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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

ROBERT E. DAVIES, ESQ. / SBN 106810

rdavies@donahuedavies.com

STEPHEN J. MACKEY, ESQ. / SBN 131203

smackey@donahuedavies.com

MARY A. STEWART, ESQ. / SBN 106758

mstewart@donahuedavies.com

DONAHUE ∙ DAVIES LLP 

P.O. BOX 277010

Sacramento, CA 95827

Telephone: (916) 817-2900

Facsimile: (916) 817-2644

JOE W. TOMASELLI, JR., ESQ. / TX SBN 24003064 (Pro Hac Vice to be filed)

jtomaselli@goldmanismail.com

RAMI N. FAKHOURI, ESQ. / IL SBN 6303267 (Pro Hac Vice to be filed)

rfakhouri@goldmanismail.com

GOLDMAN ISMAIL TOMASELLI BRENNAN & BAUM LLP

3131 Turtle Creek, Suite 1210

Dallas, TX 75219

Telephone: (214) 880-9900 

Facsimile: (214) 880-9901 

Attorneys for Defendants, MEDTRONIC, INC. 

and MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

MICHAEL MARTIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

MEDTRONIC, Inc.; MEDTRONIC 

NEUROMODULATION, a Division of 

MEDTRONIC, Inc.; MEDTRONIC 

PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS,

Defendant.

No. 1:15-cv-00994—GEB—MJS

STIPULATION AND ORDER

Complaint Filed: June 30, 2015

Trial Date: Not Scheduled

RECITALS

1. Plaintiff Michael Martin is represented by attorney Philip C. Bourdette, of Bourdette &

Partners. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

2. Defendants Medtronic, Inc. and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. are represented by 

attorneys Robert E. Davies and Stephen J. Mackey, of Donahue Davies LLP.

3. On or about June 30, 2015, Plaintiff filed his Complaint in the above- entitled matter, and 

thereafter caused service of process to be affected upon Defendant, Medtronic, Inc.

4. On or about September 11, 2015, Defendants Medtronic, Inc. (Named herein as 

“MEDTRONIC, Inc.” and “MEDTRONIC NEUROMODULATION, a Division of 

MEDTRONIC, Inc.”) and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. (Named herein as 

“MEDTRONIC PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS”) filed and served their Notice of 

Motion and Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint Pursuant to Federal Rules Of Civil 

Procedure 12 (b) (6).

5. The Court scheduled a hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for October 23, 2015.

6. On September 16, 2015, the Court issued a Minute Order advancing the Status Conference 

Re: Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction set for October 1, 2015 to September 22, 

2015, in Chambers before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng.

STIPULATION

At the September 22, 2015 Status Conference, Plaintiff Michael Martin, appeared by and 

through his attorney, Philip C. Bourdette, of Bourdette & Partners, and defendants Medtronic, Inc. 

and Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co., appeared by and through their attorney, Stephen J.

Mackey, of Donahue Davies LLP. The parties having met and conferred through their respective 

counsel on various issues both prior to and during their participation in the Status Conference, 

before Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng, do now hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiff shall have up to and including 60 days from the date of filing and service of this 

Stipulation and Order upon the respective parties to file and serve upon Defendants a First 

Amended Complaint;

2. Defendants shall have up to and including 30 days from the filing and service of the First 

Amended Complaint to file an Amended Motion to Dismiss or other responsive pleading; 

and

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3. Plaintiff and Defendants agreed to a stay of all discovery until such time as the District 

Judge of the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California to be assigned to 

this case has issued a ruling upon Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the First Amended 

Complaint, or other responsive pleading.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

BOURDETTE & PARTNERS

Dated: September 24, 2015 By:_____/S/ Phillip C. Bourdette______________

Philip C. Bourdette

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

MICHAEL MARTIN

Dated: September 24, 2015 DONAHUE DAVIES LLP

By: /S/ Robert E. Davies

Robert E. Davies

Of Counsel:

GOLDMAN ISMAIL TOMASELLI

BRENNAN & BAUM LLP

Joe W. Tomaselli, Jr.

Texas Bar No. 24003064 

3131 Turtle Creek, Suite 1210

Dallas, TX 75219

(214) 880-9900 (p)

(214) 880-9901 (f)

jtomaselli@goldmanismail.com

Rami N. Fakhouri

Illinois Bar No. 6303267

564 W. Randolph St., Ste. 400

Chicago, IL 60661

(312) 681-6000 (p)

(312) 881-5191 (f)

rfakhouri@goldmanismail.com

Attorneys for Defendants, 

MEDTRONIC, INC. and MEDTRONIC 

PUERTO RICO OPERATIONS CO.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER

ORDER ON STIPULATION

Good cause appearing, the proposed Stipulation and Order in Case No. 1:15-cv-994-GEB-MJS is 

hereby approved and adopted as the Order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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