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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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Glenn Guenard No. 129453 

Ross Bozarth No. 179171 

Galen T. Shimoda No. 226752 

Guenard & Bozarth, LLP 

1810 S Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 447-7177 

Facsimile: (916) 447-7176 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Linda Parker 

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

Samuel T. McAdam (State Bar No. 186084) 

Joel M. Van Parys (State Bar No. 227387) 

400 Capitol Mall Suite 2350 

Sacramento, California 95814-4428 

Telephone: (916) 448-0159 

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839 

Attorneys for Defendants 

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 

SUSAN JACKSON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LINDA PARKER, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE, a 

Delaware corporation; SUSAN JACKSON, 

individually; and DOES 1 to 100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 2:05-cv-1720 MCE/PAN

JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY FOR LIMITED 

PURPOSES AND ORDER THEREON 

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Linda Parker and Defendants New York Life Insurance and Susan 

Jackson hereby request that the Court extend the discovery deadline until January 15, 

2007 for the limited purposes explained below in accordance with the parties’ stipulation. 

The Court’s pretrial scheduling order states that all discovery shall be completed 

by November 15, 2006. 

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The parties have almost completed written discovery and have taken the 

depositions of the natural parties in this case. Plaintiff plans to depose the following 

people: Gary Lamons, LaDonna Carr, Mike Scovel, and Ray Johnson. Defendants plan 

to depose Gary Parker and conduct an independent physical and mental examination of 

Plaintiff pursuant to FRCP 35. In an effort to resolve this matter the parties have engaged 

the services of Joe Ramsey, a professional mediator with significant experience in 

employment law cases. Due to the parties’ conflicting schedules the mediation is 

scheduled for November 29, 2006. The parties believe the mediation presents a 

significant opportunity to resolve this matter and that conducting additional discovery 

prior to the mediation would not be an efficient use of their resources. The parties have 

not requested any previous extension of time. 

For these reasons the parties request that the Court extend the discovery deadline 

to January 15, 2007 for the limited purposes referenced above in accordance with the 

stipulation between the parties. 

This request for an extension of time and attached stipulation are made pursuant 

to Local Rule 6-144 and 83-143. 

STIPULATION

WHEREAS, the parties desiring to first attempt a good faith resolution of all 

claims and charges, agree to keep the following discovery open for the limited purposes 

described herein until January 15, 2007: 

1. Plaintiff reserves her right to take the deposition of the following individuals: 

• Ray Johnson 

• LaDonna Carr 

• Gary Lamons 

• Mike Scovel 

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2. Defendants reserve their rights to take the deposition of Gary Parker and have 

Plaintiff submit to an independent medical examination (“physical examination”) and an 

independent mental examination (“mental examination.”) 

3. At a future date, Defendants shall appoint two examiners to conduct the 

mental and physical exam. The defense mental examinations are official court 

proceedings expected to start on time on the day and time agreed to. Plaintiff will wait a 

maximum of fifteen minutes for the timely commencement of the proceeding. After this 

time, if the appointed examiner has not appeared for, or is not prepared to proceed with 

the examination, counsel for the parties shall meet and confer regarding re-scheduling the 

examination at a mutually convenient time. 

4. No later than five days from the scheduled dates of the physical and mental 

examinations, Defendants shall provide to Plaintiff a summary of the tests and procedures 

that Plaintiff can expect to undergo during the examinations. 

5. Plaintiff shall not be required to fill out any patient information forms of any 

type whatsoever, including, but not limited to “new patient” forms, insurance forms, 

identification forms, authorizations for records, arbitration forms, waivers and releases 

and will not be asked to do so by the defense medical professional or his/her staff. 

6. The defense medical professional’s office will not take any photographs, 

finger prints or other identification information from the Plaintiff, including, but not 

limited to driver’s license, Social Security number and home address. 

7. Plaintiff’s attorney may be present at the physical examination. However, 

Plaintiff’s attorney shall not attend the mental examination unless ordered by the Court. 

8. The examination may only be conducted by the persons appointed by the 

Defendants. The examination will proceed on the following terms: 

9. The mental examination shall not last longer than 8 hours. There is no time 

limit on the physical examination. Said examinations shall not delve into the following 

areas: 

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(a) Plaintiff must not be questioned concerning her sexual history or sexual 

relationships with individuals. Defendants may not inquire as to what age Plaintiff 

became sexually active and whether she sustained any prior sexual trauma, such as rape 

and sexual assault. Defendants may not inquire into any sexual history, including 

regarding past employers who subjected Plaintiff to either sexual abuse or sexual 

harassment. Plaintiff may only be questioned about her sexual relationships with her 

spouse generally if the questioning is relevant to the claims made in her Complaint (e.g., 

depression, stress, and anxiety). 

