Mills v. Family Healthcare Network, et al.

Filing 24

STIPULATION and ORDER to extend discovery dates - Plaintiff's disclosure of experts due by 9/15/2010; Defendant's disclosure of experts due 11/1/2010; Deadline for completion of discovery by 1/15/2011; The deadline for filing a discovery mo tion shall be continued to 1/15/2011, with the last date to have a motion heard 2/18/2011; All remaining pretrial dates shall remain as set by the Court in its 12/7/2009 Order. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 7/28/2010. (Hernandez, M)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 [phone] Phone [phone] Facsimile [e-mail] Attorneys for the United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALEB A. MILLS, a minor, by and through his CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00900 LJO (DLB) Guardian ad Litem, JACOB C. MILLS, STIPULATION TO EXTEND Plaintiff, DISCOVERY DATES; ORDER v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant.

Plaintiff Caleb A. Mills, a minor by and through his guardian ad litem Jacob C. Mills, and Defendant the United States of America, through their respective counsel, hereby submit the following stipulation to extent discovery dates and request modification of the Court's scheduling order pursuant to Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Recitals 1. On December 7, 2009, this Court's Scheduling Order set the following dates for the

completion of discovery, including expert discovery: Plaintiff's Expert Disclosures: Defendant's Expert Disclosures: Discovery Cut-off: Last date to file Discovery Motion: Last date to have Discovery Motions heard: August 2, 2010 September 15, 2010 November 15, 2010 November 15, 2010 December 17, 2010

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The parties have worked diligently to complete discovery, including participating in

written discovery, and serving subpoenas on third parties. To date, the United States has also taken the depositions of Jacob and Heather Mills, who are the parents of Plaintiff, and five of the physicians involved in the care and treatment of Plaintiff. The United States has also scheduled and noticed approximately six additional depositions of medical providers involved in the care and treatment of Plaintiff, all to be completed by end of August 2010. Plaintiff has also noticed the deposition of approximately four medical providers from the federally-funded and insured healthcare clinic, and the parties are in the process of finalizing the depositions of at least two additional medical providers. 3. Due to the limited availability of the medical providers, as well as of counsel, many of

their depositions could not be set until August 2010, which is after the date Plaintiff's expert disclosures are due. 4. The parties have met and conferred and agree concluding the depositions of Plaintiff's

treating physicians prior to Plaintiff's expert disclosure will further the expedient resolution of this matter, including avoiding the need to prepare supplemental expert disclosures by both sides. 5. The parties do not seek or wish to change any remaining dates, including dates for

dispositive motions, pretrial conference, or trial. Stipulation Accordingly, based upon the foregoing, the parties hereby STIPULATE that: 1. The date for Plaintiff to make his disclosure of experts under Rule 26(a)(2) shall be

continued to September 15, 2010; 2. The date for the United States's disclosure of experts under Rule 26(a)(2) shall be

continued to November 1, 2010; 3. 4. The deadline for completion of all discovery shall be continued to January 15, 2011; The deadline for filing a discovery motion shall be continued to January 15, 2011, with the

last date to have a motion heard February 18, 2011; and 5. All remaining pretrial dates shall remain as set by the Court in its December 7, 2009 Order.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. DATED: July 27, 2010 By: BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney /s/ Todd Pickles TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Defendant the United States of America DATED: July 27, 2010 By: BARADAT & PABOOJIAN, INC. /s/ Daniel R. Baradat DANIEL R. BARADAT DANIEL C. STEIN Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER Having read and considered the parties' Stipulation to Extend Discovery Dates IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The dates for completion of discovery, including expert discovery, shall be CONTINUED

to the dates set forth in the stipulation above; and 2. All remaining pretrial dates set by this Court's December 7, 2009 Scheduling Order shall

remain UNCHANGED. The extension of the deadlines relating to discovery ordered above SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DERTIMINING WHETHER THERE IS GOOD CAUSE FOR THE EXTENSION OF ANY OTHER DEADLINES set in this Court's December 7, 2009 Scheduling Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:
DEAC_Signature-END:

July 28, 2010

/s/ Dennis

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 3b142a

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