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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc., etal 

Stipulation to Continue Settlement Conference and Order 

Case No. 1:05-CV-00807-AWI-DLB 

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 MICHAEL L. MASON , #59707 

 LAW OFFICES OF

 MASON, ROBBINS, GNASS & BROWNING 

 700 Loughborough Dr., Suite "D" 

 P.O. Box 2067 

 Merced, CA 95344-0067 

 Telephone: (209) 383-9334 

Attorney for Defendant COUNTY OF MERCED 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION 

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 

CORPORATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR FREIGHT, 

INC., ROGER CREVISTON, COUNTY OF 

MERCED, and ATWATER ELECTRIC, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: 1:05-CV-00807-AWI-DLB 

Action Filed: June 30, 2005 

(Honorable Judge Dennis L. Beck 

STIPULATION TO CONTINUE SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE AND ORDER

In its Scheduling Order the Court fixed June 15, 2006 at 10:00 

a.m. in Courtroom 5 as the time and date for a Settlement Conference 

in the above captioned matter. 

 The parties in this proceeding have not yet completed discovery 

concerning non-experts and disclosure of expert witnesses is to occur 

on July 14, 2006. 

 The undersigned counsel all agree that this is a case which will 

require substantial expert witness testimony related to signals and 

control boxes located at the subject intersection. In light of the 

fact that no experts have yet been disclosed, and thus no expert 

deposition testimony taken, the undersigned believe that a Settlement 

Conference at this early date would be a waste of the Courts’ and the 

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tional Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Admiral Merchants Motor Freight, Inc., etal 

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parties’ time. None of the parties are currently in a position to 

fully and fairly evaluate potential exposure. 

 For the forgoing reasons, the undersigned request that the Court 

vacate the Settlement Conference date of June 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. 

in Department 5 and fix a new date a reasonable period of time after 

disclosure of expert witnesses to allow the parties to fully explore 

their potential exposures. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties thereto, 

through their respective counsel that due to reasons mentioned 

herein-above, the Settlement Conference scheduled for June 15, 2006, 

should be continued to a reasonable time after disclosure of expert 

witnesses. 

DATED: June 12, 2006 LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP 

 ____/s/_B. CLYDE HUTCHINSON__________

 B. CLYDE HUTCHINSON 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 

DATED: June 12, 2006 JACOBSON, HANSEN, NAJARIAN & McQUILLAN 

 ____/s/_LEITH B. HANSEN______________

 LEITH B. HANSEN, Attorney for 

Defendant, ATWATER ELECTRIC 

DATED: June 12, 2006 MAYALL, HURLEY, KNUTSEN, SMITH & GREEN 

 ____/s/ MARK E. BERRY________________

 MARK E. BERRY, Attorney for 

 Defendant, ADMIRAL MERCHANTS MOTOR 

 FREIGHT INC., and ROGER CREVISTON 

DATED: June 12, 2006 MASON, ROBBINS, GNASS & BROWNING 

 ____/s/_MICHAEL L. MASON ____________

 MICHAEL L. MASON, Attorney for 

 Defendant COUNTY OF MERCED 

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ORDER 

 IT IS ORDERED the Settlement Conference scheduled for June 15, 

2006, shall be continued to August 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. 

DATED: June 12, 2006 ___/s/ Dennis L. Beck_________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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