Faron v. St. Joseph Hospital et al

Filing 54

STIPULATION AND ORDER to extend deadlines to complete exert discovery. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 10/6/08. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2008) Modified on 10/7/2008 (jlm, COURT STAFF).

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GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI 1676 North California Blvd. Suite 500 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 [phone]

G. PATRICK GALLOWAY, ESQ. (State Bar No. 49442) JOSEPH E. FINKEL, ESQ. (State Bar No. 167397) GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI A Professional Corporation 1676 North California Blvd., Suite 500 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4183 Tel. No. [phone] Fax No. [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants KEVIN MOLANDER, M.D., RONALD CORDOVA, M.D. and JOHN KELSEY, M.D. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION ALLEN FARON and NANCY FARON, Plaintiff, vs. ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL; ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM; EUREKA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER; KEVIN MOLANDER, M.D.; JOHN KELSEY, M.D.; RONALD CORDOVA, M.D.; and DOES 1 THROUGH 50, inclusive, Defendants. In light of plaintiff Allen Faron's hospitalizations of May 2008 and September 2008, and the need for experts to review records related to these most recent hospitalizations, the parties, by and through their attorneys, hereby stipulate and request that the deadlines to complete expert discovery be extended as follows: 1. The deadline for expert disclosures shall be extended from October 10, 2008 Case No. 4:07-CV-05602-SBA Hon. Saundra B. Armstrong STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES TO COMPLETE EXPERT DISCOVERY

until November 10, 2008. 2. The deadline for disclosure of rebuttal experts shall be extended from

October 24, 2008 to no later than December 10, 2008. // // //
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The deadline for completion of expert discovery shall be extended from

November 21, 2008 until December 22, 2008. The deadline to complete factual discovery remains the same. The parties believe that this extension will help facilitate a possible mediated settlement. Dated: September 15, 2008 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Fabrice Vincent

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP FABRICE N. VINCENT/KENT L. KLAUDT Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Attorneys for Plaintiff Allen Faron

Dated: September 15, 2008

By:_____________/s/_____________________________ Andrew Y.S. Cheng UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ANDREW Y. S. CHENG Northern District of California 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 Attorneys for Defendant United States of America (Eureka Community Health Center)

Dated: September 15, 2008

By:_____________/s/____________________________ Nancy K. Delaney MITCHELL, BRISSO, DELANEY & VRIEZE NANCY K. DELANEY 814 Seventh Street P.O. Drawer 1008 Eureka, CA 95502 Attorney for Defendant St. Joseph's Hospital

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Dated: September 15, 2008

By:________/s/__________________________________ Joseph E. Finkel GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI, APC G. PATRICK GALLOWAY/JOSEPH E. FINKEL 1676 No. California Blvd., Suite 500 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4183 Attorneys for Defendants Ronald Cordova, Kevin Molander, and John Kelsey ORDER

The Court, having considered the stipulation of the parties, hereby extends the deadlines to complete expert disclosures to November 10, 2008, rebuttal expert disclosures to December 10, 2008, and expert discovery to December 22, 2008. All other dates will remain the same. IT IS SO ORDERED. 9/18/08 ____________________________________ SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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GALLOWAY, LUCCHESE, EVERSON & PICCHI 1676 North California Blvd. Suite 500 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 [phone]

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL ­ C.C.P. §§1013(A), 2015.5 I declare under penalty of perjury that: I am a citizen of the United States and am employed in the County of Contra Costa. I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1676 North California Boulevard, Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4183. On September 15, 2008, I served the within STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINES TO COMPLETE EXPERT DISCOVERY on the parties in this action by placing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully paid, in the United States mail at Walnut Creek, California, addressed as follows: Fabrice N. Vincent, Esq. Kent L. Klaudt, Esq. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP 275 Battery Street, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Nancy K. Delaney, Esq. Mitchell, Brisso, Delaney & Vrieze 814 Seventh Street P. O. Drawer 1008 Eureka, CA 95502 Andrew Y.S. Cheng Joann M. Swanson Joseph P. Russoniello, Esq. United States Attorney's Office 450 Golden Gate Ave., 9th Flr. San Francisco, CA 94102 Counsel for Plaintiffs

Counsel for Defendant St. Joseph Hospital

Counsel for Def. Eureka Community Health Center

Executed on September 15, 2008 at Walnut Creek, California. /s/ Donna M. Anderson
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