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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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KAPETAN BROTHERS 

1236 “M” Street 

Fresno, CA 93721-1806 

Telephone: (559) 498-0800

Peter N. Kapetan, #138068 

Attorneys for: Plaintiffs Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, Lawrence Rendon, Ricardo 

Rendon, John Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, and Vivian Centeno 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LUPE E. MARTINEZ, In Behalf of Herself 

and all Similarly Situated. RALPH C. 

RENDON, in Behalf of Himself and all 

Similarly Situated. 

 Plaintiffs. 

v. 

CITY OF FRESNO; JERRY DYER, CHIEF 

OF THE FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT; 

SGT. MICHAEL MANFREDI; OFFICER 

MARCUS K. TAFOYA; OFFICER BELINDA 

ANAYA, and DOES 1-20, in their individual 

and official capacities, Inclusive. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:06-cv-00233 OWW/GSA 

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ 

APPLICATION AND REQUEST 

FOR EMERGENCY HEARING 

REGARDING EXPERT 

DISCOVERY DISPUTE 

CLAUDIA RENDON, GEORGE RENDON, 

PRISCILLA RENDON, LAWRENCE 

RENDON, RICARDO RENDON, JOHN 

NUNEZ, JR., ALFRED HERNANDEZ, 

AND VIVIAN CENTENO, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY OF FRESNO; JERRY DYER, 

individually and in his official capacity as the 

Chief of Police for the Fresno Police 

Consolidated 

Case No. 1:06-cv-01851 OWW/TAG 

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Department; MICHAEL MANFREDI, 

individually and in his official capacity as 

Police Sergeant for the Fresno Police 

Department; MARCUS K. TAFOYA, 

individually and in his official capacity as 

Police Officer for the Fresno Police 

Department; BELINDA ANAYA, individually 

and in her official capacity as Police Officer for 

the Fresno Police Department; and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive. 

 

 Defendants. 

Plaintiffs Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, Lawrence Rendon, Ricardo Rendon, 

John Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, and Vivian Centeno (“Plaintiffs”) Application and 

Request for Emergency Hearing was heard on December 30, 2009 before the Honorable 

Judge Oliver W. Wanger, in Courtroom 3 of the above-entitled court. Peter N. Kapetan, 

attorney for moving parties, Plaintiffs Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, Lawrence Rendon, 

Ricardo Rendon, John Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, and Vivian Centeno appeared on their 

behalf; Charles M. Barrett, attorney for Plaintiffs Lupe E. Martinez, George Rendon and 

Priscilla Rendon appeared telephonically on their behalf, Terence Cassidy and John 

Whitefleet, attorneys for Defendants City of Fresno, Jerry Dyer and Belinda Anaya appeared 

telephonically on their behalf and Nausheen Kazalbasch, attorney for Defendants Michael 

Manfredi and Marcus K. Tafoya appeared telephonically on their behalf telephonically. 

The motion having been argued and submitted, the Court ORDERED, that 

1. It approves Defendants City of Fresno, Belinda Anaya and Chief of Police Jerry 

Dyer’s withdrawal of the designation of Defendant Jerry Dyer, Deputy Chief Robert Nevarez, 

Deputy Chief Sharon Schaffer, Lieutenants Anthony Martinez and Lieutenant Art Alvarado as 

percipient experts; 

2. In accordance with the withdrawal, Chief Jerry Dyer, Deputy Chief Robert 

Nevarez, Deputy Chief Sharon Schaffer, and Lieutenants Anthony Martinez and Lieutenant Art 

Alvarado shall not express any percipient expert opinions pursuant Federal Rule of Evidence 

Code section 702 in connection with the summary judgment motions filed by Defendants City 

of Fresno, Chief of Police Jerry Dyer and Belinda Anaya, or at trial on behalf of the same; and 

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3. Plaintiffs Ralph C. Rendon, Claudia Rendon, Lawrence Rendon, Ricardo 

Rendon, John Nunez, Jr., Alfred Hernandez, Vivian Centeno, Lupe E. Martinez, George 

Rendon and Priscilla Rendon will not take the expert depositions of Defendants City of Fresno, 

Belinda Anaya and Chief of Police Jerry Dyer’s withdrawn experts. 

Dated: January 14, 2010. 

It is so ORDERED...... 

________/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER____________ 

The Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

United States District Court Judge 

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