Fox v. Good Samaritan Hospital et al

Filing 286

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: COORDINATION OF PROPOSED DISCOVERY, RE: 99 in 5:08-cv-01098-RS, 284 in 5:04-cv-00874-RS (rslc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2009)

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JAMES A. HENNEFER, SBN 059490 HENNEFER, FINLEY & WOOD, LLP 425 California Street, 19th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104-2296 [phone] Fax [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard B. Fox, M.D. DAVID L. PERRAULT, 67109 HARDY ERICH BROWN & WILSON A Professional Law Corporation 1000 G Street, 2nd Floor Sacramento, California 95814 P.O. Box 13530 Sacramento, California 95853-3530 [phone] Fax [phone]

*E-Filed 5/20/09*

Attorneys for Defendants Good Samaritan Hospital, LP; Samaritan, LLC; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Staff; HCA Inc.; William Piché; Paul Beaupre, M.D.; Arthur Douville, M.D.; Mark McConnell, M.D.; and Kenneth Tan, M.D. Additional counsel on next page

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT

Richard B. Fox, M.D., Plaintiff, v. Good Samaritan Hospital, LP, et al., Defendants. Richard B. Fox, M.D., Plaintiff, v. William Pichè, et al., Defendants.
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Case No. 04 CV 00874 RS STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY

Case No. 08 CV 01098 RS

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THAD A. DAVIS, SBN 220503 MICHAEL WONG, SBN 194130 ROPES & GRAY LLP One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2299 San Francisco, CA 94111-3711 [phone] Fax [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Good Samaritan Hospital, LP; Samaritan, LLC; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Staff; HCA Inc.; William Piché; Paul Beaupre, M.D.; Arthur Douville, M.D.; Mark McConnell, M.D.; and Kenneth Tan, M.D. DAVID C. HALL (pro hac vice) HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC 200 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3300 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Good Samaritan Hospital, LP; Samaritan, LLC; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Staff; HCA Inc.; William Piché; Paul Beaupre, M.D.; Arthur Douville, M.D.; Mark McConnell, M.D.; and Kenneth Tan, M.D. GEORGE A. SHANNON, JR. (pro hac vice) SHANNON, MARTIN, FINKELSTEIN & ALVARADO, P.C. 2400 Two Houston Center 909 Fannin Street Houston, Texas 77010 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendant HCA INC.

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STIPULATION WHEREAS, the action entitled Richard B. Fox, M.D. v. Good Samaritan Hospital LP, et al., Case No. 04 CV 00874 RS was filed on March 4, 2004, and the action entitled Richard B. Fox, M.D. v. William Pichè, et al., Case No. 08 CV 01098 RS was filed on February 19, 2008; WHEREAS, these two actions were ordered related on March 31, 2008; WHEREAS, these two actions appear to involve common questions of law and fact; and WHEREAS, discovery conducted in these two actions will involve common witnesses, document production and expert opinion; IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their attorneys of record, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 42(a) and Civil Local Rule 7-12 that: 1. 2. Discovery, both past and future, in these two actions is coordinated. Both discovery that has already been conducted in Fox v. Good Samaritan

Hospital and discovery that has not yet occurred will apply equally in both actions. 3. The total amount of discovery permitted will be calculated by combining

the amounts permitted in the actions separately. 4. This stipulation and proposed order concern only the coordination of

discovery in these two actions. This stipulation is not an agreement by any party to consolidate both matters for all purposes. Any coordination/consolidation of these actions beyond discovery must be addressed by a future motion or stipulation. Dated: May 6, 2009 ROPES & GRAY LLP

By

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/s/ Thad A. Davis___________________________ THAD A. DAVIS MICHAEL L. WONG Attorneys for Defendants

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Dated: May 6, 2009

HARDY ERICH BROWN & WILSON A Professional Law Corporation By /s/ David L. Perrault_________________________ DAVID L. PERRAULT Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: May 6, 2009

HALL PRANGLE & SCHOONVELD, LLC By__/s/ David C. Hall____________________________ DAVID C. HALL Attorneys pro hac vice for Defendants Good Samaritan Hospital LP, Samaritan, LLC, and Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Staff, William Pichè, Paul Beaupre, M.D., Arthur Douville, M.D., Mark McConnell, M.D., and Kenneth Tan, M.D.

Dated: May 6, 2009

SHANNON, MARTIN, FINKELSTEIN ALVARADO, P.C. By__/s/ George A. Shannon, Jr.___________________ GEORGE A. SHANNON, JR MEGAN D. RICHARDSON Attorneys pro hac vice for Defendant HCA Inc.

Dated: May 6, 2009

HENNEFER, FINLEY & WOOD

By_/s/ James A. Hennefer________________________ JAMES A. HENNEFER Attorney for Plaintiff

[PROPOSED] ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:
May 20 Date: ___________________, 2009

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__________________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE RICHARD SEEBORG 4
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE COORDINATION OF DISCOVERY

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DECLARATION OF DAVID L. PERRAULT PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER NO. 45(X) RE: E-FILING WITH MULTIPLE SIGNATURES I, DAVID L. PERRAULT declare: 1) I am an attorney at law licensed to practice law before all the courts of the

State of California and am admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 2) I am a member of the law firm of Hardy Erich Brown & Wilson, a

Professional Law Corporation, attorneys for Defendants Good Samaritan Hospital, LP; Samaritan, LLC; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Staff; HCA Inc.; William Piché, Paul Beaupre, M.D., Arthur Douville, M.D., Mark McConnell, M.D., and Kenneth Tan, M.D. 3) I am one of the attorneys at this firm responsible for handling this matter,

and as such, have personal knowledge of the following facts. If called and sworn as a witness, I could and would testify to the following: 4) The above Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Re Coordination of

Discovery contains multiple signatures. I declare that concurrence has been obtained from each of the other signatories to file this jointly prepared document with the court. Pursuant to General Order 45(X), I shall maintain records to support this concurrence for subsequent production to the Court, if so ordered, for inspection upon request by a party until one year after final resolution of the action (including appeal, if any). 5) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California

that the foregoing is true and correct, and if called as a witness I could and would competently testify thereto. This declaration was executed on May 6, 2009, at Sacramento, California. /s/ David L. Perrault_____________________ DAVID L. PERRAULT

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