Opinion
Case No. 1:10-CV-00592-OWW-JLT
09-08-2011
RACHEL PRESCOTT, individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for minor plaintiffs A.P., C.P., R.P., T.P., Y.P., and M.P.; and MARILYN PRESCOTT, Plaintiffs, v. v. COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, Sheriff ADAM CHRIS TIANS ON, in his individual capacity; CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC., Sgt. CHAD BLAKE; Deputy GARY LAKE; Deputy ADAM VOORTMAN; Deputy SHAUN MURPHY; Deputy BRIAN MUNGUIA; Deputy SANTOS DE LOS SANTOS; Deputy RICHARD AZIZ; Deputy JOHN BOY PALARCA; PATRICIA SPURGEON, R.N.; AMANDA GIBSON, F.N.P.; DR. JOHN BAKER. Defendants.
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS John L. Burris Steven R. Yourke Attorneys for Plaintiffs RACHEL PRESCOTT, A.P., C.P., R.P., T.P., Y.P., M.P., and MARILYN PRESCOTT PORTER SCOTT A Professional Corporation Terence J. Cassidy Kristina M. Hall Ashley M. Wisniewski Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; SHERIFF ADAM CHRISTIANSON; SGT. CHAD BLAKE; DEP. GARY LAKE; DEP. ADAM VOORTMAN; DEP. SHAUN MURPHY; DEP. BRIAN MUNGUIA; DEP. SANTOS DE LOS SANTOS; DEP. RICHARD AZIZ; and DEP. JOHN BOY PALARCA TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI Jerome M. Varanini Attorney for Defendants CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC. PATRICIA SPURGEON, AMANDA GIBSON, and DR. JOHN BAKER
PORTER SCOTT
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 99180
Kristina M. Hall, SBN 196794
Ashley M. Wisniewski, SBN264601
Attorneys for Defendants, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; Sheriff ADAM CHRISTIANSON,
in his individual capacity; SGT. CHAD BLAKE; DEPUTY GARY LAKE; DEPUTY
ADAM VOORTMAN; DEPUTY SHAUN MURPHY; DEPUTY BRIAN MUNGUIA;
DEPUTY SANTOS DE LOS SANTOS; DEPUTY RICHARD AZIZ; and DEPUTY JOHN
BOY PALARCA
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs RACHEL PRESCOTT, A.P., C.P., R.P., T.P., Y.P., M.P. and MARILYN PRESCOTT, and Defendants COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, Sheriff ADAM CHRISTIANSON, Sgt. CHAD BLAKE, Deputy GARY LAKE, Deputy ADAM VOORTMAN, Deputy SHAUN MURPHY, Deputy BRIAN MUNGUIA, Deputy SANTOS DE LOS SANTOS, Deputy RICHARD AZIZ, Deputy JOHN BOY PALARCA, CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC. PATRICIA SPURGEON, AMANDA GIBSON, and DR. JOHN BAKER, by through their undersigned Counsel, pursuant to USDC EDCA Local Rules 83-143 and 6-144 (d) as follows:
1. The parties respectfully request that the District Court modify the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order to allow twenty-one (21) additional days for the scheduling of non-expert discovery and expert discovery deadlines, based on good cause appearing therefor as more fully set forth below.
2. This action arises out of alleged violations of Plaintiffs' federal civil rights and state law claims against Defendants in connection with the death of Plaintiffs' decedent, Craig Prescott.
3. The parties have been diligent in their efforts to litigate this case. Counsel for Plaintiffs have served Requests for Admissions. Counsel for for the County Defendants have served written discovery, including Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents. Counsel for the CFMG Defendants have also served Requests for Production of Documents. Defendants have completed the depositions of Plaintiffs RACHEL PRESCOTT and MARILYN PRESCOTT. The County Defendants have scheduled over twenty witness depositions for September 2011. Plaintiffs are in the process of scheduling the depositions of the County and CFMG Defendants. Despite the parties' best efforts to schedule and complete the depositions prior to the last day to complete non-expert discovery, the large number of defendants and percipient witnesses, combined with multiple calendaring conflicts of the parties' respective counsel, have prevented the parties from completing all depositions prior to the close of non-expert discovery.
