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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE FILING AMENDMENT TO ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

CASE NO. CV 09 5924 CRB

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JONES & DYER

A Professional Corporation

1800 J Street

Sacramento, California 95811

Telephone: (916) 552-5959

Fax: (916) 442-5959

MARK A. JONES, SBN #96494

KRISTEN K. PRESTON, SBN #125455

Attorneys for: Defendants County of Del Norte, Del Norte County Sheriff

Department, Dean Wilson, Bill Steven, James Couzens (sued herein

as John Doe 1), Mike Seamen, James Burke (sued herein as John

Doe 2), Sergeant Brett Fox (sued herein as John Doe 3) and Gary

Potter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES DANIS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

COUNTY OF DEL NORTE; DEL NORTE

COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT; DEAN

WILSON; BILL STEVEN; JOHN DOE 1,

A.K.A. OFFICER COUSINS; MIKE SEAMEN;

JOHN DOE 2, AKA OFFICER BURKE; JOHN

DOE 3, A.K.A. SERGEANT FOX; GARY

POTTER; SUTTER HEALTH; SUTTER COAST

HOSPITAL; and DOES 4 through 15, inclusive,

Defendants.

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NO. CV 09 5924 CRB

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING FILING AMENDMENT

TO ANSWER TO COMPLAINT

On February 18, 2010, defendants County of Del Norte, Del Norte County Sheriff

Department, Dean Wilson, Bill Steven, James Couzens (sued herein as John Doe 1), Mike Seamen,

James Burke (sued herein as John Doe 2), Sergeant Brett Fox (sued herein as John Doe 3) and Gary

Potter filed their answer to complaint and demand for jury. Defendants’ answer includes sixteen

affirmative defenses. The parties hereto stipulate and agree that said defendants may file an

amendment to their answer to include a seventeenth affirmative defense alleging that plaintiff failed

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to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing the present action. The parties stipulate and

agree that said defendants may file the amendment to their answer to the complaint to include the

following affirmative defense:

As a seventeenth affirmative defense to plaintiff’s complaint,

defendants allege that plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative

remedies prior to filing this action, and as such, the complaint, and

each cause of action thereof, is barred.

DATED: April 1, 2010 

SANFORD WITTELS & HEISLER LLP

By: /s/ Thomas Marc Litton 

THOMAS MARC LITTON

Attorneys for Plaintiff James Danis

DATED: April 1, 2010 

JONES & DYER

By: /s/ Mark A. Jones 

MARK A. JONES

Attorneys for Defendants County of Del Norte,

Del Norte County Sheriff Department, Dean

Wilson, Bill Steven, James Couzens (sued

herein as John Doe 1), Mike Seamen, James

Burke (sued herein as John Doe 2), Sergeant

Brett Fox (sued herein as John Doe 3) and Gary

Potter

DATED: April 1, 2010 

LA FOLLETTE, JOHNSON, DE HAAS,

FESLER & AMES

By: /s/ Larry Thornton 

LARRY THORNTON

Attorneys for Defendants Sutter Health and

Sutter Coast Hospital

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ORDER

The court having considered the foregoing stipulation of the parties, the court hereby orders

that defendants County of Del Norte, Del Norte County Sheriff Department, Dean Wilson, Bill

Steven, James Couzens (sued herein as John Doe 1), Mike Seamen, James Burke (sued herein as

John Doe 2), Sergeant Brett Fox (sued herein as John Doe 3) and Gary Potter may file an amendment

to their answer to the complaint to include a seventeenth affirmative defense alleging that plaintiff

failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, as specifically set forth in the stipulation. 

DATED:_______________________

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HON. CHARLES R. BREYER

United States Federal Judge

April 6, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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