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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 ORDER THEREON - CASE NO. 1:13-CV-00499-AWI-SKO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GARY HAWKINS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MEDTRONIC, INC; MEDTRONIC 

SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC.,

Defendants.

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

STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON

STIPULATION

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

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

of record, stipulate and agree as follows:

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

WHEREAS, on January 30, 2014, the Court ruled on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the 

Complaint.

WHEREAS, the Court gave Plaintiff thirty (30) days, until March 1, 2014, to file an 

amended Complaint,

WHEREAS, Plaintiff requires additional time to amend his fraud-related allegations to 

add the level of particularity required by the Court,

WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to extend Plaintiff’s deadline to amend his Complaint 

by 30 days,

WHEREAS, there have been no prior continuances of Plaintiff’s time to amend the 

Complaint,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER THEREON - CASE NO. 1:13-CV-00499-AWI-SKO

LAW OFFICES OF

WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY 

& SCHOENBERGER

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

650 CALIFORNIA STREET

26TH FLOOR

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

(415) 981-7210

1. Plaintiff will file his First Amended Complaint on or before March 31, 2014.

Dated: February 25, 2014 WALKUP MELODIA KELLY & SCHOENBERGER

/s/ Sara M. Peters

________________________________________

SARA M. PETERS

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: February 25, 2014 REED SMITH, LLP

/s/ Courtland C. Chinllingworth

________________________________________

COURTLAND C. CHILLINGWORTH

Attorneys for Defendants Medtronic, Inc. and 

Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties' stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file his 

First Amended Complaint on or before March 31, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 27, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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