Lackman v. Blazin Wings, Inc. et al

Filing 36

ORDER Granting 35 Joint Motion to Submit Plaintiff to An Independent Mental Examination. Signed by Magistrate Judge Allison H. Goddard on 2/17/2021. (mme)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No.: 3:20-cv-1256-BEN-AHG

CASSANDRA LACKMAN,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION TO SUBMIT PLAINTIFF
TO AN INDEPENDENT MENTAL
EXAMINATION

BLAZIN WINGS, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

[ECF No. 35]

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This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Submit Plaintiff

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to an Independent Mental Examination. ECF No. 35. According to the Joint Motion, the

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parties agree that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35, Plaintiff has placed her

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mental condition in controversy and good cause exists to submit Plaintiff to an Independent

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Mental Examination (“IME”). Id. ¶ 6.

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Upon due consideration, the Court finds good cause to GRANT the Joint Motion.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:

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Plaintiff shall submit to a mental examination by forensic and clinical psychologist,

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Dr. Ellen Stein, over two days on February 24, 2021 and March 31, 2021. Day one will be

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held at Dr. Stein’s office located at 3033 Fifth Avenue, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92103

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and will commence at 10:00 a.m. Day two will be held remotely by video conference and
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will commence at 10:00 a.m. The two-day examination shall consist of generally accepted

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standardized psychological testing and a psychiatric interview of Plaintiff conducted by

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Dr. Stein.

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The IME must be conducted in a manner consistent with the stipulated procedures
and constraints set forth in the parties’ Joint Motion.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 17, 2021

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