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Parties Involved:
Michael Hall
Plaintiff
Target Corporation
Defendant

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

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Laura J. Maechtlen (SBN 224923)

lmaechtlen@seyfarth.com

560 Mission Street, 31st Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549 

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Sophia S. Kwan (SBN 257666)

skwan@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

Attorneys for Defendant

TARGET CORPORATION

LAW OFFICES OF JILL P. TELFER

Jill P. Telfer (SBN 145450)

jtelfer@telferlaw.com

331 J Street, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 446-1916

Facsimile: (916) 446-1726

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHAEL HALL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL HALL,

Plaintiff,

v.

TARGET CORPORATION, and DOES 1 

through 20, inclusive,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:15-CV-01098-KJM-CKD

STIPULATION FOR DEFENSE MENTAL 

EXAMINATION OF PLAINTIFF MICHAEL

HALL PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF 

CIVIL PROCEDURE 35 AND ORDER

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35, Plaintiff Michael Hall and Defendant Target 

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

agree as follows:

1. Plaintiff Michael Hall (“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. Randall 

Epperson, Ph.D, ABPP on May 27, 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 no later than 12:30 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. Epperson may inquire into such subjects. 

Dr. Epperson 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. Epperson’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. Epperson 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); a Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI); 

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory - 3 (MCMI-3); a Rorschach test; a Beck Anxiety Inventory; and a 

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. Plaintiff is not waiving the marital privilege as it relates to any conversation Plaintiff has 

had with his wife. 

8. No person except Plaintiff and Dr. Epperson (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. Epperson and his staff), or any other person (other than Dr. Epperson 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. 

9. The entire examination may be audio taped, except for any testing that cannot be audio 

taped in accordance with the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. 

10. Defendant shall transmit a copy of this stipulation to Dr. Epperson to promptly advise 

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

11. Defendant shall bear the costs of such examination.

12. 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: May 18, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ Sophia S. Kwan

Laura Maechtlen

Sophia S. Kwan

Attorneys for Defendant

TARGET CORPORATION

DATED: May 18, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF JILL P. TELFER

By: /s/ Jill P. Telfer

Jill P. Telfer

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHAEL HALL

ORDER

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

entirety. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2016

_____________________________________

CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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