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Parties Involved:
Burley D. Tompkins
Plaintiff
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Defendant

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HILDEBRAND, 

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LEOD & NELSON, INC.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

WESTLAKE BUILDING

350 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, FOURTH FLOOR

OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94612-2006

(510) 451-6732

 

Stipulation Re Dark Day from Trial 

2:12-CV-01481-CMK 

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Anthony S. Petru, Esq., State Bar No. 91399 

petru@hmnlaw.com 

Paula A. Rasmussen, Esq. 

rasmussen@hmnlaw.com 

HILDEBRAND, McLEOD & NELSON, LLP 

Westlake Building 

350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 4th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

TEL: (510) 451-6732 

FAX: (510) 465-7023 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Burley D. Tompkins 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO 

BURLEY D. TOMPKINS 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD 

COMPANY, a corporation, 

 Defendant. 

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CASE NO. 2:12-CV-01481-CMK

STIPULATION REGARDING ONE 

REQUESTED DARK TRIAL DAY AND 

PROPOSED ORDER 

Assigned to Hon. Craig M. Kellison 

Trial Date: August 24, 2015 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Defendant UNION 

PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (hereinafter “UPRC”) and Plaintiff BURLEY S. TOMPKINS 

(hereinafter “Plaintiff”), by and through their respective counsel, to request the Court schedule one 

dark trial day of August 27, 2015. 

Good cause exists to grant a dark day from trial for the following reasons: 

a. Counsel for Plaintiff, Anthony Petru, has been requested to participate in a 

congressional hearing in Washington, DC on August 27, 2015, regarding elements of the Federal 

Railroad Administration’s Risk Reduction Program and Technology Implementation Plan. 

b. No party will be prejudiced by the requested dark day. 

c. All parties have stipulated to August 27, 2015 as dark. 

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HILDEBRAND, 

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LEOD & NELSON, INC.

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

WEST LAKE BUILDING

350 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, FOURTH FLOOR

OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94612-2006

(510) 451-6732

 

Stipulation Re Dark Day from Trial 

2:12-CV-01481-CMK 

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d. Plaintiff agrees that Dr. Feinberg can testify out of order on Friday the 28th and that Dr. 

Glassman will testify before Dr. Feinberg. 

e. This agreement is contingent on the dark day not counting against the trial time estimate. 

Based on the foregoing, the parties respectfully request that the Court accept this stipulation 

and issue an Order granting one dark day from trial, August 27, 2015. 

The parties attest that concurrence in the filing of the foregoing document has been obtained 

from each of the signatories below. 

DATED: August 7, 2015 HILDEBRAND, McLEOD & NELSON, LLP 

 By:/s/ Anthony S. Petru 

 ANTHONY S. PETRU, ESQ. 

 PAULA A. RASMUSSEN, ESQ. 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

 BURLEY TOMPKINS 

DATED: August 7, 2015 MURPHY, CAMPBELL, ALLISTON & QUINN 

 By: /s/ Stephanie L. Quinn 

 STEPHANIE L. QUINN SBN 216655 

 MARIEL COVARRUBIAS SBN 274784 

 Attorney for Defendant UNION PACIFIC 

 RAILROAD COMPANY 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: August 10, 2015 

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