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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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KEVIN V. RYAN (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

OWEN P. MARTIKAN (SBN 177104)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue,10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7241

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Email: owen.martikan@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for the United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

LEGRANT G. ROMERO and DIANA L.

ROMERO,

Plaintiffs,

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. C 05-1216 EDL (JL)

E-FILING CASE

STIPULATED REQUEST TO

CONTINUE SETTLEMENT

CONFERENCE

The parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court continue the settlement conference,

currently set for June 13, 2006, by one month. The reason for this request is that the parties

would like to disclose experts and complete deposition discovery before the settlement

conference, and do not believe that they can do so before the currently scheduled conference.

This case involves allegations of medical malpractice, and requires the review of voluminous

medical records. The United States recently retained an expert, but she does not believe that she

can review the records and prepare a report before June 20, 2006. Also, depositions are difficult

to schedule in this case, because counsel for plaintiffs is in Los Angeles, and the plaintiffs are in

the Sacramento area.

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STIP TO CONTINUE SETTLEMENT CONF.

C 05-1216 EDL (JL) 2

The parties have already pursued mediation, without reaching settlement. The parties

believe that further settlement negotiations will be more fruitful once experts have been disclosed

and depositions have been completed.

This case is set for trial on November 13, 2006.

So stipulated and respectfully submitted.

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: May 25, 2006 /s/

OWEN P. MARTIKAN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

THE MCNULTY LAW FIRM

Dated: May 25, 2006 /s/

BRETT ROSENTHAL, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and for good cause shown, the settlement conference

in this matter is continued from June 13, 2006, to ______________.

SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HON. JAMES LARSON

United States Magistrate Judge

July 21, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Larson

May 26, 2006

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