Opinion
WILLIAM J. SMITH, SMITH JOHNSON, INC., Fresno, California, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, DIANE GOINS and WESLEY RENTFROW.
LAURIE BELL SCHRUM, KROLOFF, BELCHER, SMART, PERRY & CHRISTOPHERSON, Stockton, CA, Attorneys for Defendant Merle Wayne Hutton.
James N. Fincher, Merced County Counsel, Roger S. Matzkind, Chief Civil Litigator, Merced, CA, Attorney for County of Merced and Merced County District Attorney, a department of the County of Merced.
STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING NON-EXPERT DISCOVERY CUT-OFF
SHEILA K. OBERTO, Magistrate Judge.
WHEREAS, Defendant County of Merced granted Plaintiffs an extension of time to respond to written discovery as a result of Mr. Smith's representations that he was having administrative issues in his office; and,
WHEREAS, a discovery dispute arose between Plaintiffs and Defendants as a result of what Defendants believe to be insufficiencies in Plaintiffs' discovery responses and that the parties are attempting to resolve such dispute without involving the court; and,
WHEREAS, Defendants according to Mr. Smith, Plaintiffs' supplemental responses to written discovery were delayed due to the death of plaintiffs' counsel's mother-in-law and his serious health condition; and,
WHEREAS, Defendants needed Plaintiffs' discovery responses prior to the depositions of Plaintiffs; and,
WHEREAS the depositions of witnesses were delayed due to the delay in Plaintiffs' written discovery responses and production; and,
WHEREAS two of the witnesses Plaintiffs want to depose are no longer employed by the County of Merced; and,
WHEREAS the witness depositions have not been completed due to the delays;
NOW THEREFORE it is stipulated between William J. Smith, counsel for plaintiffs, Roger S. Matzkind, counsel for defendant County of Merced, and Laurie Bell Schrum, counsel for defendant Merle Wayne Hutton, that the time for completion of non-expert witness depositions and motions to compel written discovery and depositions be extended as follows:
ORDER
Pursuant to the terms of the parties' stipulation, the deadline for non-expert discovery is extended to April 30, 2015. No other deadlines have been modified.
IT IS SO ORDERED.