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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Medical Malpractice

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Federal Building, Room 3654

1130 “O” Street

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 498-7272

Facsimile: (559) 498-7432

Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOROTHY J. HARRIS AND )

JAMES HARRIS )

Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Defendant. )

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1:04-cv-05434 AWI-SMS

STIPULATION AND ORDER AMENDING

SCHEDULING ORDER

Plaintiffs Dorothy J. Harris and James Harris and defendant

United States stipulate, by and through the undersigned counsel,

to the following revised case schedule as specified below and

respectfully request that the Court so approve.

Good cause exists in support of this stipulation. Although

the parties have already commenced with depositions and the

exchange of written discovery, a continued discovery deadline is

necessitated because: (1) plaintiffs’ counsel will be

significantly leveraged on other matters over the course of the

next few months and is therefore unable to participate in

depositions in September 2005 or October 2005; (2) new counsel at

the U.S. Attorney’s Office was assigned to this case (and others)

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this past March, and a continuance is necessary in order for

counsel to avoid unnecessary and potentially problematic

overlapping deadlines relating to both this case and others whose

scheduling orders precede his initial appearance in the action. 

In fact, defendant’s counsel’s calendar regarding inherited cases

is particularly impacted in September 2005; (3) all parties seek

and wish to complete additional discovery prior to participating

in a formal settlement conference, and further wish to approach

settlement fully able to advise the Court of all necessary

underlying facts and issues relating to this action; and (4) the

parties wish to preserve the order of deadlines/pre-trial dates

as set forth in the Court’s September 15, 2004 Scheduling

Conference Order.

Based on the above, the parties hereby stipulate to the

continuance of this action’s case schedule as specified below. 

The parties also request the Court to endorse this stipulation by

way of formal order. 

Old Date New Date

Plaintiff’s Expert August 5, 2005 September 30,

Disclosure Deadline 2005

Defendant’s Expert August 26, 2005 October 21,

Disclosure Deadline 2005

Supplemental Expert September 16, 2005 November 11,

Disclosure Deadline 2005

Discovery Deadlines:

Non-Expert August 19, 2005 October 14,

2005

Expert October 7, 2005 December 2,

2005

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Non-Dispositive Motion September 16, 2005 November 11,

Filing Deadline 2005

Dispositive Motion October 21, 2005 December 16,

Filing Deadline 2005

*Settlement Conference September 8, 2005 December 5, 

 2:00 p.m. 2005 

*Pre-Trial Conference December 2, 2005 March 10, 2006

(8:30 a.m., AWI)

*Trial Date January 17, 2006 April 18, 2006

(Ctrm. 3; 5 days)

*Note: dates below.

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Dated: July 12, 2005. July 12, 2005

Respectfully submitted,

Law Offices of Martin M. Berman McGREGOR W. SCOTT

 United States Attorney

/s/ Martin M. Berman (as auth. 7/12/05) /s/ Brian W. Enos 

MARTIN M. BERMAN BRIAN W. ENOS

Attorneys for Attorneys for

Plaintiffs Dorothy and United States of America

James Harris

*Note: dates above and below counsel signatures.

Settlement Conference September 8, 2005 December 5,

Date (2:00 p.m., SMS) 2005

Pre-Trial Conference December 2, 2005 March 10,

(8:30 a.m., AWI) 2006

Trial Date January 17, 2006 April 18, 2006

(Ctrm. 3; 5 days)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 8, 2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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