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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HENRY COOKE,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant. 

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Civil No. 06cv616-BEN (NLS)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION

RE: RELEASE OF PLAINTIFF’S

PATHOLOGY SLIDES

[Doc. No. 15]

On February 26, 2007, the parties in the above-captioned medical malpractice action filed a Joint

Motion Regarding the Release of Plaintiff’s Pathology Slides [Doc. No. 15]. The parties request that the

Court order Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (“Scripps”) to release original slides containing

pathologic specimens obtained from Plaintiff subsequent to back surgery in January 2003, and to

produce two “recut” unstained slides as well. (Joint Motion ¶¶ 2-5.) The parties assert that Defendant

needs this evidence in order to prepare its defense. (Id. ¶ 4.) Accordingly, good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Scripps shall produce Plaintiff’s original pathology slides from Plaintiff’s January 2003

surgery to the undersigned Assistant U.S. Attorney within five days of entry of this

Order;

2. Scripps shall produce two recut unstained slides from each pathology block resulting

from Plaintiff’s January, 2003 surgery, to the undersigned Assistant U.S. Attorney within

five days of entry of this Order;

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3. The Assistant U.S. Attorney assigned to this case shall maintain custody and control of

the materials in Numbers 1 and 2 supra, which Scripps produces throughout the course of

discovery and trial;

4. Defendant may only send the materials which Scripps produces to Defendant’s

consultants and experts designated by Defendant to offer testimony at trial;

5. Defendant shall, upon reasonable notice by Plaintiff, send the original slides as well as

one recut slide from each block, to Plaintiff’s counsel, who:

a. May only send the slides to Plaintiff’s consultants and experts designated

to offer testimony at trial;

b. Shall return the original slides to the undersigned Assistant U.S. Attorney

within 30 days of receiving them.

6. At the conclusion of this case, the original and recut slides shall be returned by the

Assistant U.S. Attorney to Scripps.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 27, 2007

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

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