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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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Stipulation and Order

DENNIS A. MARSHALL

 County Counsel

BRUCE B. JOHNSON, JR.

 Senior Deputy County Counsel – SBN 142968

FRESNO COUNTY COUNSEL

2220 Tulare Street, 5th Floor

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 488-3479

Facsimile: (559) 488-1900

Attorneys for Fresno County Sheriff Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHARON SAUNDERS, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 Vs.

DETECTIVE CYNTHIA KNIGHT, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case No. CIV F-04-5924 LJO WMW

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONTINUING DEADLINES

RECITALS

This action arises out of events of January 5, 1999, at which time the Sheriff defendants

executed search and arrest warrants at Fashion Fair community meeting room in Fresno, upon

persons suspected of participation in an “endless chain scheme”, within the meaning of

California Penal Code section 327.

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The parties jointly request amendment of scheduling orders (Doc. ## 97, 101) which

have issued in this case. The parties have underestimated the difficulties attendant to discovery,

which have resulted in delays. 

For instance, plaintiff has requested production of audiotapes of recordings of wires worn

by citizen informants, of meetings held prior to January 5, 1999, in promotion of the same

business. The Sheriff defendants have original microcassettes but no means of copying said

microcassettes, which are of a model in use as of 1998, but apparently not today. Plaintiff

desires to perform an independent investigation whether there is available any device for

recordation of the microcassettes.

Further, because the events giving rise to this lawsuit are over eight years old, many key

witnesses are retired, and some have moved from the Fresno area. Plaintiff has expressed an

interest in taking the deposition of defendant, retired Detective Cynthia Knight, who currently

resides near Eugene, Oregon. The scheduling of Knight’s deposition has been complicated by

her current location, and by Knight’s own need to care for her mother, who is suffering medical

complications. Plaintiff has also expressed an interest in taking the deposition of retired Sheriff

Richard Pierce, whose own schedule includes vacations in June, 2007, and is impacted by his

need to care for his ailing father, by taking him to a hospital in Santa Barbara, and some

unascertained point in late May, 2007. 

The Sheriff defendants also intend to take several depositions, and request further time in

accommodation of that need. 

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Finally, the Sheriff defendants moved, and this court ordered, that plaintiff shall be subject

to a vocational examination in light of her claim of lost salary and benefits. The Sheriff

defendants have agreed to accommodate plaintiff’s own schedule by holding the vocational

examination before Steven Koobatian, Ph.D., on May 7, 2007. However, in light of the existing

May 16, 2007 deadline for disclosure of expert witnesses, including the reports of retained

experts, the Sheriff defendants would request a continuance to permit Dr. Koobatian more time

to issue the required report. 

STIPULATION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that the deadlines previously established

by court order shall be VACATED, and the following new deadlines shall apply:

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Former deadline New deadline

Expert witness disclosure 05/16/07 06/13/07

Supp. expert witness disclosure 05/25/07 06/27/07

Non-expert discovery cutoff 06/12/07 07/20/07

Expert discovery cutoff 07/20/07 07/27/07

Dated: May 8, 2007 DENNIS A. MARSHALL

County Counsel

/s/ Bruce B. Johnson, Jr.

By: BRUCE B. JOHNSON, JR.

Senior Deputy County Counsel,

Attorneys for Fresno County Sheriff’s

Department

Dated: 5/8/07 /s/ Sharon Saunders

SHARON SAUNDERS, Defendant

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ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the recitals and stipulation and, good cause appearing, hereby

ORDERS the deadlines continued, in accordance with the stipulation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 8, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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