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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 To Allow Deposition of Expert DeFoe Beyond Expert Discovery Deadline 

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THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL 

By: ANDREW C. THOMSON, DEPUTY (SBN 149057) 

Kern County Administrative Center 

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor 

Bakersfield, CA 93301 

Telephone 661-868-3800 

Fax 661-868-3805 

Attorneys for Defendants County 

of Kern and Deputy Reed 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

D.G., a minor, by and through his 

guardian ad litem, Denise Bonilla, 

individually and as successor-in-interest 

to David Garcia, deceased; D.E.G., a 

minor, by and through her guardian ad 

litem, Denise Bonilla, individually and 

as successor-in-interest to David Garcia, 

deceased; G.D., a minor, by and 

through her guardian ad litem, Denise 

Bonilla, individually and as successorin-interest to David Garcia, deceased; 

RAMONA RAMIREZ NUNEZ, 

individually; 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

COUNTY OF KERN; DOES 1 

THROUGH 10; 

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CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00760 JAM-JLT 

STIPULATION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION 

OF EXPERT SCOTT DEFOE BEYOND 

EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE DUE 

TO UNCONTROLLABLE 

CIRCUMSTANCES AND SCHEDULING 

ISSUES; ORDER 

[ALL PARTIES REQUEST A JURY] 

Plaintiffs, D.G., a minor, by and through his guardian ad litem, Denise Bonilla; D.E.G., 

a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Denise Bonilla; G.D., a minor, by and through 

her guardian ad litem, Denise Bonilla; and Ramona Ramirez Nunez, (hereinafter collectively 

“Plaintiffs”) are jointly represented by Matthew C. Clark and Neil K. Gehlawat of ChainCohn-Stiles, and Dale K. Galipo of the Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo. 

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Defendants, County of Kern (hereinafter “County”) and Deputy Robert Reed 

(hereinafter “Reed”), (hereinafter collectively “Defendants”) are represented by Andrew C. 

Thomson, Office of Kern County Counsel. 

Plaintiffs and Defendants are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties.” 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED TO, by and between the Parties, 

through their respective counsel of record, that an Order be entered allowing Defendants to take 

the deposition of Plaintiffs’ expert Scott DeFoe (hereinafter “DeFoe”), on Monday, September 

19, 2016 which is one business day later than the expert witness discovery deadline of Friday, 

September 16, 2016, as set forth in the recent Court Order. 

1. The Parties have repeatedly met and conferred regarding expert witness discovery 

matters in an effort to resolve expert discovery issues, including deposition scheduling. 

2. Plaintiffs intend to take Dr. Mohandie’s deposition on Friday, September 16, 2016. 

Defendants had noticed DeFoe’s deposition for September 15, 2016, but DeFoe is scheduled to 

be in Atlanta, Georgia for expert testimony and is not scheduled to return to LAX until the late 

afternoon or early evening of Friday, September 16, 2016. The Parties have been able to 

schedule the deposition of all other expert witnesses within the initial deadline established by 

the Court. 

4. Defendants properly noticed, and renoticed, the deposition of expert DeFoe, however as 

the result of DeFoe’s expert witness and trial testimony obligations and a scheduled vacation, along 

with attorney schedule conflicts, his deposition cannot be completed prior to September 16, 2016. 

5. In coordinating with the schedules of counsel, the Parties agree that counsel and DeFoe 

will be available for, and complete, his deposition on September 19, 2016. 

6. Nothing in this stipulation constitutes a waiver of any Parties’ right to challenge the 

designation of DeFoe as an expert or to move to exclude any and all testimony by DeFoe. 

7. The Parties do not believe that the requested continuance of the deposition testimony of 

DeFoe will have any adverse impact on the Court’s Scheduling Orders. 

8. In light of the Parties willingness to meet and confer, and in the spirit collegiality and 

discovery, the Parties believe that good cause for the continuance has been shown. 

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9. The Parties respectfully request the Court’s consideration of this request. 

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED: 

The deposition of Plaintiffs’ expert Scott DeFoe may be noticed for, and taken on, a date 

which is later than the September 16, 2016 scheduled conclusion of expert witness discovery, 

but will be concluded on or before September 19, 2016. 

Dated: September 14, 2016 CHAIN-COHN-STILES 

 

 

 By /s/ Neil K. Gehlawat _ 

 Matthew C. Clark 

 Neil K. Gehlawat 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: September 14, 2016 THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

 

 By /s/ Andrew C. Thomson _ 

 Andrew C. Thomson, Deputy 

 Attorneys for Defendants County of Kern 

 and Deputy Reed 

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, the STIPULATION TO ALLOW DEPOSITION OF EXPERT 

SCOTT DEFOE BEYOND EXPERT DISCOVERY DEADLINE DUE TO 

UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES AND SCHEDULING ISSUES in CASE NO. 

1:15-CV-00760 JAM-JLT is hereby approved and adopted as the order of this Court. 

Dated: September 14, 2016 /s/ John A. Mendez __________ 

 HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

#22U6562 

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