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

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CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP. 

701 University Ave., #110 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

(916) 443-4443 

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STIP. RE: EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND; 

ORDER THEREON 

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CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP

ROBERT L. CHALFANT, SBN 203051 

Email: rlc@creggerlaw.com 

701 University Avenue, Suite 110 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Phone: 916.443-4443 

Fax: 916.443-2124 

Attorneys for Defendants, 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; SACRAMENTO 

COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; SGT. 

ERIN McATEE; DEPUTY RYAN TRAPANI; 

DEPUTY NICK SHEEHAN; DEPUTY WRIGHT; 

DEPUTY JACOB THRALL; DEPUTY CHILANG 

KEVIN W. HARRIS SBN 133084 

Attorney at Law 

1387 Garden Hwy., Ste. 200 

Sacramento, CA 95833 

Tel.: (916) 271-0688 

Fax: (855) 800-4454 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

CHONG VANG 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CHONG VANG, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT; SGT. ERIN McATEE; 

DEPUTY RYAN TRAPANI (BADGE No. 

1395); DEPUTY NICK SHEEHAN 

(BADGE No. 524); DEPUTY WRIGHT 

(BADGE No. 32); DEPUTY JACOB 

THRALL (BADGE No. 1215); DEPUTY 

CHILANG (BADGE No. 1399) and DOES 

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Defendants. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

ENTIRE ACTION PENDING 

COMPLETION OF SETTLEMENT 

CONFERENCE 

 

WHEREAS on May 26, 2015, an action was commenced in the Superior Court of the 

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CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP. 

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State of California for the County of Sacramento, entitled Chong Vang, Plaintiff vs. County of 

Sacramento, et al., Defendants, Case No. 34-2015-00179654; 

WHEREAS on November 30, 2015, Plaintiff’s complaint was removed to this Court by 

Defendant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a); 

WHEREAS the case was assigned to United States District Judge John A. Mendez; 

WHEREAS pursuant to the Court’s standing order on filing requirements, counsel for 

Plaintiff and Defendant County met and conferred by phone on November 30, 2015, and by letter 

on December 1, 2015, and agreed on a desire to avoid unnecessary motions practice and discuss 

resolution of the case; 

WHEREAS counsel stipulated and this Court so ordered that Defendants’ deadline to file 

a response be extended from December 7, 2015, to January 6, 2016; 

WHEREAS the parties filed additional stipulations, approved by the court, extending 

defendant’s responsive pleading date to May 9, 2016 (Doc. Nos. 8 and 11); 

WHEREAS counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant County are engaged in sincere and 

earnest settlement negotiation; 

WHEREAS several demands and offers have been exchanged between the parties during 

the last four months, but the parties have been unable to informally resolve this matter. 

WHEREAS the parties have agreed to attend a settlement conference with Magistrate 

Judge Kendall Newman, and have reserved the date of August 17, 2016 through V.D.R.P. 

Coordinator Sujean Park on May 5, 2016. 

WHEREAS counsel for the parties maintain their wish to avoid unnecessary motions 

practice and pursue resolution of this matter; 

 THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, by and through their counsel of record, as 

follows: 

1. That the Court vacate all currently set dates in this matter and enter an order 

staying all proceedings until after the parties complete the scheduled settlement conference with 

Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman on August 17, 2016; and 

2. If the matter is not settled at settlement conference, Defendants County of 

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CREGGER & CHALFANT, LLP. 

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Sacramento and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department shall have until August 29, 2016, to 

respond to Plaintiff’s Complaint in any manner authorized by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATE: May 6, 2016 CREGGER & CHALFANT LLP 

 /s/ Robert L. Chalfant 

ROBERT L. CHALFANT 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO; SACRAMENTO COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; SGT. ERIN 

MCATEE; DEPUTY RYAN TRAPANI; DEPUTY 

NICK SHEEHAN; DEPUTY WRIGHT; DEPUTY 

JACOB THRALL; DEPUTY CHILANG 

DATE: May 6, 2016 /s/ Kevin W. Harris 

 KEVIN W. HARRIS 

 Attorney for Plaintiff CHONG VANG 

ORDER 

After considering the Stipulation by and between the parties through their counsel of 

record, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. All dates currently set are vacated and this matter is stayed pending completion of 

a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman on August 17, 2016 at 9:30 

AM; 

2. If the case does not settle, Defendants County of Sacramento and Sacramento 

County Sheriff’s Department shall have until August 29, 2016, to respond to Plaintiff’s 

Complaint in any manner authorized by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: May 6, 2016 /s/ John A. Mendez 

 HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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