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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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TRON & TRON 

1297 FLYNN RD. #210

CAMARILLO, CA

(805) 388-1241

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

LANNY M. TRON (SBN 135339); lanny@tronlaw.com

TERRY L. TRON (SBN 151151); terry@tronlaw.com

MARK PACHOWICZ (SBN 138108); mark@pachowicz.com

TRON & TRON

1297 Flynn Road, Suite 210

Camarillo, CA 93012

Tel: (805) 388-1241

Fax: (805) 388-2091

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KAMALA D. HARRIS, State Bar No. 146672

 Attorney General of California

SUSAN E. SLAGER, State Bar No. 162942

 Supervising Deputy Attorney General

NOREEN P. SKELLY, State Bar No. 186135

 Deputy Attorney General

WILLIAM H. DOWNER, State Bar No. 257644

 Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-5331

Fax: (916) 322-8288

E-mail: Noreen.Skelly@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

JANELLE JONES, et al 

 Plaintiffs,

 

 vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, 

et al., and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive,

 

 Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181-TLN-CKD

JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER 

MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULING 

ORDER; ORDER

Action Filed: August 21, 2012

TO THE HONORABLE TROY L. NUNLEY, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE:

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(805) 388-1241

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

SUMMARY OF RELIEF SOUGHT THROUGH THIS STIPULATION

Currently pending before this Court is defendants California Department Of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation, Matthew Cates, Mike McDonald, Ed Simmerson, John McClellan, and 

DOES 1 through 50, inclusive (“DEFENDANTS”) motion to dismiss Plaintiffs Janelle Jones and 

T.J., a minor, (“PLAINTIFFS”) second, third, and fourth claims for relief set forth in the Second 

Amended Complaint (SAC), and a motion to strike portions of the SAC. The motions were 

taken under submission by this Court on May 28, 2015 [Dkt. No. 70], and remain under 

submission. 

Based upon the current Pre-Trial Scheduling Order, DEFENDANTS must file any 

dispositive motion by July 9, 2015—within approximately one week. After meeting and 

conferring, the parties have agreed that a decision on the merits of the pending motions to 

dismiss and strike may substantially impact the scope and substance of the litigation, and that 

proceeding apace without a decision on the merits may result in a needless expenditure of Court, 

State, and litigant time and resources. Accordingly, the parties have herein stipulated to vacating 

the current trial date, and all pre-trial dates, including the last day to file any dispositive motions, 

until the Court has decided the pending motions to dismiss and strike, and the pleadings in this 

case are set and the case is at-issue. In the alternative, the parties have herein stipulated to 

continuing the trial and pre-trial dates by six months, as set forth below.

PERTINENT PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On August 21, 2012, PLAINTIFFS filed their initial complaint alleging violations of 42 

U.S.C. §§1983 and 1988, as well as the general laws of the United States and of the State of 

California against DEFENDANTS [Dkt. Nos. 1-3]; 

On March 22, 2013, PLAINTIFFS filed a First Amended Complaint. [Dkt. No. 24]; 

On April 23, 2013, DEFENDANTS filed an answer to the First Amended Complaint. 

[Dkt. No. 27]; 

On May 2, 2013, PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS filed an Updated Joint Status Report

pursuant to this Court’s order. [Dkt. No. 29]; 

On July 15, 2013, the Court issued its Pre-trial Scheduling Order. [Dkt. No. 31]; 

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1297 FLYNN RD. #210

CAMARILLO, CA

(805) 388-1241

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

Based upon PLAINTIFFS’ counsels’ serious personal and medical issues that arose after 

the Court’s issuance of its initial Pre-trial Scheduling Order, as well as additional scheduling 

complications due to discovery issues, the parties have filed prior Stipulations seeking 

modification of the Pre-trial Scheduling Order, which have been approved, and Amended 

Scheduling Orders have been entered on October 18, 2013 [Dkt. No. 35]; on March 14, 2014 

[Dkt. No. 37]; July 24, 2014 [Dkt. No. 42]; and February 2, 2015 [Dkt. No. 54];

On March 27, 2015, this Court granted Defendants’ motion for judgment on the 

pleadings in part and denied the motion in part. [Dkt. No. 57] In accordance with the Court’s 

order, Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint (SAC). [Dkt Nos. 57, 60] Defendants have 

filed motions to strike and dismiss the SAC. [Dkt Nos. 61, 62, 63, 64] These motions are fully 

briefed and pending before the court. [Dkt Nos. 65, 66, 68, 69, 70]

The parties agree that a decision on the merits of the pending motion to dismiss and 

motion to strike may substantially impact the scope and substance of the litigation, and that 

proceeding apace without a decision on the merits may result in a needless expenditure of 

Judicial, State and litigant time and resources. Accordingly PLAINTIFFS and DEFENDANTS 

agree that the trial date and all pre-trial dates should be vacated at this time, and reset once the 

Court has decided the pending motions to strike and dismiss, and the pleadings are set and the 

case it at-issue. In the alternative, the parties seek a six-month continuance of the trial date and 

all pre-trial deadlines, as set forth below:

Current Date Proposed New Date Event

6/2/15 12/02/15 Last day to complete non-expert discovery.

8/13/15 2/11/16 Last day to hear dispositive motions. Motion filed 35

days before hearing; opposition filed 14 days before 

hearing; reply filed 7 days before hearing.

9/17/15 3/17/16 Mandatory Settlement Conference

8/27/15 2/26/16 Last day to designate experts.

11/12/15 5/12/16 Last day to file joint pretrial conference statement.

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1297 FLYNN RD. #210

CAMARILLO, CA

(805) 388-1241

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

11/19/15 5/19/16 Final pretrial conference.

01/25/16 7/25/16 Trial.

WHEREAS, the parties agree that the requested modifications to the Pre-Trial Scheduling 

Order are for good cause and the modifications are in the interests of justice;

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

All parties hereto, by and through their respective attorneys of record, have agreed to the 

modifications to the Pre-Trial Scheduling Order as set forth above, or as otherwise amenable to 

the Court’s calendar.

Dated: July 2, 2015 TRON & TRON 

By /s/ 

LANNY M. TRON, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: July 2, 2015 KAMALA D. HARRIS

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA

SUSAN E. SLAGER

SUPERVISING DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

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WILLIAM H. DOWNER

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorneys for Defendants

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1297 FLYNN RD. #210

CAMARILLO, CA

(805) 388-1241

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JOINT STIPULATION TO FURTHER MODIFICATION OF

SCHEDULING ORDER; ORDER 

CASE NO. 2:12-CV-02181- TLN-CKD

ORDER

The Court having reviewed the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing,

therefore ORDERS that the current trial date and pre-trial deadlines, including the date upon 

which dispositive motions in this case could be last filed, are hereby VACATED. The Court 

will issue a new trial date and pre-trial deadlines subsequent to ruling on the pending Motion to 

Dismiss and Motion to Strike (ECF Nos. 61 & 63).

Dated: July 6, 2015

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