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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KENDALL J. NEWMAN

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2799

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN G. CORN and RUTH S. CORN,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Defendant.

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CIV-S-03-2122 MCE DAD

DEFENDANT’S EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO

FILE MOTION FOR SUMMARY

ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES OR, IN

THE ALTERNATIVE, IN LIMINE

AND PROPOSED ORDER

THEREON

This Court’s Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order filed February 10, 2004, set

February 15, 2004, as the deadline for the parties’ expert disclosures and reports in this

case. Court Docket #13. The Order also set April 15, 2005, as the deadline for the

parties to file any dispositive motions. Id.

Defendant designated its expert witness on February 15, 2005, along with the

documentation required by Rule 26. Court Docket #14.

On February 15, 2005, plaintiffs submitted an ex parte application for an extension

of time to file their disclosure of expert witnesses. Court Docket #15.

On February 17, 2005, the Court granted plaintiffs’ request for an extension to

designate experts until March 15, 2005. Court Docket #16. This Court’s Order, however,

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did not address how the plaintiffs’ later designation of expert witnesses would affect the

date for filing dispositive motions. 

On March 15, 2005, Plaintiffs submitted their disclosure of expert witnesses. 

Court Docket #18. Government’s counsel deposed plaintiffs’ economist expert on April

4, 2005. On April 21, 2005, government counsel deposed plaintiffs’ expert real estate

appraiser, Mark Rasmussen. 

Defendant hereby seeks leave to file its Motion for Summary Adjudication of

Issues or, in the Alternative, In Limine. The motion is based upon plaintiffs’ designation

of expert witnesses and the information obtained from the depositions of plaintiffs’

retained experts. Accordingly, defendant could not have filed this motion until it had

obtained that information.

Defendant’s counsel believes that the resolution of defendant’s motion will greatly

increase the likelihood of resolving this case before trial or, at a minimum, reduce the

evidentiary issues and length of the trial.

Plaintiffs’ counsel has informed defendant’s counsel that he does not oppose this

ex parte application.

DATED: May 10, 2005 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

 /s/Kendall J. Newman 

 KENDALL J. NEWMAN

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

Upon reading the forgoing Application of Defendant for Leave to File its Motion

for Summary Adjudication of Issues or, in the Alternative, In Limine, and good cause

appearing therefor,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendant’s application for leave to file its

Motion for Summary Adjudication of Issues is granted. Said motion is to be filed by

defendant not later than May 31, 2005, opposition is to be filed not later than June 7, 2005

and any reply is to be filed not later than July 10, 2005. The hearing on the motion is

scheduled for June 20, 2005, at 9:00 a.m.

Dated: May 12, 2005

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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