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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

BANNING MICKLOW BULL & LOPEZ LLP

Edward M. Bull III, SBN 141996

Eugene A. Brodsky, SBN 36691

Jennifer L. Fiore, SBN 203618

One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1440

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 399-9191

Facsimile: (415) 399-9192

Attorneys for Plaintiff

THOMAS CARLSON

GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP

G. Geoffrey Robb, SBN 131515

Marker E. Lovell, Jr., SBN 208659

100 First Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 348-6000

Facsimile: (415) 348-6001

Attorneys for Defendants

VENTURE WEST, INC. and 

F/V VENTURE WEST

CLAPP, MORONEY, BELLAGAMBA & VUCINICH

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Jeffrey M. Vucinich, SBN 67906

Joshua W. Rose, SBN 191024

15 Southgate Avenue, Suite 200

Daly City, California 94015

Telephone: (650) 758-1199

Facsimile: (650) 758-2299

Attorneys for Defendant

PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS CARLSON, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

VENTURE WEST, INC., in personam,

and F/V VENTURE WEST, Official No.

606361, its engines, tackle, apparel,

furniture, etc., in rem, and PACIFIC 

CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC., in personam,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 04-5309 PJH (MEJ)

STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER

CONTINUING NON-EXPERT

DISCOVERY CUTOFF

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

Plaintiff, Thomas Carlson, and Defendants, Venture West, Inc. and Pacific

Choice Seafood, Inc., jointly submit this Stipulation and [Proposed] Order

Continuing Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff. 

1. DISCOVERY

The parties provided the following information regarding the completion of

certain discovery in their Joint Case Management Conference Statement that was

filed on October 6, 2005, as follows: 

To date, the following depositions have been taken by Defendants: 

Plaintiff, Thomas Carlson; Plaintiff’s wife, Daisy Carlson; Troy Marcroft,

forklift operator for Pacific Choice Seafood, Inc.; Nathan Shishido, M.D.;

and Andy and Diane Cipollo, former neighbors of the Carlsons. The

depositions of Curt Meng, Captain of the F/V VENTURE WEST and Leslie

Anderson, M.D. were also noticed, but taken off calendar. Plaintiff has

been examined by Defendants’ medical expert, Victor Prieto, M.D.,

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 35. Dr. Prieto’s Report

has been provided to Plaintiff. Substantial written discovery has been

conducted. Plaintiff anticipates serving written discovery on both

Defendants. 

The parties also advised that if the case did not settle while participating in

alternative dispute resolution, they would require additional discovery for trial

purposes, including depositions. 

At the October 13, 2005 Case Management Conference, this Court ordered

the parties to participate in a settlement conference with Magistrate Judge Larson

or Magistrate Judge James within 60 days or as soon thereafter as is convenient for

the assigned Judge. The Court also set the following pre-trial and trial dates:

Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff April 5, 2006

Last Day for Hearing Dispostive Motions June 7, 2006

Disclosure of Experts June 16, 2006

Expert Discovery Cutoff July 28, 2006

Final Pretrial Conference September 28, 2006 at 

2:30 p.m.

Trial Date October 30, 2006 at 

8:30 a.m.

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

2. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

An order was initially issued by Judge James setting the conference for

January 16, 2006 (a court holiday). In January 2006, however, the parties learned

that the conference was actually set for January 23, 2006. Since counsel and all

parties were not available on January 23, the conference was continued to the first,

mutually- available date, which was March 13, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. The parties fully

participated in the conference on March 13 without being able to resolve the

matter. 

Since the parties were unable to resolve this matter, the parties need

additional time in which to complete non-expert discovery and be sufficiently

prepared for trial before the present cutoff date of April 5, 2006. The parties,

therefore, stipulate and respectfully request that the cutoff date be extended for

one month to May 5, 2006. Extending the non-expert discovery deadline at this

time does not impact the other pretrial deadlines. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: March 16, 2006 BANNING MICKLOW BULL & LOPEZ LLP

By: /s/ Jennifer L. Fiore 

EDWARD M. BULL, III

EUGENE A. BRODSKY

 JENNIFER L. FIORE

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

 THOMAS CARLSON

Dated: March 17, 2006 GIBSON ROBB & LINDH, LLP

By: /s/ G. Geoffrey Robb 

G. GEOFFREY ROBB

Attorneys for Defendants

VENTURE WEST, INC. and F/V

VENTURE WEST

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Continuing Non-Expert Discovery Cutoff CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

Dated: March 16, 2006 CLAPP, MORONEY, BELLAGAMBA and 

VUCINICH

By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Vucinich 

JEFFREY M. VUCINICH

STEVE HARRINGTON

JOSHUA W. ROSE

Attorneys for Defendants

PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC.

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________, 2006 ______________________________________

THE HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

March 27

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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