Mayes et al v. The United States of America

Filing 62

ORDER Granting 60 Stipulation re FRCP Rule 35 Examination. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 2/6/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)

1 JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney
2 District of Nevada
Nevada Bar No. 7709
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SUMMER A. JOHNSON
4 Assistant United States Attorney
501 Las Vegas Blvd. So., Suite 1100
5 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
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7 Attorneys for Defendant United States
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Lucille Lagasse, as Guardian for Harry
Michael Reid; and, Lucille Lagasse,

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Plaintiff,
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Case No. 2:21-cv-00296-APG-BNW
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED
ORDER RE FRCP RULE 35
EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF
HARRY MICHAEL REID

The United States of America; DOE
Individuals I-X; and, ROE Entities I-X,
inclusive,
Defendants.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff LUCILLE LAGASSE,

20 as Guardian for Harry Michael Reid, and Defendant UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
21 through their respective attorneys of record as follows:
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Plaintiff, Harry Michael Reid will undergo a neuropsychological

23 examination conducted by Ari Kalechstein, Ph.D. A copy of Dr. Kalechstein’s curriculum
24 vitae is attached as Exhibit A.
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The examination will occur on February 9, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. at 501 Las

26 Vegas Blvd, South, Suite 1100, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. The examination will take a
27 maximum of 8 hours to complete. The examination will end immediately on or before the
28 8 hour mark. The 8 hours will not include comfort or meal breaks taken during the

1 examination period.
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No other persons shall be present during the examination other than

3 Plaintiff Harry Michael Reid, Dr. Kalechstein, and members of his staff.
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Dr. Kalechstein shall not physically examine Plaintiff or provide opinions in

5 fields that are outside the area of his expertise.
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Dr. Kalechstein will not conduct any diagnostic tests or procedures that are

7 painful, protracted, intrusive, or unreasonably invasive, nor conduct any diagnostic
8 imaging.
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The examination will consist of one session, which will include: (1) a

10 clinical interview with Plaintiff Harry Michael Reid to discuss the following: his clinical
11 situation and obtain a bio-psycho-social history, including Plaintiff’s recent and past
12 personal, family, social, developmental, substance-abuse, medical, psychiatric,
13 educational, occupational, relationship, trauma and legal histories; and (2) standard
14 cognitive testing, which may include the following: b–test; Auditory Consonant
15 Trigrams; Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Exam and/or Western Aphasia Battery; Brief
16 Visuospatial Memory Test – Revised; California Verbal Learning Test – 2 or 3;
17 Continuous Performance Test – 2 or 3; Controlled Oral Word Association Test; Delis18 Kaplan Executive Functioning System; Dot Counting Test; Finger Tapping Test; Grooved
19 Pegboard Test; Judgment of Line Orientation; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
20 Inventory-2 or 2-RF or 3; Personality Assessment Inventory; Rey Auditory Verbal
21 Learning Test; Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure Test; Ruff Figural Fluency Test;
22 Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA); Selective Reminding Test; Stroop Test;
23 Symbol Digit Modalities Test; TOMM;
24 Trailmaking Test-Parts A and B; Victoria Symptom Validity Test; Wechsler Adult
25 Intelligence Scale – III or IV; Wechsler Memory Scale – III or IV; Wisconsin Card Sorting
26 Test; Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Academic Achievement – IV.
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No other testing besides those listed above will be conducted.

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Dr. Kalechstein and Plaintiff Harry Michael Reid will be the sole persons

3 participating in the examination. Dr. Kalechstein will digitally audio record the session in
4 its entirety. Plaintiff may voice-record the clinical interview and may leave with the
5 recording in his possession. Plaintiff may voice record the test-administration but must
6 turn over the recording to Dr. Kalechstein who will place the recording of the testadministration in an envelope, seal it, and have Plaintiff sign it. Dr. Kalechstein will send
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the unopened enveloped to Plaintiff’s identified expert.
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Medical billing, medical records, and diagnostic films have been produced
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during litigation. To the extent Dr. Kalechstein needs to review these records, Defendant
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will be responsible for providing them to Dr. Kalechstein prior to the examination.
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Plaintiff shall not bring any medical records, medical bills or diagnostic imaging to the
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examination.
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Within four (4) weeks of the examination, or on the date of the expert
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disclosure, whichever occurs earlier, the examiner shall provide to Defendant’s counsel a
15 written report of the examination, including results of all tests, diagnoses and conclusions.
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Defendant shall produce a report prepared by Dr. Kalechstein to Plaintiff’s

17 counsel within thirty (30) days of the examination, or in accordance with the applicable
18 Discovery Scheduling Order, whichever comes first.
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Dr. Kalechstein will produce a copy of his file upon request of Plaintiff’s

20 counsel, in accordance with the professional guidelines for psychologists.
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Dr. Kalechstein will not speak with or attempt to engage any family

22 member or friend who may accompany the Plaintiff to the examination. Plaintiff
23 understands that no family member and/or friend shall be present while any portion of the
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Dr. Kalechstein will receive a copy of this executed Stipulation prior to the
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examination.
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Plaintiff shall not pay or incur any fee associated with the examination.
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The cost of this examination shall be borne by the United States.
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The parties agree and stipulate that the exam is being conducted pursuant to

2 FRCP 35 and the parties and examiner agree to comply with the provisions of FRCP 35.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated this 5th day of February, 2024

Dated this 5th day of February, 2024

CLOSE LAW GROUP

JASON M. FRIERSON
United States Attorney

/s/ Jason A. Close
JASON A. CLOSE, ESQ.
Attorney for Plaintiffs

/s/ Summer A. Johnson
SUMMER A. JOHNSON
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Defendant

Dated this 5th day of February, 2024
THE LAW OFFICE OF EGLET
ADAMS EGLET HAM HENRIOD
/s/ Artemus W. Ham
ROBERT T. EGLET, ESQ.
ROBERT M. ADAMS, ESQ.
ARTEMUS W. HAM, ESQ.
CASSANDRA S.M. CUMMINGS, ESQ.
ASHLEY E. KABINS, ESQ.
ASHLEY B. GUGINO, ESQ.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
HONORABLE BRENDA WEKSLER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE
JUDGE
DATED: 2/6/2024________________

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