Negrete v. Suarez et al

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JOINT Status Report and ORDER: Expert Discovery by 3/26/2010. Pretrial Motion Filing by 4/2/2010. PRETRIAL CONFERENCE set for 6/14/2010 at 08:30 AM and COURT TRIAL (4 days) set for 7/26/2010 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 4(LJO) before District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill. Settlement Conference: not applicable at this time. signed by Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 11/17/2009. (Herman, H)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney BENJAMIN E. HALL (SBN 219924) Assistant United States Attorney United States Courthouse 2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401 Fresno, California 93721 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA VERONICA NEGRETE, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:06-cv-01688-LJO-SMS JOINT STATUS REPORT & ORDER Date: Time: Ctrm: November 17, 2009 10:00 a.m. 7

Hon. Sandra M. Snyder

Plaintiff, Veronica Negrete, and Defendant, United States of America, submit this joint report in preparation for the continued status conference set for November 17, 2009, at 10 a.m. This is a medical malpractice action arising out of an intramuscular injection of an antibiotic administered to Plaintiff at a federally funded health clinic. Plaintiff alleges

that she suffered sciatic nerve injury as a result of the injection. The previous case schedule was interrupted when

Plaintiff was diagnosed with a serious illness unrelated to the claims in this case. The aggressive treatment prescribed for Plaintiff's unrelated illness continued longer than anticipated, but 1
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Plaintiff's counsel has now been advised by Plaintiff's physicians that the course of her treatment is substantially complete, and that Plaintiff will now be able to participate in the conduct of this litigation. The parties are therefore

prepared to continue discovery and to reschedule the case for trial. The parties propose the following schedule: Expert Discovery Cutoff: Pretrial Motion Filing Deadline: Pretrial Conference: Court Trial (4 days): Settlement Conference: 3/26/10 4/02/10
6/14/10, 8:30am, Ctrm. 2/AWI 7/26/10, 8:30am, Ctrm. 2/AWI not applicable at this time

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Dated: November 12, 2009. BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney By: /s/ Benjamin E. Hall BENJAMIN E. HALL Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorneys for Defendant QUINLAN, KERSHAW & FANUCCHI [Authorized 11/12/09] By: /s/ David M. Moeck DAVID M. MOECK Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: November 12, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

November 17, 2009

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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