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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP 

MARC N. ZIMMERMAN, ESQ., State Bar No. 100521 

R. WESLEY PRATT, ESQ., State Bar No. 191159 

JOANNA L. STOREY, ESQ., State Bar No. 214952 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94111-3941 

Telephone: (415) 288-9800 

Fax: (415) 288-9801 

Email: jls@hassard.com

Attorneys for Defendants

JOSEPH R. MATEL, M.D.

and RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VALERIE GEORGE, as Administrator and 

personal Representative of THE ESTATE 

OF RYAN GEORGE; VALERIE GEORGE 

and TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, as Legal 

Representatives for Jaida George and 

Ryan George, Jr.; VALERIE GEORGE, 

Individually; DONALD GEORGE; and 

TAJMAH BEAUCHAMP, Individually, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT; BILL COGBILL; 

COUNTY OF SONOMA; CALIFORNIA 

FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; 

JAMES LUDERS, M.D.; MICHAEL E. 

DAGEY, R.N.; SUTTER HEALTH; 

SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA 

ROSA; EDWARD W. HARD, M.D.; 

RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D.; JOSEPH N. 

MATEL, M.D.; NORWICK JANIAN, M.D.; 

and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

No. C-08-02675 EDL 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER DROPPING DEFENDANTS 

RICHARD FLINDERS, M.D.’S AND 

JOSEPH MATEL, M.D.’S MOTION 

TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE 

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Courtroom: E, 15th Floor 

Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte 

Third Amended Complaint Filed: 

 February 24, 2009

Jury Trial Date: September 7, 2010 

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED 

Plaintiffs, by and through their attorneys of record, and defendants 

Richard Flinders, M.D. and Joseph Matel, M.D., by and through their attorneys of 

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record hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. Defendants Richard Flinders, M.D. and Joseph Matel, M.D. have filed a 

motion to dismiss. The matter is currently set for hearing to take place on Tuesday, 

January 26, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. before the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte. 

2. Counsel for moving defendants has reviewed the plaintiffs’ opposition to 

the motion to dismiss. Based upon the authorities reviewed, counsel for moving 

defendants have asked plaintiffs to stipulate that the motion should be dropped with 

prejudice and without the need for a hearing on the merits of the motion. 

3. The parties respectfully ask the Court for an Order dropping the motion 

to dismiss with prejudice. 

 HASSARD BONNINGTON LLP 

 / S / 

______________________________ 

R. Wesley Pratt 

Attorneys for Defendants 

JOSEPH R. MATEL, M.D. and RICHARD 

FLINDERS, M.D. 

 SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER, LLP 

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______________________________ 

Steven L. Wittels 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

Defendants Richard Flinders, M.D. and Joseph Matel, M.D. have filed a 

motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Plaintiffs and moving Defendants, by and through their respective attorneys of record, 

ask this Court to drop the motion from calendar with prejudice. The Court hereby 

accepts the stipulation and drops the matter with prejudice and without reaching the 

merits of the motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January __, 2010 

______________________________ 

Elizabeth D. Laporte 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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