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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1364 Auto Negligence

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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE DEPOSITION OF DR. COPPOLA; [PROPOSED] ORDER 1

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Attorneys for the United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRANKIE CALVIN WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01347 DAD JLT

STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE 

DEPOSITION OF DR. COPPOLA; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

(Doc. 33)

Plaintiff Frankie Calvin Williams (“Plaintiff”), and Defendant United States (“Defendant”), 

(collectively “the parties”), stipulate, by and through their undersigned counsel, and request that the 

time to take the deposition of Dr. Alfred Coppola be extended past the discovery cutoff of November

21, 2016. 

The United States requested deposition dates for Dr. Coppola, Plaintiff’s treating phsycian,

since at least September 21, 2016. Deposition dates were not immediately provided because the 

parties attempted a settlement conference with the Court on October 21, 2016, which was not 

successful. Afterward, the Plaintiff indicated that he would notice the deposition of Dr. Coppola and, 

in fact, on October 31, 2016, set the deposition for November 17, 2016. On or about Monday, 

November 14, 2016, plaintiff’s counsel became aware that Dr. Coppola did not wish to have his 

deposition on that date. This lead to Plaintiff’s decision to withdraw the deposition notice, and a 

meet and confer between the parties pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

JEFFREY J. LODGE

Assistant United States Attorney

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

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STIPULATION TO ALLOW THE DEPOSITION OF DR. COPPOLA; [PROPOSED] ORDER 2

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parties would like to accommodate Dr. Coppola’s schedule and take his deposition at a time more

convenient to him, but the discovery cutoff is November 21, 2016. 

Accordingly, the parties stipulate and agree that they should be allowed to take Dr. Coppola’s 

deposition within the next 60 days, which is enough flexibility to account for the holidays and Dr. 

Coppola’s schedule. This is not a material alteration of the scheduling order and no other 

adjustments to the schedule or the order are contemplated. The parties request the court to endorse 

this stipulation by way of formal order. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: November 17, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

Acting United States Attorney

By: /s/Jeffrey J. Lodge

JEFFREY J. LODGE

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the United States

Dated: November 17, 2016 CHAIN COHN STILES

By: /s/Matthew C. Clark

MATTHEW C. CLARK

Attorneys for Plaintiff

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Having reviewed the stipulation submitted by the parties, the parties SHALL take the 

deposition of Dr. Coppola, if at all, no later than January 16, 2017. No other amendments to the 

case schedule are authorized.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 17, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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