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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF MATTHEW LEE 

RICHARDS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF KERN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01294-CDB

ORDER ON STIPULATION CONTINUING 

INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 

TO MARCH 25, 2025, AT 10:00 A.M.

(Docs. 5, 6)

Plaintiffs Estate of Matthew Lee Richards, by and through successors in interest, 

Derrienne Richards and Robert Williams Richards (“Plaintiffs”), initiated this action with the 

filing of a complaint against Defendants County of Kern, Sheriff Donny Youngblood (“County 

Defendants”), and Kern County Hospital Authority (collectively, “Defendants”) on October 

23, 2024.1 (Doc. 1).

Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request to reschedule the initial 

scheduling conference. (Doc. 6). Because the parties stipulated to extend County Defendants’

time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, they jointly request to reschedule the 

initial scheduling conference currently set for January 22, 2025, to March 25, 2025, at 9:00 

1 The parties represent in the instant stipulated request that Defendant County of Kern is 

erroneously sued herein as Defendant “Kern County Sheriff’s Office & Kern County.” (Doc. 6).

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A.M. or as soon thereafter as the Court and the parties are available. (Id.).

The parties represent that in light of the stipulation extending the time for County 

Defendants to respond to the complaint, there is insufficient time for the parties to meet and 

confer to prepare the joint scheduling report for the initial scheduling conference as currently 

set. (Id.). The parties also represent that Defendant Kern County Hospital Authority has not 

appeared in this case as of the filing of the instant stipulation. (Id. at 1). The parties represent 

that good cause exists to continue the scheduling conference in light of County Defendants’ 

extended time to respond to the complaint and because not all parties have appeared in this 

case, or will have appeared, and the requested continuance will give the parties adequate time 

to meet and confer to prepare and file the joint scheduling report. (Id.).

In light of the stipulation and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 

the scheduling conference set for January 22, 2025, is continued to March 25, 2025, at 10:00 

a.m. The parties are reminded of their obligation to file a joint scheduling report electronically 

(7) days prior to the new scheduling conference date, and email in Word format to 

cdborders@uscourts.gov. (Doc. 5 at 2).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 26, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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