Stines, et al. v. Amtrak
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STIPULATION and ORDER to Change the Date of the Settlement Conference Before a Magistrate Judge (Doc. 20 ), Signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 1/8/2014. The Settlement Conference now set for 1/16/2014 is RESET to 3/27/2014 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 10 before Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin. (Arellano, S.)
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B. CLYDE HUTCHINSON, State Bar No. 037526
bch@llcllp.com
VINCENT CASTILLO, State Bar No. 209298
vcastillo@llcllp.com
KARA A. ABELSON, State Bar No. 279320
kabelson@llcllp.com
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612-3541
Telephone:
(510) 433-2600
Facsimile:
(510) 433-2699
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Attorneys for Defendant
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
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Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Su ite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612 -3541
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA—FRESNO DIVISION
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CHARLES STINES; JANET R. STINES
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Plaintiffs,
vs.
Case No. 1:13-CV-00522-LJO-MJS
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CHANGE
THE DATE OF THE SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE BEFORE A MAGISTRATE
JUDGE
"AMTRAK" aka NATIONAL
RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION and DOES 1
THROUGH 100 INCLUSIVE
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Defendants.
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The parties to this action, by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and
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request that the Court vacate the Settlement Conference before Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin
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set for January 16, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. and reschedule the Settlement Conference for a date in
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March, 2014. This stipulation shall not affect the pre-trial conference and trial dates.
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Good cause exists for the requested date change because the parties have been unable to
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engage in sufficient discovery to allow meaningful settlement discussions to occur. Plaintiff’s
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counsel has requested additional time to respond to Defendant’s written discovery and request for
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document production. Accordingly, Defendant has been unable to obtain or subpoena Plaintiff’s
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medical records. Without a careful review of Plaintiff’s medical records, settlement discussions
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will be futile. Setting the Settlement Conference for a date in March will allow the parties
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sufficient time to obtain the records and documentation necessary to evaluate the case and engage
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in meaningful settlement discussions. The parties are confident that postponing the Settlement
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Conference until a date in March will provide the parties enough time to adequately prepare to
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discuss settlement. Accordingly, it is in the parties and the Court’s best in interest to postpone the
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Settlement Conference until March.
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Dated: January 7, 2014
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Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Su ite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612 -3541
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
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DANIEL L. HARRALSON LAW
CORPORAION
By:
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Dated: January 7, 2014
/s/ Daniel L. Harralson
DANIEL L. HARRALSON
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
CHARLES STINES and JANET R.
STINES
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
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By:
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/s/ Kara Abelson
KARA ABELSON
Attorney for Defendant,
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
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ORDER
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The Stipulation to Change the Date of the Settlement Conference Before a Magistrate
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Judge, having been presented to the Court, and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby
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ordered as follows:
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1) The Settlement Conference now set for Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. is
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RESET to Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 10 before
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Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin.
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Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Su ite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612 -3541
LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
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January 8, 2014
/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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