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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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William M. White #152214

Sherrie M. Flynn #240215

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE DATES

AND TO TAKE THE DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF KELLI THOMAS

 BAKER, MANOCK & JENSEN

 A PROFES SIONA L CO RP ORA TION

 F IG GARDE N F INAN C IAL C ENT E R

 5 2 6 0 N O R T H PA L M AV E N U E , F O U R T H F L OOR

 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93704-2209

 T E L EPHONE (559) 432-5400

 T E L E C OPI E R (559) 432-5620

Attorneys for

Defendant CHARLES UGWU-OJU, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

KELLI THOMAS,

Plaintiff, 

v.

SAMPATH SURYADEVARA, M.D.;

SHELLY KRUSE, M.D.; ERNEST REEVES,

M.D.; LORAINE GOODWIN, M.D.;

CHARLES UGWU-OJU, M.D.; MADERA

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, a California

Corporation,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:06-CV-00215-AWI-SMS

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING

CONFERENCE DATES AND TAKE

THE DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF 

KELLI THOMAS

DATE: November 30, 2007

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

COURTROOM: 7

JUDGE: Hon. Sandra M. Snyder

Pursuant to the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California, Rules 6-144 and 83-143, Plaintiff Kelli Thomas, and Defendants Sampath

Suryadevara, M.D.; Shelly Kruse, M.D.; Ernest Reeves, M.D.; Loraine Goodwin, M.D.; Charles

Ugwu-Oju, M.D. (“Dr. Oju”); and Madera Community Hospital (collectively “Defendants”),

STIPULATE AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. On March 23, 2007, the Court entered a Scheduling Conference Order

(Document No. 75) setting forth the following deadlines in this matter:

Expert Disclosure Deadline: 2/20/08

Supplemental Expert Disclosure Deadline: 3/20/08

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE DATES

AND TO TAKE THE DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF KELLI THOMAS

Discovery Deadline (non-expert): 1/18/08

Discovery Deadline (expert): 5/23/08

Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: 5/23/08

Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: 6/06/08

Settlement Conference Date: 6/16/08

Pre-Trial Conference Date: 7/25/08

Trial Date: 9/09/08

2. To date, Plaintiff and Defendants have engaged in limited discovery. 

Plaintiff’s counsel has refused to produce Plaintiff for deposition due in part to a number of

ongoing discovery disputes which have yet to be resolved by the Court. (See motions filed as

Documents Nos. 56, 80, and 90).

3. In an effort to resolve these ongoing disputes, Plaintiff and Defendants

believe it is desirable to extend the deadlines set forth in the Scheduling Conference Order. 

4. No previous extensions of these deadlines have been sought by Plaintiff or

Defendants. 

5. Accordingly, Plaintiff and Defendants, through their respective counsel of

record, respectfully request the Court grant an extension to the deadlines in this matter as follows:

Expert Disclosure Deadline: 6/18/08

Supplemental Expert Disclosure Deadline: 7/18/08

Discovery Deadline (non-expert): 5/16/08

Discovery Deadline (expert): 9/19/08

Non-Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: 9/19/08

Dispositive Motion Filing Deadline: 10/6/08

Settlement Conference Date: 10/20/08, 10:00am, Ctrm. 7/SMS

Pre-Trial Conference Date: 11/21/08, 8:30am, Ctrm. 2/AWI

Jury Trial Date (15-25days): 1/06/09, 9:00am, Ctrm. 2/AWI

6. Subject to Court approval, Plaintiff’s deposition will take place on Tuesday

March 18, 2008, and Dr. Oju will re-notice Ms. Thomas’ deposition for that date. 

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE DATES

AND TO TAKE THE DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF KELLI THOMAS

7. Subject to Court approval, the hearing on the Motion currently scheduled

for November 30, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. will be taken off calendar. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD:

DATED: November 26, 2007

BAKER MANOCK & JENSEN, PC

By: /s/ Sherrie M. Flynn

William M. White

Sherrie M. Flynn

Attorneys for Defendant 

CHARLES UGWU-OJU, M.D.

DATED: November 26, 2007

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, WAYTE

& CARUTH LLP

By: /s/ Daniel L. Wainwright

Mario L. Beltramo, Jr.

Daniel L. Wainwright 

Attorney for Defendant MADERA

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

DATED: November 26, 2007

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

THOMAS D. MCCRACKIN

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

By: /s/ Helene E. Swanson

Helene E. Swanson

Attorneys for Defendants

LORAINE GOODWIN, M.D., SHELLY

KRUSE, M.D., ERNEST REEVES, M.D.,

AND SAMPATH SURYADEVARA, M.D.

DATED: November 26, 2007

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP

By: /s/ Colin West

Colin West

Attorney for Plaintiff

KELLI THOMAS

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JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE DATES

AND TO TAKE THE DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF KELLI THOMAS

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 29, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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