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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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No. C-04-0960 RS. Stipulation to Bifurcate and to

Continue All Dates and Deadlines, and [Proposed] Order Page 1

ROBERT E. CARTWRIGHT, JR. (CA SBN 104284)

BRETT A. BURLISON (CA SBN 231270)

The Cartwright Law Firm, Inc.

222 Front Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: 415-433-0444

Attorneys for Plaintiff

KEVIN V. RYAN (CA SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CA SBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

Mark St. Angelo (CA SBN 74045)

Assistant United States Attorney

150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 900

San Jose, CA 95113-2009

Telephone: 408-535-5087

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BROOKE McLAUGHLIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

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No. C-04-0960 RS

STIPULATION TO BIFURCATE TRIAL

AND TO CONTINUE ALL DATES AND

DEADLINES, AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the parties, by and through their

respective undersigned attorneys, as follows: 

1. Trial in this matter should be bifurcated, with an initial trial to be limited to the issue of

liability and a later trial, if needed, to determine the amount of damages. 

2. All dates and deadlines in this case, including without limitation the deadlines for

completion of discovery, the deadlines for expert witness disclosure, the deadlines filing of motions and

for submission of pretrial papers, and the trial date, may and should be continued as set forth below. To

the extent that this would cause any court appearance to be scheduled for a date or time that the Court

would not be available, the parties stipulate that the new date for the court appearance should be the

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*E-FILED 8/23/05*

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No. C-04-0960 RS. Stipulation to Bifurcate and to

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following week. 

Event Date/Deadline

Plaintiff’s disclosure of experts in compliance with Rule 26(a)(2) ............ February 1, 2006

Defendant’s disclosure of experts in compliance with Rule 26(a)(2) ......... February 15, 2006

Completion of all (fact and expert) discovery ............................. March 31, 2006

Deadline for hearing any dispositive motion .............................. March 29, 2006

Pretrial Statement Filing Deadline ........................................ April 3, 2006

Pretrial Conference ........................................... 2:30 p.m., April12, 2006

Trial ...................................................... 9:00 a.m., April 24, 2006

The parties jointly request this continuance due to unexpected difficulties encountered by the

plaintiff in arranging for the deposition of Philip Ratzsch, a witness who currently is incarcerated and has

been advised by counsel not to testify until certain conditions are satisfied. 

With the exception of the changes in dates set forth above, the parties are not requesting that the

Court otherwise modify or change the Court’s July 14, 2004 Case Management Scheduling Order. 

Respectfully submitted,

THE CARTWRIGHT LAW FIRM, INC. KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

/s/ Brett A. Burlison /s/ Mark St. Angelo

Brett A. Burlison Mark St. Angelo

Assistant United States Attorney

Dated: 8/23/05 Dated: 23 Aug 05

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No. C-04-0960 RS. Stipulation to Bifurcate and to

Continue All Dates and Deadlines, and [Proposed] Order Page 3

O R D E R

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. With the exception of the changes in

dates, all provisions of this Court’s Case Management Scheduling Order issued on July 14, 2004 shall

remain in effect. 

Date: 

Hon. RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

8/23/05 /s/ Richard Seeborg

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