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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) AND RELATED DISCOVERY 

AND MOTION DEADLINES

1:13-CV-01550- MJS

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G. DAVID ROBERTSON, ESQ.

California State Bar No. 111984

ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, MILLER & WILLIAMSON

Bank of America Plaza

50 West Liberty Street, Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

Telephone No. (775) 329-5600

Facsimile No. (775) 348-8300

Attorneys for EDWARD WARKENTINE

and DANIEL TANKERSLEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO DIVISION

EDWARD WARKENTINE, an individual; and 

DANIEL TANKERSLEY, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

v.

HECTOR J. SORIA; DAN GRASSERAND; 

JOHNNY A. LEMUS; HECTOR 

LIZARRAGA; KRISTAL CHOJNACKI; 

GERRY GALVIN; FRANCISCO AMADOR; 

JOSEPH R. AMADOR; LEO CAPUCHINO; 

JOHN FLORES; ROBERT SILVA; CITY OF 

MENDOTA; JOSEPH RIOFRIO; BRYCE 

ATKINS; KORINA ZAMORA; MARTIN 

HERNANDEZ; SMITTY’S TOWING & 

AUTO DISMANTLING; ABRAHAM 

GONZALEZ; FELIPE GONZALEZ; 

GONZALEZ TOWING & TIRE SHOP; AND 

DOES 1 through 20, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 1:13-CV-01550-MJS

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) 

AND RELATED DISCOVERY AND 

MOTION DEADLINES

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by the parties hereto, that a short 

continuance of the trial in this matter should be granted in the interests of justice to both allow 

the parties to complete discovery and also allow adequate time for the parties to brief, and for the 

Court to consider, dispositive motions expected to be filed in this matter. This is the first request 

for a continuance of the trial in this matter. 

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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) AND RELATED DISCOVERY 

AND MOTION DEADLINES

1:13-CV-01550- MJS

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The parties have been working diligently in discovery to prepare for trial; however, the 

parties have encountered various issues which necessitate a continuance. For example, Plaintiffs 

recently located a large volume of documents which did not previously appear to be important to 

the prosecution of this case, but which now appear to be relevant in light of facts uncovered to 

date during the discovery process. Plaintiffs are thus currently working on a supplemental 

production. The Defendants will need additional time to review those documents, depose 

additional witnesses disclosed by the documents, and prepare their dispositive motion(s). In 

addition, Plaintiffs are awaiting certain discovery responses from the City Defendants, which 

Plaintiffs must review prior to taking some of the depositions, and those responses may also 

require additional investigation. Further, the parties have encountered scheduling conflicts with 

some of the necessary depositions, which have also impacted the parties’ ability to file and 

respond to dispositive motions under the current schedule. Finally, the parties understand and 

share the Court’s concern in its March 31, 2015 Order Amending Scheduling Order regarding 

the compressed timeline to resolve the dispositive motions. Thus, the parties now seek a short 

continuance to allow the parties to complete discovery and to further allow adequate time for the 

parties to brief, and for the Court to consider, all dispositive motions filed in this matter. 

The below parties therefore respectfully request an approximately four-month 

continuance of the trial to the end of January 2016 or beginning of February 2016, or another 

time that is mutually agreeable to the parties and the Court. The below parties also request that 

expert and non-expert discovery be extended at least to August 21, 2015, the non-dispositive 

motion filing deadline to August 31, 2015, and the dispositive motion filing deadline to 

September 30, 2015. 

We have also attempted to secure the signatures of the two pro per Gonzalez Defendants 

without success, but they have verbally agreed to the continuance.

Dated: May 8, 2015 ROBERTSON, JOHNSON, 

MILLER & WILLIAMSON

/s/ G. David Robertson_________________

G. David Robertson, Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) AND RELATED DISCOVERY 

AND MOTION DEADLINES

1:13-CV-01550- MJS

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FIKE & BORANIAN

/s/ David A. Fike

David A. Fike, Attorneys for Defendants City of 

Mendota, et al.

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED that the Trial set in this 

matter is continued to February 9, 2016 at 8:30 AM in Courtroom 6 (MJS) before U.S. 

Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng. Further, expert and non-expert discovery may continue until 

August 21, 2015, the non-dispositive motion filing deadline is extended to August 31, 2015, and 

the dispositive motion hearing deadline is extended to September 30, 2015. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 12, 2015 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

50 West Liberty Street,

Suite 600

Reno, Nevada 89501

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) AND RELATED DISCOVERY 

AND MOTION DEADLINES

1:13-CV-01550- MJS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

Pursuant to FRCP 5(b) and Civil Local Rule 5-1, I hereby certify that I am an employee 

of Robertson, Johnson, Miller & Williamson, over the age of eighteen, and not a party to the 

within action. I further certify that on the 8

th day of May, 2015, I electronically filed the 

foregoing STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) 

AND RELATED DISCOVERY AND MOTION DEADLINES with the Clerk of the Court by 

using the ECF system which sends a notice of the filing to the following: 

David A. Fike, Esq. 

(Calif. State Bar No. 95325)

Fike & Boranian

401 Clovis Avenue, Suite 208

Clovis, CA 93612

Telephone: (559) 229-2200

Facsimile: (559) 225-5504

Email: dfike@fikeboranianlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants City of Mendota, 

Hector J. Soria, Dan Grasserand, Johnny A. 

Lemus, Hector Lizarraga, Kristal Chojnacki, 

Gerry Galvin, Francisco Amador, Joseph R. 

Amador, Leo Capuchino, John Flores, Robert 

Silva, Joseph Riofrio, Bryce Atkins and 

Korina Zamora

I further certify that on the 8

th day of May, 2015, I caused to be deposited in the U.S. 

Mail, first-class postage fully prepaid, a true and correct copy of the foregoing STIPULATION 

AND ORDER TO CONTINUE TRIAL (FIRST REQUEST) AND RELATED 

DISCOVERY AND MOTION DEADLINES, addressed to the following:

Abraham Gonzalez

Felipe Gonzalez

dba Gonzalez Towing & Tire Shop

1297 Oller Street

Mendota, CA 93640

Defendants in pro per

/s/ Teresa W. Stovak

An Employee of Robertson, Johnson, 

Miller & Williamson

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