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Parties Involved:
Stephanie Hammond
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR

RULE 35 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

CHRISTOPHER W. WOOD, ESQ. / SBN: 193955

KELSEY J. FISCHER, ESQ. / SBN: 292262

DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA, LLP

20 Bicentennial Circle

Sacramento, CA 95826

Telephone: (916) 379-3500

Facsimile: (916) 379-3599

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHELE BECKWITH

Acting United States Attorney

JOSEPH B. FRUEH

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

E-mail:joseph.frueh@usdoj.gov

Telephone: (916) 554-2702

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHANIE HAMMOND,

PLAINTIFF,

V.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

No. 2:23-cv-02984-JAM-JDP

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER 

FOR RULE 35 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel, 

as follows:

1. Plaintiff Stephanie Hammond will undergo a physical examination conducted by 

Dr. Michael Hembd, M.D., at 2 Scripps Drive, Suite 310, Sacramento, CA 95825. The examination will 

occur on February 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The examination will take approximately one hour to 

complete.

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR

RULE 35 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

2. Dr. Hembd will conduct a standard musculoskeletal examination to assess the injuries 

that Plaintiff attributes to the accident that occurred on March 14, 2023, to include her head, jaw, neck, 

and upper/middle/lower back. The examination will include a detailed medical history.

3. Plaintiff shall answer relevant and appropriate inquiries made by Dr. Hembd so that he 

can medically evaluate the nature, extent, and cause of Plaintiff’s condition as well as her prognosis. 

Dr. Hembd’s inquiries shall be reasonably calculated to elicit information about the nature, extent, 

cause, and prognosis of Plaintiff’s injuries.

4. Plaintiff will not be required to perform movements or exercises that cause her pain. 

Plaintiff shall inform Dr. Hembd and stop any movements or exercises that cause her pain.

5. Other than Dr. Hembd, Plaintiff, and Plaintiff’s mother, no other observers will be 

permitted in the examination. No audiovisual recording of the examination will be permitted. 

6. Dr. Hembd shall receive a copy of this executed Stipulation.

7. Defendant shall provide Plaintiff’s counsel with a report of the examination consistent 

with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 35(b) and 26(a)(2) and the Court’s Scheduling Order.

8. The cost of the examination shall be borne by the Defendant.

Dated: January 14, 2025 DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD CAMPORA, LLP

By: /s/ Kelsey J. Fischer (authorized 1/14/2025)

KELSEY J. FISCHER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHELE BECKWITH

Acting United States Attorney

Dated: January 14, 2025 By: /s/ Joseph B. Frueh

JOSEPH B. FRUEH

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: January 15, 2025 

 HON. JEREMY D. PETERSON

 United States Magistrate Judge

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