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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTIONS IN LIMINE BRIEFING AND HEARING DEADLINES

Case No.: 1:06-CV-00604-LJO-DLB 

SCHIFF

HARDIN LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

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SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

JEFFREY R. WILLIAMS (CSB #84156) 

KATHLEEN A. STIMELING (CSB #209226) 

One Market, Spear Street Tower, 32nd Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 901-8700 

Facsimile: (415) 901-8701 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ITW FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP, erroneously sued herein as 

HOBART CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BASSAM MASARWEH, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

HOBART CORPORATION and DOES 1 

through 100, Inclusive , 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-00604-LJO-DLB 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTIONS IN 

LIMINE BRIEFING AND HEARING 

DEADLINES 

Trial Date: April 14, 2008 

Plaintiff Bassam Masarweh and defendant ITW Food Equipment Group, 

erroneously sued herein as Hobart Corporation, by and through their respective counsel, 

hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

WHEREAS the parties are currently scheduled to file motions in limine on 

February 22, 2008 and file responses to such motions on March 4, 2008; 

WHEREAS the current date for the hearing on motions in limine is March 13, 

2008; 

WHEREAS the parties have recently conducted expert witness depositions; and 

WHEREAS counsel for the parties have met and conferred and agreed to 

continue the deadlines for filing motions in limine; 

The parties stipulate to the following and respectfully request that the Court issue 

the following Order: 

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE MOTIONS IN LIMINE BRIEFING AND HEARING DEADLINES

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1. The deadline for filing motions in limine is continued from February 22, 

2008 to March 12, 2008: 

2. The deadline for responding to motions in limine is continued from 

March 4, 2008 to March 19, 2008; and 

3. The motions in limine hearing is continued from March 13, 2008 at 8:15 

a.m. to March 26, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.

DATED: February 19, 2008 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP 

By /s/ 

 Kathleen A. Stimeling 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ITW FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP, 

erroneously sued herein as HOBART 

CORPORATION 

DATED: February 19, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF BRYMAN & APELIAN 

By /s/ 

 Andrew C. Bryman 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

BASSAM MASARWEH 

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

The parties are admonished that moving the motions in limine hearing may 

cause a continuance of trial due to this Court’s heavy caseload. Due to this Court’s 

heavy caseload and its effect to hold to scheduled dates, the parties are encouraged 

to consent to the conduct of further proceedings by a United States Magistrate 

Judge. . 

Date: February 20, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

 Lawrence J. O’Neill 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

SF\9094350.1

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