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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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Thomas A. Ambrose 065041 

Attorney at Law 

1590 Webster Street, Suite A 

Fairfield, CA 94533 

(707) 429-5550 

(707) 429-3560 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

SCOTT TERRA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SCOTT TERRA No. 2:07-cv-00059-RRB-EFB 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 Defendants 

_______________________________ / 

STIPULATION TO MODIFY PRETRIAL 

SCHEDULING ORDER TO EXTEND 

DISCOVERY. 

Fed R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (2), 26 (a) (2) (C), 

Plaintiff Scott Terra and Defendant United States (The Parties), through their 

undersigned counsel, request by stipulation that the Court enter an Order modifying the case 

management order and state the following in support: 

This case arises out of the crash of a Cessna aircraft near Vacaville, California. 

The issues in the case include those relating to alleged negligence of a United States 

Air Force employees and alleged negligence of the pilot operating the aircraft. The 

documents and witnesses are numerous. Pursuant to the present Scheduling Order, 

expert witness disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P 26(a)(2) are to take place by March 

18, 2008; and all discovery is to be complete by May 12, 2008. These dates were 

previously modified by the request of the Parties and it was hoped that the short 

extension previously granted would be sufficient. However, for the reasons set forth 

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below, the Parties hereby jointly request another extension of time to complete 

discovery in this matter. 

A parallel proceeding, arising out of the same facts and circumstances, Terra v. 

Weddell, is pending in Solano County Superior Court, No. FCS027203. Counsel in the 

state court and federal court proceedings have been attempting to coordinate 

depositions and inspections in order to avoid duplication of discovery. It was hoped 

that the depositions of the pilot, Mr. Weddell, and the Plaintiff, Mr. Terra, would take 

place in mid-March. However, the duties of lead counsel for the state court defendant, 

Mr. Weddell, have recently been reassigned to another attorney in the defense 

counsel’s firm and the coordination of the schedules of the parties and their counsel 

has slowed the progress of discovery somewhat. 

The Parties have exchanged extensive documentation and written discovery. A 

wreckage inspection of the accident aircraft is now tentatively scheduled for March 18, 

2008. The depositions of the pilot, Mr. Weddell, and the plaintiff, Mr. Terra, are set for 

April 2

nd

and 3rd respectively. It is anticipated that the depositions of Air Force 

witnesses will also take place in April. The Parties have been diligent and cooperative 

in their efforts, but an extension of time is requested to complete discovery and 

disclose experts. Accordingly, the Parties hereby jointly stipulate and agree, and request 

that the Pretrial Scheduling Order be modified to extend the time for expert witness 

disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (2) from March 18, 2008 to April 18, 2008; that the 

supplemental disclosure and disclosure of any rebuttal experts under Fed R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (2) 

(c) be extended from March 28, 2008 to April 28, 2008, and that the date for completion of 

discovery be extended from May 12, 2008 to June 12, 2008; and the deadline for the filing of 

dispositive motions be extended from May 21, 2008 to June 25, 2008. No modification of the 

September 29, 2008 trial date is requested. 

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So Stipulated: 

 LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS A. AMBROSE, 

DATED: 3/10/08 “/s/ Thomas A. Ambrose, Esquire 

THOMAS A. Ambrose, Attorney for 

Plaintiff, SCOTT TERRA 

JEFFRY BUCHOLTZ 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

E. ROBERT WRIGHT 

Assistant United States Attorney 

DATED: 3/10/08 /s/ Debra D. Fowler 

DEBRA FOWLER 

Senior Aviation Counsel 

Torts Branch, Civil Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Post Office Box 14271 

Washington, DC 20044-4271 

Telephone: (202)616-4025 

Facsimile: (202)616-4002 

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ORDER

The court having read and considered the foregoing joint stipulation and request to 

modify the Scheduling Order and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that the Pretrial Scheduling Order be modified to extend the time for expert 

witness disclosures under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (2) from March 18, 2008, to April 18, 2008; 

that the supplemental disclosure and disclosure of any rebuttal experts under Fed 

R. Civ. P. 26 (a) (2) (c) shall be extended from March 28, 2008 to April 28, 2008; that the date 

for completion of discovery be extended from May 12, 2008 to June 12, 2008; and that the 

date for filing dispositive motions be extended from May 21, 2008 to June 25, 2008. The 

hearing on dispositive motions is set for July 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. 

DATED: 03/10/2008 /s/ Ralph R. Beistline_____________

HON. RALPH R. BEISTLINE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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