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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES CORNELIUS JAMES,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEEPAK MEHTA, ET AL.,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:10-cv-01171-LKK-DAD

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

FOR MENTAL EXAMINATION OF 

DEFENDANT UPPAL PURSUANT 

TO F.R.C.P. Rule 35

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the 

parties hereto, by and through their respective counsel, that defendant Dr. R.K. 

Uppal, M.D., will submit to a mental examination to be conducted by Dr. James 

Rosenberg, M.D., at a date and time to be determined by the parties;

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the examination is authorized by 

F.R.C.P. Rule 35 to determine if Dr. Uppal is competent to assist in her defense in 

this civil action, and that good cause exists for the examination.

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the nature, scope, conditions and 

manner of the examination are to be as follows:

1. Dr. Uppal will submit to a mental examination to be conducted by Dr. 

Rosenberg, to determine: (a) If Dr. Uppal is competent to assist in her defense in 

this civil action; and (b) What affect, if any, would undergoing an oral deposition 

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have on Dr. Uppal’s mental health.

2. Dr. Rosenberg is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State 

of California. Dr. Rosenberg received his medical degree from the UCLA School 

of Medicine, and completed a transitional internship, a residency in psychiatry at 

the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry at 

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. 

Rosenberg is board-certified in psychiatry with added qualifications in forensic 

psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Inc. In addition to 

his extensive teaching and patient-care experience, he has conducted over 1,000 

medico-legal evaluations. 

3. The psychiatric examination will span approximately three to five 

hours, excluding breaks. It will consist of: (a) a focused face-to-face interview; (b) 

Mini-Mental State Examination; and (c) a Personality Assessment Inventory.

4. The psychiatric evaluation will not involve any physical examination. 

There will be no blood tests or other intrusive medical studies or procedures. 

5. To the extent that Dr. Uppal can obtain her mental health records, or 

defense counsel can obtain authorization for Dr. Rosenberg to review them, Dr. 

Rosenberg will be provided with the records from at least the year preceding the 

examination, including records from any hospitalizations. 

6. Dr. Rosenberg will be provided with Dr. Uppal’s responses to 

interrogatories and declaration submitted in support of summary judgment, in 

addition to the summary judgment motion.

7. No parties or counsel will be present at the examination.

8. After the examination of Dr. Uppal, Dr. Rosenberg will prepare a 

written report of his findings in conformance with F.R.C.P. Rule 35. A copy of 

said report and all mental health records reviewed in preparation for the report will 

be provided to plaintiff’s counsel subject to a protective order for attorneys’ eyes 

only. The protective order will be prepared by Dr. Uppal’s counsel and provided to 

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plaintiff’s counsel and then the court for approval prior to plaintiff counsel’s receipt 

of the report and records.

9. A copy of Dr. Rosenberg’s report will also be provided to co-defense 

counsel subject to a protective order for attorneys’ eyes only. The protective order 

will be prepared by Dr. Uppal’s counsel and provided to co-defense counsel and the 

court for approval prior to co-defense counsel’s receipt of the report. 

 10. Dr. Uppal will cover the expense of the examination, by and through 

the State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. 

 11. A copy of this Stipulation will be given to Dr. Rosenberg prior to the 

examination.

SO STIPULATED:

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Dated: January 10, 2014 U.C. Davis Civil Rights Clinic

(Electronic signature authorized 

1/10/14)

By: /s/ Carter C. White 

Carter C. White

Supervising Attorney

Attorney for Plaintiff

CHARLES C. JAMES

Dated: January 10, 2014 Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP

By: /s/ Mitchell A. Wrosch

Susan E. Coleman

Kristina D. Gruenberg

Mitchell A. Wrosch

Attorneys for Defendant

C. CAPITANO AND R.K. UPPAL

Dated: January 10, 2014 Williams & Associates

(Electronic signature authorized on 

1/10/14)

By: /s/ Kathleen J. Williams_______

Kathleen J. Williams

Attorneys for Defendants

AGUILERA, ANDREASEN, BICK, 

DHILLON, MEHTA, PAI, 

WILLIAMS, M.D. AND WILLIAMS, 

N.P.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2014

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