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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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1 Plaintiff Patrick Kakudo was dismissed from this case by

stipulation and order on July 15, 2004.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK KAKUDO, BRANDON KAKUDO,

a Minor, by and through his

Guardian ad Litem, HOLLY MATSUDA 

and HEIDI KAKUDO,

Plaintiffs,1 NO. CIV. S-04-0374 WBS KJM

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PRETRIAL ORDER

Defendant.

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A Final Pretrial Conference was held in this matter,

pursuant to the provisions of Rule 16(d) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure and Local Rule 16-282, on August 1, 2005.

William C. Callaham appeared as counsel for plaintiffs; Bobbie

Montoya appeared as counsel for defendant. After

the hearing, the court enters this Final Pretrial Order: 

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I. Jurisdiction-Venue. 

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b),

and 2671 et seq. (The Federal Tort Claims Act). Venue is

undisputed and is hereby found to be proper.

 II. Jury-Nonjury. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2402, trial of this matter 

will be by the Court.

 III. Findings and Conclusions.

No later than ten court days before trial, counsel for

plaintiffs shall lodge and serve the Findings of Fact and

Conclusions of Law, which plaintiffs propose be entered at the

conclusion of the trial pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 52 and Local

Rule 52-290. No later than five court days before trial,

counsel for defendant shall lodge and serve the Findings of Fact

and Conclusions of Law, which defendant proposes be entered. 

IV. Trial Briefs. 

No later than ten court days before the trial date,

counsel for each party shall file trial briefs, which shall

include any motions in limine, pursuant to Local Rule 16-285. 

No later than four court days before trial, the parties may file

oppositions, if any, to the motions in limine.

 V. Witnesses. 

(A) Plaintiffs anticipate calling the witnesses

identified at Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

(B) Defendant anticipates calling the witnesses

identified at Exhibit “B” attached hereto.

(C) Except for retained experts, each party may call

any witness designated by any other party.

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(D) No other witnesses will be permitted to testify

at trial unless: 

(1) all parties stipulate that the witness may

testify; 

(2) the party offering the witness demonstrates

that the witness is for the purpose of rebutting evidence which 

could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of the

Pretrial Conference; or 

(3) the witness was discovered after the

Pretrial Conference.

(E) Testimony of a witness not designated in this

Order, which is offered under paragraph V(D)(3), above, upon the

grounds that the witness was discovered after the Pretrial

Conference, will not be permitted unless: 

(1) the testimony of the witness could not

reasonably have been discovered prior to the Pretrial

Conference;

(2) the court and opposing counsel were promptly

notified upon discovery of the testimony; and 

(3) counsel proffered the witness for deposition

if time permitted or provided all opposing counsel a reasonable

summary of the testimony if time did not permit a deposition.

VI. Exhibits. 

(A) Plaintiffs intend to offer the exhibits

identified at Exhibit “C” attached hereto.

(B) Defendant intends to offer the exhibits

identified at Exhibit “D” attached hereto.

(C) Each party may offer any exhibit designated by

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any other party.

(D) No other exhibits will be received in evidence

unless: 

(1) all parties stipulate that the exhibit may

be received in evidence;

(2) the party offering the exhibit demonstrates

that the exhibit is for the purpose of rebutting evidence which

could not have been reasonably anticipated at the time of the

Pretrial Conference; or 

(3) the exhibit was discovered after the

Pretrial Conference.

(E) An exhibit not designated in this Order (or

pursuant to this Order), which is offered under paragraph

VI(D)(3), above, upon the grounds that the exhibit was

discovered after the Pretrial Conference, will not be received

in evidence unless: 

(1) the exhibit could not reasonably have been

discovered prior to the Pretrial Conference; 

(2) the court and opposing counsel were promptly

notified upon discovery of the exhibit; and 

(3) counsel provided copies of the exhibit to

all opposing counsel if physically possible or made the exhibit 

reasonably available for inspection by all opposing counsel if

copying was not physically possible.

(F) Each party shall exchange copies of all exhibits

identified in this Order (or pursuant to this Order), or make

them reasonably available for inspection by all other parties,

not later than seven calendar days before the trial date. Any

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and all objections to such exhibits shall be filed and served

not later than four calendar days before the trial date. 

