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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIPULATION WITHDRAWING MOTION AND ALLOWING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT 

CASE NO. CV 16-00434 KAW 

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973) 

United States Attorney 

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643) 

Chief, Civil Division 

CLAIRE T. CORMIER (CABN 154364) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 900 

San Jose, California 95113 

Telephone: (408) 535-5082 

FAX: (408) 535-5081 

claire.cormier@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

BRENDAN HUERTA, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE 

RESEARCH SERVICE, DOES 1-20, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. CV 16-00434 KAW 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

WITHDRAWING MOTION TO DISMISS AND 

ALLOWING PLAINTIFF TO FILE AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

 

The federal defendants filed a motion to dismiss which is currently set for hearing on August 18, 

2016. On July 14, 2016, defendants’ counsel emailed plaintiff’s counsel advising him that defendants’ 

investigation had discovered that the person involved in the incident at issue in this case was an 

employee of a federal contractor, not a federal employee. Accordingly, defendants contend that, 

pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, the United States is not liable for the torts of its contractors, 

who are not considered “employees” under the FTCA. Defendants’ counsel sent a redacted copy of the 

contract at issue to plaintiff’s counsel on July 14, 2016, and, on July 21, 2016, emailed plaintiff’s 

attorney with information regarding the identity of the individuals involved in the subject incident. 

In order to allow plaintiff an opportunity to amend the complaint, the parties hereby 

STIPULATE AND REQUEST that defendants’ currently pending motion to dismiss be withdrawn and 

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that plaintiff shall have until August 12, 2016 to file an amended complaint. The federal defendants shall 

have 30 days after the filing of the amended complaint to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the 

amended complaint. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: July 26, 2016 BRADY LAW GROUP 

 /s/ 

 By: . 

STEVEN J. BRADY 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: July 26, 2016 BRIAN J. STRETCH 

 UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 

 /s/ 

By: . 

CLAIRE T. CORMIER1

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that the federal defendants’ currently pending motion to dismiss is withdrawn. The hearing on that 

motion, currently scheduled for August 18, 2016, is hereby vacated. Plaintiff shall file an amended 

complaint no later than August 12, 2016. The federal defendants shall have 30 days from the date of 

filing of the amended complaint to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the amended complaint. 

Dated: , 2016 

 KANDIS A. WESTMORE 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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 I, Claire T. Cormier, hereby attest that I have been authorized to submit the electronic 

signatures indicated by a “conformed” signature (/s/) within this e-filed document. 

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