United States of America et al v. Somina, Inc., et al.

Filing 116

STIPULATION and ORDER MODIFYING the Scheduling Order, document 76 , as follows: Non-Expert Discovery due by 2/25/2020; Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 3/24/2020; Rebuttal Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 4/22/2020; Expert Discovery due by 6/2/2020; Dispositive Motions filed by 7/14/2020; Pretrial Conference set for 11/16/2020 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5 (DAD) before District Judge Dale A. Drozd; and Jury Trial set for 1/26/2021 at 08:30 AM in Courtroom 5 (DAD) before District Judge Dale A. Drozd. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 2/12/2019. (Rooney, M)

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Wilmer J. Harris, SBN 150407
[e-mail]
Stephanie T. Yu, SBN 294405
[e-mail]
SCHONBRUN SEPLOW
HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP
715 Fremont Ave., Suite A
South Pasadena, CA. 91030
Telephone No.: [phone]
Facsimile No.: [phone]
[Additional counsel on following page]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Nicolle O’Neill

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
UNITED STATES and the STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ex rel. NICOLLE O’NEILL,
NICOLLE O’NEILL

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ORDER AND JOINT STIPULATION TO
AMEND SCHEDULING ORDER

Plaintiffs/Relator

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Case No. 1:15-CV-00433-DAD-EPG

Complaint Filed:
Trial Date:

vs.
SOMNIA, INC., PRIMARY ANESTHESIA
SERVICES, PST SERVICES LLC, ROBERT
GOLDSTEIN, M.D., ROY WINSTON, M.D.,
BYRON MENDENHALL, M.D., QUINN
GEE, M.D., AND MARGARET VASSILEV,
M.D, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive
Defendants.

09/15/15
02/25/2020

Judge: Hon. Dale A. Drozd

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Andrea Gold (admitted pro hac vice, DC Bar. No. 502607)
[e-mail]
TYCKO & ZAVAREEI LLP
1828 L Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, D. C. 20036
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Michael D. Seplow, SBN 150183
[e-mail]
SCHONBRUN SEPLOW
HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP
11543 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Telephone No.: [phone]
Facsimile No.: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Nicolle O’Neill

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Relator Nicole O’Neill (“Relator”) and defendants Somnia, Inc. Primary Anesthesia

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Services, Byron Mendenhall, M.D., Quinn Gee, M.D., and Margaret Vassilev, M.D. (collectively

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“Defendants”) by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate and agree as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, on January 25, 2019, a telephonic informal discovery conference was held
before Magistrate Judge Grosjean with counsel for Relator and Defendants appearing;
WHEREAS, the parties and the Court agreed that the parties require substantially more

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time to agree to, and execute, a sampling protocol of the anesthesia records and bills material to

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the resolution of this case;

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WHEREAS, because extensive time will be required to negotiate and execute an agreed-

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upon sampling protocol, the current Scheduling Order does not provide sufficient time for the

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parties to complete discovery in this matter,

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THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate to amend the Scheduling Order as follows:

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Mediation Completion Deadline:

November 29, 2019

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Nonexpert Discovery Cutoff:

February 25, 2020

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Expert Disclosure:

March 24, 2020

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Rebuttal Expert Disclosure:

April 22, 2020

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Expert Discovery Cutoff:

June 2, 2020

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Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline:

July 14, 2020

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Pretrial Conference:

November 16, 2020 at 1:30 pm

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Jury Trial:

January 26, 2021 at 8:30 am

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DATED: February 12, 2019

SCHONBRUN SEPLOW
HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP

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/s/ Wilmer J. Harris
By: __________________________________
Wilmer J. Harris
Attorneys for Relator/Plaintiff, Nicolle O’Neill

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DATED: February 12, 2019

NIXON PEABODY LLP

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By:

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/s/ Jason Gonzalez
__________________________________
Jason Gonzalez
Attorneys for Defendant
SOMNIA, INC., PRIMARY ANESTHESIA
SERVICES, PST SERVICES, LLC, BYRON
MENDENHALL, M.D., QUINN GEE, M.D., and
MARGARET VASSILEV, M.D.

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ORDER
Good cause appearing, the Scheduling Order (ECF No. 76) is modified as stipulated by

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the parties. This schedule should be considered final with no further extensions absent
unforeseeable good cause.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

February 12, 2019

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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