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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 TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO DEFENDANT TAMRE 

SCOTT

Sue S. Junn, Esq., SBN 185330

CLARK HILL LLP

555 South Flower Street, 24th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 891-9100

Facsimile: (213) 488-1178

SJunn@ClarkHill.com

Attorney for Defendants TAMRE SCOTT (erroneously sued and 

served as “Tamra Scott”); COVELO GROUP, INC. 

F/K/A MGA HEALTHCARE, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO DIVISION

ESTATE OF MICHAEL PRINCE, ELANO 

COSTELLO, DONNY COSTELLO, M.D., 

I.C., D.C., J.C., SOPHIA COSTELLO, and 

VALERIE PRINCE,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT, JIM COOPER, CHRISTINA 

MUIRHEAD, COLLEEN JACOBSON, 

SWARN SHARMAN, NKEM AYENIAARONS, DOUGLAS CANLAS, LORI 

BORREGO, JUSTIN SMITH, TERRENCE 

MCDONALD, FELICIA VALLES, MGA 

HEALTHCARE CALIFORNIA, INC., MGA 

HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, COVELO 

GROUP, INC., COVELO GROUP, TAMRE

SCOTT, AFFINITY NURSING SERVICES, 

AFFINITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 

SERVICES, PC, RUBY LEMOS, and DOE 1 to 

20,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:24-cv-00992-DC-JDP

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SET ASIDE 

ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO DEFENDANT 

TAMRE SCOTT 

Plaintiffs ESTATE OF MICHAEL PRINCE, ELANO COSTELLO, DONNY COSTELLO, 

M.D., I.C., D.C., J.C., SOPHIA COSTELLO, and VALERIE PRINCE (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendant TAMRE SCOTT (erroneously sued and served as “Tamra Scott”) hereby stipulate to set 

aside the Clerk’s Entry of Default entered in this matter on September 19, 2024.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO DEFENDANT TAMRE 

SCOTT

RECITALS

1. This action involves the in-custody death of Michael Prince during his confinement at 

the Sacramento County Main Jail from July 2, 2023 to July 8, 2023. 

2. On or about April 2, 2024, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in the United States District 

Court, Eastern District of California, in the above-referenced matter. ECF No. 1. The Complaint stated 

claims for (1) Deliberate Indifference/Special Relationship; (2) Title II of the Americans with 

Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.); (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 701 

et seq.); (4) Unwarranted Interference with Familial Association (U.S. Const. Amend. XIV and 42 

U.S.C. § 1983); (5) Unwarranted Interference with Familial Association (U.S. Const. Amend. I; 42 

U.S.C. § 1983); (6) Failure to Summon Medical Center (Cal. Gov. Code § 845.6); (7) Tom Bane Civil 

Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 52.1); (8) Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress; (9) Negligence; 

and (10) Wrongful Death (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 377.60). Plaintiffs sought compensatory, general, 

special, nominal and punitive/exemplary damages. 

3. On July 14, 2024, Ms. Scott waived service of process. ECF No. 8. Stipulating 

Defendant Ms. Scott contends she was unaware of the legal consequences of having waived service of 

process of the Summons and Complaint, as she was not represented by legal counsel at the time she 

signed a Waiver, and was unaware that she was required to file a response to the Complaint within a 

certain period of time. 

4. On September 13, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a Request for Entry of Default against Ms. Scott, 

ECF No. 22, and the Clerk entered her default on September 19, 2024, ECF No. 23. Ms. Scott contends 

she was unaware that a Request for Entry of Default had been filed by Plaintiffs and unaware of the

Clerk’s Entry of Default.

5. On November 1, 2024, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended Complaint for Violation of 

Civil and Constitutional Rights which includes additional defendants, factual allegations against 

existing defendants, and legal contentions than those pled in the original Complaint. ECF No. 30. The 

First Amended Complaint has not been served on Ms. Scott. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO DEFENDANT TAMRE 

SCOTT

6. Ms. Scott subsequently retained counsel, who has promptly conferred with Plaintiffs’ 

counsel with a proposal to stipulate to set aside the default. The parties reached an agreement to 

stipulate to set aside the default of Ms. Scott and hereby enter into the following terms of the 

Stipulation: 

STIPULATION

The parties hereby stipulate: 

7. That the Clerk’s Entry of Default as to the original Complaint entered on September 19, 

2024 against defendant Tamre Scott (erroneously sued and served as “Tamra Scott”), ECF No. 23, 

should be set aside;

8. That Ms. Scott, by and through her counsel of record herein, shall waive personal service 

of the Summons and First Amended Complaint and file a response within sixty (60) days from the date 

of the Court’s entry of Order on the above Stipulation; and

9. That Defendant COVELO GROUP, INC. F/K/A MGA HEALTHCARE, INC., shall

waive personal service of the Summons and First Amended Complaint and file a response within sixty 

(60) days from the date of the Court’s entry of Order on the above Stipulation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: January 7, 2025________ CLARK HILL LLP

By: /s/ Sue S. Junn

Sue S. Junn

Attorney for Defendants TAMRE SCOTT 

(erroneously sued and served as “Tamra Scott”); 

COVELO GROUP, INC. 

F/K/A MGA HEALTHCARE, INC.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SET ASIDE ENTRY OF DEFAULT AS TO DEFENDANT TAMRE 

SCOTT

Dated: January 7, 2025_______ LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN

By: /s/ Mark E. Merin 

Mark E. Merin

Paul H. Masuhara

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ESTATE OF MICHAEL PRINCE, ELANO 

COSTELLO, DONNY COSTELLO, M.D., 

I.C., D.C., J.C., SOPHIA COSTELLO, and 

VALERIE PRINCE

ORDER

After considering the parties’ Stipulation above, the Court orders as follows:

1. The Clerk’s Entry of Default dated September 19, 2024 against defendant TAMRE 

SCOTT (erroneously sued and served as “Tamra Scott” and entry of default thereon),

ECF No. 23, is hereby vacated.

2. Ms. Scott, by and through her counsel of record herein, waives personal service of the 

First Amended Complaint and will have sixty (60) days from the date of the Court’s 

entry of Order on the above-Stipulation to file a response to the First Amended 

Complaint. 

3. Defendant COVELO GROUP, INC. F/K/A MGA HEALTHCARE, INC., waives

personal service of the First Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiffs, and will have sixty 

(60) days from the date of the Court’s entry of Order on the above-Stipulation to file a 

response to the First Amended Complaint. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2025 

JEREMY D. PETERSON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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