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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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LEGAL_US_E # 70726567.2 

04/11/06 

STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR EXT. OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE

DENNIS S. ELLIS (SB# 178196) 

JASON M. FRANK (SB# 190957) 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

dennisellis@paulhastings.com

jasonfrank@paulhastings.com

515 South Flower Street 

Twenty-Fifth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2228 

Telephone: (213) 683-6000 

Facsimile: (213) 627-0705 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant 

GE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL SERVICES, 

a component of GENERAL ELECTRIC 

CAPITAL CORPORATION 

Attorneys for Counterdefendant GE HEALTHCARE, 

a division of General Electric Company 

(formerly known as GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS) 

ROBERT M. WILSON (SB# 122731) 

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT M. WILSON 

400 Capitol Mall, Ninth Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 441-0888 

Facsimile: (916) 448-7601 

Attorneys for Defendants/Counterplaintiff 

VIRTUAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. d/b/a 

CALIFORNIA HEARTSCAN, and STEPHEN TRACKMAN, 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GE HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL 

SERVICES, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

VIRTUAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, 

INC. d/b/a CALIFORNIA 

HEARTSCAN, and STEPHEN 

TRACKMAN, 

Defendants and 

Counterclaimants, 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM 

CASE NO. CIV-S-03-1109-GEB DAD 

STIPULATION AND REQUEST 

FOR EXTENSION OF DISCOVERY 

DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE 

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STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR EXT. OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE

The parties hereto do hereby stipulate and request the Court as follows: 

1. The parties have previously entered into Stipulations continuing 

the trial date to October 17, 2006; continuing the Pre-Trial Conference to July 17, 

2006; extending the deadline for law and motion hearings to May 22, 2006; and 

extending the discovery cut-off date until March 26, 2006. 

2. The referral to ENE has been delayed do to the inability to 

locate a Neutral Evaluator who does not have a conflict. The parties ultimately 

agreed to Norm Hile, acknowledging this firm had previously represented a party 

but no direct on his behalf. Due to the time it took to resolve conflict issues with 

potential Neutral and to arrange the schedules of the various parties to attend the 

mediation, the mediation did not go forward until March 16, 2006. 

3. In an effort to be efficient, the parties refrained from further 

discovery pending the Voluntary Dispute Resolution session with mediator Norm 

Hile of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. 

4. Counsel for Defendant Trackman has closed down his practice 

and has assumed the position of Executive Director of Sacramento Child 

Advocates. Counsel remained on the case through the ENE and is in the process of 

associating in counsel to further handle the matter. 

5. In light of the foregoing, counsel for Trackman believes that an 

extension of the deadline for completing discovery, for the hearing date deadline, 

for the pretrial conference, and for the trial date is necessary and appropriate. 

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6. Plaintiff GE Healthcare Financial Services and 

Counterdefendant GE Healthcare (“GE Parties”) do not believe that a lengthy 

extension of the applicable dates is necessary or warranted. However, the GE 

Parties do not object to a modest extension of the relevant dates to the extent that 

the Court deems such an extension appropriate. 

7. The GE Parties noticed the deposition of Defendant Stephen 

Trackman prior to the current discovery cut-off of March 26, 2006. Counsel for 

Trackman has stipulated that this deposition could proceed after the current 

discovery deadline of March 26. Based on the foregoing, the GE Parties agreed to 

take the deposition off calendar, and will schedule the deposition at a mutually 

acceptable time. 

8. Counsel for Trackman has conferred with the Court’s Deputy 

Clerk and has determined the following are the soonest available dates according to 

the Court’s Deputy: 

Existing trial date: Proposed New Trial Date: 

October 17, 2006 July 10, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. 

Existing Pre-Trial Conference: Proposed Pre-Trial Conference: 

July 17, 2006 at 2:30 April 9, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. 

Last Hearing Date: Proposed Last Hearing Date: 

May 22, 2006 February 5, 2007 

Existing Discovery Cut-Off: Proposed Discovery Cut-Off: 

March 26, 2006 December 5, 2006 

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STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR EXT. OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE

Counsel for Defendant Trackman requests that the Court adopt the 

proposed new dates and vacate the current dates set forth above. Counsel for the 

GE Parties do not believe that a lengthy extension is necessary, but do not object to 

a modest extension of the relevant dates to the extent the Court deems such an 

extension appropriate. 

DATED: April 11, 2006 DENNIS S. ELLIS 

JASON M. FRANK 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER 

LLP 

By: /s/ Jason M. Frank 

JASON M. FRANK 

DATED: April 11, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT M. WILSON 

By: /s/ Robert M. Wilson 

ROBERT M. WILSON 

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STIPULATION AND REQUEST FOR EXT. OF DISCOVERY DEADLINE AND TRIAL DATE

The Request for Extension of Discovery Deadline and Trial Date is hereby 

GRANTED as set forth below. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: April 14, 2006 

 /s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr. 

 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. 

 United States District Judge 

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