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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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ARNOLD I. BERSCHLER, SBN# 56557 

22 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 810 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 

TELEPHONE 415 398 1414 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 

ABDULRAHMAN ABOOBAKER MUNASSAR 

HARVEY I. WITTENBERG, STATE BAR NO. 37760

THE LAW OFFICES OF HARVEY I. WITTENBERG 

1807 ARLINGTON BLVD. EL CERRITO, CA 94530 

TELEPHONE: 510-235-0707 

FACSIMILE 510-235-0606 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT, 

HORIZON LINES, LLC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ABDUL RAHMAN ABOOBAKER 

MUNASSAR

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

HORIZON LINES, Inc. 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 

C 05-4350 JL 

STIPULATION AND [proposed] ORDER TO 

EXTEND TIME TO COMPLETE EARLY 

NEUTRAL EVALUATION AND TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE. 

This matter involves a merchant seaman’s claims for personal injury related 

damages. 

This case is set for trial to commence on November 13, 2006. 

The next case management conference is set for August 30, 2006. 

The last day to complete ENE was August 11, 2006. 

Plaintiff has just returned to California from his residence in Yemen. 

Plaintiff’s deposition is scheduled for August 29, 2006. 

Plaintiff’s present medical condition is precisely known to counsel for either 

party. An IME is scheduled for September 14, 2006. 

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Plaintiff has scheduled the depositions of the ship’s Chief Mate and Chief 

Engineer for September 5 and September 6, respectively. Plaintiff’s expert has viewed 

the scene of the alleged incident. 

Counsel for both parties are cooperating in completing all of the above. 

The Early Neutral Evaluator assigned to this action, John Hillsman, concurs in the 

parties’ request to continue the deadline to complete ENE, 

Based on the above, the parties respectfully contend that there exists Good Cause 

to continue the deadline for conducting an ENE from August 11, 2006 to September 29, 

2006 and to continue the case management conference presently set for August 30, 2006 

to October 11, 2006 that it would be in the interests of justice and judicial economy to do 

so (F.R.Civ.P. 1). 

The parties, by and through their respective attorneys of record authorized to do 

so, hereby stipulate that this Honorable Court may enter its Order Extending the date to 

complete ENE, and to continue the case management conference and the parties 

respectfully request that this Honorable Court issue such an order. 

DATED: August 25, 2006 SO STIPULATED, 

 s/ Arnold Berschler

 Arnold I. Berschler, attorney for 

 ABDULRAHMAN ABOOBAKER MUNASSAR 

DATED: August 25, 2006 SO STIPULATED, 

s/ Harvey I. Wittenberg

 Harvey I. Wittenberg attorney for 

 HORIZON LINES, INC. 

ORDER EXTENDING THE DATE TO COMPLETE ENE

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 Upon review of the foregoing Stipulation and Good Cause and the interests of 

justice otherwise appearing, 

 IT IS ORDERED THAT the deadline to compete the Early Neutral Evaluation in 

the action is extended to September 29, 2006 and the case management conference is 

rescheduled to October 11, 2006. 

DATED: _______________ SO ORDERED, 

 __________________________ 

 JAMES LARSON, 

 CHIEF MAGISTARATE JUDGE, 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Larson

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