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Nature of Suit Code: 355
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY YOUNG, et al., CASE NO. CV F 07-0297 LJO SMS

Plaintiffs, ORDER ON THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION

TO CONTINUE TRIAL

vs.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant.

 /

The Court has received and reviewed the parties’ Stipulation to Continue Trial and other Pending

Dates. (Doc. 51.) 

The parties request that the Court order nonparties who have liens against potential recovery

(“the lienholders”) to attend a mandatory settlement conference in this Court. The Court, however, is

without jurisdictional power to compel the lienholders to appear. Accordingly, the Court DENIES the

request.

The parties also request the Court grant a continuance of the pretrial and trial dates. The parties

represent that they are close to settlement, except for the claims of the lienholders. 

The Court will continue the dates as requested only if the parties enter into a contingency

settlement, on the (sealed) record. The only contingency for settlement would be reaching an ageement

with the lienholders, in an agreed-upon scenario(s) by the parties in the sealed settlement. For the parties

to this litigation to be able to accomplish this will convince the Court how close absolute resolution is.

Otherwise, the Court DENIES the continuance. Trial is confirmed for September 15, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2008 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:07-cv-00297-LJO -SMS Document 52 Filed 05/16/08 Page 1 of 1