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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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Stipulation and Order to continue ENE 1

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BERSCHLER ASSOCIATES, PC

ARNOLD I. BERSCHLER, SBN# 56557

22 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 810

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

TELEPHONE 415 398 1414

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

ABDULRAHMAN ABOOBAKER MUNASSAR

HARVEY I. WITTENBERG, STATE BAR NO. 37760

THE LAW OFFICES OF HARVEY I. WITTENBERG

1807 ARLINGTON BLVD. EL CERRITO, CA 94530

TELEPHONE: 510-235-0707

FACSIMILE 510-235-0606

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT,

HORIZON LINES, LLC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ABDUL RAHMAN ABOOBAKER

MUNASSAR

Plaintiff,

vs.

HORIZON LINES, Inc.

Defendants.

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Case No.

C 05-4350 JL

STIPULATION AND [proposed] ORDER TO

EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY

NEUTRAL EVALUATION.

WHEREAS this subject action involves a merchant mariner’s claims for personal

injury related damages and is set for trial to commence on November 13, 2006, and

WHEREAS, the plaintiff has and continues to reside in Yemen and has neither

been deposed by the defendant nor examined by a medical expert designated by the

defendant; further, other witnesses are seafarers and need to be deposed when such are

available to do so, and

WHEREAS, plaintiff has served records of his medical treatment in California

and in Yemen, and

WHEREAS, the parties respectfully contend that there exists Good Cause to

continue the deadline for conducting an ENE from May 23, 2006 and that it would be in

the interests of justice and judicial economy to do so (F.R.Civ.P. 1); and

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Stipulation and Order to continue ENE 2

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WHEREAS, the Early Neutral Evaluator assigned to this action concurs in the

efficiency to be gained by continuing the deadline to complete ENE,

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties stipulate, by and through their respective

attorneys of record authorized to do so, that the Honorable Court may enter its Order

Extending the date to Complete ENE as appears below, and the parties respectfully

request that this Honorable Court issue such an order.

DATED: May 18, 2006 SO STIPULATED,

s/ Arnold Berschler

Arnold I. Berschler, attorney for

ABDULRAHMAN ABOOBAKER MUNASSAR

DATED: May 18, 2006 SO STIPULATED,

s/ Harvey I. Wittenberg

Harvey I. Wittenberg attorney for

HORIZON LINES, INC.

ORDER EXTENDING THE DATE TO COMPLETE ENE

Upon review of the foregoing Stipulation and Good Cause and the interests of

justice otherwise appearing,

IT IS ORDERED THAT the deadline to compete the Early Neutral Evaluation in

the action is extended to August 11, 2006.

DATED: _______________ SO ORDERED,

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JAMES LARSON,

CHIEF MAGISTARATE JUDGE,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

5/22/06

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Larson

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