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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF

TIMOTHY J. RYAN, SBN 99542

REBEKKA R. MARTORANO, SBN 173600

MARYSIA OKREGLAK, SBN 199148

THE RYAN LAW GROUP

2379 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100

Sacramento, California 95833

Telephone: (916) 924-1912

Facsimile: (916) 923-3872

tryan@ryanlg.com

rmartorano@ryanlg.com

mokreglak@ryanlg.com

Attorneys for Defendant

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

CHARLES WOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., and DOES 1 

through 25, inclusive,

Defendants.

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14-1421 KJM CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING NEUROLOGICAL 

EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF

The parties in the above-captioned matter hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Defendant Southwest Airlines Co. has requested a neurological examination of 

plaintiff Charles Wood (“Plaintiff”). The scope of the examination will be to evaluate Plaintiff’s 

claim of an alleged concussion injury suffered in an incident on May 2, 2012, as alleged in 

Plaintiff’s complaint and deposition testimony. 

2. The examination will be conducted by Eric Van Ostrand, M.D., a board certified 

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neurologist who is licensed to practice in California, and is qualified to conduct the requested 

examination. 

3. The estimated time for the examination is 2 hours.

4. The examination will be a standard neurological examination and will include the 

following components: taking a medical history; performing a physical examination which may 

include activities such as the examination of sensory responses, motor reflexes and gait; and 

examining Plaintiff’s language skills, memory, visual/spatial abilities and concentration. 

5. The examination is scheduled to take place on April 20, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at the 

following location: 1111 Howe avenue, Suite 240, Sacramento, CA 95825.

6. Plaintiff will be charged a cancellation fee of $625 for a failure to appear for the 

examination, or for a late cancellation with less than five days notice (excluding holidays and 

weekends). 

7. The provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 35 subdivision (b) shall 

apply and are incorporated by reference in this stipulation. 

8. The examining doctor’s report will be in writing and will set out in detail the 

examiner’s findings, including diagnosis, conclusions, and the results of any tests given to or 

taken by the Plaintiff.

9. Within a reasonable time following the examination, not to exceed 60 days, Defendant 

shall deliver a copy of the examiner’s report, together with like reports of all earlier examinations 

of the same condition and all medical record reviews prepared by, relied upon, or reviewed by 

the examining doctor with regard to the Plaintiff and Plaintiff’s condition. If the examiner’s 

written report is not provided, the court may exclude the examiner’s report and testimony at trial. 

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10. The examining doctor shall be subject to deposition in this proceeding regarding his 

retention, examination, document review, and findings. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: March 6, 2015 ASHTON & PRICE, LLP

By: /s/ Edward Schade 

EDWARD SCHADE 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CHARLES WOOD 

Dated: March 6, 2015 THE RYAN LAW GROUP

By: /s/ Rebekka Martorano 

REBEKKA R. MARTORANO

Attorneys for Defendant

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Stipulation Regarding Neurological Examination of 

Plaintiff is approved.

Dated: March 12, 2015

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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