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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

BENJAMIN E. HALL (SBN 219924)

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TOULU THAO, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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SHAUN DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF )

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING )

AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; )

FORMER REGIONAL COUNSEL OF )

HUD REGION IX FAYE AUSTIN; )

FORMER FIELD DIRECTOR OF THE )

FRESNO HUD OFFICE MARIE )

SUDDUTH; TERESA CARSON, )

FORMER AGENT OF THE U.S. )

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND )

URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD )

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; )

IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND )

OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; AND )

DOES 1-75, INCLUSIVE, )

)

Defendants. )

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Case No. 1:11-cv-00799-AWI-BAM

STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

SCHEDULING CONFERENCE

The parties to this action, by their attorneys of record,

hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter an order

modifying certain deadlines in the case for the reasons set forth

below.

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BACKGROUND

On October 27, 2011, defendants Shaun Donovan, Faye Austin,

Marie Sudduth and Teresa Carson filed a Motion for Partial

Dismissal and Motion to Strike (Doc. 15) with respect to

Plaintiff’s Complaint (Doc. 2). On November 10, 2011, the Court

entered its Order (Doc. 17) upon the stipulation of the parties,

(1) vacating the hearing date on the then-pending motion to

dismiss, (2) denying the motion to dismiss as moot, (3) directing

Plaintiff to file an amended complaint no later than December 12,

2011, and (4) allowing defendants thirty (30) days from the date

of filing of the amended complaint to file a responsive motion or

a responsive pleading. On November 22, 2011, the Court entered

an Order (Doc. 19) continuing the scheduling conference to

February 6, 2012, in light of the prior Order.

On December 12, 2011, Plaintiff filed his First Amended

Complaint (Doc. 20). The First Amended Complaint modified

Plaintiff’s claims against the original defendants but also added

a new claim against the United States of America. The Court

issued a sixty-day summons for service upon the United States of

America.

For medical reasons, Plaintiff’s counsel will be unavailable

for a period of approximately five weeks beginning in mid-January

2012.

STIPULATION

In light of the foregoing facts, the parties have agreed,

and request that the Court order, as follows:

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1. That Plaintiff shall serve the Summons and First

Amended Complaint upon the United States of America by January

12, 2012.

2. That the responses of defendants Shaun Donovan, Faye

Austin, Marie Sudduth and Teresa Carson to the First Amended

Complaint shall be due contemporaneously with the response of

defendant United States of America.

3. That the scheduling conference be continued to March

19, 2012, or a later date at the Court’s convenience.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: January 5, 2012. BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Benjamin E. Hall 

BENJAMIN E. HALL

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

[Authorized 1/5/12]

Dated: January 5, 2012. /s/ Jacob M. Weisberg 

JACOB M. WEISBERG

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The above stipulation be given full effect;

2. Plaintiff shall serve the United States of America by

January 12, 2012;

3. The responses of defendants Shaun Donovan, Faye Austin,

Marie Sudduth and Teresa Carson to the First Amended Complaint

shall be due contemporaneously with the response of defendant

United States of America;

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4. The scheduling conference set for February 6, 2012, is

continued to April 10, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 8 before

Judge McAuliffe. A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, carefully

prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically

filed in full compliance with the requirements set forth in the

Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, one (1) full week

prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed,

in WordPerfect or Word format, to bamorders@caed.uscourts.gov. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2012 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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