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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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Patience Milrod

Law Office of Patience Milrod

844 N. Van Ness Avenue

Fresno, California 93728

559/442-3111

559/442-3164 fax

Attorney for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

TERRY HILLBLOM, SANDRA HILLBLOM, ) No. 1:07-cv-01467-LJO-SMS

and MICHAEL L., a minor, by and )

and through his guardians ad litem, TERRY )

and SANDRA HILLBLOM, )

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Plaintiffs, ) STIPULATION AND 

) ORDER

v. )

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MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE )

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COUNTY OF FRESNO; former FRESNO )

COUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD PIERCE; )

FRESNO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ) DATE: JULY 20, 2010

ROBERT CAREY; FRESNO COUNTY ) TIME: 2:30 p.m.

SHERIFF’S SERGEANTS KATHY )

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DEPT: 7 )

CARREIRO and E. BROUGHTON; and ) 

DOES 1 through 50. )

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Defendants. )

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The parties hereby stipulate to and request an Order on Defendants’ Motion for a Protective

Order, as follows:

Plaintiffs will take the following depositions:

1.

Lt. Mark Padilla, as defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department supervisory practices, internal affairs investigations and

management systems.

2.

Lt. Richard Ko, as defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department training and certification.

3.

Hanford Police Chief Carlos Mestas, as a percipient witness and as

defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s Department

background investigations and hiring.

4.

Rod Craig

5.

Sgt. Greg Gularte

6.

Richard Pierce

7.

Kathy Carreiro

8.

Eric Broughton

9.

Robert Carey

Plaintiffs agree to request but not require document production in their notices for these

depositions. 

The parties agree, and request an Order permitting, extension of the non-expert

witness discovery cutoff date through and until September 5, 2010, in light of travel plans

and medical issues related to two witnesses, which may not permit the taking of their

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depositions until early September. The parties do not request a change in the existing trial,

pretrial and dispositive motions dates as set forth in the current Scheduling Order.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: July 23, 2010

/s/ Patience Milrod 

PATIENCE MILROD

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dated: July 23, 2010

/s/ James J. Arendt 

JAMES J. ARENDT

Attorney for Defendants 

ORDER ON STIPULATION

Having reviewed the Defendants’ moving papers, and the parties’ discovery dispute

summaries, and having conducted a telephonic hearing on July 20, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. at

which defense and plaintiffs’ counsel presented their positions and arguments, and finding

the parties have been reasonably diligent in their efforts to complete discovery, and other

good cause appearing therefor, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the non-expert discovery cutoff date be and is

hereby extended to September 5, 2010, and that the existing trial, pretrial and dispositive

motions dates as set forth in the current Scheduling Order remain FIRM.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs may take the following depositions:

1. Lt. Mark Padilla, as defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department supervisory practices, internal affairs investigations and

management systems.

2. Lt. Richard Ko, as defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department training and certification.

3. Hanford Police Chief Carlos Mestas, as a percipient witness and as

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defendants’ PMK regarding Fresno County Sheriff’s Department

background investigations and hiring.

4. Rod Craig

5. Sgt. Greg Gularte

6. Richard Pierce

7. Kathy Carreiro

8. Eric Broughton

9. Robert Carey

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs may request but not require production

of documents in connection with these depositions.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 2, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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