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RUDY EXELROD ZIEFF & LOWE LLP

351 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 700 

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104 

PH (415) 434-9800 | FX (415) 434-0513 | www.rezlaw.com

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CONTINUING DATES FOR DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. CV-09-0622 EMC 

David A. Lowe 

Kenneth J. Sugarman 

RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, L.L.P. 

351 California Street, Suite 700 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 434-9800 

Facsimile: (415) 434-0513 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Jason Stevens 

Brandon R. Blevans 

Michael J. Holman 

DICKENSON, PEATMAN & FOGARTY, PC 

50 Old Courthouse Square, Suite 200 

Santa Rosa, CA 95404 

Telephone: (707) 524-7000 

Facsimile: (707) 546-6800 

Attorneys for Defendants Shamus & Peabody, LLC and 

Yountville Food Emporium, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JASON STEVENS, Case No. CV-09-0622 EMC 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SHAMUS & PEABODY, LLC, a California 

limited liability corporation, d/b/a Thomas 

Keller Restaurant Group, and YOUNTVILLE 

FOOD EMPORIUM, LLC, a California 

limited liability corporation, d/b/a Bouchon. 

 Defendants. / 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE CONTINUING DATES 

FOR DISCOVERY 

Plaintiff Jason Stevens (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Shamus & Peabody, LLC and 

Yountville Food Emporium, LLC (“Defendants”) (collectively, the “Parties”), hereby stipulate 

and agree and request that the Court enter an order as follows: 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CONTINUING DATES FOR DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. CV-09-0622 EMC 

WHEREAS, the Court filed the First Amended Case Management and Pretrial Order for 

Jury Trial in this matter on October 8, 2009, ordering that non-expert discovery shall be 

completed by December 28, 2009, that experts shall be disclosed and expert reports provided by 

the Parties by December 28, 2009, that rebuttal experts shall be disclosed and reports provided by 

January 11, 2010, and that all expert discovery shall be completed by January 25, 2010; 

WHEREAS, since the Court filed the First Amended Case Management and Pretrial 

Order, the Parties have continued to actively engage in settlement discussions and would like to 

avoid additional discovery costs while they continue to try to negotiate a settlement; and, 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff noticed the depositions of Defendants’ employees Jeremy Threat 

and Kassidy Harris for December 14 and 15, 2009, Defendants noticed the continuing deposition 

of Plaintiff for December 21, 2009, and Plaintiff has indicated that he will notice a custodian of 

records deposition relating to telecommunication business records, and the Parties desire to 

continue the dates for these depositions while settlement discussions continue; 

The Parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. The date for completion of non-expert discovery is continued with respect to the 

depositions of Jeremy Threat and Kassidy Harris, the continuing deposition of Plaintiff, and the 

deposition of a custodian of records relating to telecommunication business records. These 

depositions shall be completed by January 29, 2010. 

2. Expert discovery dates are continued for two weeks as follows: disclosure of 

experts and expert reports by January 11, 2010; disclosure of rebuttal experts and reports by 

January 25, 2010; all discovery from experts completed by February 8, 2010. 

DATED: December 29, 2009 RUDY, EXELROD, ZIEFF & LOWE, LLP 

By: /s/ Kenneth J. Sugarman 

KENNETH J. SUGARMAN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Jason Stevens 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CONTINUING DATES FOR DISCOVERY 

CASE NO. CV-09-0622 EMC 

DATED: December 29, 2009 DICKENSON, PEATMAN & FOGARTY, PC 

By: /s/ Brandon R. Blevans 

 BRANDON R. Blevans 

 Attorneys for Defendants Shamus & 

 Peabody, LLC and Yountville Food 

 Emporium, LLC 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS SO 

ORDERED. 

DATED: _________________________ 

Hon. Edward M. Chen 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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ECF ATTESTATION 

CASE NO. CV-09-0622 EMC 

ECF ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Local ECF Rules, I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the non-filing signatories. 

Executed this 29th day of December, 2009, at San Francisco, California. 

 /s/ Kenneth J. Sugarman 

 KENNETH J. SUGARMAN 

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