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Nature of Suit Code: 245
Nature of Suit: Real Property Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

Michael K. Brown (SBN 104252)

mkbrown@reedsmith.com

Mildred Segura (SBN 210850)

msegura@reedsmith.com

REED SMITH LLP

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone:213.457.8000

Facsimile: 213.457.8080

Courtland C. Chillingworth (SBN 261140) 

cchillingworth@reedsmith.com

REED SMITH LLP

101 Second Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.543.8700

Facsimile: 415.391.8269

Attorneys for Defendants

Medtronic, Inc. and 

Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY HAWKINS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

MEDTRONIC, INC.; MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR 

DANEK USA, INC.,

Defendants.

No.: 1:13-cv-00499 AWI SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE SCHEDULING 

CONFERENCE

Compl. Filed: April 4, 2013

Honorable Sheila K. Oberto

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

STIPULATION

Plaintiff Gary Hawkins (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Medtronic, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor 

Danek USA, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”), by and through their respective attorneys or record, 

stipulate and agree as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this Court against Defendants on April 3, 2013

(Doc. No. 1);

WHEREAS, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint on May 14, 

2013, and the hearing on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss was scheduled for July 22, 2013 (Doc. No. 

11);

WHEREAS, on July 17, 2013, the Court issued an Order vacating the July 22, 2013 hearing 

date for Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and taking the matter under submission (Doc. 18);

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2013, the Court scheduled the Scheduling Conference in this 

matter for February 4, 2014 (Doc. No. 36); 

WHEREAS, as of the time of this filing, the Court has not yet ruled on Defendants’ Motion 

to Dismiss;

WHEREAS, Defendants’ counsel must attend an out-of-town deposition in another matter 

on February 4, 2014;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that in the interest of judicial efficiency, the Scheduling 

Conference should be continued to a date after the Court has ruled on Defendants’ Motion to 

Dismiss.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT:

The Scheduling Conference in this matter shall be continued to April 29, 2014, or such later 

date as the Court may determine. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

REED SMITH LLP 

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

Dated: January 28, 2014 WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & 

SCHOENBERGER

By /s/ Sara M. Peters

Khaldoun A. Baghdadi

Sara M. Peters

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Gary Hawkins

Dated: January 28, 2014 REED SMITH LLP

By_/s/ Courtland C. Chillingworth_____

Michael K. Brown

Mildred Segura

Courtland C. Chillingworth

Attorneys for Defendants

Medtronic, Inc. and 

Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The scheduling conference set for February 4, 2014, is CONTINUED to May

1, 2014, at 9:45 a.m. in Courtroom 7; and

2. The parties’ joint scheduling report shall be filed on or before April 24, 2014. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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