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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

United States Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:06-CV-0286-GEB-JFM

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PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT

A Professional Corporation

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180

Stephen E. Horan, SBN 125241

Nathan W. Austin, SBN 219672

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

(916) 929-1481 

(916) 927-3706 (fax)

Office of County Counsel, County of Butte

Bruce S. Alpert, County Counsel, SBN 75684

25 County Center Drive

Oroville, CA 95965-3380

(530) 538-7621

(530) 538-6891 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant, 

COUNTY OF BUTTE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES LEE MATHEWS and ROES 1-100,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF BUTTE, DEPUTY

ENGASSER, LT. FLICKER, LT. HADLEY,

SGT. HAYES, SGT. HOVEY, DEPUTY

MYERS, DEPUTY BROWN, DEPUTY

THORNTON, DEPUTY BROWNFIELD, J.

HANSON, RN, and DOES 10-100, Inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:06-CV-0286-GEB-JFM

STIPULATION TO DISMISS SECOND

AND THIRD CAUSES OF ACTION IN

PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT; ORDER THEREON

Trial Date: None

Defendant, COUNTY OF BUTTE, contends the Second Cause of Action for Violation of

Civil Rights under 42 U.S.C. §1983, claiming denial of rights under the Sixth Amendment, and the

Third Cause of Action for Violation of Civil Rights, claiming denial of rights under the Sixth

Amendment, in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint are not ripe. Plaintiff, JAMES LEE

MATHEWS, disputes the COUNTY OF BUTTE’s contention. After meeting and conferring,

Plaintiff’s counsel, Ellen C. Dove, and Defendant County of Butte counsel, Stephen E. Horan,

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stipulate to Plaintiff’s dismissal without prejudice of those causes of action on the bases set forth

herein.

Plaintiff reserves the right to move to amend the complaint to add either or both of those

causes of action and any of the factual allegations therein into the complaint then operative. The

agreement herein goes to the causes of action asserted and their dismissal is not intended to concede

the lack of validity of the factual allegations contained therein. Plaintiff expects these allegations

will be asserted in a writ of habeas corpus proceeding. County of Butte reserves all rights and

defenses to oppose any such amendment. 

Defense Counsel for Butte County has obtained authority to accept service of the complaint

on behalf of the individual defendants employed byButte County. In exchange, plaintiff’s counsel

has agreed to extend the last day for Butte County to file a responsive pleading to July 24, 2006

Dated: July 7, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF ELLEN C. DOVE

/s/ Ellen C. Dove

By 

ELLEN C. DOVE

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

JAMES LEE MATHEWS

Dated: July 7, 2006 PORTER, SCOTT, WEIBERG & DELEHANT

A Professional Corporation

/s/ Nathan W. Austin

By 

STEPHEN E. HORAN

NATHAN W. AUSTIN

BRUCE S. ALPERT

Attorneys for Defendant, 

COUNTY OF BUTTE

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ORDER

The Second and Third Causes of Action of Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint are hereby

dismissed without prejudice. 

Defendant Butte County shall file a responsive pleading no later than July 24, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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