4. Presently, non-expert discovery is scheduled to be completed on September 30, 2011; Expert Disclosures with reports are due to be served October 21, 2011; Expert Discovery cut off is December 23, 2011; Last day to File Dispositive Motions is January 23, 2012 with a hearing date of February 20, 2012; Settlement Conference is January 13, 2012; Final Pre-Trial Conference is April 2, 2012; and Trial is scheduled for May 15, 2012.
5. Based on the fact that this is a complex case involving multiple defendants and numerous witnesses, and there is a large number of depositions that remain to be completed, the parties request that the Last Day to Complete Non-Expert Discovery, Disclose Expert Witnesses, and Disclose Supplemental/Rebuttal Expert be extended twenty-one days and the Pre-Trial Scheduling order be modified accordingly. The parties do not seek modification of the Last Day to Complete Expert Discovery or to file and hear motions. Moreover, the parties do not seek modification of the dates currently set for the Settlement Conference, Final Pre-Trial Conference, and Trial. The parties have sought one prior modification of the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order.
Therefore, the parties respectfully submit that good cause exists to amend the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order and therefore request modification of the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order, as follows:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Last Day to Complete Non-Expert Discovery ¦October 21, 2011 ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to Disclose Expert Witnesses ¦November 10, 2011 ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to Disclose Supplemental/Rebuttal ¦December 5, 2011 ¦ ¦Experts ¦ ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to Complete Expert Discovery ¦December 23, 2011 ¦ ¦ ¦(unchanged) ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to File Non-Dispositive Motions ¦December 30, 2011 ¦ ¦ ¦(unchanged) ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Settlement Conference ¦January 13, 2012 (unchanged)¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to Hear Non-Dispositive Motions ¦January 27, 2012 (unchanged)¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to File Dispositive Motions ¦January 23, 2012 (unchanged)¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Last Day to Hear Dispositive Motions ¦February 20, 2012 ¦ ¦ ¦(unchanged) ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Final Pre-Trial Conference ¦April 2, 2012 (unchanged) ¦ +------------------------------------------------+----------------------------¦ ¦Trial ¦May 15, 2012 (unchanged) ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED and AGREED between the parties that all other
provisions of the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order of November 4, 2010 shall remain in effect. This Stipulation may be signed in counterparts and any facsimile or electronic signature shall be as valid as an original signature.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Respectfully submitted,
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS
John L. Burris
Steven R. Yourke
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
RACHEL PRESCOTT, A.P., C.P., R.P.,
T.P., Y.P., M.P., and MARILYN
PRESCOTT
(As Authorized on 9/6/11)
PORTER SCOTT
A Professional Corporation
Terence J. Cassidy
Kristina M. Hall
Ashley M. Wisniewski
Attorneys for Defendants
COUNTY OF STANISLAUS; SHERIFF
ADAM CHRISTIANSON; SGT. CHAD
BLAKE; DEP. GARY LAKE; DEP. ADAM
VOORTMAN; DEP. SHAUN MURPHY;
DEP. BRIAN MUNGUIA; DEP. SANTOS
DE LOS SANTOS; DEP. RICHARD AZIZ;
and DEP. JOHN BOY PALARCA
TRIMBLE, SHERINIAN & VARANINI
Jerome M. Varanini
Attorney for Defendants
CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL
GROUP, INC. PATRICIA SPURGEON,
AMANDA GIBSON, and DR. JOHN
BAKER
(As Authorized on 9/1/11)
ORDER
Having reviewed the above stipulation and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order of November 4, 2010, be modified with the new schedule as set forth above.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Oliver W. Wanger
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE