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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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KEVIN V. RYAN (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

JONATHAN U. LEE (SBN 148792)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Tenth Floor

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6909

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Email: jonathan.lee@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant UNITED STATES

STANLEY J. CASPER (SBN 56705)

ANDREW C. SCHWARTZ (SBN 64578)

CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK

A Professional Corporation

2121 North California Boulevard, Suite 1020

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 947-1147

Facsimile: (925) 947-1131

Email: casper@cmslaw.com

Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS ROBERT AND ALYCIA AREU

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ROBERT AREU and ALYCIA AREU, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

 

 

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No. C 05-2756 CRB (EDL)

STIPULATION AND (PROPOSED)

ORDER REGARDING

POSTPONEMENT OF SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND FURTHER CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, HEREBY

SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING STIPULATION:

1. On March 8, 2006, the parties filed a joint letter stating: 

“The purpose of this letter is to inform you that all counsel of record are in 

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agreement to extend the time for completing the Settlement Conference before

Magistrate Judge Laporte by 60 days until the end of May 2006. At the November

4, 2005 Case Management Conference, the Court ordered the parties to complete

ADR before the further case management conference on March 31, 2006. 

Plaintiffs’ counsel Stan Casper and I have agreed to present this letter as our joint

request under Local Rule 7-11 for the additional 60 days.

Since we appeared before the Court in November 2005 at the first case

management conference, plaintiff Robert Areu died. The parties are attempting to

learn more information about the circumstances and possible cause of Mr. Areu’s

death from the Fresno County Coroner. As a result of this unfortunate

development, the parties obtained permission from the court-appointed mediator

Arnold Haims, Esq. to continue the mediation from February 10 to March 3 . 

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We also requested and received permission to reschedule the Settlement

Conference from March 8 to March 15 . When we did so, all counsel felt that th th

the March 15 date would be productive settlement discourse. Unfortunately, th

some new facts have come to light that require taking several short witness

depositions in the Fresno area. The soonest that this can be accomplished looks

like April 4-6. 

Accordingly, we do not wish to waste the Court’s or the parties’ resources and

would ask that the Court allow the parties an additional 60 days in which to

complete this discovery and conduct the Settlement Conference. In addition,

subject to the Court’s approval, the parties would favor postponing the March 31,

2006 further case management conference by 60 days.

2. After filing the joint letter, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lee learned that the Court is

unavailable until next Wednesday, March 15, 2006. As a result, and at the

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suggestion of Judge Laporte’s clerk, the parties are submitting this stipulation.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, BY AND THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL OF

RECORD, HEREBY STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL

OF THE COURT:

(1) to postponement of the further case management conference, currently set for

March 31, 2006 at 8:30 a.m., by approximately 60 days; and 

(2) to postponement by up to 60 days of the Settlement Conference, currently set for

March 15, 2006, starting at 9:00 a.m., Courtroom E, 15 Floor, Federal Building, th

450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California to a new date to be

determined by the parties and Judge Laporte; and

(3) that the deadline dates for plaintiff’s demand letter and defendant’s written

response will be determined according to the rescheduled date for the Settlement

Conference.

Given the unusual and unfortunate circumstances involved in this particular case, the

parties request that the Court permit this scheduling change and so indicate by entering the Order

below. 

DATED: March 10, 2006 CASPER, MEADOWS, SCHWARTZ & COOK

 /s/ 

STANLEY J. CASPER

Attorney for Plaintiffs ROBERT & ALYCIA

AREU

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DATED: March 10, 2006 KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

JONATHAN U. LEE

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED:

DATED: __________________ _____________________________________

The Honorable Charles R. Breyer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

March 10, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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