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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Frank B. Robinson,

Plaintiff,

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The United States of America,

Defendant.

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No. CV-06-1924-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue the Rule 16

Preliminary Pretrial Conference scheduled to take place on March 8, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. (Dkt.

16.) The parties represent that they have informally agreed to conduct “specific limited

discovery and prepare for and conduct a mediation” over the next six months. (Id. at 1.)

Thus, they request that the Court set a new Preliminary Pretrial Conference in September

2007. For good cause shown, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED GRANTING the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue the

Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference scheduled to take place on March 8, 2007 at 4:00

p.m. (Dkt. 16.)

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Rule 16 Preliminary Pretrial Conference shall

be continued from March 8, 2007 to September 12, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, except with respect to the date change set forth

above, counsel shall comply with each of the requirements set forth in the Court’s Order

Scheduling Rule 16 Conference. See Dkt. 10.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ Proposed Case Management Plan

shall be filed no later than September 5, 2007. See Dkt. 10 at 3-5.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall exchange initial disclosure

statements no later than March 8, 2007.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall conduct limited discovery and

prepare for and conduct a mediation in August 2007.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall promptly (within two court days

of the mediation’s conclusion) report the results of the mediation to the Court.

DATED this 1st day of March, 2007.

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