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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Asbestos Litigation

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DALE BARTLETT, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00345-MEJ 

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S 

DEPOSITION

Re: Dkt. No. 11

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs’s ex parte request to proceed with the deposition of 

Plaintiff Dale Bartlett, which is noticed to take place on March 3, 2015. Dkt. No. 11. Plaintiffs 

state that Mr. Bartlett has been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and is currently in the 

Intensive Care Unit at Kaiser Hospital in Roseville, California, and his health is in rapid decline. 

Plaintiffs state that there is not enough time to comply with the procedural requirements of the 

undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order. Given that time is of the essence, the Court ORDERS 

any party that opposes this request to file an opposition of no more than three pages by February 

27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. No chambers copy is required.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 25, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:15-cv-00345-WHO Document 12 Filed 02/25/15 Page 1 of 1