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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIP. & (PROP.) ORD. RE: DEADLINE TO SEEK LEAVE TO AMEND PLEADINGS

A.G., et al. v. County of Tulare, et al.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00500-JLT-SKO

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T. Kennedy Helm, IV (SBN 282319)

HELM LAW OFFICE, PC

644 40th Street, Suite 305

Oakland, California 94609

T: (510) 350-7517

F: (510) 350-7359

email: kennedy@helmlawoffice.com

Attorney for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

A.G., a minor, by and through her guardian ad

litem Johana Yolanda Corral Galvan, 

individually and as co-successor in interest to 

Decedent Francisco Ponce, Jr.; F.G., a minor, 

by and through her guardian ad litem Johana 

Yolanda Corral Galvan, individually and as 

co-successor in interest to Decedent Francisco 

Ponce, Jr.; individually,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF TULARE, a public entity; and

DOES 1–50, jointly and severally,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:23-cv-00500-JLT-SKO

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER’S 

DEADLINE TO FILE MOTIONS OR 

STIPULATIONS TO AMEND 

PLEADINGS (Doc. 19)

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Plaintiffs, by and through their counsel, T. Kennedy Helm, IV, of Helm Law Office, PC,

and Defendant, by and through its counsel, Gary Logan, of Lebeau Thelen, LLP, hereby

respectfully stipulate and request as follows:

RECITALS

A. This is the Parties’ first request for an extension of any pretrial dates, and it concerns only 

the deadline to file any motions or stipulations requesting leave to amend the pleadings, 

currently set for November 10, 2023. (See ECF No. 19). 

B. When an act must be done within a specified time, the Court may, for good cause, extend 

the time with or without motion if the court acts, or a request is made, before the original 

time expires. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b)(1)(A). With respect to an order setting forth the Court’s 

pretrial schedule, “[t]he district court may modify the pretrial schedule ‘if it cannot be 

reasonably met despite the diligence of the party seeking the amendment.’” Johnson v. 

Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 609 (9th Cir. 1992).

C. Plaintiffs’ counsel, a solo practitioner, has diligently investigated and begun drafting the

First Amended Complaint. However, Plaintiffs’ counsel is also co-counsel in Hernandez, 

et al. v. County of Riverside, et al., No. 5:21-cv-01791-JGB-SP (C.D. Cal.), a wrongfuldeath case, in which Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on October 23, 

2023. (See ECF No. 64). Plaintiffs’ opposition in Hernandez is due on November 6, 

2023. (See ECF No. 63).

D. Plaintiffs’ counsel must spend substantial time between now and November 6, 2023, on 

the Hernandez opposition to the motion for summary judgment. He therefore does not 

believe he can both finish the First Amended Complaint and complete any meet-andconfer to avoid motion practice by the current November 10, 2023, deadline. Plaintiffs’

counsel therefore respectfully requests a 30-day extension of time on this deadline only. 

E. Counsel for the Parties have met-and-conferred, and the Parties have agreed that neither 

side would be prejudiced by a stipulated extension of 30 days of the deadline to file any 

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motion or stipulation requesting leave to amend the pleadings. 

STIPULATION

Given the foregoing, and the approaching deadline to file any motion or stipulation 

requesting leave to amend the pleadings (November 10, 2023), the Parties respectfully submit 

that good cause exists to continue this deadline only by 30 days. 

Matter Current Deadline (ECF No. 19) New Deadline

Deadline to File Any 

Stipulations or Motions 

Requesting Leave to Amend the 

Pleadings

November 10, 2023 December 10, 2023

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Respectfully Submitted,

Dated: October 25, 2023 HELM LAW OFFICE, PC

/s/ T. Kennedy Helm, IV 

By: T. KENNEDY HELM, IV

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Dated: October 25, 2023 LEBEAU THELEN LLP

/s/ Gary L. Logan* 

By: GARY L. LOGAN

Attorneys for Defendants

*Mr. Logan provided his consent that this document be filed by CM/ECF.

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ORDER

The Court, having considered the Parties’ stipulation (Doc. 20), and good cause 

appearing, finds the parties have shown good cause for the relief their Stipulation requests. IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the Scheduling Order (Doc. 19) is modified as follows:

Matter Current Deadline New Deadline

Deadline to File Any 

Stipulations or Motions 

Requesting Leave to Amend the 

Pleadings

November 10, 2023 December 10, 2023

The other deadlines listed in the scheduling order (Doc. 19) remain unchanged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 26, 2023 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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