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JOHN W. KEKER - # 49092 F I L
jkeker@keker.com San Francisco County Suverior Court
DAN JACKSON - #216091 4
djackson@keker.com APR 4-8 2022
WARREN A. BRAUNIG - # 243884 Cc OF THE COURT
wbraunig@keker.com RY: vi 6 Fo g
NICHOLAS S. GOLDBERG - # 273614 ‘ feputy Clerk
ngoldberg@keker.com
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-1809
Telephone: (415) 391-5400
Facsimile: (415) 397-7188
MARK J. HATTAM - # 173667
mhattam@sdcwa.org
General Counsel
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
4677 Overland Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123-1233
Telephone: (858) 522-6791
Facsimile: (858) 522-6566
Attorneys for Petitioner, Plaintiff, and Cross-Defendant | EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY [GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103]
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004
AUTHORITY,
Consolidated with Case Nos. CPF-16-515282
Petitioner, Plaintiff, and Cross- & CPF-18-516389
Defendant, .
JOINT ST. ATION AND
v. [PR |] ORDER RESETTING
PRETRIAL DEADLINES
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF Dent. 304
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; ALL ept.: oe
PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE Judge: Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo
VALIDITY OF THE RATES ADOPTED .
BY THE METROPOLITAN WATER Date Filed: May 30, 2014
DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Trial Date: May 16, 2022
ON APRIL 8, 2014 TO BE EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2015 AND JANUARY 1,
2016;'and DOES.1-10,
-Respondents, Defendants,.and
: -C€ross-Complainant.
JOINT STIPULATION AND [PR« 'D] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514804; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389
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Petitioner, Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant San Diego County Water Authority (‘the Water
Authority”), Respondent, Defendant and Cross-Complainant Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California (“Metropolitan”), and the Metropolitan Member Agencies that answered the
Water Authority’s operative complaints in the above-captioned actions,' (collectively “the
Parties”) hereby stipulate as follows:
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2021, this Court entered a pretrial schedule in the above-
captioned consolidated.case (the “Case”);
WHEREAS, on October 29, 2021, this Court entered, pursuant to stipulation, an order
staying discovery and resetting pretrial deadlines;
WHEREAS, on January 12, 2022, following a Case Management Conference, this Court
entered an order staying deadlines in the Case for 35 days effective January 12, 2022, including
all motions, document production, and discovery; and the Court directed the parties to meet and
confer regarding outstanding discovery and deadlines;
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the Court entered, pursuant to stipulation, an Order
Resetting Pretrial Deadlines; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred and wish to modify certain pretrial
deadlines, without modifying the pretrial conference or trial date.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby- stipulate and agree to the following revisions to
the pretrial schedule (with modified dates bolded below):
Even : : rior deadline : ised dead
Close of fact discovery April 18, 2022 April 18, 20227
Motions in limine April 21, 2022 April 29, 2022
Witness lists / pretrial briefs (25-page limit) April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 _
' Those “Member Agencies” are the City of Torrance, Easter Municipal Water District, Foothill
Municipal Water District, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Municipal Water District of
Orange County;:ThreeValleys ‘Municipal Water District, West"Basin' Municipal Water District,
and Western Municipal Water District.
|| 2 To-accommodate the schedules:of witnesses ‘and counsel,:the Parties:have agreed that certain
|| fact. depositions:may occur after April.18,2022. ‘The Parties.agree thatthe fact discovery.cutoff
may be extended for the sole purpose of completing these fact depositions.
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JOINT STIPULATION AND (@2©POSED] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389
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Parties exchange exhibit lists / deposition NA April 29, 2022?
designations
Close of expert discovery May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022
Oppositions to motions in limine May 2, 2022 May 5, 2022
Parties exchange objections to each side’s N/A : May 5, 20224
exhibit list / objections to deposition
designations and counter-designations
Parties exchange objections to counter- N/A May 9, 20225
designations
Hearing on motions in limine / pretrial hearing May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022
Parties file exhibit lists / deposition designations | April 29, 2022 May 11, 2022°
Trial May 16-27, 2022 May 16-27, 2022
Dated: April 15, 2022 KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP
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By:
NICHOLAS S. GOLDBERG
Attorneys for Petitioner, Plaintiff, and
Cross-Defendant
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER
AUTHORITY
3 This deadline applies to any deposition for which the Parties receive the final transcript by April
27, 2022. For any final transcript delivered thereafter, initial deposition designations shall be
served three (3) business days after delivery of the final transcript.
4 For any initial deposition designations served after April 29, 2022, objections and counter-
designations shall be served three (3) business days. after service of the initial designations.
5 For any counter-designations servéd ‘after May’5,'2022, dbjections to counter-designations shall
be served three (3) business days after service of the counter-designations.
