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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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Paul A. Cardinale, SBN 215812

paul.cardinale@med-defenselaw.com

MEDICAL DEFENSE LAW GROUP

3800 Watt Ave., Suite 245

Sacramento, CA 95821

Tel: (916) 244-9116 

Fax: (916) 244-9130

Attorneys for Defendants CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; KERI RUBALCAVA, 

R.N.; DANIEL DELLWO, P.A.; JAMIE REBELLO, L.V.N.

Michael S. Carrillo, SBN 258878

mc@carrillofirm.com

Dominique Boubion, SBN 336915

db@carrillofirm.com

CARRILLO LAW FIRM, LLP

1499 Huntington Drive, Suite 402

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Tel: (626) 799-9375

Fax: (626) 799-9380

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Mildred K. O'Linn, SBN 159055

mko@manningllp.com

Lynn Carpenter, SBN 310011

llc@manningllp.com

Kayleigh Andersen, SBN 306442

kaa@manningllp.com

MANNING & KASS ELLROD, RAMIREZ, TRESTER LLP

801 S. Figueroa Street, 15th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017-3012

Tel: (213) 624-6900

Fax: (213) 624-6999

Attorneys for Defendants, SHASTA COUNTY, SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, TOM 

BOSENKO, DAVE KENT, ROBERT VAN GERWEN, JUSTAN VORHIS and KIRK SCHRITTER

Jerome M. Varanini, SBN 58531

jvaranini@tsvlaw.com

THE LAW OFFICES OF JEROME M. VARANINI

641 Fulton Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

Tel: (916) 993-4868

Attorney for Defendants, WELLPATH, INC., WELLPATH MANAGEMENT, INC., and WELLPATH, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AARON JAMES ABBIE, DEBRA GORDEN, 

individually and as successors in interest to 

Decedent, TEDDY ABBIE,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SHASTA COUNTY, a public entity; SHERIFF

TOM BOSENKO; CAPTAIN DAVE KENT; 

DEPUTY ROBERT VAN GERWEN; DEPUTY 

JUSTAN VORHIS; DEPUTY KIRK 

SCHRITTER; JAIME REBELLO, L.V.N; KERI 

RUBALCAVA, R.N.; DANIEL DELLWO, P.A.; 

WELLPATH, INC.; WELLPATH 

MANAGEMENT, INC.; WELLPATH, LLC; 

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, 

INC., a California Corporation; and DOES 3-10, 

individually, jointly and severally,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:20-cv-01995-KJM-DMC

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER

TO THE HONORABLE COURT:

This stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs, AARON JAMES ABBIE and DEBRA 

GORDEN, Defendants, SHASTA COUNTY, TOM BOSENKO, DAVE KENT, ROBERT VAN 

GERWEN, JUSTAN VORHIS and KIRK SCHRITTER (“County Defendants”), Defendants, 

WELLPATH, INC., WELLPATH MANAGEMENT, INC., and WELLPATH, LLC (“Wellpath 

Defendants”), Defendants CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; KERI 

RUBALCAVA, R.N.; DANIEL DELLWO, P.A.; and JAMIE REBELLO, L.V.N. by and through their 

respective counsel, to modify the operative Scheduling Order [Doc. 84] by continuing all deadlines 

approximately 140 days, with the Court’s permission. There are compelling reasons for this request by 

the parties herein:

1. On January 26, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a Joint Stipulation and Request to File Fourth 

Amended Complaint to Add California Forensic Medical Group, Inc. as a Defendant (“Joint 

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Stipulation”). [Doc. 63].

2. Approximately six (6) weeks after filing the Joint Stipulation, on or about March 10, 2023, 

this Court ordered Plaintiffs to file a Fourth Amended Complaint within ten (10) days pursuant to the 

Joint Stipulation and good cause appearing. [Doc. 64].

3. On March 20, 2023, Plaintiffs filed the Fourth Amended Complaint naming for the first 

time, CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC. (“CFMG”); as a Defendant. [Doc. 65].

4. On March 20, 2023, the parties to the action submitted a Stipulation and Proposed Order 

to Modify the Scheduling Order extending the discovery deadlines. [Doc. 69.] Defendants CFMG; KERI 

RUBALCAVA, R.N.; DANIEL DELLWO, P.A.; and JAMIE REBELLO, L.V.N. (hereinafter 

collectively “CMFG Defendants”) were not parties to the Stipulation and Proposed Order because they 

had not yet appeared in the case. 

5. On March 22, 2023, the Court signed the Stipulation and Order extending the discovery 

dates as requested in Document 69. [Doc. 71.]

6. On May 18, 2023, the CFMG Defendants filed an Answer to Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amended 

Complaint, these Defendants first appearance in this case. [Doc. 78.]