(G) The attorney for each party is directed to appear

before trial and present an original (and if physically possible

one copy) of each exhibit to Deputy Clerk Sally Hoover at 8:30

a.m. on the date of trial. 

(H) Each exhibit which has been designated in this

Order (or pursuant to this Order) and presented on the morning

of the date of trial shall be pre-marked by counsel. 

Plaintiffs’ exhibits shall bear numbers; defendant’s exhibits

shall bear letters. If no objection has been made to such

exhibit pursuant to paragraph VI(F), above, such exhibit will

require no further foundation and will be received in evidence

upon the motion of any party at trial.

VII. Further Discovery and Motions. 

No further motions shall be brought before trial

except upon order of the court and upon a showing of manifest

injustice. Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(e). No further discovery will be

permitted except by the express stipulation of all parties or

upon order of the court and upon a showing of manifest

injustice. Id.

VIII. Date and Length of Trial. 

The court trial is set for October 4, 2005, at 9:00

a.m. in Courtroom No. 5. The court estimates that trial will

last approximately three (3) trial days.

IX. Daubert Procedure

Any challenges based on Daubert v. Merrell Dow

Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) and Kumho Tire Co. 

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v. Carmichael, 119 S. Ct. 1167 (1999) will be raised and

resolved outside the presence of the jury just prior to when the

challenged expert will be called to give testimony. Any

challenged expert shall be present for such a challenge, and

shall be available for questioning. 

X. Settlement Conference

A Settlement Conference is set before the Honorable

Frank C. Damrell in Courtroom No. 2 on August 16, 2005, at 10:00

a.m.

Each party is ordered to have a principal with full

settlement authority present at the conference or be fully

authorized to settle the matter on any terms. No later than

seven days before the date of the Settlement Conference, counsel

for each party shall submit a confidential Settlement Conference

Statement to the settlement judge.

XI. Objections to Pretrial Order. 

Any objections or suggested modifications to this

Pretrial Order shall be filed and served within five calendar

days from the date of this Order. All references herein to the

date of this Order shall refer to the date the tentative order

is filed and not to the date any amended order is filed. If no

objections or modifications are made, this Order will become

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final without further order of the Court and shall control the

subsequent course of the action, pursuant to Rule 16(e) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

DATED: August 1, 2005.

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Exhibit “A”

Percipient Witnesses

1. Heidi Kakudo

2. Patrick Kakudo

3. Kevin Penn (Postal Service Truck Driver)

Nonretained Expert Witnesses (Treating Physicians and Physical

Therapist)

1. John Gisla, Jr., M.D.

2. Wendy Lin, M.D.

3. Rie Takakura, P.T.

4. Sean Nealon, M.D.

5. Marina Soosaipillai, M.D.

6. Dr. Ehyai, MedClinic of Sacramento

7. Robert Dimiceli, Officer, California Highway Patrol, 

(Badge #: 12152) 

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Exhibit “B”

Witnesses

1. Robert Dimiceli, Officer, California Highway Patrol, 

(Badge #: 12152) 

2. Geri Jordan

3. Heidi Kakudo

4. Kevin D. Penn

5. Aubrey A. Swartz, M.D., Pharm. D.

6. Defendant reserves the right to call any witness identified

by plaintiffs

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Exhibit “C”

Plaintiffs’ Exhibits

A. Medical records of Plaintiffs.

B. Medical bills for treatment.

C. Photographs of vehicles.

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Exhibit “D”

Defendant’s Exhibits

A. CHP Traffic Collision Report dated September 17, 2001,

including CHP Factual Diagrams dated October 3, 2001 and

CHP Narrative/Supplemental dated October 3, 2001

B. Demonstrative evidence, including but not limited to the

following:

1. Diagrams

2. Photographs

C. Reports of defendant’s expert Aubrey A. Swartz, M.D.,

Pharm. D.

D. Plaintiff’s administrative tort claims

E. Plaintiff Heidi Kakudo’s medical records

F. Plaintiff Heidi Kakudo’s medical billing records for

treatment

G. Plaintiff Brandon Kakudo’s medical records

H. Plaintiff Brandon Kakudo’s medical billing records for

treatment

I. Defendant reserves the right to submit any exhibit

identified by plaintiffs

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