYAN HARSOCH, 

DANIEL SUTTON, and VELI GURGEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

MARK DUFFY,

Plaintiff,

v.

LOS BANOS UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT; DR. STEVE TIETJEN; RYAN 

HARTSOCH; DANIEL SUTTON; VELI 

GURGEN; DOES 1-10, ,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00423-EPG

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

MODIFYING SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE ORDER

Judge: Hon. Erica P. Grosjean

STIPULATION

1. On July 5, 2016, the parties, by and through their attorneys, appeared at the MidDiscovery Status Conference. During the Conference, the parties were ordered to submit a proposed 

order modifying the Scheduling Conference Order [Doc. 38], taking into account the discussions 

regarding discovery, settlement, and the lack of a dispositive motion hearing cut-off.

Case 1:15-cv-00423-EPG Document 51 Filed 07/21/16 Page 1 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

1125 I ST., SUITE 1

MODESTO, CA 95354

2. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate and propose that the Scheduling Conference 

Order be modified as follows:1

Current Dates/Deadlines Proposed Dates/Deadlines

Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff August 15, 2016 August 31, 2016

Further Status Conference September 26, 2016 n/a

Expert Disclosure September 1, 2016 September 30, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure October 3, 2016 November 8, 2016

Non-Dispositive Motion Cutoff November 18, 2016 December 15, 2016

Settlement Conference TBD January 9, 11, 12, 19, 25, 26, 

27, or 30, 2017

Expert Discovery Cutoff November 3, 2016 March 20, 2017

Dispositive Motion Deadline None April 14, 2017

Pretrial Conference January 19, 2017 July 17, 2017

Jury Trial (6-8 day estimate) March 7, 2017 August 30, 2017

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: July 14, 2016 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By: /s/ STEPHANIE Y. WU

Stephanie Y. Wu

Attorneys for Defendants,

LOS BANOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. 

STEVE TIETJAN, RYAN HARSOCH, DANIEL 

SUTTON, and VELI GURGEN

Dated: July 14, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. LITTLE

By: /s/ KEVIN G. LITTLE

Kevin G. Little

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

MARK DUFFY

 

1 Unavailability – Defendants’ counsel is scheduled to be in trial from February 13, 2017 through

March 3, 2017 and from May 15, 2017 through May 30, 2017. Plaintiff’s counsel is scheduled to be 

in trial from February 21 through March 23, 2017, from April 17, 2017 through May 31, 2017 and 

from September 5 through September 15, 2017.

Case 1:15-cv-00423-EPG Document 51 Filed 07/21/16 Page 2 of 3
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

3

STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

1125 I ST., SUITE 1

MODESTO, CA 95354

ORDER

Pursuant to the above Stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, it is hereby ordered 

that the Scheduling Conference Order be modified as follows:

Current Dates/Deadlines Proposed Dates/Deadlines

Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff August 15, 2016 August 31, 2016

Further Status Conference September 26, 2016 Unchanged

Expert Disclosure September 1, 2016 September 30, 2016

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure October 3, 2016 November 8, 2016

Non-Dispositive Motion Cutoff November 18, 2016 December 15, 2016

Settlement Conference TBD January 27, 2017

Expert Discovery Cutoff November 3, 2016 March 20, 2017

Dispositive Motion Deadline None April 14, 2017

Pretrial Conference January 19, 2017 July 20, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

Jury Trial (6-8 day estimate) March 7, 2017 September 12, 2017 at 8:30 

a.m.

As noted above, the case has been set for a settlement conference on January 27, 2017 before 

Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng at 10:00 a.m. A further order will issue containing Judge Seng’s 

settlement conference procedures.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 20, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:15-cv-00423-EPG Document 51 Filed 07/21/16 Page 3 of 3