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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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1484054.1 / 81-028 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

JAMES J. YUKEVICH (SBN 159896)

 jyukevich@yukelaw.com

CRISTINA M. CIMINELLI (SBN 206201)

 cciminelli@yukelaw.com

STEVEN S. VAHIDI (SBN 283951)

 svahidi@yukelaw.com

NOUSHAN NOUREDDINI (SBN 278512)

 nnoureddini@yukelaw.com

YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

355 S. Grand Avenue, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

Telephone: (213) 362-7777

Facsimile: (213) 362-7788

Attorneys for Defendant

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

NEIL A. JENSEN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL 

TECHNOLOGY AND ORDER

Assigned to Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Filed Date: December 26, 2013

Trial Date: October 26, 2015

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

Pursuant to the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.’s Civil Pretrial and Trial Standing 

Order, Defendant BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY and Plaintiff NEIL JENSEN respectfully 

request an Order from the Court allowing the parties to bring technological equipment into the 

courtroom to use during trial. Specifically, the parties request permission to bring an Elmo, 

projector, and screen.

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1484054.1 / 81-028 2 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

355 S. Grand Avenue, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

Telphone (213) 362-7777

Facsimile (213) 362-7788

The parties attest that concurrence in the filing of the foregoing documents has been 

obtained from each of the signatories below.

DATED: October 20, 2015 YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

By: /s/ Noushan Noureddini

James J. Yukevich

Cristina M. Ciminelli

Steven S. Vahidi

Noushan Noureddini

Attorneys for Defendant BNSF RAILWAY 

COMPANY

DATED: October 16, 2015 HILDEBRAND, McLEOD & NELSON, INC.

By: /s/ Paula Rasmussen

Anthony S. Petru

Kristoffer S. Mayfield

Paula Rasmussen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

NEIL A. JENSEN

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1484054.1 / 81-028 3 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

355 S. Grand Avenue, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

Telphone (213) 362-7777

Facsimile (213) 362-7788

[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall be allowed to bring an Elmo into the courtroom to 

use during trial.

DATED: October 20, 2015

Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

United States District Court Judge

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1484054.1 / 81-028 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

355 S. Grand Avenue, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

Telphone (213) 362-7777

Facsimile (213) 362-7788

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am 

employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 355 South 

Grand Avenue, Fifteenth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560.

On October 16, 2015, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

on the interested parties in this action as follows:

SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

BY CM/ECF for parties that are CM/ECF participants. Service is being made electronically on 

those parties on the attached list that are registered users of the Court’s Electronic Case Filing 

System.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct and that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this 

Court at whose direction the service was made.

Executed on October 16, 2015, at Los Angeles, California.

/s/ Herme A. Britton

Herme A. Britton

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1484054.1 / 81-028 3:13-cv-05955-HSG

JOINT REQUEST TO USE ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

YUKEVICH | CAVANAUGH

355 S. Grand Avenue, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90071-1560

Telphone (213) 362-7777

Facsimile (213) 362-7788

SERVICE LIST

NEIL A. JENSEN v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY

U.S.D.C. - Northern Dist. Ct. Case No. 3:13-cv-05955-JD

Anthony S. Petru, Esq.

Paula A. Rasmussen, Esq.

HILDEBRAND McLEOD & NELSON, LLP

350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 

4th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

Attorneys for Plaintiff

T: (510) 451-6732

F: (510) 564-7023

petru@hmnlaw.com

rasmussen@hmnlaw.com

Charles Goetsch

405 Orange Street

New Haven, CT 06511

Co-Counsel for Plaintiff

charlie@gowhistleblower.com

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