6 For any: deposition ‘designations'that-are not complete by-May 1:1, 2022, the Parties shall
promptly file them after completion.
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [2R@P@SER] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389
1847951Dated: April 13, 2022
Dated: April 13, 2022
Dated: April 13, 2022
Dated: April 13, 2022
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
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BARRY W. LEE
Attorneys for Respondent, Defendant, and
Cross-Complainant
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CITY OF TORRANCE
By: Pith A Ane
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN
Attorneys for Real Party in Interest
CITY OF TORRANCE
OLIVAREZ MADRUGA LEMIEUX
O’NEILL, LLP .
By:
STEVEN P. O’NEILL
Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT, LAS VIRGENES
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WEST
BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, and WESTERN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
By:
‘STEVE ONSTOT
CHRISTINE M. CARSON
Attorneys for Real‘Party in-Interest
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF
ORANGE COUNTY
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSEB] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
BARRY W. LEE
Attorneys for Respondent, Defendant, and
Cross-Complainant
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CITY OF TORRANCE
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN
Attorneys for Real Party in Interest
CITY OF TORRANCE .
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
STEVEN P. O’NEILL
Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT, LAS VIRGENES
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WEST
BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, and WESTERN MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
STEVE ONSTOT
CHRISTINE M..CARSON
Attomeys for Real Party in Interest
“MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF
ORANGE COUNTY
JOINT STIPULATION AND []
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BROPUSEDPORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389Ww
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Dated: April 13, 2022 BRUNICK, MCELHANEY & KENNEDY
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STEVEN M. KENNEDY
Attorneys for Real Party in Interest
THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES _
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389
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Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders
that the pretrial calendar shall be modified as follows:
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Close of fact discovery April 18, 20227
Motions in limine April 29, 2022
Witness lists / pretrial briefs (25-page limit) April 29, 2022
Parties exchange exhibit lists / deposition designations April 29, 20228
Close of expert discovery May 2, 2022
Oppositions to motions in limine May 5, 2022
Parties exchange objections to each side’s exhibit list / May 5, 20229
objections to deposition designations and counter-designations
Parties exchange objections to counter-designations May 9, 202210
Hearing on motions in limine / pretrial hearing _ | May 9, 2022
Parties file exhibit lists / deposition designations May 11, 2022)!
Trial May 16-27, 2022
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: Bgl ig WO7?~ . (bMe Jnaser
Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo
Judge of the Superior Court
7 To accommodate the schedules of witnesses and counsel, the Parties have agreed that certain
fact depositions may occur after April 18, 2022. The fact discovery cutoff shall be extended for
the sole purpose of completing these fact depositions.
8 This deadline applies to any deposition for which the Parties receive the final transcript by April
27, 2022. For any final transcript delivered thereafter, initial deposition designations shall be
served three (3) business days after delivery of the final transcript.
9 For any initial deposition designations served after April 29, 2022, any objections and counter-
designations shall.be served.three (3) business days after service.of.the-initial-designations.
10 For any counter-designations served aftet’ May’5,'2022, any objections to counter-designations
| .shall be.served three (3) business days after service.of the counter-designations.
{| 2! For.any'deposition.designations that:are not completed by May-11,.2022,-the Parties. shall
promptly file them after completion.
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JOINT STIPULATION AND [P! SED] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389
1847951San Diego Water District, et al. v. Case No: CPF-10-510830
Metropolitan Water District, et al.
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE
(CCP §1010.6 & CRC §2.251)
|, R. Michael Diles, a Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of
San Francisco, certify that | am over the age of 18 years, employed in the City
and County of San Francisco, California and am not a party to the within action.
On April 19, 2022, | electronically served the attached Joint Stipulation
and Order Resetting Pretrial Deadlines via File & ServeXpress on the recipients
designated on the Transaction Receipt located on the File & ServeXpress
website.
