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Nature of Suit Code: 330
Nature of Suit: Federal Employers' Liability
Cause of Action: 45:51 Railways: Fed. Employer's Liability Act

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AMENDED Stip & Order re: Experts

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MICHAEL L. WHITCOMB, ESQ. (SBN: 86744) 

JAMES C.E. BARCLAY, ESQ. (SBN: 60503) 

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 

Law Department 

10031 Foothills Boulevard, Suite 200 

Roseville, CA 95747 

General: 916-789-6400 

Direct: 916-789-6231 

Fax: 916-789-6227 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LARRY D. HALVERSON, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, 

 Defendant 

Case No.: 2:05-CV-01464-FCD-PAN 

AMENDED STIPULATION 

MODIFYING SCHEDULING ORDER; 

ORDER THEREON 

Final Pretrial: 09/22/2006 

Trial: 12/05/2006 

 

COMES NOW Plaintiff, LARRY D. HALVERSON, and Defendant, UNION 

PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, who seek to modify the Court’s Scheduling Order 

based upon the following showing of good cause and proffered Stipulation. 

Plaintiff has recently been referred by his treating doctor to an orthopedic 

surgeon for a surgical opinion. This opinion bears directly upon Plaintiff’s future 

damages and ability to return to work. The parties ask this court for an Order to 

defer the designation of the experts until Plaintiff has obtained this consultation, 

which may affect who the parties chose to designate, the opinions of the parties’ 

respective experts and the number of expert depositions to be taken. Plaintiff has 

been working full time and caring for two teenage sons from his divorce. He has 

had limited time to obtain the surgical consult referral. In the interest of justice 

and to allow them to fully prepare for settlement discussions and trial if 

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necessary, the parties request the Court grant this modest modification of the 

expert designation time limes as set out in the Stipulation. 

IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their attorneys of 

record that the following dates be continued as follows: 

1. Expert disclosures are due on or before June 17, 2006. The parties hereby waive 

the Federal Court Rule 26 disclosure requiring reports be completed and filed at 

the time of disclosure and/or supplemental disclosure. 

2. Supplemental expert disclosures are due on or before June 27, 2006. 

3. Expert witness discovery will be completed on or before August 27, 2006. 

At this time, the parties do not anticipate requesting any other changes to the 

Scheduling Order. 

DATED: April 19, 2006 MICHAEL L. WHITCOMB, ESQ. 

 JAMES C.E. BARCLAY, ESQ. 

 

 By: 

 JAMES C.E. BARCLAY 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 

DATED: GANONG & WYATT 

 

 By: 

 PHILIP GANONG 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

LARRY D. HALVERSON 

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ORDER

After considering the Stipulation by and between the parties, through their 

attorneys of record, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Expert disclosures are due on or before June 17, 2006. No reports shall 

be exchanged and filed at the time of disclosure and/or supplemental disclosure. 

2. Supplemental expert disclosures are due on or before June 27, 2006. 

3. Expert witness discovery will be completed on or before August 27, 2006. 

4. In light of the extensions granted above conflicts now exist with the court’s 

calendar and the remaining dates as set in this action. Accordingly, the following dates 

are hereby RESET: 

 Dispositive motions shall be hearing no later than October 27, 2006 

 Final Pretrial Conference is set for January 12, 2007 at 2:30 p.m 

 Jury Trial set for March 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

DATED: April 21, 2006 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

 JUDGE OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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