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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CROMAN CORPORATION, an Oregon ) 2:05-cv-0575-GEB-JFM

corporation, )

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Plaintiff, ) ORDER

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v. )

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New )

York corporation; SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT)

CORPORATION, a Delaware )

corporation; HELICOPTER )

SUPPORT, INC., a Connecticut )

corporation; UNITED TECHNOLOGIES )

CORPORATION, a Delaware )

corporation; and ROTAIR )

INDUSTRIES, INC., a Connecticut ) 

corporation, )

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Defendants. )

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On January 30, 2006, the parties filed a stipulation and

proposed order seeking to reset the trial date in this action. The

Rule 16 Scheduling Order (“Scheduling Order”) filed August 1, 2005,

set trial to commence on March 20, 2007. (Scheduling Order at 8.) 

The Scheduling Order also reminded the parties that “pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), the [Scheduling Order] shall

not be modified except by leave of Court upon a showing of good

cause.” (Id.) The parties’ stipulation to modify the Scheduling

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Order, which was entered over six months ago, does not constitute

“good cause.” As the parties were cautioned in the Scheduling Order,

“a mere stipulation by itself to change [a] date[] [in the Scheduling

Order] does not constitute good cause.” (Id. at 9.) Therefore, the

trial commencement date will remain as set.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 3, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

 

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