B.T.H. et al v. County of Modoc et al

Filing 44

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge John A. Mendez on 9/3/2021 ORDERING that the Modoc County Defendants are authorized to take the deposition of Pamela Hinton after the 9/10/2021 discovery cutoff but before 10/15/2021. (Zignago, K.)

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Gregory B. Thomas (SBN 239870)
E-mail: [e-mail]
Michael A. Slater (SBN 318899)
E-mail: [e-mail]
BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
1901 Harrison Street, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612-3501
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants,
Modoc County, William Dowdy, Daniel Nessling,
Erik VonRader and Mike Main
Larry L. Baumbach (SBN 50086)
E-mail: [e-mail]
LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH
2531 Forest Ave., Suite 100
Chico, CA 95928
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
B.T.H., a minor, T.J.H., a minor, and V.C.H., a
minor, by Guardian Ad Litem PAMELA HINTON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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B.T.H., a minor, T.J.H., a minor, and
V.C.H., a minor, by Guardian Ad Litem
PAMELA HINTON,
Plaintiffs,
v.
COUNTY OF MODOC, MODOC
COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE
POINDEXTER, UNKNOWN MODOC
COUNTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS,
SUPERVISORS, AND UNKNOWN
MODOC COUNTY MEDICAL CARE
PROVIDERS, and DOES 1 through 50
inclusive,

Case No. 2:20-cv-00566-JAM-DMC
STIPULATION AND ORDER
AUTHORIZING DEPOSITION OF
PAMELA HINTON AFTER SEPTEMBER
10, 2021 DISCOVERY CUTOFF AND
BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 2021
[Fed. R. Civ. P. 29]

Defendants.

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Defendants Modoc County, William Dowdy, Daniel Nessling, Erik VonRader and Mike

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Main (collectively, the “Modoc County Defendants”), and Plaintiffs B.T.H., T.J.H., and V.C.H

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STIPULATION & ORDER
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
OAKLAND

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(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) (altogether collectively, the “parties”)—by and through their respective

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attorneys of record, and pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 29—hereby

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stipulate and agree as follows:

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WHEREAS, pursuant to stipulation of the parties (ECF No. 33), on January 5, 2021, 1 this
Court ordered a discovery cutoff of September 10 (ECF No. 34);
WHEREAS, on August 10, the Modoc County Defendants served Plaintiffs with a notice
of Pamela Hinton’s (Plaintiffs’ Guardian Ad Litem) August 25 deposition;
WHEREAS, on August 19, counsel for Plaintiffs indicated that Pamela Hinton was
medically unavailable for deposition on August 25;

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WHEREAS, on August 19, counsel for the parties agreed, in principle, to stipulate to the

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Modoc County Defendants’ taking of Pamela Hinton’s deposition after the September 10

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discovery cutoff, should it become necessary, pursuant to Rule 29;

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WHEREAS, on August 24, the Modoc County Defendants served Plaintiffs with an
amended notice of Pamela Hinton’s September 9 deposition;
WHEREAS, on August 31, counsel for Plaintiffs indicated that Pamela Hinton will not
be available for deposition until the first week of October;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree and stipulate that it will be in the best interest of the parties

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to allow the deposition of Pamela Hinton to proceed after the September 10 discovery cutoff but

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before October 15;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree and stipulate that there is good cause to allow the

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deposition of Pamela Hinton to proceed after the September 10 discovery cutoff but before

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October 15;

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WHEREAS, the parties agree and stipulate that this stipulation does not seek

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modification of the current litigation deadlines as set forth in this Court’s January 5 Order (ECF

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No. 34);

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WHEREAS, the parties agree and stipulate that this stipulation does not prejudice either

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All dates refer to dates in 2021 unless otherwise indicated.
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of the parties’ rights to seek modification of the current litigation deadlines as set forth in this

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Court’s January 5 Order (ECF No. 34);

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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, through their respective counsel, jointly propose and

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stipulate that the Modoc County Defendants are authorized to take the deposition of Pamela

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Hinton after the September 10 discovery cutoff but before October 15.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated: September 3, 2021

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP

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By:

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/s/ Gregory B. Thomas
Gregory B. Thomas
Michael A. Slater
Attorneys for Defendants
COUNTY OF MODOC and FORMER
MODOC COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE
POINDEXTER

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Dated: September 3, 2021

LAW OFFICES OF LARRY L. BAUMBACH

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By:

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/s/ Larry L. Baumbach
Larry L. Baumbach
Attorney for Plaintiffs
B.T.H., a minor, T.J.H., a minor, and
V.C.H., a minor, by Guardian Ad Litem
PAMELA HINTON

Under Eastern District of California Civil Local Rule 131(e) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 7), I attest
that I obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from all of the above signatories.
Dated: September 3, 2021

BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
By:

/s/ Michael A. Slater
Gregory B. Thomas
Michael A. Slater
Attorneys for Defendants
COUNTY OF MODOC and FORMER
MODOC COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE
POINDEXTER

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Based upon the foregoing stipulation, it is hereby ordered that the Modoc County

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Defendants are authorized to take the deposition of Pamela Hinton after the September 10, 2021

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discovery cutoff but before October 15, 2021.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 9/3/2021

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/s/ John A. Mendez
THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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