STIPULATION TO CONTINUE THE DISCOVERY DEADLINE; ORDER THEREON

EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6103

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.

TO THE CLERK OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, AND TO ALL PARTIES THROUGH THERE COUNSEL OF RECORD HEREIN:

Plaintiff-realtor Tamara Evans ("relator") and defendant Southern California Governmental Training and Development Center ("defendant"), by an through their counsel of record, hereby recite and stipulate, subject to the Court's approval as provided for herein, as follows:

On March 19, 2015, plaintiff-relator Tamara Evans ("relator") filed the instant case under seal. (ECF No. 1). Following the decision of the United States not to intervene, the court ordered the case unsealed on January 6, 2017. (ECF Nos. 22-23.) Relator served defendant on January 10, 2017 with the summons and complaint as well as a copy of this court's January 6, 2017 initial pretrial scheduling order requiring discovery be completed by March 18, 2016. (ECF No. 26.) Because defendant was not served until after the discovery cut-off, the parties stipulated to amending the initial pretrial scheduling order to require all discovery, except expert discovery, be completed on January 6, 2018. (ECF No. 26.)

In response to relator's complaint, defendant filed a motion to dismiss the relator's claims under the California False Claims Act and the court issued its order granting the motion on April 26, 2017. (ECF No. 35.) While the Court was considering the motion to dismiss, the parties delayed discovery in an effort to limit costs and litigate the action efficiently. The parties now require additional time to complete discovery, including three depositions.

The parties submit that good cause exists for a continuance of the fact discovery deadline and have agreed to continue the fact discovery deadline to April 6, 2018 in order to allow the parties to complete fact discovery and attempt to resolve this action informally.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between relator and defendant, by and through their attorneys of record, that the initial pretrial scheduling order be amended to require that all discovery, with the exception of expert discovery, shall be completed no later than April 6, 2018.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

ORDER

Pursuant to the terms of the foregoing stipulation, the Court extends the fact discovery deadline to April 6, 2018. All other related deadlines in the Initial Pretrial Scheduling Order will be based on this extended date.

IT IS SO ORDERED.