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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND TO AMEND THE PRE-TRIAL ORDER; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 1 Case No. 06-07072-JL 

BIRNBERG & 

ASSOCIATES

1083 Mission Street, 

Third Floor 

SAN FRANCISCO 

CA, 94103 

TEL (415) 398-1040 

FAX (415) 398-2001 

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BIRNBERG & ASSOCIATES 

CORY A. BIRNBERG (SBN 105468) 

1083 Mission St., Third Floor 

San Francisco, California 94103 

Telephone Number: (415) 398-1040 

Facsimile Number: (415) 398-2001 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

TONITA DOSS 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TONITA DOSS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE 

LTD., INC.; JOHN T. ESSBERGER 

GMBH; and, LUNGI SHIPPING, INC., 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 06-07072-JL 

STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

CONTINUE TRIAL AND TO 

AMEND THE PRE-TRIAL 

ORDER; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Current trial date: October 4, 2010

 Counsel for all parties in this action have met and conferred and jointly request that 

the trial in the matter be continued and that the pre-trial order be amended as set forth 

below. Counsel make the below request based on continuations of defendants’ motions for 

summary judgment and consequent ruling on the motions to be made some time after the 

parties planned mediation. As the motions address significant issues of law defining the 

parties’ duties to plaintiff, the parties’ ability to prepare for trial, and to determine the areas 

where an expert witness may be required or the scope of the existing experts report may be 

impacted. Judicial economy and costs would also be served, if the pre-trial depositions of 

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND TO AMEND THE PRE-TRIAL ORDER; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 2 Case No. 06-07072-JL 

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SAN FRANCISCO 

CA, 94103 

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experts and pre-trial submissions were continued. These requests are also based on 

counsels’ trial calendars in the coming months. Furthermore, the parties are seeking a 

continuation of the trial in order to explore possible settlement at the already scheduled 

mediation set for August 13, 2010 and possible settlement discussion following the Court’s 

decision in regards to the Motions for Summary Judgment. Lastly, at the August 4, 2010 

hearing, the Court indicated it would entertain a stipulation to continue the trial and pre-trial 

due dates. 

 For these reasons, counsel for all of the parties hereby jointly stipulate to the 

following proposed schedule and respectfully request the Court to enter an order as such or 

as nearly as possible that conforms to the dates set forth below. 

February 28, 2011 Trial at 9:00 a.m. 

February 23, 2011 Pre-trial conference at 11:00 a.m. 

January 24, 2011 Last day to meet in regards to Local Rule 16-10(b) and per 

 the Court’s standing orders 

January 21, 2011 Last day to depose expert witnesses 

January 13, 2011 Expert Rebuttal reports due 

January 7, 2011 Last day to exchange expert witness reports 

 

 The signatory below, who is e-filing this document, hereby attest that he has 

obtained the concurrence in the filing of this document of each signatory listed below. 

 Respectfully submitted. 

Dated: August 4, 2010 BIRNBERG & ASSOCIATES 

 By: ____/s/ Cory Birnberg___ 

 Cory A. Birnberg 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, 

 TONITA DOSS 

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE TRIAL AND TO AMEND THE PRE-TRIAL ORDER; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 3 Case No. 06-07072-JL 

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Dated: August 4, 2010 FLYNN, DELICH & WISE, LLP 

 By: ____/s/ Jeanine Steele Tede_ 

 Jeanine Steele Tede 

 Attorney for Defendant, 

 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD 

Dated: August 4, 2010 EMARD DANOFF PORT TAMULSKI 

 & PAETZOLD, LLP 

 By: ___/s/ James J. Tamulski___ 

 James J. Tamulski 

 Attorneys for Defendants, 

 JOHN T. ESSBERGER and 

 LUNGI SHIPPING, INC. 

ORDER 

Pursuant to stipulation, it is so ordered. 

Dated: ___________________ ___________________ 

 Hon. James Larson 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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