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Parties Involved:
Brian Burch
Plaintiff
California Department of Motor Vehicles
Defendant

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Stipulation and Order for Mental Testing and Examination (2:13-CV-01283-TLN-DAD)

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

Attorney General of California

DAVID J. NEILL, State Bar No. 186997

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

LYKISHA D. BEASLEY, State Bar No. 282907

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-3646

Fax: (916) 324-5567

E-mail: Lykisha.Beasley@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

Department of Motor Vehicles

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRIAN BURCH,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

MOTOR VEHICLES and DOES 1 - 10, 

inclusive,

Defendant.

2:13-CV-01283-TLN-DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

MENTAL TESTING AND 

EXAMINATION PURSUANT TO RULE 

35 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL 

PROCEDURE

Judge: Honorable Troy L. Nunley

Trial Date: July 11, 2016

Action Filed: June 26, 2013

It is stipulated by Gregory Finch of the Signature Law Group, attorneys for plaintiff, and by 

Lykisha D. Beasley, Deputy Attorney General of the California Attorney General’s Office, 

attorneys for defendants (collectively, the “parties”) as follows:

1. The vocational abilities and earning capacity of the plaintiff are in controversy in the 

above-referenced action. Plaintiff alleges that actions taken by his employer, the DMV, have and 

will continue to cause him to incur significant lost income, lost benefits, and lost employment and 

promotional opportunities. Plaintiff also claims that at times, he was given inordinate amounts of 

work, insufficient amounts of work, inaccurate work evaluations, and also that he was subject to a 

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hostile work environment. Plaintiff further asserts that he suffers from depression, anxiety, stress, 

and humiliation due to the defendant employer. Between July of 2011 and January of 2015, 

plaintiff has worked only a handful of days due to medical in connection with the allegations at 

issue in this lawsuit.

2. Plaintiff will thus submit to a vocational interview and testing administered by Ricky

A. Sarkisian, Ph.D. The testing shall be conducted to industry standards. The interview and 

testing will take place at Valley Rehabilitation Services, Inc., 545 E. Alluvial Avenue, Suite 116, 

Fresno, CA 93720. The interview and testing by Dr. Sarkisian will occur on November 23, 2015. 

The interview and testing will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last approximately four hours, and will be 

conducted in an air conditioned office-type setting. Only plaintiff and Dr. Sarkisian (and Dr. 

Sarkisian’s support staff, if any) are permitted inside the room where the interview and testing 

will take place.

3. Plaintiff will also submit to a clinical interview and psychological testing conducted 

by Randall Epperson, Ph.D, on February 16, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. The examination will take place at 

Dr. Epperson’s office located at 1601 I Street, Suite 440, Modesto, CA 95354. The examination 

will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last approximately seven hours, and will be conducted in an air 

conditioned office-type setting. Only plaintiff and Dr. Epperson (and Dr. Epperson’s support 

staff, if any) are permitted inside the room where the examination will take place. The parties 

understand and agree that the Scheduling Order (ECF No. 65) will need to be modified in order to 

accommodate the psychological examination appointment which falls beyond the close of 

discovery. The parties stipulate to holding discovery open until February 16, 2016 for the sole 

purpose of Dr. Epperson’s examination. All other discovery will be completed by November 25, 

2015 in accordance with the Scheduling Order.

4. During the testing and interview, plaintiff shall truthfully answer all questions 

submitted to him by Drs. Sarkisian and Epperson including those concerning his occupational 

history, his prior and current injuries, and his prior and current medical and psychological 

condition as well as those items listed below in paragraph 5.

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5. The testing and interview will involve no invasive, dangerous, or painful physical 

procedures. The interview portion will involve taking plaintiff’s medical and psychiatric history, 

including a personal, family, marital, relationship, developmental, educational, financial, 

occupational, social, legal, drug, alcohol, medical, medication, and hospitalization history. The 

examination will involve a mental status interview.. The interview will also involve taking a 

stated history of events leading to the emotional, mental or medical conditions plaintiff claims to 

have suffered as a result of defendants’ alleged conduct, identified above; the appropriateness of 

treatment plaintiff received including therapy, counseling, and medication; an evaluation of the 

prognosis of the plaintiff’s conditions; and, an evaluation as to whether plaintiff would benefit 

from a particular course of treatment.

6. This stipulation is made in lieu of the defendants’ motion pursuant to Rule 35 of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

7. Defendants are responsible for Drs. Sarkisian and Epperson’s costs conducting the 

testing and examination.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: November 20, 2015 GREGORY.FINCH, ESQ.

SIGNATURE LAW GROUP, LLP. 

/s/ GREGORY FINCH as authorized on 

11/20/15 

GREGORY FINCH

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: November 20, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID J. NEILL

SUPERVISING DEPUTY ATTORNEY 

GENERAL 

/s/ LYKISHA D. BEASLEY

LYKISHA D. BEASLEY

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 

Attorneys for Defendants

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2015

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