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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 45:51 Railways: Fed. Employer's Liability Act

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WESTLAKE BUILDING

350 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, FOURTH FLOOR

OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94612-2006

(510) 451-6732

2:06-CV-00395-RRB-EFB 

Stipulation and Order to Continue MSJ Hearing Date and Trial Date 

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Anthony S. Petru, Esq., State Bar No. 91399 

David B. Draheim, Esq., State Bar No. 036339 

Quynh L. Nguyen, Esq., State Bar No. 139628 

HILDEBRAND, McLEOD & NELSON, INC. 

350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Fourth Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612-2006 

TEL: (510) 451-6732 

FAX: (510) 465-7023 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MICHAEL S. TUCKER 

Adrian L. Randolph, Esq., State Bar No. 133577 

Thomas A. Cregger, Esq., State Bar No. 124402 

Stephanie L. Quinn, Esq., State Bar No. 216655 

RANDOLPH, CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP 

1030 G Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

TEL: (916) 443-4443 

FAX: (916) 443-2124 

Attorneys for Defendant 

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 

Mark S. Tratten, Esq., State Bar No. 119330 

Vandana Kamboj, Esq., State Bar No. 239680 

ERICKSEN, ARBUTHNOT, KILDUFF, 

 DAY & LINDSTROM, INC. 

100 Howe Avenue, Suite 110 South 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: (916) 483-5181 

FAX: (916) 483-7558 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DAVID LYNN VERLEY and 

VERLEY FARMS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO 

MICHAEL S. TUCKER, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a 

corporation; VERLEY FARMS, business 

entity, form unknown; DAVID LYNN 

VERLEY, an individual, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:06-CV-00395 RRB-EFB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE HEARING DATE FOR 

DEFENDANT’S SUMMARY 

ADJUDICATION MOTION 

[Civ. L.R. 78-230(g)] 

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350 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, FOURTH FLOOR

OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94612-2006

(510) 451-6732

2:06-CV-00395-RRB-EFB 

Stipulation and Order to Continue MSJ Hearing Date and Trial Date 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties that: 

1. Defendant BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (“BNSF”) has filed a Motion for 

Summary Adjudication with a hearing date that was set on January 9, 2008, in Courtroom 6 of the 

above-identified Court, the Honorable Ralph R. Beistline, presiding. BNSF’s motion was served to 

plaintiff on December 12, 2007. 

2. The parties require additional time to complete discovery on matters raised in 

BNSF’s motion. As such, the parties have stipulated to a continuance of the January 9th hearing 

date on the grounds that additional time is needed to complete the depositions of two railroad 

employees: to wit, 1) BNSF’s Person Most Knowledgeable regarding its intra-company collection 

of statistical data of accidents involving its trains, and 2) BNSF’s Person Most Knowledgeable 

regarding providing of specifications for locomotive cabs to locomotive manufacturers. Plaintiff 

anticipates that the testimonies of defendant BNSF’s Persons Most Knowledgeable will be relevant 

to issues raised by BNSF in its motion, and essential to support plaintiff’s opposition. 

3. The depositions have been continued twice due to scheduling conflicts and/or the 

unavailability of the deponents. The parties have rescheduled the depositions to February 26 and/or 

27, 2008—the earliest time that all counsel and deponents will be available. Counsel for defendant 

Verley Farms, et al., is not available in January of 2008 due to trials in other matters. 

4. For the foregoing reasons, the parties hereby stipulate to continue the motion 

hearing date of January 9, 2008 to Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 6. 

The parties further stipulate that opposition will be filed and faxed or e-mail served on or by 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 (fourteenth day before May 21, 2008), and the reply brief shall be 

filed and faxed or e-mail served on or by Friday, May 16, 2008 (fifth day before May 21, 

2008). 

5. The parties further stipulate to new dates for the following matters: 

(a) The parties joint pretrial statement to be filed on or before Friday, July 

25, 2008; 

(b) Final pretrial conference on Friday, August 1, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.; and, 

(c) Jury trial on Monday, September 8, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

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(510) 451-6732

2:06-CV-00395-RRB-EFB 

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6. The proposed new hearing date and briefing schedule will not prejudice any 

party and will not affect their ability to prepare for trial. 

7. There are no previous time modifications regarding this particular issue. 

Dated: January , 2008 

 HILDEBRAND, McLEOD & NELSON, INC. 

By: 

QUYNH L. NGUYEN, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MICHAEL S. TUCKER 

Dated: January , 2008 RANDOLPH, CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP 

By: 

THOMAS A. CREGGER, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Defendant 

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY 

Dated: January , 2008 

 ERICKSON, ARBUTHNOT, KILDUFF, 

 DAY & LINDSTROM, INC. 

By: 

MARK S. TRATTEN, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DAVID LYNN VERLEY and VERLY 

FARMS 

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350 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, FOURTH FLOOR

OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94612-2006

(510) 451-6732

2:06-CV-00395-RRB-EFB 

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O R D E R

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

(1) The hearing date for defendant BNSF Railway Company’s Motion for Summary 

Adjudication, currently set on January 9, 2008, is hereby vacated and continued to Wednesday, 

May 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 6. 

(2) The opposition will be filed and faxed or e-mail served on or by Wednesday, 

May 7, 2008 (fourteenth day before May 21, 2008), and the reply brief shall be filed and 

faxed or e-mail served on or by Friday, May 16, 2008 (fifth day before May 21, 2008). 

(3) The parties joint pretrial statement to be filed on or before July 25, 2008. 

(4) Final pretrial conference on Friday, August 1, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

(5) Jury trial on Monday, September 8, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

ENTERED January 25, 2008 

/s/ Ralph R. Beistline______________________________

 THE HONORABLE RALPH R. BEISTLINE 

 Judge of the U.S. District Court, California Eastern District 

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