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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING EXTENSIONS OF TIME: REQUEST FOR ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL 

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STEVENS & O’CONNELL LLP 

GEORGE L. O’CONNELL (SBN 74037) 

DAVID A. CHEIT (SBN 121379) 

STEVEN S. KIMBALL (SBN 154925)

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1400 

Sacramento, California 95814-4498 

Telephone: (916) 329-9111 

Facsimile: (916) 329-9110 

PERKINS COIE LLP 

KEITH GERRARD (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

BRENDAN MURPHY (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 

Seattle, WA 98101-3099 

Telephone: (206) 359-8000 

Facsimile: (206) 359-9000 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Turbomeca, S.A. (f/k/a La Societe Anonyme 

Turbomeca France) and Turbomeca USA, Inc. 

(f/k/a Turbomeca Engine Corporation) 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

TURBOMECA, S.A., a French Corporation, 

LA SOCIETE ANONYME TURBOMECA 

FRANCE, a French Corporation, 

TURBOMECA USA, a Texas Corporation, 

TURBOMECA ENGINE CORPORATION, a 

Texas corporation, 

 Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:07-CV-01398 WBS DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING 

FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME: FOR 

RULE 26(F) CONFERENCE; AND TO 

SERVE INITIAL DISCLOSURES; 

REQUEST FOR ORDER CONTINUING 

INITIAL (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) 

CONFERENCE 

Plaintiff County of Sacramento ("Plaintiff" or “County”) and Defendants Turbomeca, 

S.A. (f/k/a La Societe Anonyme Turbomeca France) and Turbomeca USA, Inc. (f/k/a 

Turbomeca Engine Corporation) (collectively, "Defendants") hereby stipulate and seek an 

order of the Court extending certain deadlines in the above-entitled matter, as follows: 

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Defendants Turbomeca S.A. and Turbomeca USA are also the defendants in Henrikson 

et al. v. Turbomeca S.A. et al., Case No 06-CV- 01563 WBS-DAD (the “Henrikson action”). 

The complaint in the Henrikson action was filed on July 13, 2006. On October 18, 

2006, County filed three notices of lien in the Henrikson action for sums paid for the benefit of 

plaintiffs in that case. On June 11, 2007, County filed a motion for leave to intervene in the 

Henrikson action. On July 13, 2007, while County’s motion for intervention was pending, 

County filed its complaint in the above-captioned matter. On July 30, 2007, the Court entered 

its order denying County’s motion for leave to intervene in the Henrikson action, and also 

entered a Related Case Order designating this matter and the Henrikson action as related cases. 

The procedural status of the two cases is as follows: 

In the Henrikson action, trial is scheduled to commence on September 9, 2008. All 

non-expert discovery has been completed, and expert discovery and trial preparations are 

underway. Defendants have filed a motion for summary judgment, which is scheduled for 

hearing on June 9, 2008, and the final pretrial conference is scheduled to take place on August 

11, 2008. The parties have also agreed to submit the matter to mediation, with a mediation 

session scheduled to take place on April 23, 2008. 

In this action, the defendants filed their answers on March 14, 2008. Initial disclosures 

have not yet taken place, and discovery has not yet commenced. Pursuant to this Court’s order 

filed on February 15, 2008, the parties are to submit a joint status report no later than May 5, 

2008, and the initial scheduling conference is to take place on May 19, 2008. 

The parties hereto have entered into discussions that reflect their mutual desire to avoid 

unnecessary or duplicative litigation and expense, and to facilitate an early and mutually costeffective settlement of the above-captioned matter. Pursuant to those discussions, the parties 

respectfully submit, by this Stipulation, their joint request that all currently scheduled matters 

in this action be continued for a period of three months, so that the parties can fully explore the 

opportunity for an early settlement of this matter without incurring unnecessary or duplicative 

expenses. 

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Accordingly, the parties hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE to submit their joint 

request that the Court order as follows: 

That the deadline for completion of the Rule 26(f) conference of the parties is extended 

to July 18, 2008; 

That the deadline for the exchange of initial disclosures is extended to August 1, 2008; 

and 

That the initial scheduling conference currently set for May 19, 2008 is continued to a 

date no earlier than August 25, 2008. 

Dated: April 22, 2008 STEVENS & O’CONNELL, LLP 

 By /s/ David A. Cheit 

 

DAVID A. CHEIT 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

Turbomeca, S.A. (f/k/a La Societe 

Anonyme Turbomeca France) and 

Turbomeca USA, Inc. (f/k/a Turbomeca 

Engine Corporation) 

 

Dated: April 22, 2008 LENAHAN, LEE, 

SLATER & PEARSE, LLP 

 By /s/ Charleton S. Pearse (authorized 4/22/08) 

 CHARLETON S. PEARSE 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

County of Sacramento 

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ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

(1) The Initial Conference of the Parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(f) shall occur no later than July 18, 2008; 

(2) The Initial Disclosures of the parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

26(a)(1) shall occur no later than August 1, 2008; and 

(3) The Status (Initial Scheduling) Conference currently scheduled for May 19, 2008 is 

vacated, and rescheduled for August 25, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. 

Dated: April 24, 2008 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME: (1) TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT; (2) FOR 

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