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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO MODIFY THE AMENDED PRETRIAL CONFERENCE ORDER 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney 

VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

CHI SOO KIM 

Assistant United States Attorneys 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for the United States 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

I.P., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM, FACUNDO 

PALACIO DIAZ; MICAELA PALACIO, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 Defendant. 

 CASE NO. 2:13-CV-01012 JAM-CKD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY 

THE AMENDED PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

ORDER REGARDING TRIAL WITNESSES 

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez 

Crtrm: 6, 14th floor 

TRIAL DATE: MAY 26, 2015

I.P., A MINOR, BY AND THROUGH HER 

GUARDIAN AD LITEM, FACUNDO 

PALACIO DIAZ; MICAELA PALACIO, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

BANNER HEALTH, AN ARIZONA 

CORPORATION, doing business as BANNER 

LASSEN MEDICAL CENTER; DOES 100- 

200, 

 Defendants. 

Plaintiffs and the United States respectfully request modification of the Court’s Amended 

Pretrial Conference Order (Dkt. 77) regarding trial witnesses for good cause. The United States has 

been informed that Plaintiffs and Banner recently settled their claims, that Banner is withdrawing its 

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expert witnesses, and that Plaintiffs are withdrawing some of their experts. During meet and confer 

discussions, the parties reached certain agreements as reflected below. 

A. Neither Plaintiffs Nor the United States Will Offer Neuroradiologist Testimony at Trial 

Plaintiffs and the United States stipulate to the following: 

1. Neuroradiologists analyzing the May 1, 2012 ultrasound and the May 7, 2012 MRI of 

I.P.’s brain concluded that those images are consistent with I.P. having experienced 

hypoxic ischemic injury of the acute profound pattern. 

2. A hypoxic ischemic injury of the acute profound pattern results from a near-total 

cessation of oxygenated blood reaching the fetus for a short amount of time, typically 

10 to 20 minutes. 

3. These imaging results are consistent with I.P. having experienced a sentinel event such 

as a cord compression occurring within the last 15 to 20 minutes prior to birth. 

As a result of this stipulation, Plaintiffs withdraw their expert witnesses Dr. Patrick Barnes and 

Dr. Jerome Barakos and the United States withdraws it expert witness Dr. Gordon Sze. 

B. Plaintiffs Withdraw Three Other Witnesses 

Plaintiffs will present only one neonatologist, Dr. William Rhine, at trial and withdraw 

neonatologist Dr. Michael Sherman. Plaintiffs also withdraw Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. Richard H. 

Paul and Nurse Laura Mahlmeister. 

CONCLUSION 

The parties respectfully request modification of the Court’s Amended Pretrial Conference 

Order to reflect the parties’ Neuroradiology stipulation and the withdrawal of experts Dr. Barnes, Dr. 

Barakos, Dr. Sze, Dr. Sherman, Dr. Paul, and Nurse Mahlmeister. 

 

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 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: April 15, 2015 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

/s/ Victoria L. Boesch 

VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

Assistant United States Attorney

 Attorneys for Defendant United States 

Dated: April 15, 2015 /s/ Bruce G. Fagel (authorized 4/15/15)

 BRUCE G. FAGEL 

LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE G. FAGEL 

& ASSOCIATES 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 4/16/2015 /s/ John A. Mendez_______________________ 

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

 

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