STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: MODIFICATION OF DISCOVERY AND CASE SCHEDULE

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

WHEREAS the pleadings remain unsettled, due to the pendency of a motion challenging the plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint until the Court's ruling on August 9, 2016 (Dkt. No. 55), and the current pending status of the moving defendants' responsive pleadings; and

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the operative pleadings will define the scope of discovery; and

WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that the pleadings will be settled within the next 20 days, in compliance with the Court's August 9, 2016 Order; and

WHEREAS, all parties are in agreement that good cause exists for modification of the case schedule based upon these factors,

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

The current discovery deadlines should be extended as follows: (a) Non-expert discovery shall be completed by March 15, 2017; (b) Expert witness shall be disclosed by March 15, 2017; (c) Supplemental expert witnesses shall be disclosed by March 29, 2017; and (d) Expert discovery shall be completed by May 26, 2017.

The current trial and pretrial deadlines should be extended as follows: (a) Non-dispositive motions shall be filed no later than June 4, 2017; (b) Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than June 27, 2017 and noticed for hearing on July 25, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.; (c) A joint pretrial statement shall be filed on or before September 29, 2017; (d) a pretrial conference shall be held on October 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.; and (e) Jury trial shall be set for December 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED ABOVE BY THE COURT: