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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Auto Negligence

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STIPULATION AND AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NOS. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD,

Stuart C. Talley (SB# 180374) 

KERSHAW CUTTER & RATINOFF LLP 

980 9th Street, 19th Floor 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 448-9800 

Facsimile: (916) 669-4499 

Attorney for Plaintiffs JANICE 

KUESTER and DUNBAR AITKENS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARIA SOTO, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU PHUOC 

NGUYEN, ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR 

COMPANY, and DOES 1 through 50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD 

STIPULATION AND AMENDED 

PRETRIAL (STATUS) SCHEDULING 

ORDER; CONSOLIDATION ORDER 

Complaint: July 20, 2006 

Trial Date: February 20, 2008 

DUNBAR AITKENS, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU PHUOC 

NGUYEN, ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR 

COMPANY OF OREGON, and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-02077 MCE-DAD 

Complaint September 18, 2006 

Trial Date: None Set 

JANICE KUESTER, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., TU PHUOC 

NGUYEN, and DOES 1 through 50, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-00398 MCE-DAD 

Complaint Filed: February 27, 2007 

Trial Date: None Set 

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STIPULATION AND AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NOS. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD,

WHEREAS, all of the above captioned matters arise from the same occurrence and 

involve common questions of law and fact. In particular all of the actions arise from a single 

accident involving a bus and automobile that occurred on or about July 1, 2005; 

WHEREAS, all of the parties in the above captioned matter believe that judicial economy 

will be best served if the above captioned matters are consolidated for all purposes pursuant to 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedures 42(a); 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that adjustments to the schedule originally established in 

the first filed action Soto v. Greyhound Lines et al. are necessary to properly prepare these cases 

for trial. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT: 

1. All of the above captioned cases are hereby consolidated for all purposes pursuant 

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedures 42(a). 

2. The dates set in the Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order established by the Court on 

October 11, 2006 are hereby amended as follows: 

August 30, 2007 All merits discovery to be completed. 

October 30, 2007 All parties to disclose of expert witnesses. 

December 30, 2007 Deadline for hearing on all dispostive motions. 

March 14, 2008 The parties shall file a Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement 

February 1, 2008 Final Pretrial Conference 

February 13, 2008 The parties shall file all trial exhibits with the Courtroom Clerk 

February 20, 2008 Trial 

3. With the exception of the changes to the dates noted above, all other aspects of the 

Court’s Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order shall remain in full force and effect. 

Dated: ________________. WALKER, HAMILTON & WHITE 

By 

 WILDA L. WHITE 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Maria Soto 

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STIPULATION AND AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NOS. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD,

Dated: ________________. KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF, LLP 

By 

 STUART C. TALLEY 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dunbar 

Aitkens and Janice Kuester 

Dated: ________________. LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP 

By 

 MATTHEW S. CONANT 

 Attorneys for Defendant Greyhound Lines, Inc. 

Dated: ________________. MURCHISON & CUMMING, LLP 

By 

 MARILOU R. BUSTONERA 

 Attorneys for Defendants Tu Phuoc Nguyen, 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, and 

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Of Oregon 

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STIPULATION AND AMENDED PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER CASE NOS. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD,

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Some stipulated dates are unavailable for the Court. The Court amends the dates as 

follows: 

August 30, 2007 All merits discovery to be completed. 

October 30, 2007 All parties to disclose of expert witnesses. 

December 30, 2007 Deadline for hearing on all dispositive motions. 

February 19, 2008 The parties shall file a Joint Final Pretrial Conference Statement 

March 3, 2008 Final Pretrial Conference 

April 2, 2008 The parties shall file all trial exhibits with the Courtroom Clerk 

April 9, 2008 Trial 

 All of the above captioned cases are hereby consolidated for all purposes pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedures 42(a). 

With the exception of the changes to the dates noted above, all other aspects of the Court’s 

Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order in case 2:06-cv-01612-MCE-DAD shall remain in full force 

and effect. 

Dated: April 13, 2007 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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