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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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LINDSEY M. ROMANO (SBN: 337600)

lromano@grsm.com

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 875-4126

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorneys for Defendants

CALIFORNIA FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP DBA WELLPATH, SAETERN KAO, AND

DYLAN FULCHER

MARK E. MERIN (State Bar No. 043849)

mark@markmerin.com

PAUL H. MASUHARA (State Bar No. 289805)

paul@markmerin.com

LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN

1010 F Street, Suite 300

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 443-6911

Facsimile: (916) 447-8336

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

mailto:paul@markmerin.com

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF TOMI KARTCHNER, S.B.,

KERRY CALVERT, and AARON

KARTCHNER,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF MERCED, MERCED

COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, VERNON

WARNKE, CALIFORNIA FORENSIC

MEDICAL GROUP dba WELLPATH,

SAETERN KAO, TERESA OLVERA,

DYLAN FULCHER, and DOES 1-20;

 Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:23-cv-01672-NODJ-SKO

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME

FOR DEFENDANTS CALIFORNIA

FORENSIC MEDICAL GROUP DBA

WELLPATH, SAETERN KAO, AND

DYLAN FULCHER TO FILE

RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’

COMPLAINT

(Doc. 9)

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Plaintiffs Estate of Tomi Kartchner, S.B., Kerry Calvert, and Aaron Kartchner, (“Plaintiffs”), 

and Defendants California Forensic Medical Group dba Wellpath, Saetern Kao, and Dylan Fulcher 

(“Wellpath Defendants”), by and through their undersigned counsel of record, hereby represent to the 

Court and stipulate as follows:

1. On December 1, 2023, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint for Violation of Civil and

Constitutional Rights (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court, Eastern District of 

California, Fresno Division. ECF. No. 1.

2. On January 23, 2024, counsel for Wellpath Defendants waived and accepted service for 

Wellpath Defendants, setting their deadline to file a response to the Complaint as February 

2, 2024.

3. Defendant Teresa Olvera, a former employee of Defendants California Forensic Medical 

Group dba Wellpath, has yet to be served and has not agreed to waive service.

4. On January 26, 2024, Plaintiffs and Wellpath Defendants agreed to a 28-day extension

of time for Wellpath Defendants to file responses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint, from February 

2, 2024, to March 1, 2024, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a).

5. Plaintiffs and Wellpath Defendants hereby stipulate and agree that the Wellpath 

Defendants’ deadline to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint shall be extended to, 

Friday, March 1, 2024, pursuant to Local Rule 144(a).

IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED.

DATED: January 26, 2024 GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP

By: /s/ Lindsey M. Romano

Lindsey M. Romano

Attorneys for Wellpath Defendants

DATED: January 26, 2024 LAW OFFICE OF MARK E. MERIN

By: /s/ Paul H. Masuhara (As authorized Jan. 26, 2024).

Paul H. Masuhara

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ATTORNEY ATTESTATION

I hereby attest that I have on file all holographic signatures for any signatures indicated

by a conformed signature (“/s/”) within this E-filed document or have been authorized by all

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counsel to show their signature on this document as /s/.

Dated: January 26, 2024 /s/ Lindsey M. Romano

Lindsey M. Romano

ORDER

Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties (Doc. 9), and for good cause shown, it is hereby 

ORDERED that the responsive pleading deadline for the Wellpath Defendants is EXTENDED up to 

and including March 1, 2024.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 29, 2024 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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