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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORA G. LUTHER

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2720

Attorneys for Federal and Cross Defendant

United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID GREGORY SINGLETON and

LINDA JOY SINGLETON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FAF,

INCORPORATED, RUTH ANN

HAYDEN, and DOES I through X,

inclusive, 

Defendants,

 

FAF INCORPORATED,

Cross-claimant,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Cross-defendant.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Cross-claimant,

v.

FAF INCORPORATED and RUTH ANN

HAYDEN, 

Cross-defendants.

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No. CIV S-04-1486 FCD DAD

STIPULATION TO BIFURCATE

DISCOVERY AND ORDER THEREON

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Pursuant to L.R. 83-141, the parties hereby stipulate that discovery be bifurcated as to liability

and damages. In furtherance thereof, the parties further stipulate to amending the Court’s Status

(Pretrial Scheduling) Order, entered May 19, 2005, as to the dates set in this case:

Expert Witness Disclosure (Liability) ............................................................... April 3, 2006

Supplemental Expert Witness Disclosure (Liability) ........................................ April 24, 2006

Close of discovery (Liability) ............................................................................ June 30, 2006

Last day to File Dispositive Motions ................................................................. July 31, 2006

If needed, the following dates are proposed by the parties for the remainder of the case:

Expert Witness Disclosure (Damages) ...................................................... November 20, 2006

Supplemental Expert Witness Disclosure (Damages) ............................... December 11, 2006

Close of discovery (Damages) ................................................................... February 26, 2007

Final Pretrial Conference (presently set for August 25, 2006) ............ 1:30 p.m., May 11, 2007

Trial (presently set for October 24, 2006) ............................................ 9:00 a.m., July 24, 2007

In all other respects, this Court’s Order of May 19, 2005, remains in effect. The parties

represent that the foregoing scheduling likely will effect significant cost and time savings for the

parties by obtaining a ruling on liability before engaging in discovery on damages.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: _________________ DREYER, BABICH, BUCCOLA & CALLAHAM, LLP

By:__________________________________________

CHRISTOPHER W. WOOD, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DATED: _________________ McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

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 By: DEBORA G. LUTHER

 Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross Defendant and

Cross Claimant UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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DATED: ___________________ HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS VLAHOS & RUDY LLP

By:______________________________________________

CHRISTINA NUGENT

Attorneys for Defendants,

Cross Defendants and 

Cross Claimant

FAF, Inc., and Ruth Ann Hayden

ORDER

For good cause shown,

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 6, 2006 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

FRANK C. DAMRELL, Jr.

United States District Judge

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