Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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STRUCKMEYER & WILSON 910 E. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85014 PHONE: (602) 248-9222 FAX: (602) 263-0464 Donald R. Wilson, 1239 [email protected] Garvey M. Biggers, 9932 [email protected] Thomas J. Cesta, 21453 [email protected] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) ) Darrell Lee Ekdahl and Jane Doe Ekdahl, ) husband and wife; George Vanden Bossche ) and Karolyn Vanden Bossche, husband and ) wife; and Vandy's Transportation, Inc., a ) California corporation, ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) Palma Baca Urrutia; Patricia Urrutia-Baca; Luis Javier Urrutia-Baca; Elizabeth UrrutiaBaca; Javier Arturo Urrutia-Arrieta; and Gloria Estela Sandate,

NO. CV-03-1990-PHX-PGR

REQUEST FOR ORDERS

(Assigned to the Honorable Paul G. Rosenblatt)

Defendants, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby request that the court issue Orders directing the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner to release tissue samples in case number 03-01652 and case number 03-01653 for DNA testing and comparison. On July 17, 2006, defendants filed a motion with the court to reopen discovery for

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the purpose of conducting DNA testing. Following response and reply, the court held

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Oral Argument on August 21, 2006. The court concluded that there was good cause to reopen discovery and granted the motion to permit DNA testing. Furthermore, the court ordered defendants to pay for the testing.

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The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner does not conduct DNA testing itself. Furthermore, the Office of the Medical Examiner will not release tissue samples to a private lab until it receives a Court Order directing the office to do so. WHEREFORE, defendants request that the court sign the attached Orders directing the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner to release tissue samples

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to a DNA testing facility to be named by the defendants in order to conduct DNA testing and comparison with the plaintiff's samples, so that defendants can provide these orders to the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 28th day of August, 2006. STRUCKMEYER AND WILSON

s/Thomas Cesta_________________________ Garvey M. Biggers Thomas J. Cesta Attorneys for Defendants Darrell Lee Ekdahl; Jane Doe Ekdahl; George Vanden Bossche; Karolyn Vanden Bossche; and Vandy's Transportation, Inc. ORIGINAL of the foregoing electronically submitted using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Augustine B. Jimenez III MONTOYA JIMENEZ, P.A. 3200 N. Central Ave., Suite 2550 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 (Attorney for Plaintiffs)
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COPY (paper) of the foregoing mailed/hand-delivered this 28th day of August, 2006 to: The Honorable Paul G. Rosenblatt UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse 401 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003

s/Thomas Cesta____________

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