Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_05-cv-01525/USCOURTS-caed-1_05-cv-01525-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
Defendant
Linda D. Jones
Plaintiff
Mona R. Vekas,
Plaintiff

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 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY ISSUES 

IVERSON, YOAKUM, 

PAPIANO & HATCH

1

ARNOLD D. LARSON, Esq., (S.B. #77118) MARY P. LIGHTFOOT, Esq., (S.B. #137477) 

DARREN M. BALLAS, Esq., (S.B.# 198584) IVERSON, YOAKUM, PAPIANO & HATCH 

624 South Grand Avenue, 27th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Tel.: (213) 624-7444 / Fax: (213) 629-4563 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH 

AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, successor to 

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., formerly 

known as “The Firestone Tire & Rubber 

Company”) and erroneously sued herein as 

“Firestone Tire & Rubber Company”, and BFS RETAIL & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC 

dba FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 

erroneously sued herein as “Firestone Tire & 

Service Center” 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LINDA D. JONES and MONA R. 

VEKAS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER 

COMPANY, FIRESTONE TIRE & 

SERVICE CENTER; and , DOES 1 

through 100, Inclusive, 

 Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:05-CV-01525 DLB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

RE: DISCOVERY ISSUES 

[FRCP Rules 26 & 35] 

Complaint filed : September 19, 2005 

Defendants BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, 

LLC, successor to BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., and BFS RETAIL & 

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC (collectively “Defendants”), on the one 

hand, and Plaintiffs LINDA JONES and MONA VEKAS (hereafter “Plaintiffs”), 

on the other hand, agree to the following: 

/ / / 

Case 1:05-cv-01525-DLB Document 20 Filed 09/07/06 Page 1 of 4
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 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY ISSUES 

IVERSON, YOAKUM, 

PAPIANO & HATCH

2

WHEREAS Plaintiff Linda Jones has claimed damages from significant 

injuries alleged to have been caused by the accident that is the subject of this 

matter; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiff Linda Jones has had a significant medical history 

predating the incident which involves injuries to the same or similar areas of her 

body as were alleged to have been injured in the subject accident; 

 WHEREAS the medical records of Plaintiff Linda Jones are extensive; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiff Linda Jones has presented a significant record 

pertaining to the history of the subject vehicle; 

 WHEREAS the parties have diligently pursued discovery by conducting 

depositions of percipient witnesses, law enforcement and emergency personnel; 

 WHEREAS the depositions of the Plaintiffs have been set for September 12 

and 19; 

 WHEREAS the parties are diligently continuing to pursue all discovery 

avenues in an effort to substantially complete discovery by a proposed mid-to-lateOctober 2006 mediation; 

 WHEREAS the present November 10, 2006 Expert Disclosure date will 

require the Plaintiffs and Defendants to expend substantial time and costs preparing 

their experts during a time period when they are seeking to have an effective 

mediation, and the parties desire to limit costly expert fees while diligently 

pursuing such settlement opportunities; 

 WHEREAS Plaintiffs and Defendants, and their respective experts, require 

additional time to review the documentation in this case and issue reports thereon; 

and 

 WHEREAS at the present time, neither Plaintiffs, nor Defendants anticipate 

calling a voluminous amount of experts, thereby reducing the need for a lengthy 

expert deposition period; 

/ / / 

Case 1:05-cv-01525-DLB Document 20 Filed 09/07/06 Page 2 of 4
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 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY ISSUES 

IVERSON, YOAKUM, 

PAPIANO & HATCH

3

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby stipulated and agreed as follows: 

 1. The Defendants shall be relieved of the ordinary 7 hour limit on 

depositions with respect to the deposition of Plaintiff Linda Jones, and may 

instead be permitted up to 10.5 hours to conduct her deposition, if necessary. 

 2. The Expert Disclosure date shall be continued from November 10, 

2006 to January 15, 2007. 

 3. The Expert Discovery Cut-Off Date shall be continued from February 

6, 2007 to February 28, 2007. 

 4. Any expert discovery related motions (as opposed to motion in limine

or other exclusion motions related to experts) shall be filed no later than March 2, 

2007 and heard no later than March 23, 2007. 

SO STIPULATED:

Dated: August __, 2006 IVERSON, YOAKUM, PAPIANO & HATCH 

 

 

 By: _______/s/ Signature on File 

 DARREN M. BALLAS 

 Attorneys for Defendants, 

BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH 

AMERICAN TIRE, LLC, successor to 

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., formerly 

known as “The Firestone Tire & Rubber 

Company”) and erroneously sued herein as 

“Firestone Tire & Rubber Company”, and BFS 

RETAIL & COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, LLC 

dba FIRESTONE TIRE & SERVICE CENTERS, 

erroneously sued herein as “Firestone Tire & 

Service Center” 

Dated: August __, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF JAMES E. NORIEGA 

 By: _______/s/ Signature on File 

 JAMES E. NORIEGA 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

 LINDA JONES and MONA VEKAS 

Case 1:05-cv-01525-DLB Document 20 Filed 09/07/06 Page 3 of 4
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 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: DISCOVERY ISSUES 

IVERSON, YOAKUM, 

PAPIANO & HATCH

4

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

 1. The Defendants shall be relieved of the ordinary 7 hour limit on 

depositions with respect to the deposition of Plaintiff Linda Jones, and may 

instead be permitted up to 10.5 hours to conduct her deposition, if necessary; 

 2. The Expert Disclosure date shall be continued from November 10, 

2006 to January 15, 2007; 

 3. The Expert Discovery Cut-Off Date shall be continued from February 

6, 2007 to February 28, 2007; 

 4. Any expert discovery related motions (as opposed to motion in limine

or other exclusion motions related to experts) shall be filed no later than March 2, 

2007 and heard no later than March 23, 2007. 

DATED: September 7, 2006 __/s/ Dennis L. Beck__________ 

 Dennis L. Beck 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

Case 1:05-cv-01525-DLB Document 20 Filed 09/07/06 Page 4 of 4