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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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BRAYTON

 ̃PURCELL LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

222 RUSH LANDING ROAD

P O BOX 6169

NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ., S.B. #73685

DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436

KIMBERLY J. CHU, ESQ., S.B. #206817

Email: kchu@braytonlaw.com

BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP

Attorneys at Law

222 Rush Landing Road

P.O. Box 6169

Novato, California 94948-6169

(415) 898-1555

(415) 898-1247 (Facsimile)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

RICHARD JOHNSON and 

MARCELLA JOHNSON, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

PUGET SOUND COMMERCE CENTER,

INC. (FKA TODD SHIPYARDS

CORPORATION), et al.,

Defendants.

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No. 3:15-cv-02664-EMC

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

RE: VACATING DEADLINES AND

TRIAL DATE DUE TO PLAINTIFF

RICHARD JOHNSON’S DEATH, AND

MAINTAINING FEBRUARY 4, 2016,

FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE

Former plaintiff, RICHARD JOHNSON, recently passed away on November 22, 2015. 

A suggestion of death was filed on December 17, 2015. Doc. 26

Mr. JOHNSON’s Successor-in-Interest now needs to be appointed to pursue survival

claims. Counsel is in the process of obtaining the requisite declarations/affidavits from Mrs.

JOHNSON regarding her status as decedent’s Successor-in-Interest but she needs additional

time. 

The complaint will also need to be amended to include wrongful death claims, and

additional discovery will need to be conducted related to the wrongful death claims. In

particular, additional time is required for an autopsy, a procedure that takes several weeks to

complete, and to obtain medical records up to and including Mr. JOHNSON’s passing. Counsel

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is in the process of obtaining the requisite authorizations from Mr. JOHNSON’s family but,

again, the family needs time. Defendants will also want to take depositions of Mr. JOHNSON’s

heirs once the case is amended for wrongful death.

Further, it is likely that at least one new defendant will be added to the case once the case

is amended for wrongful death. 

Parties estimate they will need at least four additional months for discovery beyond the

current discovery deadline. However, parties are reluctant to propose an alternative schedule

until the case is amended and any new defendants are served.

The current fact discovery deadline is January 4, 2016.

A Further Case Management Conference is set for February 4, 2016.

Trial is set for July 11, 2016.

Based on the above, good cause exists to vacate the current case schedule and trial date

set forth in the Case Management and Pretrial Order for Jury Trial, Doc. 25. The Further Case

Management Conference set for February 4, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., should remain on calendar. 

Accordingly, plaintiff MARCELLA JOHNSON and defendants PUGET SOUND

COMMERCE CENTER, INC. (fka TODD SHIPYARDS CORPORATION) and GEORGIAPACIFIC LLC have stipulated and agreed that the current case schedule and trial date set forth in

the Case Management and Pretrial Order for Jury Trial, Doc. 25, should be vacated and the

Further Case Management Conference set for February 4, 2016, should remain on calendar. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: December 30, 2015 BRAYTON ̃PURCELL LLP

By: /s/ Kimberly J. Chu

Kimberly J. Chu, Esq.,

Email: kchu@braytonlaw.com

Tel: (415) 898-1555

Fax: (415) 898-1247

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Dated: December 30, 2015 YARON & ASSOCIATES

By: /s/ D. David Steele

D. David Steele, Esq.,

Email: dsteele@yaronlaw.com 415-658-2929 

415-658-2930 (Facsimile)

Attorneys for Defendant Puget Sound 

Commerce Center, Inc. 

(fka Todd Shipyards Corporation)

Dated: December 30, 2015 PERKINS COIE LLP

By: /s/ Eric Sentlinger

Eric Sentlinger, Esq.

Email: ESentlinger@perkinscoie.com

415-344-7000 

415-344-7050 (Facsimile)

Attorneys for Defendant 

Georgia-Pacific LLC 

(fka Georgia-Pacific Corporation

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ORDER

For good cause shown, IT IS SO ORDERED that the current case schedule and trial date

set forth in the Case Management and Pretrial Order for Jury Trial, Doc. 25, is vacated. The

Further Case Management Conference set for February 4, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., will remain on

calendar. 

Dated: __________________

 

Honorable Edward Chen

United States District Court Judge

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER RE: VACATING DEADLINES AND TRIAL DATE DUE TO

PLAINTIFF RICHARD JOHNSON’S DEATH, AND MAINTAINING FEBRUARY 4, 2016, FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

is rescheduled February 9, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. An updated joint CMC Statement 

shall be filed by February 2, 2016. 

January 5, 2016

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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