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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 

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Stipulation to Extend Discovery Dates

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALEB A. MILLS, a minor, by and through his 

Guardian ad Litem, JACOB C. MILLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-00900 LJO (DLB)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY DATES; ORDER

Plaintiff Caleb A. Mills, a minor by and through his guardian ad litem Jacob C. Mills, and 

Defendant the United States of America, through their respective counsel, hereby submit the following 

stipulation to extent discovery dates and request modification of the Court’s scheduling order pursuant to 

Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Recitals

1. On December 7, 2009, this Court’s Scheduling Order set the following dates for the 

completion of discovery, including expert discovery:

Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosures: August 2, 2010

Defendant’s Expert Disclosures: September 15, 2010

Discovery Cut-off: November 15, 2010

Last date to file Discovery Motion: November 15, 2010

Last date to have Discovery Motions heard: December 17, 2010

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 554-2700 Phone

(916) 448-2900 Facsimile

todd.pickles@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

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Stipulation to Extend Discovery Dates

2. The parties have worked diligently to complete discovery, including participating in 

written discovery, and serving subpoenas on third parties. To date, the United States has also taken the 

depositions of Jacob and Heather Mills, who are the parents of Plaintiff, and five of the physicians 

involved in the care and treatment of Plaintiff. The United States has also scheduled and noticed 

approximately six additional depositions of medical providers involved in the care and treatment of 

Plaintiff, all to be completed by end of August 2010. Plaintiff has also noticed the deposition of 

approximately four medical providers from the federally-funded and insured healthcare clinic, and the 

parties are in the process of finalizing the depositions of at least two additional medical providers. 

3. Due to the limited availability of the medical providers, as well as of counsel, many of 

their depositions could not be set until August 2010, which is after the date Plaintiff’s expert disclosures 

are due.

4. The parties have met and conferred and agree concluding the depositions of Plaintiff’s 

treating physicians prior to Plaintiff’s expert disclosure will further the expedient resolution of this matter, 

including avoiding the need to prepare supplemental expert disclosures by both sides. 

5. The parties do not seek or wish to change any remaining dates, including dates for 

dispositive motions, pretrial conference, or trial.

Stipulation

Accordingly, based upon the foregoing, the parties hereby STIPULATE that:

1. The date for Plaintiff to make his disclosure of experts under Rule 26(a)(2) shall be 

continued to September 15, 2010;

2. The date for the United States’s disclosure of experts under Rule 26(a)(2) shall be 

continued to November 1, 2010; 

3. The deadline for completion of all discovery shall be continued to January 15, 2011; 

4. The deadline for filing a discovery motion shall be continued to January 15, 2011, with the 

last date to have a motion heard February 18, 2011; and

5. All remaining pretrial dates shall remain as set by the Court in its December 7, 2009 Order. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: July 27, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Todd Pickles

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant the United States of America

DATED: July 27, 2010 BARADAT & PABOOJIAN, INC.

By: /s/ Daniel R. Baradat

DANIEL R. BARADAT

DANIEL C. STEIN

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

Having read and considered the parties’ Stipulation to Extend Discovery Dates IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED THAT:

1. The dates for completion of discovery, including expert discovery, shall be CONTINUED 

to the dates set forth in the stipulation above; and

2. All remaining pretrial dates set by this Court’s December 7, 2009 Scheduling Order shall 

remain UNCHANGED. 

The extension of the deadlines relating to discovery ordered above SHALL NOT BE 

CONSIDERED IN DERTIMINING WHETHER THERE IS GOOD CAUSE FOR THE EXTENSION 

OF ANY OTHER DEADLINES set in this Court’s December 7, 2009 Scheduling Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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