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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OLIVER BROWN,

Plaintiff,

v.

ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 09-cv-04681-CRB (JSC)

ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY 

AND SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS

As discussed at the settlement conference on March 10, 2015, the parties are ordered as 

follows:

A. Discovery in the Brown Action

1. On or before Friday, March 13, 2015, the parties shall schedule the date(s) 

for the plaintiffs’ depositions.

2. On or before Friday, March 13, 2015, Plaintiff and defendant Goodyear 

shall determine whether Plaintiff requires a 30(b)(6) deposition of Goodyear and, if so, schedule 

the deposition.

3. On or before March 24, 2015, Plaintiff shall respond to the outstanding 

interrogatories served by defendant Goodyear and provide the responses to all remaining 

defendants.

4. On or before March 24, 2015, Plaintiffs shall provide Defendants with all 

forms/documents/affidavits submitted to bankruptcy trustees.

5. On or before May 11, 2015, Plaintiffs shall provide Defendants with an 

updated economist expert report.

6. On or before May 11, 2015, Plaintiffs shall provide Defendants with the 

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name of their new pulmonary expert.

B. Settlement Negotiations with Defendant Electric Boat

1. By Friday, March 13, 2015, defendant Electric Boat will provide plaintiffs’ 

counsel Brayton Purcell with a list of cases to include in a package negotiation.

2. On or before Friday, March 26, 2015, counsel Brayton Purcell will 

provide Electric Boat with a demand for each case the parties agree to include in the package 

negotiation.

3. On or before April 17, 2015, Electric Boat will respond to the Brayton 

Purcell demand.

4. On or before May 1, 2015, Brayton Purcell shall respond to Electric Boat. 

The parties shall thereafter continue their negotiations in good faith.

C. Settlement Negotiations with Defendant General Electric

1. By Friday, March 20, 2015, defendant General Electric will provide 

plaintiffs’ counsel Brayton Purcell with a list of cases to include in a package negotiation.

2. On or before Friday, April 3, 2015, Brayton Purcell will provide General 

Electric with a demand for each case the parties agree to include in the package negotiation.

3. On or before Friday, April 17, 2015, General Electric will respond to the 

Brayton Purcell demand.

4. On or before May 1, 2015, Brayton Purcell shall respond to General 

Electric. The parties shall thereafter continue their negotiations in good faith.

D. Further Settlement Conference in Brown

The Court will hold a further settlement conference in Brown with counsel only on 

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Plaintiffs shall provide the Court with an update on the 

status of settlement negotiations by email or telephone on or before noon on May 26, 2015. 

Defendants may, but are not required to, submit an updated settlement conference statement or 

letter by the same date and time.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2015

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Jacqueline Scott Corley

United States Magistrate Judge

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