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Parties Involved:
Charlie Eap
Plaintiff
Daniel Earl Sperl
Defendant
United States of America
Defendant
Alexander Wyckoff
Plaintiff
Susan Wyckoff
Plaintiff

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (California Bar No. 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (California Bar No. 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

JAMES A. SCHARF (California Bar No. 152171)

Assistant United States Attorney

150 Almaden Blvd, Suite 900

San Jose, California 95113

Telephone: (408) 535-5044

Facsimile: (408) 535-5081

Email: james.scharf@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SUSAN WYCKOFF, individually, and as

Administratrix of the Estate of PETER

WYCKOFF; ALEXANDER WYCKOFF by

and through his Guardian ad Litem, SUSAN

WYCKOFF,

Plaintiffs,

CHARLIE EAP, heir at law of decedent,

Holly Annie Eap,

 Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and

DANIEL EARL SPERL,

Defendants.

Case No. C 07-3600 SI

Case No. C 07-2301 SI

STIPULATION AND 

PROPOSED ORDER RE

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

DISMISS

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Whereas, plaintiffs have recently amended their complaints to add a negligent

supervision claim in addition to their scope of employment claims;

Whereas, the government has scheduled approximately six non-party

depositions to occur during the months of February, March and April;

Whereas, plaintiffs intend to schedule the depositions of at least nine

government witnesses;

Whereas, plaintiffs and co-defendant Sperl intend to schedule the depositions of

several other witnesses;

Whereas, plaintiffs and defendant Sperl are in the process of seeking the

assistance of the Court to resolve a discovery dispute related to the release of Sperl’s

medical and employment records;

Whereas, plaintiffs require additional time to obtain and review Sperl’s medical

and employment records and conduct discovery related to the new negligent

supervision claim as well as to prepare for defendant USA’s anticipated motion to

dismiss or in the alternative motion for summary judgment (“motion to dismiss”);

Whereas, the parties estimate that they require additional time to complete the

above described and related discovery to prepare for defendant USA’s anticipated

motion to dismiss;

Whereas, the parties have engaged in extensive meet and confer efforts

regarding the subject matter of this stipulation and proposed order, including two

telephone conferences on February 22 and March 6, 2008.

Whereas, the parties wish to participate in ADR prior to the Court’s adjudication

of defendant’s anticipated motion to dismiss.

Therefore, the parties, through counsel, hereby stipulate to the following

schedule and events:

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1. Defendant’s Motion to dismiss shall be due August 22, 2008 (was May 2, 

2008).

2. Plaintiffs’ Opposition briefs shall be due September 5, 2008 (was May 16, 2008).

3. Defendant’s Reply brief shall be due September 12, 2008 (was May 23, 2008).

4. The motion will be heard on September 26, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. (was June 6,

 2008).

5. The parties further agree to participate in a private mediation to occur in San

Francisco after defendant’s motion to dismiss has been fully briefed but before that

motion is heard with the costs of the mediation to be allocated as follows: 25%

defendant USA; 25% defendant Sperl; 25% defendant Eap; and 25% Wyckoff plaintiffs.

6. The parties further request that the CMC currently scheduled for June 6, 2008, at

2:30 p.m. remain on calendar.

7. All parties have not yet agreed to bifurcation. This issue is presently being

discussed.

DATED: March 6, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

/s/ James Scharf

By: ______________________

JAMES A. SCHARF

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendant USA

/s/ Joseph R. Igelmund

By:____________________________

Joseph R. Igelmund

Attorneys for Wyckoff Plaintiffs

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/s/ Kristina L. Velarde

BY: ________________________

KRISTINA L. VELARDE

Attorneys for Defendant Sperl

/s/ Andrew J. Davis

BY: _____________________

ANDREW J. DAVIS

Attorneys for Plaintiff Eap

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, the Court

adopts the schedule of events described above.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: ________________ _____________________________

Hon. Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

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