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Parties Involved:
Linh N. Lam
Plaintiff
Target Corporation
Defendant

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STIPULATION FOR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

CASE NO. 2:15-CV-01922 KJM-CKD

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Laura J. Maechtlen (SBN 224923) 

lmaechtlen@seyfarth.com

Elham Marder (SBN 251981) 

emarder@seyfarth.com

560 Mission Street, 31st Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Coby M. Turner (SBN 266298)

cturner@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

Attorneys for Defendant

TARGET CORPORATION

LAW OFFICE OF BOWMAN & ASSOCIATES

Vicki Cody (SBN 157842)

vcody@bowmanandassoc.com

3841 North Freeway Boulevard, Suite 185

Sacramento, CA 95834

Telephone: (916) 923-2800

Facsimile: (916) 923-2828

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LINH N. LAM,

Plaintiff,

vs.

TARGET CORPORATION and DOES 1 

through 50,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-cv-01922 KJM-CKD

STIPULATION FOR INDEPENDENT

MENTAL EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF 

LINH N. LAM PURSUANT TO FEDERAL 

RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 35 AND 

ORDER

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35, Plaintiff Linh N. Lam and Defendant Target 

Corporation (hereinafter “the Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and 

agree as follows:

1. Plaintiff Linh N. Lam (“Plaintiff”) acknowledges that he is claiming ongoing significant 

emotional distress against Defendant Target Corporation (“Defendant”) in the above-referenced matter. 

As such, Plaintiff acknowledges that Plaintiff’s mental condition is in controversy.

2. Plaintiff agrees to submit to a mental examination to be conducted by Dr. Robert 

Schneider, Ph.D, on September 8, 2016, at 2710 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 300-South, Sacramento, CA 

95833. 

3. The mental examination shall begin at 9:00 a.m. and may continue for up to seven hours. 

The full mental examination will be completed in one day, without the conduct of additional mental 

examinations not otherwise described herein. Plaintiff will have a one-hour lunch break, to commence 

at approximately 12:00 p.m. and end no later than 1:00 p.m. The lunch break will not count towards 

examination time. In addition to the lunch break, Plaintiff shall be allowed to take reasonable breaks 

during the examination process, such as bathroom breaks and rest breaks. The mental examination shall 

end no later than 5:30 p.m.

4. The mental examination will consist of a clinical interview including a personal and 

social history, educational and work history, legal history, a history of relationships and trauma, 

psychiatric history, medical history, and an evaluation of the events and claims which Plaintiff alleges 

were the cause of his emotional damages, as well as an evaluation of any other events in Plaintiff’s life 

which might have contributed to or caused any emotional distress Plaintiff claims to have suffered and 

claims to continue to suffer. To the extent that Plaintiff’s intimate relationships have impacted and may 

continue to impact his mental health and/or mental state, Dr. Schneider may inquire into such subjects. 

Dr. Schneider may also inquire into Plaintiff’s prior and/or current medical illnesses and medical 

interventions and past and/or current psychological and psychiatric treatment. The questioning will be 

limited to topics necessary to evaluate Plaintiff’s emotional state and potential sources of emotional 

distress based on Dr. Schneider’s experience and professional judgment. The interview shall also 

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include a mental status examination which evaluates Plaintiff’s mood, speech, personality, thought 

process, and other mental functions.

5. As part of the mental examination, Dr. Schneider may decide in his discretion to 

administer one or more written tests to aid in his overall mental examination of Plaintiff, such as the 

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - 2 (MMPI-2); Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory - 111

(MCMI-111); Wonderlic Personnel test; Beck Anxiety Inventory; and Beck Depression Inventory, 

among others. All of these tests are routinely used by mental health care professionals while conducting 

independent mental examinations. None of these tests are physically intrusive in any way.

6. No inquiry will be made into conversations Plaintiff has had with his counsel, nor will 

Plaintiff be asked questions pertaining to counsel’s impression regarding his case.

7. No person except Plaintiff and Dr. Schneider (and his staff) shall attend the examination. 

Plaintiff shall not communicate with his attorneys, his treating physicians, any other health professionals 

or experts (other than Dr. Schneider and his staff), or any other person (other than Dr. Schneider and his 

staff) during the examination, or during any breaks taken during the examination. Neither Plaintiff nor 

Defendant may have their counsel present during the examination. 

8. Defendant shall transmit a copy of this stipulation to Dr. Schneider to promptly advise 

him that he must comply with the limitations imposed by this stipulation. 

9. Defendant shall bear the costs of such examination.

10. Defendant shall provide Plaintiff’s counsel a copy of the entire report within 24 hours of 

it being shown or provided to Defense Counsel.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: August 24, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: 

Laura Maechtlen

Elham Marder

Coby M. Turner

Attorneys for Defendant

TARGET CORPORATION

DATED: August 24, 2016 LAW OFFICE OF BOWMAN & ASSOCIATES

By: 

Vicki Cody

Attorneys for Plaintiff

LINH N. LAM

ORDER

The Court, having considered the stipulation of the parties, hereby approves the stipulation in its 

entirety. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2016

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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