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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Breach of Contract

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE CAPTION 

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CSBN 132612) 

Acting United States Attorney 

ALEX G. TSE (CSBN 152348) 

Chief, Civil Division 

JAMES A. SCHARF (CSBN 152171) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 900 

San Jose, California 95113 

Telephone: (408) 535-5044 

FAX: (408) 535-5081 

james.scharf@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

United States of America 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHAD R. MISIPPO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Defendant. 

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CASE NO. CV 15 3216 KAW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

CASE CAPTION 

 

 

As the United States of America is the only proper defendant in a Federal Tort Claims Act case, 

28 U.S.C. Section 2679(a), (b), and (d), the parties stipulate and jointly request that the Court issue the 

following proposed Order substituting the United States of America for defendant Robert A. McDonald, 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

Dated: October 14, 2015 /s/ James A. Scharf 

JAMES A. SCHARF 

Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorney for Defendant United States of America 

 

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Dated: October 15, 2015 /s/ Chad R. Misippo 

CHAD R. MISIPPO 

Plaintiff 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and based on good cause, it is hereby ordered that 

United States of America is hereby substituted as the sole defendant in this action. Defendant Robert A. 

McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is hereby dismissed. The Clerk is directed to modify the case 

caption accordingly. 

Dated: October ___, 2015 

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 HON. KANDIS A. WESTMORE

 United States District Court Magistrate Judge 

 

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