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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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STIP & [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONT. DEADLINES 

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973) 

Acting United States Attorney 

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348) 

Chief, Civil Division 

WARREN METLITZKY (CABN 220758) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

 San Francisco, California 94102 

 Telephone: (415) 436-7066 

 Facsimile: (415) 436-6748 

 Email: warren.metlitzky@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

JOHN P. ROBINSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and DOES 1 

to 25, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

Case No. 14-03532 MMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT DEADLINES 

Plaintiff John P. Robinson and Defendant United States of America request that the Court 

continue the case management deadlines in this action by approximately six to eight weeks, as set forth 

in the table below. Good cause exists to continue the deadlines for the following reasons.

First, Mr. Robinson’s latest surgery and subsequent recovery took place approximately six to 

eight weeks later than the parties anticipated. On July 15, 2015, the Court issued an order, based on the 

parties’ stipulation, that set an amended case management schedule and trial date (ECF No. 24). The 

parties expected that Mr. Robinson’s latest orthopedic surgery and subsequent recovery would begin in 

September or October of 2015 (ECF No. 23 at 1-2). The parties noted that after his surgery and recovery 

AS MODIFIED

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and prior to any mediation, the parties would need to conduct medical and vocational evaluations, as 

well as determine the course, duration and outcome of his neurological treatment. (ECF No. 23 at 2). 

Based on the expected date of his surgery, parties requested a March 1 mediation deadline and an April 

10, 2016 fact discovery cut-off to allow sufficient time for Mr. Robinson’s recovery. (ECF No. 23). 

Mr. Robinson’s surgery was not scheduled until November 2015 rather than September or 

October as the parties originally anticipated. This later-scheduled surgery resulting in an approximately 

6-8 week delay. Mr. Robinson has now stabilized from his November 2015 surgery. However, as a 

result of the delay in Mr. Robinson’s surgery, the parties have been unable to mediate the case by the 

March 1, 2016 deadline, and seek to move the mediation deadline and the corresponding close of 

discovery by approximately two months. The parties need this additional time to complete Mr. 

Robinson’s deposition, defense orthopedic and neurological examinations of Mr. Robinson, and followup discovery. The examinations and deposition are critical for the parties’ to have a meaningful 

mediation. Mr. Robinson’s deposition is currently scheduled for March 2, 2016, and an orthopedic 

medical examination is scheduled for March 24, 2016. In the interim, the parties engaged in discovery 

unrelated to Mr. Robinson’s medical condition, including additional written discovery, third party 

subpoenas, and the deposition of the United States’ employee involved in the accident with Mr. 

Robinson. The parties intend to be prepared to mediate the case on or before April 30, 2016. 

Second, current counsel for the United States will be leaving government employment in March. 

The newly-assigned Assistant United States Attorney who will be handling this matter after that date has 

a two-week, pre-planned vacation and will be out of the country on September 13, 2016, this day this 

case is set for trial. Continuing the case management dates, including the trial date, by approximately 

two months will allow the newly-assigned counsel sufficient time to prepare pretrial filings and to try 

this matter, should the case not resolve earlier. 

As discussed above, there has been one prior continuance of the case management schedule. 

(ECF Nos. 23-24). For scheduling purposes, the parties note that this case is brought under Federal Tort 

Claims Act (“FTCA”). As a result, the trial be heard by the Court rather than a jury, and may not require 

that the Court hold the trial on consecutive days.

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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate and agree that the case management schedule 

and trial date be continued by approximately six-eight weeks as follows, subject to the Court’s 

availability. 

Event Current Proposed 

Last day for mediation March 1, 2016 April 30, 2016 

Non-expert discovery cut-off April 11, 2016 May 27, 2016 

Designation of experts May 2, 2016 June 17, 2016 

Designation of rebuttal experts May 20, 2016 July 8, 2016 

Expert discovery cut-off June 10, 2016 July 22, 2016 

Further status conference statement 

due

June 10, 2016 July 22, 2016 

Further status conference June 17, 2016 July 29, 2016 

Dispositive motions filed by June 24, 2016 August 5, 2016 

Pretrial Meet and Confer August 8, 2016 October 3, 2016 

Pretrial conference date September 13, 2016 at 3 

p.m. 

November 1, 2016 

at 3 p.m. 

Trial date September 26, 2016 at 9 

a.m. 

November 14, 

2016 at 9 a.m. 

DATED: February 25, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/

MARJORIE J. HEINRICH 

Attorney For JOHN P. ROBINSON

As the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file this Stipulation, I attest under 

penalty of perjury that plaintiff’s counsel has concurred in the filing of this document. 

DATED: February 25, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

BRIAN J. STRETCH 

Acting United States Attorney 

 /s/ Warren Metlitzky

WARREN METLITZKY 

Assistant United States Attorney

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED, 

DATED: _________ 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

US DISTRICT JUDGE 

 with the exception that the trial date is 

continued to January 17, 2017, the parties' preferred date being unavailable. Additionally, the 

deadline to meet and confer and the date of the Pretrial Conference will be continued as set 

forth in the Second Amended Pretrial Preparation Order, filed concurrently herewith.

February 26, 2016

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