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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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WRITTEN CONSENT TO PERMIT FILING OF DEFENDANT PHILIP HYDEN, M.D.’S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND ORDER THEREON

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Andrew R. Weiss #95567

Carol A. O’Neil #71282

WEISS MARTIN SALINAS & HEARST

A Professional Corporation

7108 North Fresno Street, Suite 250

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 438-2080

Facsimile: (559) 438-8363

Attorneys for Defendant Philip Hyden, M.D.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA RIVERA-MARTINEZ and 

ARTURO MARTINEZ,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

KERN COUNTY; KERN COUNTY 

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES; 

SOCIAL WORKER STEPHANIE MEEK, 

individually; PHILIP HYDEN, M.D., 

individually; and DOES 1 through 100, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:16-CV-00062---JLT

WRITTEN CONSENT OF PLAINTIFFS 

CYNTHIA RIVERA-MARTINEZ AND 

ARTURO MARTINEZ AND CODEFENDANTS KERN COUNTY, KERN 

COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 

RESOURCES AND SOCIAL WORKER 

STEPHANIE MEEK TO THE FILING OF 

DEFENDANT PHILIP HYDEN, M.D’S 

(PROPOSED) FIRST AMENDED 

ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT AND COURT 

ORDER THEREON

(Doc. 22)

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 15 (2) which allows for amendment of 

a party’s pleadings before trial with the other parties’ written consent and for the sake of 

preserving precious judicial resources that would be consumed if a motion for leave to amend

were made, Defendant, PHILIP HYDEN (“Dr. Hyden”), respectfully submits this stipulation in 

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WRITTEN CONSENT TO PERMIT FILING OF DEFENDANT PHILIP HYDEN, M.D.’S FIRST AMENDED ANSWER TO 

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which Plaintiffs CYNTHIA RIVERA-MARTINEZ and ARTURO MARTINEZ and CoDefendants KERN COUNTY, KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES 

and SOCIAL WORKER STEPHANIE MEEK, by and through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby consent in writing to the filing of Dr. Hyden’s (Proposed) First Amended Answer 

to Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as 

Exhibit “A.” 

Dated: August 18, 2016 LACK LAW GROUP, APC

By: /s/ Rebecca D. Lack (electronic signature 

use authorized on August 17, 2016) 

 Rebecca D. Lack

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

 Cynthia Rivera-Martinez and 

 Arturo Martinez

Dated: August 18, 2016 COUNTY OF KERN, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ Kathleen Rivera (electronic signature 

use authorized on August 17, 2016)

 Theresa A. Goldner, County Counsel

 By: Kathleen Rivera, Deputy 

 Attorneys for Defendants

Kern County, Kern County Department of 

Human Services and Social Worker 

Stephanie Meek

 

Dr. Hyden requests that this court issue the order below based on the above 

written consents of the respective counsel for Plaintiffs and Co-Defendants. Attached hereto as 

Exhibit B are true and correct copies of emails in which attorneys, Rebecca Lack and Kathleen 

Rivera, have authorized the use of their electronic signatures on this written consent

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Dated: August 19, 2016 WEISS MARTIN SALINAS & HEARST

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Carol A. O’Neil 

 Andrew R. Weiss

 Carol A. O’Neil

 Attorneys for Defendant

 Philip Hyden, M.D.

ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court ORDERS that defendant, Dr. Hyden, 

may file his first amended answer within five days.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 19, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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