(b) For the purpose of further defining the limitation on inquiry into sexual 

relationships and history, defendants are ordered not to inquire into the following areas, 

other than as they may pertain to alleged perpetrators: romantic relationships or history, 

dating relationships or history, length, duration, number, frequency, quality and/or nature 

of sexual, romantic, or dating relationships, or Plaintiff’s sexual orientation. Plaintiff 

may, however, be questioned concerning friendships, as long as the questioning 

concerning friendships is not framed or directed so as to elicit information in the areas 

listed above. 

(c) Plaintiff is not to be questioned concerning her reproductive history, 

including, but not limited to the following areas: pregnancy, use of birth control, 

abortion, miscarriage, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and gynecological 

conditions. 

(d) Defendants’ medical examiners are permitted to inquire concerning the 

general health of family members and the existence of medical or mental conditions and 

whether treatment was received; however, Plaintiff is not to be questioned regarding the 

specifics of any treatment, names of treating examiners and details of the medical or 

mental conditions as the rights of privacy of third parties are in issue. 

(e) Plaintiff and Defendant will meet and confer regarding a limitation, if any, on 

questions regarding the past psychological treatment of Plaintiff. 

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(f) Plaintiff is not to be questioned concerning her conversations with her 

counsel, Galen T. Shimoda, or any person affiliated with her counsel or her counsel’s 

office, including but not limited to Guenard & Bozarth LLP. 

(g) Plaintiff is not to be questioned concerning her counsel’s evaluation of her 

claims against any of the Defendants, nor is Plaintiff to be questioned about any 

discussions Plaintiff has had with her counsel regarding such evaluations, as that is 

invasive of the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges. 

(h) Plaintiff is not to be questioned regarding any history of drug or alcohol abuse 

prior to August 6, 1998. 

10. The examiner performing the mental examination shall administer to Plaintiff 

various tests; however, the overall time that Plaintiff shall be subjected to testing shall be 

eight hours. At the conclusion of the psychological testing of Plaintiff, a copy of the raw 

data generated regarding Plaintiff shall be forwarded to Plaintiff’s counsel, Galen T. 

Shimoda, Guenard & Bozarth LLP, 1810 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 within five 

business days. 

11. Plaintiff shall be entitled to take reasonable breaks during the examination 

process, including, but not limited to taking a lunch break, rest breaks and bathroom 

breaks. If at any time during the proceedings, Plaintiff feels in reasonable good faith that 

the proceeding has become abusive, she will immediately notify her counsel or other 

designated representative in order to try to resolve the matter at that time. Plaintiff has 

the right to terminate the proceeding and seek a protective order from the Court. If the 

parties are unable to resolve the issue, should the Court order that the examination be 

reconvened, Defendants will have the full remaining time to complete the examination 

originally ordered by the Court, but not any additional time. 

12. Plaintiff will be allowed to make an audio recording of the examination. A 

copy may be made available to Defendants at their cost. The defense medical 

professionals and their staff will accommodate all reasonable requests to accomplish this 

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recording, including, but not limited to taking any necessary breaks during the 

examination; taking a break if technical difficulties arise; making available an electrical 

outlet and all other reasonable accommodations to allow the effective recording of the 

defense mental examination. 

13. Defendants are to immediately transmit a copy of this Stipulation to the 

examiners conducting the physical and mental examinations to promptly advise them that 

they must comply with the limitations imposed by this Stipulation. 

14. Defendants shall produce to Plaintiff’s counsel the written reports of the 

mental and physical examinations within 15 days of the examination of Plaintiff and in 

keeping with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 35, which requires that a “detailed 

written report of the examiner setting out the examiner’s findings, including results of all 

tests made, diagnoses and conclusions, together with like reports of all earlier 

examinations of the same condition” be provided to the requesting party. 

14. The tests taken by Plaintiff as part of the medical and mental examinations,, 

along with any notes and/or written reports and/or records maintained in any format, 

including electronic data, by the examiners are confidential medical records relating to 

Plaintiff’s health. These records are confidential and shall not be subject to distribution 

without the written authorization of the Plaintiff to anyone except for counsel for 

Defendants, who shall treat these documents as confidential and subject to a protective 

order. Said records may be used by defense counsel in preparation for trial, in trial and in 

other proceedings in this matter, but for no other purpose. Defense counsel may not give 

these records to anyone except members of their respective law firms to the degree 

necessary to prepare copies or exhibits. These records may not be used as exhibits to 

documents filed with the court except if labeled “confidential.” These records are not to 

be disseminated to any of the defendants. At the conclusion of the litigation in this 

matter, whether by way of settlement or final judgment, counsel for Defendants shall 

destroy all copies of Plaintiff’s mental health records in their possession, custody and 

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control and provide Plaintiff’s counsel with a certificate of destruction within 30 days of 

the conclusion of the litigation. 

Dated: October 13, 2006 Guenard & Bozarth, LLP 

 By: _s/Galen Shimoda_____

 Galen Shimoda, Esq. 

 Attorneys for Linda Parker 

 

Dated: October 13, 2006 Seyfarth Shaw, LLP 

 By: _s/Joel Van Parys______

 Joel M. Van Parys 

 Attorneys for Linda Parker 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

DATED: October 16, 2006

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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