Dated: April 19, 2022
T. Michael Yuen, Clerk
By:
R. Michael Diles, Deputy Clerk
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Matter on the Law & Motion calendar for Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Line 8. PLAINTIFF JOHN BERNARD's Motion For Award Of Attorneys Fees, Costs, And Expenses. Off calendar for noncompliance with Local Rule 2.7(B) (courtesy copies). The motion may be re-set for a Mon.-Thurs. after July 24, with papers to bear new hearing date. In meantime, counsel shall meet and confer to resolve their differences. For the 9:30 a.m. Law & Motion calendar, all attorneys and parties may appear in Department 302 remotely. Remote hearings will be conducted by videoconference using Zoom. To appear remotely at the hearing, go to the court's website at sfsuperiorcourt.org under "Online Services," navigate to "Tentative Rulings," and click on the appropriate link, or dial the corresponding phone number. Any party who contests a tentative ruling must send an email to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties by 4pm stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. The subject line of the email shall include the line number, case name and case number. The text of the email shall include the name and contact information, including email address, of the attorney or party who will appear at the hearing. The court no longer provides a court reporter in the Law & Motion Department. Parties may retain their own reporter, who may appear in the courtroom or remotely. A retained reporter must be a California certified court reporter (CSR), for only a CSR's transcript may be used in California courts. If a CSR is being retained, include in your email all of the following: their name, CSR and telephone numbers, and their individual work email address. =(302/RBU)
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Oo ony DH FF Ww NK Doe Be Be Be Be Be ewe ew ew Ss Se AA ARGH SS 21 KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP D JOHN W. KEKER - # 49092 F I L jkeker@keker.com San Francisco County Suverior Court DAN JACKSON - #216091 4 djackson@keker.com APR 4-8 2022 WARREN A. BRAUNIG - # 243884 Cc OF THE COURT wbraunig@keker.com RY: vi 6 Fo g NICHOLAS S. GOLDBERG - # 273614 ‘ feputy Clerk ngoldberg@keker.com 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111-1809 Telephone: (415) 391-5400 Facsimile: (415) 397-7188 MARK J. HATTAM - # 173667 mhattam@sdcwa.org General Counsel SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 4677 Overland Avenue San Diego, CA 92123-1233 Telephone: (858) 522-6791 Facsimile: (858) 522-6566 Attorneys for Petitioner, Plaintiff, and Cross-Defendant | EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY [GOVERNMENT CODE § 6103] SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004 AUTHORITY, Consolidated with Case Nos. CPF-16-515282 Petitioner, Plaintiff, and Cross- & CPF-18-516389 Defendant, . JOINT ST. ATION AND v. [PR |] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF Dent. 304 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; ALL ept.: oe PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE Judge: Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo VALIDITY OF THE RATES ADOPTED . BY THE METROPOLITAN WATER Date Filed: May 30, 2014 DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Trial Date: May 16, 2022 ON APRIL 8, 2014 TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 AND JANUARY 1, 2016;'and DOES.1-10, -Respondents, Defendants,.and : -C€ross-Complainant. JOINT STIPULATION AND [PR« 'D] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514804; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389 1847951CoC oN DW FF Bw NY NY NY NY NY NY N DN BN NO ee ee oD A A BY NH FF SF OD Oo NR DH BRB WY KF Petitioner, Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant San Diego County Water Authority (‘the Water Authority”), Respondent, Defendant and Cross-Complainant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (“Metropolitan”), and the Metropolitan Member Agencies that answered the Water Authority’s operative complaints in the above-captioned actions,' (collectively “the Parties”) hereby stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, on June 21, 2021, this Court entered a pretrial schedule in the above- captioned consolidated.case (the “Case”); WHEREAS, on October 29, 2021, this Court entered, pursuant to stipulation, an order staying discovery and resetting pretrial deadlines; WHEREAS, on January 12, 2022, following a Case Management Conference, this Court entered an order staying deadlines in the Case for 35 days effective January 12, 2022, including all motions, document production, and discovery; and the Court directed the parties to meet and confer regarding outstanding discovery and deadlines; WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the Court entered, pursuant to stipulation, an Order Resetting Pretrial Deadlines; and WHEREAS, the Parties have met and conferred and wish to modify certain pretrial deadlines, without modifying the pretrial conference or trial date. NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby- stipulate and agree to the following revisions to the pretrial schedule (with modified dates bolded below): Even : : rior deadline : ised dead Close of fact discovery April 18, 2022 April 18, 20227 Motions in limine April 21, 2022 April 29, 2022 Witness lists / pretrial briefs (25-page limit) April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 _ ' Those “Member Agencies” are the City of Torrance, Easter Municipal Water District, Foothill Municipal Water District, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Municipal Water District of Orange County;:ThreeValleys ‘Municipal Water District, West"Basin' Municipal Water District, and Western Municipal Water District. || 2 To-accommodate the schedules:of witnesses ‘and counsel,:the Parties:have agreed that certain || fact. depositions:may occur after April.18,2022. ‘The Parties.agree thatthe fact discovery.cutoff may be extended for the sole purpose of completing these fact depositions. 