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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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ORDER RE DEFENDANT TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D.’S EX PARTE REQUEST TO BE AVAILABLE BY 

TELEPHONE AT MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE OF OCTOBER 30, 2015

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Peter G. Bertling # 131602 

Jemma Parker Saunders #227962 

BERTLING & CLAUSEN, L.L.P.

15 West Carrillo Street, Suite 100

Santa Barbara, California 93101

Telephone: 805-892-2100

Facsimile: 805-963-6044

pgb@bertling-clausen.com

jps@bertling-clausen.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL 

GROUP, INC.; TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Estate of JACOB PARENTI, deceased, 

by and through MATTHEW 

OBERHOLTZ; D.P-O., a minor, by and through his guardian, MATTHEW 

OBERHOLTZ; and SUSAN PARENTI,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF MONTEREY; SHERIFF 

SCOTT MILLER, in his official and 

individual capacities; OFFICER 

COLLINS, in his individual capacity; 

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL 

GROUP; and DR. TAYLOR FITHIAN, 

Defendants.

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Case No. 5:14-cv-05481-PSG

ORDER RE DEFENDANT 

TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D.’S EX 

PARTE REQUEST TO BE 

AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE AT 

MANDATORY SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE OF OCTOBER 30, 

2015

Action Filed: December 16, 2014

Pre-Trial Conference: October 25, 2016 Trial Date: November 7, 2016 Judge: Hon. Paul S. Grewal

Ctrm: 5

JUDGE: Hon. Lucy H. Koh CTRM: 8,4th Floor 

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the Ex Parte request of defendant, the submission 

by plaintiffs and the supplemental briefing by counsel for defendant, hereby Orders as 

follows:

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, and based upon the Ex Parte 

request and accompanying Declaration of Jemma Parker Saunders, the supplemental 

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ORDER RE DEFENDANT TAYLOR FITHIAN, M.D.’S EX PARTE REQUEST TO BE AVAILABLE BY 

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Declaration of Mr. Bertling submitted in support of the Request for Telephonic 

Appearance at the Mandatory Settlement Conference, and based on plaintiffs’ 

Opposition, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Taylor Fithian, M.D. is excused from making a 

personal appearance at the October 30, 2015 Mandatory Settlement Conference. This 

defendant must be available by telephone at all times during the Settlement Conference 

and defendants will bear any costs incurred in maintaining telephonic communication 

with him.

DATED: October 28, 2015 ___________________________

Nathanael M. Cousins

Magistrate Judge of the 

U.S. District Court

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