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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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ROB BONTA, State Bar No. 202668

Attorney General of California

JOANNA B. HOOD, State Bar No. 264078

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NECULAI GRECEA, State Bar No. 307570

Deputy Attorney General

300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702

Los Angeles, CA 90013-1230

Telephone: (213) 269-6443

Fax: (916) 761-3641

E-mail: Neculai.Grecea@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

R. Recarey, L. Bird, and K. Allison

BENJAMIN M. RUDIN, State Bar No. 292341

 3830 Valley Centre Dr., Ste. 705, PMB 231

 Tel: (858) 256-4429

 E-mail: ben@benrudin.law

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kevin Hagan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

KEVIN HAGAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

RAUL RECAREY, et al.,

Defendants.

1:22-cv-00562-AWI-EPG

ORDER RE: JOINT STIPULATION AS TO 

THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT AND 

CASE DEADLINES

Judge: The Honorable Erica P. 

Grosjean

Action Filed: May 9, 2022

WHEREAS, on May 9, 2022, Plaintiff, initiated this lawsuit by filing a Complaint alleging 

Eighth Amendment violations against Defendants R. Recarey, L. Bird, and K. Allison 

(“Defendants”) (ECF No. 1);

WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022, the Court ordered the parties to attend a formal Scheduling 

Conference on September 13, 2022 (ECF No. 4);

WHEREAS, on May 16, 2022, Defendants filed their notice of intent to waive service (ECF 

No. 11);

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WHEREAS, on June 13, 2022, the Court issued an Order re: Early Settlement Conference, 

requiring that the parties meet-and-confer about settlement and Defendants opt out of an early 

settlement conference, if necessary, by July 29, 2022;

WHEREAS, on July 14, 2022, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to modify deadlines 

to enable Plaintiff to file his First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 15);

WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022, Plaintiff filed his First Amended Complaint (ECF No. 

18); 

WHEREAS, on September 26, 2022, Defendants requested that the Court screen the First 

Amended Complaint (ECF No. 20);

WHEREAS, on January 6, 2023, the Court screened the First Amended Complaint, 

dismissed Defendants, and provided Plaintiff the opportunity to file a Second Amended 

Complaint (ECF No. 21);

WHEREAS, on February 2, 2023, Plaintiff filed his Second Amended Complaint and a 

request for injunctive relief against Defendants H. Longia, J. Mevi, M. Son, and S. Gates (ECF 

No. 22)1;

WHEREAS, the parties have conferred and Plaintiff wishes to file a Third Amended

Complaint, removing Defendant S. Gates and adding Defendant C. Eskander;

WHEREAS, the Court would have to screen the Third Amended Complaint, issue 

summons, find service appropriate, and direct e-service on the new defendants after the Third

Amended Complaint is filed2;

WHEREAS, on February 28, 2023, the Court gave Plaintiff until May 23, 2023 to file the 

Third Amended Complaint (ECF No. 25);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s Counsel is still waiting on a correspondence from Plaintiff that he 

needs to be able to file the Third Amended Complaint (Decl. of Benjamin Rudin ¶ 3);

1 The Attorney General’s Office, specially appearing on behalf of S. Gates, opposed the 

request for injunctive relief. (See ECF No. 23.) The Second Amended Complaint is currently 

pending screening, but its screening will be mooted by the filing of a Third Amended Complaint.

2 As they have before, Defendants will request that the Court screen the Third Amended 

Complaint pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a).

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WHEREAS, Defendant C. Eskander is no longer Plaintiff’s doctor. Plaintiff still wishes to 

add him along with his current doctor. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties stipulate and agree to a two-week extension of the current 

schedule to allow Plaintiff’s Counsel to receive the correspondence and file the Third Amended 

Complaint:

1. Plaintiff shall file his Third Amended Complaint on or before June 6, 2023;

2. Defendants shall request screening of the Third Amended Complaint within fourteen 

(14) days of its filing, and Defendants shall answer the Third Amended Complaint sixty (60) days 

after the new defendants’ notice of intent to waive service;

3. The Scheduling Conference is continued to a date to be determined by the Court at a 

later time and by separate order;

4. The Parties’ deadline to meet-and-confer regarding settlement and Defendants’ 

deadline to opt out of an early settlement conference are continued to dates to be determined by 

the Court at a later time and by separate order.

Dated: May 23, 2023 Respectfully submitted,

ROB BONTA

Attorney General of California

JOANNA B. HOOD

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

/s/ Neculai Grecea

NECULAI GRECEA

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants

R. Recarey, L. Bird, and K. Allison

/s/ Benjamin Rudin

BENJAMIN RUDIN

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kevin Hagan

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ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 27), IT IS ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff shall file his Third Amended Complaint on or by June 6, 2023;

2. Defendants shall request screening of the Third Amended Complaint within fourteen 

days of its filing and the Court will screen the Third Amended Complaint;

3. Defendants shall answer the Third Amended Complaint within sixty days after the 

new defendants are served and file their notice of intent to waive service;

4. The Court will issue a new Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference; and

5. The Court will issue a new Order Regarding Early Settlement Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2023 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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