2 JOINT STIPULATION AND (@2©POSED] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389 1847951Oo mem YN DH BF BN boy wR NN YD moe _ BRNRRRREBBHBESCeWAF DEBE E S Parties exchange exhibit lists / deposition NA April 29, 2022? designations Close of expert discovery May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 Oppositions to motions in limine May 2, 2022 May 5, 2022 Parties exchange objections to each side’s N/A : May 5, 20224 exhibit list / objections to deposition designations and counter-designations Parties exchange objections to counter- N/A May 9, 20225 designations Hearing on motions in limine / pretrial hearing May 9, 2022 May 9, 2022 Parties file exhibit lists / deposition designations | April 29, 2022 May 11, 2022° Trial May 16-27, 2022 May 16-27, 2022 Dated: April 15, 2022 KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP A eee By: NICHOLAS S. GOLDBERG Attorneys for Petitioner, Plaintiff, and Cross-Defendant SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 3 This deadline applies to any deposition for which the Parties receive the final transcript by April 27, 2022. For any final transcript delivered thereafter, initial deposition designations shall be served three (3) business days after delivery of the final transcript. 4 For any initial deposition designations served after April 29, 2022, objections and counter- designations shall be served three (3) business days. after service of the initial designations. 5 For any counter-designations servéd ‘after May’5,'2022, dbjections to counter-designations shall be served three (3) business days after service of the counter-designations. 6 For any: deposition ‘designations'that-are not complete by-May 1:1, 2022, the Parties shall promptly file them after completion. 3 JOINT STIPULATION AND [2R@P@SER] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389 1847951Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP wy: Dtber ah. os SZ BARRY W. LEE Attorneys for Respondent, Defendant, and Cross-Complainant METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY OF TORRANCE By: Pith A Ane PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN Attorneys for Real Party in Interest CITY OF TORRANCE OLIVAREZ MADRUGA LEMIEUX O’NEILL, LLP . By: STEVEN P. O’NEILL Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, and WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP By: ‘STEVE ONSTOT CHRISTINE M. CARSON Attorneys for Real‘Party in-Interest MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY 4 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSEB] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389Co OXI DA HA BF BW N Ny ow oN NON = oe Boe ee BRRRREBKRRESSBWI_REESH AS Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 Dated: April 13, 2022 By: By: By: By: 4 MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP BARRY W. LEE Attorneys for Respondent, Defendant, and Cross-Complainant METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITY OF TORRANCE PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN Attorneys for Real Party in Interest CITY OF TORRANCE . ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP STEVEN P. O’NEILL Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, and WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP STEVE ONSTOT CHRISTINE M..CARSON Attomeys for Real Party in Interest “MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY JOINT STIPULATION AND [] 1847951 BROPUSEDPORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389Ww sD Dated: April 13, 2022 BRUNICK, MCELHANEY & KENNEDY ce. STEVEN M. KENNEDY Attorneys for Real Party in Interest THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 5 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES _ Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389 1847951oo YN DH F Ww HY nv be Ye RY NY KR NV WV eee norco ORDER Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby orders that the pretrial calendar shall be modified as follows: = a Ty, Close of fact discovery April 18, 20227 Motions in limine April 29, 2022 Witness lists / pretrial briefs (25-page limit) April 29, 2022 Parties exchange exhibit lists / deposition designations April 29, 20228 Close of expert discovery May 2, 2022 Oppositions to motions in limine May 5, 2022 Parties exchange objections to each side’s exhibit list / May 5, 20229 objections to deposition designations and counter-designations Parties exchange objections to counter-designations May 9, 202210 Hearing on motions in limine / pretrial hearing _ | May 9, 2022 Parties file exhibit lists / deposition designations May 11, 2022)! Trial May 16-27, 2022 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: Bgl ig WO7?~ . (bMe Jnaser Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo Judge of the Superior Court 7 To accommodate the schedules of witnesses and counsel, the Parties have agreed that certain fact depositions may occur after April 18, 2022. The fact discovery cutoff shall be extended for the sole purpose of completing these fact depositions. 8 This deadline applies to any deposition for which the Parties receive the final transcript by April 27, 2022. For any final transcript delivered thereafter, initial deposition designations shall be served three (3) business days after delivery of the final transcript. 9 For any initial deposition designations served after April 29, 2022, any objections and counter- designations shall.be served.three (3) business days after service.of.the-initial-designations. 10 For any counter-designations served aftet’ May’5,'2022, any objections to counter-designations | .shall be.served three (3) business days after service.of the counter-designations. {| 2! For.any'deposition.designations that:are not completed by May-11,.2022,-the Parties. shall promptly file them after completion. 6 JOINT STIPULATION AND [P! SED] ORDER RESETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES Lead Case No. CPF-14-514004; Consolidated with CPF-16-515282 & CPF-18-516389 1847951San Diego Water District, et al. v. Case No: CPF-10-510830 Metropolitan Water District, et al. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE (CCP §1010.6 & CRC §2.251) |, R. Michael Diles, a Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court of the County of San Francisco, certify that | am over the age of 18 years, employed in the City and County of San Francisco, California and am not a party to the within action. On April 19, 2022, | electronically served the attached Joint Stipulation and Order Resetting Pretrial Deadlines via File & ServeXpress on the recipients designated on the Transaction Receipt located on the File & ServeXpress website. Dated: April 19, 2022 T. Michael Yuen, Clerk By: R. Michael Diles, Deputy Clerk