7. On July 17, 2023, the parties submitted a Stipulation and Proposed Order to Modify the 

Scheduling Order extending the discovery deadlines. [Doc. 83.]

8. On August 7, 2023, the Court signed an Order extending the discovery dates as detailed 

below. [Doc. 84.]

9. Since this case had been ongoing for over 2 1⁄2 years when the CFMG Defendants first 

appeared in this case on May 18, 2023, these Defendants served a request for all prior pleadings and 

discovery to all parties on June 29, 2023. In response, the CFMG Defendants received thousands of pages 

of discovery. The CMFG Defendants were also advised that 11 depositions had been taken prior to their 

appearance in this case. The CFMG Defendants were required to contact the court reporters who recorded

each deposition to obtain their own copies of the respective transcripts. As a result, counsel for the CFMG 

Defendants have only recently completed their review and analysis of the voluminous documents and 

deposition transcripts and have determined they need to conduct and complete additional discovery.

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10. Given the above, the parties, through their counsel of record, have met and conferred in 

order to reach an agreement as to modification of the scheduling order, and have agreed to the dates 

proposed below based on all parties’ availability, as well as the time reasonably required to finish 

discovery, retain experts, file motions, and prepare for trial.

11. The Court has previously approved six requests to continue the scheduling order deadlines 

in this matter. This stipulation has been made in good faith by the parties’ counsel who believe the length 

of the continuance requested is reasonable to permit all parties, including and especially the CFMG 

Defendants, to conduct meaningful discovery. The continuance is not sought for delay; rather, it is 

necessary to enable the parties to conduct additional meaningful discovery.

12. No trial date has been set in this matter.

WHEREAS, for good cause and pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), the parties in this case 

submit for the Court’s consideration the following:

EVENT CURRENT DEADLINE NEW DEADLINE

Initial Expert Disclosures 1/15/2024 5/15/2024

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures 2/19/2024 6/19/2024

Non-Expert Discovery CutOff1/1/2024 5/1/2024

Expert Discovery Cutoff 4/16/2024 7/16/2024

MSJ Hearing Deadline 8/16/2024 11/15/2024

Settlement Conference 4/26/2024 8/26/2024

WHEREAS, Pursuant to Local Rule 131(e), I, Paul A. Cardinale attest that Dominique L. 

Boubion, Kayleigh A. Anderson and Jerome M. Varanini concur with the content of this stipulation and 

has authorized the filing of the same.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: December 4, 2023 CARRILLO LAW FIRM LLP 

By: /s/ Dominique L. Boubion

LUIS A. CARRILLO 

MICHAEL S. CARRILLO 

DOMINIQUE L. BOUBION 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, AARON ABBIE and 

DEBRA GORDEN

DATED: December 4, 2023 MANNING & KASS ELLROD, RAMIREZ, 

TRESTER LLP 

By: /s/ Kayleigh A. Andersen

MILDRED K. O’LINN 

LYNN L. CARPENTER 

KAYLEIGH A. ANDERSEN 

Attorneys for Defendants, SHASTA COUNTY, 

SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S

DEPARTMENT, TOM BOSENKO, DAVE 

KENT, ROBERT VAN GERWEN, JUSTAN 

VORHIS, KIRK SCHRITTER

DATED: December 4, 2023 THE LAW OFFICES OF JEROME M. VARANINI 

By: /s/ Jerome M. Varanini

JEROME M. VARANINI 

Attorneys for Defendants, WELLPATH, INC., 

WELLPATH MANAGEMENT, INC., and 

WELLPATH, LLC

DATED: December 4, 2023 MEDICAL DEFENSE LAW GROUP

By: /s/ Paul A. Cardinale

Paul A. Cardinale, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendants CALIFORNIA

FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; KERI 

RUBALCAVA, R.N.; DANIEL DELLWO, P.A.; 

JAMIE REBELLO, L.V.N.

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ORDER

Based on a review of the parties’ Stipulation and Joint Request to Modify the Scheduling Order, 

sufficient good cause has been shown for the requested relief. Therefore, the Stipulation is APPROVED.

THE COURT, HAVING FOUND GOOD CAUSE, AND PER STIPULATION OF COUNSEL, 

HEREBY ORDERS that the Scheduling Order be Amended as follows:

EVENT CURRENT DEADLINE NEW DEADLINE

Initial Expert Disclosures 1/15/2024 5/15/2024

Rebuttal Expert Disclosures 2/19/2024 6/19/2024

Non-Expert Discovery CutOff1/1/2024 5/1/2024

Expert Discovery Cutoff 4/16/2024 7/16/2024

MSJ Hearing Deadline 8/16/2024 11/15/2024

Settlement Conference 4/26/2024 8/26/2024 at 10:00 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 5, 2023

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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