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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

EXPERT DISCOVERY EXTENSION 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

I. P., a minor, by and through her guardian ad 

litem, FAGUNDOPALACIO DIAZ, 

MICAELA PALACIO, 

FACUNDO PALACIO DIAZ, 

 Plaintiffs, 

BANNER HEALTH, an Arizona corporation, 

doing business as BANNER LASSEN 

MEDICAL CENTER, et al. 

 Defendants. 

 CASE NO. 2:13-CV-01012 JAM-CKD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER MODIFYING 

SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND TIME 

FOR EXPERT DISCOVERY 

 

BANNER HEALTH, an Arizona corporation, 

doing business as BANNER LASSEN 

MEDICAL CENTER et al. 

 Cross-Complainant, 

vs. 

PAUL C. DAVAINIS, M.D., and 

ROES 100- 200, 

 Cross-Defendants. 

 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney 

VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

CHI SOO KIM 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2743 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

victoria.boesch@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for the United States 

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STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

EXPERT DISCOVERY EXTENSION 

Plaintiffs I.P., Facundo Palacio Diaz, and Micaela Palacio, and Defendants the United States 

and Banner Health respectfully submit this stipulation and proposed order modifying the scheduling 

order to allow expert discovery in this case to continue past the current November 5, 2014 discovery 

cut off. Good cause exists for such modification because the parties have diligently worked to 

schedule depositions for the 32 experts in this complex medical malpractice case following 

supplemental reports disclosed on September 5, 2014. Despite these efforts, certain depositions 

remain unscheduled because dates before November 5, 2014 on which both the expert and the 

attorneys are available could not be found. Several depositions also remain unscheduled because the 

experts’ opinions are subject to motions to exclude that will be heard on October 29, 2014. The 

parties therefore respectfully request that the Court modify the scheduling order to allow expert 

discovery to continue until December 15, 2014. 

Thus far, three expert depositions have been taken and 15 are scheduled on or before 

November 5. The parties propose to schedule the remaining expert depositions (to the degree motion 

rulings do not render some such depositions unnecessary) during the November 6 through December 

15 timeframe. Modifying the scheduling order to allow this will not affect the May 2015 trial date, as 

the December 15, 2014 proposed cut off is two weeks before dispositive motions are due on 

December 31, 2014. The proposed extension will render the parties’ joint mid-litigation statement due 

on December 1, 2014. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

Dated: October 7, 2014 /s/Victoria L. Boesch VICTORIA L. BOESCH 

Assistant United States Attorney 

 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

United States of America 

Dated: October 7, 2014 /s/ Thomas Doyle (authorized 10/7/14) 

 THOMAS DOYLE 

SCHUERING ZIMMERMAN & DOYLE 

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STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER RE 

EXPERT DISCOVERY EXTENSION 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Banner Health 

Dated: October 7, 2014 /s/Bruce G. Fagel (authorized 10/7/14)

 BRUCE G. FAGEL 

LAW OFFICES OF BRUCE G. FAGEL 

& ASSOCIATES 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 10/7/2014 

 /s/ John A. Mendez________________________ 

 JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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