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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2271 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIPULATION CONTINUING TRIAL DATE; [PROPOSED] ORDER

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

BRIAN W. ENOS

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID STEVERSON; TERRY ) 

STEVERSON; TRACY STEVERSON; )

DIEDRA COOK, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

U.S. Department of the Navy, )

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Defendant. )

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STIPULATION CONTINUING TRIAL

DATE; ORDER

Plaintiffs Tracy Steverson and Deidra Cook (“plaintiffs”)

and defendant United States of America (“defendant”), by and

through the undersigned counsel, stipulate to continue to this

action’s trial date as follows:

WHEREAS, on September 5, 2007, the parties to this action

stipulated to (among other things) continuing their previouslyscheduled September 10, 2007 settlement conference to a date

after the Court heard and ruled on defendant’s motion for summary

judgment regarding issues relating to liability. As stated in

this stipulation, the parties requested this continuance in part

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due to defendant’s inability “to attend a settlement conference

with settlement authority until the Court rules on the above

motion.” (Doc. 21, at 2:4-6)

WHEREAS, the Court endorsed the above stipulation by way of

formal order on September 12, 2007. (Doc. 24)

WHEREAS, defendant filed its moving papers in support of its

motion for summary judgment on November 13, 2007, and the Court

conducted a hearing on this motion on December 21, 2007. (Docs.

25 and 34)

WHEREAS, on January 25, 2008, the Court issued an order

denying defendant’s above motion. (Doc. 35)

WHEREAS, and in accordance with the above, the parties agree

that it would again be in their mutual interest to attempt to

resolve this case prior to trial by way of a settlement

conference.

WHEREAS, the parties therefore contacted this Court’s

chambers by telephone on or about February 19, 2008 to discuss

their request to participate in a rescheduled settlement

conference and continue this action’s trial date so it could

first focus its efforts on case resolution issues, and pursuant

to this phone call contacted Judge Snyder’s chambers and secured

a settlement conference date of April 14, 2008 regarding this

case.

WHEREAS, in an effort to minimize the costs of this

litigation as well as maximize its efficiency, the parties had

also agreed prior to defendant’s moving for summary judgment, to

delay the depositions of two of plaintiffs’ treating physicians

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until after the Court ruled on the above motion. The parties

anticipate being able to complete these depositions in March

2008.

WHEREAS, the present calendar of defendant’s counsel

(including an anticipated June 2008 trial in a complex employment

case) prevents him from participating in a continued trial until

August 2008.

THEREFORE, and based on the above-stated good cause, the

parties stipulate that it is in the best interest of all parties

and in the interests of justice generally that the following

deadlines be extended or otherwise implemented as set forth

below. The parties further respectfully request that the Court

endorse this stipulation by way of formal order.

Old Date New Date

Settlement Conference VACATED April 14, 2008

(Ctrm 7)

Pretrial Conference February 29, 2008 July 18, 2008

@1:30 p.m. Ctrm 9

Trial February 12, 2008 September 9, 2008

@9:00 a.m. Ctrm 9

Dated: February 27, 2008 February 27, 2008

Respectfully submitted,

Belsher & Becker McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

(As auth. 2/27/08)

/s/ Steven P. Roberts /s/ Brian W. Enos

STEVEN P. ROBERTS BRIAN W. ENOS

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendant

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 28, 2008 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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