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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOK T. LAU,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-04-2351 WBS DAD

v.

ANTHONY V. SILVA, ORDER

Defendant.

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This matter came before the court on May 4, 2007, for hearing of plaintiff’s motion for

modification of the scheduling order to reopen plaintiff’s time to designate expert witnesses in order to

designate an additional expert witness. Plaintiff’s motion was heard pursuant to this court’s order

granting plaintiff’s application for order shortening time. Attorney Daniel M. Karalash appeared on

behalf of plaintiff, who was also present in court. Attorney Joseph L. Hood Jr. appeared telephonically

for defendant. Upon being apprised of the defendant’s medical condition, the undersigned took

plaintiff’s motion under submission in order to confer with the district judge assigned to this case with

respect to scheduling issues raised by the pending motion and the recently received medical

information.

Good cause appearing and due the changed circumstances arising from defendant’s

medical condition, the undersigned will grant plaintiff’s motion, vacate dates, and set a status

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conference for the purpose of further scheduling. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(f); Johnson v. Mammoth

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 607-08 (9th Cir. 1992). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s April 25, 2007 motion to modify the November 9, 2006 scheduling order

to extend plaintiff’s time for expert witness disclosure is granted;

2. Plaintiff’s designation filed prematurely on May 4, 2007, prior to the court’s ruling

on plaintiff’s motion, will be disregarded;

3. Plaintiff’s time to designate expert witnesses is reopened;

4. Within three court days after this order is served, plaintiff shall file a supplemental

designation of expert witnesses to designate Gary Gorski as an expert witness on legal malpractice;

5. Plaintiff shall provide defendant with a report by the newly designated expert witness

within 10 court days after filing the supplemental designation authorized by this order;

6. All pending deadlines are vacated, including pretrial conference and jury trial set for

September 24, 2007 and October 23, 2007, respectively, before the Honorable William B. Shubb;

7. A further Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for May 25, 2007, at 11:00

a.m., in Courtroom No. 27, before the undersigned;

8. Parties shall file a joint status conference report by May 22, 2007, addressing their

proposal(s) for scheduling the case in light of the then-current circumstances; and 

9. Parties shall appear at the further Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference by counsel,

who shall appear telephonically. To arrange telephonic appearance, each party shall contact Pete Buzo,

the courtroom deputy of the undersigned magistrate judge, at (916) 930-4128 not later than 4:00 p.m.

on May 23, 2007.

DATED: May 7, 2007.

DAD:kw

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