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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KELLI L.TAYLOR

Assistant United States Attorney

Office of the United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

PHONE: 916-554-2741

FAX: 916-554-2900

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LISA M. COFIELD and MICHAEL ) Case No. 2:06-CV-01798 

COFIELD, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, )

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Defendants. )

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Plaintiff Lisa Cofield and Defendants United States of America and United States Postal

Service (collectively “Defendants”), by and through undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to

conduct an early settlement conference with Judge Brennan commencing at 10:00 a.m. on

Thursday, January 24, 2008. The parties believe that sufficient discovery has been conducted to

participate in a meaningful settlement conference at this time. The parties wish to conduct the

conference prior to incurring the time and expense associated with extensive expert discovery

and depositions. 

The court did not previously schedule a date for the settlement conference for this action. 

We have been informed that Judge Hollows is not available until after February 1st, 2008 to

conduct an early settlement conference in this case. Judge Brennan is available, and agreeable,

STIPULATION FOR EARLY

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE WITH

JUDGE BRENNAN ON JANUARY 24,

2008 AND ORDER THEREON

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to conduct an early settlement conference for this case on January 24, 2008. All counsel and

parties with settlement authority are also available on January 24, 2008 and will attend the

settlement conference. 

The parties will send, but not file, settlement conference statements directly to Judge

Brennan on or before Tuesday, January 15, 2008. The parties and counsel appreciate the court’s

cooperation in scheduling this early settlement conference and assisting with the efforts to try to

resolve this action.

 It is so STIPULATED:

Respectfully submitted,

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

/s/ Kelli L. Taylor Dated: December 12, 2007 KELLI L. TAYLOR

Assistant United States Attorney

For Defendants

/s/_John Jefferson Dated: December 12, 2007 JOHN JEFFERSON

Dreyer Babich Bucolla and Callahan

Attorney for Plaintiff

Of Counsel:

JOSEPH R. DOYLE

United States Postal Service

National Tort Center

PO Box 66640

St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6640

Tel: (314) 872-5154

Fax: 202-406-4623

ORDER

The Court has reviewed the parties’ stipulation and finds that good cause exists for

the requested early settlement conference. The stipulation is therefore granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

December 13, 2007

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