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Botell v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jul 17, 2012
Case No.: 2:11-cv-01545-GEB-GGH (E.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2012)

Opinion

Case No.: 2:11-cv-01545-GEB-GGH

07-17-2012

THOMAS BOTELL, JENNIFER BOTELL, individually, and B.B. and K.B., minors, by and through their Guardian ad Litem, THOMAS BOTELL Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant,

ROBERT A. BUCCOLA, ESQ. / SBN: 112880 STEVEN M. CAMPORA, ESQ. / SBN: 110909 CATIA G. SARAIVA, ESQ. / SBN: 232479 RONALD J. MARTINEZ, ESQ. / SBN: 262628 DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs


ROBERT A. BUCCOLA, ESQ. / SBN: 112880

STEVEN M. CAMPORA, ESQ. / SBN: 110909

CATIA G. SARAIVA, ESQ. / SBN: 232479

RONALD J. MARTINEZ, ESQ. / SBN: 262628

DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA, LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JOINT MOTION AND ORDER TO

MODIFY THE STATUS (PRETRIAL

SCHEDULING) ORDER [DOC. 26]


Judge: Hon. Garland E. Burrell

Pursuant to Local Rule 144, and for good cause, Plaintiffs and Defendant jointly move the Court for an Order modifying the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order ("Scheduling Order") [Doc. 26] to extend the dates for expert disclosures. In support of their motion, the parties, through their respective counsel, state as follows:

1. Under the current Scheduling Order discovery is due to be completed by February 1, 2013. The parties are actively engaging in discovery in a good faith effort to complete discovery in a timely manner. Numerous depositions have been taken, and written discovery is progressing.
2. It has become evident to the parties that additional discovery must be completed before they can prepare their initial expert witness disclosures, which are currently due to be filed on August 3, 2012.
3. Consequently, there is also insufficient time under the current Scheduling Order for preparation of rebuttal expert witness disclosures by September 7, 2012.
4. Pursuant to Local Rule 144(b), the parties have not previously sought or obtained any extensions of the pretrial dates in this matter.
5. The proposed amended dates for expert disclosures will not require a change in any other dates set out in the Scheduling Order. The Final Pretrial Conference date of June 10, 2013 and the Trial date of September 10, 2013 remain unchanged under this proposed modification.
6. THEREFORE, THE PARTIES request the following modifications of the Scheduling Order:

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Event ¦Current Date ¦Proposed Date ¦ +---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------¦ ¦Initial Expert Witness Disclosure¦August 3, 2012 ¦December 3, 2012 ¦ +---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------¦ ¦Rebuttal Expert Disclosure ¦September 7, 2012¦January 9, 2013 ¦ +---------------------------------+-----------------+------------------¦ ¦Expert Discovery Cutoff ¦None ¦March 7, 2013 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

For each of the foregoing reasons, the parties agree and respectfully submit that good cause exists for the Court to modify the Scheduling Order to provide the parties sufficient time to disclose expert and rebuttal expert witnesses, to prepare expert reports, and to adequately conduct the remaining discovery necessary to prosecute and defend this matter.

DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA, LLP

By: _________________________

STEVEN M. CAMPORA

CATIA G. SARAIVA

RONALD J. MARTINEZ

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: _________________________

J. EARLENE GORDON

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED, that the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order [Doc. 26] is modified as follows:

1. Each party shall comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B) and (C)'s initial expert disclosure requirements on or before December 3, 2012;

2. The time for any contradictory and/or rebuttal expert disclosure authorized under Rule 26(a)(2)(D)(ii) shall be January 9, 2013; and

3. Expert discovery shall be completed by March 7, 2013.

_________________________

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

Senior United States District Judge


Summaries of

Botell v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Jul 17, 2012
Case No.: 2:11-cv-01545-GEB-GGH (E.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2012)
Case details for

Botell v. United States

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS BOTELL, JENNIFER BOTELL, individually, and B.B. and K.B., minors…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Jul 17, 2012

Citations

Case No.: 2:11-cv-01545-GEB-GGH (E.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2012)