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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Medical Malpractice

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STIPULATION RE: EXTENSION OF INITIAL CMC AND OTHER DEADLINES 1

Michael Morrison (CSB # 72022)

Frances K. Greenleaf (CSB # 197937)

JANSSEN, MALLOY, NEEDHAM, MORRISON, 

REINHOLTSEN & CROWLEY, LLP

730 Fifth Street

P.O. Drawer 1288

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 445-2071

Facsimile: (707) 445-8305

Attorneys for Defendants

Dr. Harold Nemetz and 

Open Door Community Health Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN MITCHELL,

Plaintiff,

v.

DR. HAROLD NEMETZ, OPEN DOOR

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &

HUMAN SERVICES and DOES 1-20

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. C 07 5112 EDL

STIPULATION TO EXTEND DATE

FOR INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE AND OTHER

DEADLINES

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

Plaintiff Stephen Mitchell (“Plaintiff”), through counsel, and Defendants Dr.

Harold Nemetz and Open Door Community Health Center (“Defendants”), through

counsel, hereby stipulate to extend the Initial Case Management Conference and other

deadlines in this case.

This stipulation is due to Plaintiff’s attorney Ferman W. Sims, having prior

commitments for medical services in San Diego, California due to a right hip fracture and

his subsequent hospitalization and further surgery in San Diego, including release from

the hospital with IV antibiotics required until January 17, 2008. It is anticipated that Mr.

Sims will return to Crescent City on or about January 21, 2008.

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STIPULATION RE: EXTENSION OF INITIAL CMC AND OTHER DEADLINES 2

Further, because Defendants were acting within the scope of their employment at a

federally funded health care center, or as a federally funded health care center at all times

relevant to plaintiff’s claims, pursuant to the Federally Supported Health Centers Act, 42 U.S.C.

§233(g)-(n) all of the Defendants are covered under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28

U.S.C. §§1346(b), 2401(b), 2671-80. Pursuant to that authority, and upon proper service to the

United States Government, the United States Government will be substituted for the Defendants

in this matter and the matter will proceed as an action solely against the United States of America

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1346(b) subject to the limitations and exceptions applicable to those

actions. 28 U.S.C. §2679(d)(4). Therefore, Plaintiff and Defendants expect the United States

Attorneys office to appear on behalf of the United Stated Government in this matter and this

stipulation is necessary to allow for this appearance and to allow the substitution of the United

States Government in place of the Defendants. 

Therefore, the parties hereby stipulate as follows:

1. The Initial Case Management Conference is continued from January 8,

2008, until Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

2. The December 18, 2007 date for events contained in the Order Setting

Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines is continued until

February 12, 2008. 

3. The January 2, 2008, date for events contained in the Order Setting Initial

Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines in continued until February 27,

2008.

Dated: December ___, 2007 FERMAN W. SIMS, ESQ.

By: ______/s/__________________________

Ferman W. Sims, Esq.

Attorney for Plaintiff Stephen Mitchell

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STIPULATION RE: EXTENSION OF INITIAL CMC AND OTHER DEADLINES 3

Dated: December ___, 2007 JANSSEN, MALLOY, NEEDHAM, MORRISON,

REINHOLTSEN & CROWLEY, LLP

By: ______/s/_____________________________

Frances K. Greenleaf

Michael Morrison

Attorneys for Dr. Harold Nemetz and 

Open Door Community Health Center

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: ________________________________________

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

12/19/07

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